Antonia's Blog

Antonia is a freelance make-up artist. Whether it’s being backstage at fashion shows, working on editorial shoots or pampering brides on their special day, she relishes the variety that her job provides.

Antonia loves London from Monday to Friday and Norfolk at the weekend. She is learning French, loves her weekly Grazia fix, cooking for her friends and cherry flavour Green & Blacks chocolate. Her favourite online stores are Boots.com, BrownsFashion.com, and Spacenk.co.uk.

Hazardous Hats and Hair

Published on Friday 31st October 2008

Last week I went to a brilliant party organised in aid of Libre Infanica - a fantastic charity supported by many of my friends, for which the theme was hats!

I am never shy of pulling out all the stops when it comes to dressing up and have a cupboard full of different costumes. However, I was in a slight dilemma as to whether I should limit the decoration to just above shoulder level.

I ensured a friend joined me in getting ready so that we could stand our ground confidently / share each other’s pain if we had perhaps gone overboard with our outfits. I always have that slight fear of a Bridget Jones bunny moment before entering the doors to a fancy dress party.

I decided to create my own headpiece using all sorts of bits and bobs – netting, lace, sequins and ribbons sourced from many different places including my favourite craft shop, VV Rouleaux.

A bottle of Elnett and a Mason and Pearson hairbrush later, and I was the proud owner of a Medusa like creation that would have scared the little cotton socks off any small infant. Being on shoots a lot I have learned a few tricks of the trade when it comes to big hair and backcombing! However - I was a little unaware of the repercussions of all this styling and my hair has been in need of some serious conditioning treatments since.

Whilst a visit to Richard Ward was exactly what was needed to replenish my hair and make it feel brand new there are also a few products that I use regularly to keep my hair nourished. A favourite of mine is the Kerastase Nutritive Aqua-Oleum which works wonders, as well as the more recession-friendly Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Luscious Long for deep conditioning.

With Halloween approaching, I’ll be stocking up on more than a few conditioning treatments and more importantly, some good make-up removers. Let the back-combing begin...

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