2011 is rocking!

I ended off the year last year with my makeup work at an awesome little spot doing makeup for 2 girls and 1 guy which was to be shot by the awesome Mo from SAMOKA Photography. We had a seriously grunge feel to what we shot, so it was hectic makeup for both the girls and boy - which was an experience for this guy... Never having worn makeup before!
I laugh so hard everytime I steal a guys makeup virginity... Its the most amusing thing putting brushes to their faces, when that doesn't phase the girls much at all, it really bothers and tickles their faces. Very cute, but very sadistic of me in a sick way, but it is amusing to watch... Look out for it next time, the faces they pull are rather hilarious!
I then hung up my brushes for a small break, as I did work my butt off with my makeup and photography last year - amongst all the other things I have on my plate. I had a small 10 day break in Cape Town with my gorgeous boyfriend and one of our friends George. Was an absolutely fabulous holiday... We arrived back in Johannesburg at about 5:30pm after leaving Cape Town at 3am in the morning and having, as Jamiroquai would call it... a white knuckle ride. We dodged a few bullets because my Brett's car is a little bit sick - actually its in need of triple bypass but she did us well to get us back home safely.
Cape Town was absolutely beautiful weather, we were super spoilt! If I could pack Brett up with me, I would move down there in a heartbeat... I mean I've even got my accomodation and work sorted down there!
Back to business now though, lots of great and exciting projects lined up. And I am pretty fully booked until March with makeup jobs as well the odd photography job/ model portfolio in the studio here.
So stoked for all the possibilites that are lined up my way this year, not to even mention how excited I get whenever I think about doing the makeup for Jozi's Next Top Model - starting sometime in February.

Gotta get back to this workload, as soon as I figure it out I need to spam my own blog with some updated images of EVERYTHING I've been busy with - but since upgrading to IE9 I have no idea how to!
Peace, love & cupcakes
Flea

Let me give this another try!

So I randomly stumbled across this blog and was totally mortified of my behaviour as a 17 year old and what I published online. Those posts were deleted after much laughter of reading them. I even said in one of them I'm writing this blog to remind myself of how stupid I am/was. I suppose I at least knew something then. So much has changed since then, from me being totally and completely stalker-ish to Brett, and now he's been in my life for longer than I ever imaged... ha ha bet anyone that ever read this NEVER saw that coming... I sure as hell didn't! :]

I will keep this updated, I have no choice... it was too brilliant to read what I had posted here before and I hope to continue and in another two years look back and wonder what the hell was I thinking!

One more exam left on Friday at 1pm... been invited out already by some friends but I'm gonna spend some time with my man, after Season's Wither this last weekend, I need a chilled and relaxed weekend... even though I have a shoot on Sunday with Kirsten which I'm looking forward to. I haven't done a proper photoshoot in a while. I did the Image Direct, part of Dance Direct Productions mini shoot at Edenglen Highschool with Amber and Michael, which was only 5 photos each once they'd had their makeovers, and one before photo, but thats hardly a challeging photoshoot, even though I think the images came out great!

Amber's Transformation from school girl to glamour girl, courtesy of Image Direct, a part of Dance Direct Productions. And Below, is Michaels transformation from school boy, to gorgeous guy, courtesy of Image Direct, a part of Dance Direct Productions.

Also, recently I've done a puppy shoot for a model that I have had the pleasure of working with before, El. She is starting to breed Yorkshire Terriers and asked me to do some photos of her gorgeous puppies for her new website, which will be going live soon http://www.a2z-yorkies.co.za/ and I will upload some of the images once the website is live, so not to spoil the suprise of the gorgeous doggies and of course, if anyone is looking for a yorkie puppy, have a look at the website! :)

In the month of may, those are the only 2 photoshoots that I've done... I have done 9 faces of makeup for other photoshoots by Digi Dot Lee & Martinhus Odendaal, his wife and Allan Riedel (all of which are avaiable for shoots on Vivid Training). My makeup kit is slowly expanding and now I am able to do any skin colour as I have finally got the correct foundation for any skin colour... I am still learning with every face I paint, but I am really enjoying it as well. I hopefully will get quicker as I go along... Practice makes perfect, right?

Thats all for now, this is one super long blog post, compared to the ones I kept ;)

Peace, love & cupcakes
xo

Flea