"Initially I wanted to be a fashion buyer, and directed all of my studies/work experience towards that. But Beauty and I turned out to be a match made in heaven. I've always been interested in cosmetics but it never occurred to me that I could turn it into a full-time job. Once I told people about the job I had landed at ASOS, everyone assured me that it was the “perfect” job for me. My career highlight would be my first day interning for the British Fashion Council at London Fashion Week. A photographer took my photo and my mum found it in Vogue 3 months later!
As a teen I was a bit over-handy with the eyeliner. I originally used a Dior pencil on the inside of my eyes and then swapped to the MAC Fluidline to do flicks on my eyelids - a style which I have now parted ways with. But a teen beauty staple that is still holding it's own in my make-up bag is the MAC Studio Fix Fluid foundation and I do still love it. My daily make-up look is NARS Sheer Glow foundation followed by Nars Pressed Powder over the top (an absolute must for sealing). I wear mascara and I always do a bright lip. I have been attached at the hip to Stila After Glow in Festive Fuchsia all summer. I started wearing it in Ibiza and have put it on almost every day since! For going out in the evening I tend to re-apply foundation in a shade darker and use bronzing powder over the top. I keep the lip and eyes the same. I occasionally work-out. I will top up my lipstick before and put my hair up in a ponytail but then leave both after, and just go home to shower it all off!
In the mornings I run a bubble bath and eat my breakfast whilst I wait for it to fill up. People think I am completely bonkers for having a bath every single day but I think it is such a nice way to start your morning! I then dry my hair on the alternate days with my GHD Air hairdryer (a godsend!), tame it with GHD Salon Straighteners and in-between washing I look to my TONI&GUY Dry Shampoo. I prep my face by cleansing with the Elemis Fresh Skin Exfoliating Facewash . I'm ashamed to say I don’t moisturise my face before I put my make-up on in the morning but I find it tends to dilute my foundation and leaves me quite shiny! I apply my make-up, decide on an outfit and hit the road.
I apply fake-tan twice a week during summer, and then once a week for autumn but give up completely in winter. I swear by NIP+FAB 360 Body Glow, which I didn't originally realise was a fake tan! If I can remember before I go to sleep I use This Works Perfect Skin Moisturiser and Rodial Dragon’s Blood Eye Gel, after taking off make-up with Johnson’s baby wipes.
My style is extremely colourful. The brighter the better in my opinion. My beauty reflects this with a vibrant lip and always coloured nails. I wear an awful lot of pink so my hands and toes are usually a varied shade of fuchsia!"
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