FASHION WEEK SYDNEY 2011

As I- Elle, of EllaBella hair and makeup, and a fully qualified hairdresser, I work at one of Sydney's most prestigious hairdressing salons- "Sloans" of Lane Cove. Through the salon, I was asked to be a part of the hair team for Fashion Week 2011, and here is some of our work from today...

The designer (Helen of 'Thurley') wanted a textured low pony tail. This was achieved by using Schwartzkopf's 'thrill' fibre gum, "magic" which is serum, and water. The result is almost slicked, but messy at the same time.

A beautiful collection ms. Helen!!!

summer brides... soft and stunning!

Both on 40 degree heat waves, these brides throughout feb and march braved the heat (and happily both told me that their hair stood up to the heat fearlessly!)

Congrats girls. Elle xo

Bridal EXPO 2011

back in January and then again in April, I was involved in doing the hair and makeup for the bridal fashion show at the "AUSTRALIAN BRIDAL SERVICES" bridal expo. Ella Bella Hair and makeup sometimes contracts to a company called "The Makeup Mode" and through this company i came to be involved with the contract for hair and makeup for the catwalk show. WHAT FUN! beautiful models, beautiful dresses and a great show!!! im sure you would all agree...

Fashion Shoots about!

So its blogging night, and without trying to bore you all with what shoot was for what, I thought I would just post the cold hard evidence! Fashion shoots here include the beautiful Sabella in her own pale pink dress in our secret garden, cute Miss Steph with her blonde bombshell look in a well spotted antique store, and the stunning Illya in green around town for the UWS magazine "I heart UNI" shoot.

A HUGE thankyou to my creative partner in crime, Kim. you rock my socks. check out www.kimages.com.au for more amazement.

Hope you all like!

Following on...

Here are two more absolutely stunning EllaBella brides! xo

Beautiful Ella Bella Brides :))

Here are some more Beautiful women who have been enhanced by 'ellabella' on their most special days... Thats hair and makeup! Hope you all enjoy :)

Photos from our Cinderella shoot!

GHD Cinderella shoot

As GHD were holding a photographic shoot entitled "Midnight Cinderella", my junior staff from "Bartley Hair" asked for my help in her photoshoot. So, Ella Bella to the rescue! I recruited most importantly the photographer- a big thanks to KIMAGES.COM.AU, models, props, wardrobe and ofcorse- the story. As collaborated upon from photographer, junior stylist, art director and makeup artist- here is what we came up with, to communicate the character and theme of 'Cinderella/Midnight', and to market a new product- ghd!

Hope you all like it!

And Tanya's look...

Looks from 2010's formal season :)

indeed it has been a busy time, and with formal season coming to a close, here are some yr 12 hair and makeups from along the way... thanks Amy and Tanya- you both looked beautiful in your dresses!

getting creative people!

it came to my attention that the hairdressing salon that i was working in for 3 yrs, never encouraged their junior staff to enter creative hair comps. Which, being my specialty, I felt it was up to me to get those girls creatively thinking! and this they did...

So, a simple brief- submit work for a photographic competition- hair- cut, colour, style, makeup, wardrobe, location, photography style is allllll entirely up to the stylist. Each hair stylist in the salon entered, and here is what EllaBella came up with...

A very special thankyou to Kim of www.kimages.com for her unbeatable professional photography!

also a special thanks to my model Jess Ivery, who reluctantly- however with trust in me- became blonde, and then happily stayed that way ;)

heres what she looked like before the transformation...

busy busy busy!

Its been too long since Ive added work, and this is just testament to how busy EllaBella has been! In the thick of wedding season, photoshoots and films, its becoming a case of so many models, not enough time! Here are some bridal parties of recent- I hope you like my latest works at EllaBella!