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Amy Mc.

I first shot with Amy around 6 months ago now when I had my first SLR for a matter of weeks. It's amazing to see how much we have both grown in our fields since then! The shoot went amazingly and we both got some amazing shots for our portfolio.

We shot around the quieter side of Manchester near Piccadilly in the early evening which gave us such perfect lighting. There were a few light showers but nothing major!

Since I'm a Photographer, stylist, hair and make up artist rolled into one I have to carry a huge suitcase around with me on shoots with anything we might need on set. I've started to keep my jewellery in a pringles tin! haha I think it's time I found an assistant, my shoots are becoming more and more professional, its getting harder and harder to manage everything on my own.

The locations were pretty amazing! I'd only spotted them the day before I'm so glad I did!

This was infront of the train station. Luckily there wasn't many people hanging around so we could get on with the shoot without feeling under pressure with people watching.

I'm in love with the wall texture, I have no idea what it's supposed to represent but it's fabulous none the less!

With regards to styling this look I wanted to go for something classy and grown up looking.

The dress is the models own, from Topshop.

The shirt I picked up from a charity shop however it was originally labelled to be from Marks and Spencers, it has a oriental style fastenings, a great purchase.

The hat, which you've probably seen in my portfolio before was from Primark.

Again, the shoes were the model's own.

Blue Beauty!

These are two images from a quick play around shoot with my younger sister, which have actually turned out to be a really strong addition to my portfolio!!

New collection of Cinnamon Tan Beauty Bags!! Exclusive

These aren't up on the Etsy store yet and won't be until Christmas so you guys will be the first to get your hands on these beauties! There are 7 designs available at the moment, but we are working on more. The full range will be available on the 1st of December :)

If you're interested in any of the designs and would like to purchase one, send us an e-mail and we'll give you all the information you need! cinnamontan@live.co.uk

Update: Beauty Post

Here's a quick snap of the ultra yummy sweet lemon lip butter!!

Those other lip balms? Fo'ged aboudum!!

I'll let you in on a secret..

I haven't done a beauty post in a while and I have no uni work to be done so I thought, what the heck!
A few weeks ago now I ordered loads of free samples from various websites, this is one of my sad hobbies I like to do every now and then. I received the sample tube of St Ives Fresh Skin in the post last week and I'm totally in love with it! I've used the original Apricot scrub in the past but this beats it by miles! The grains feel bigger and my face feels noticeably more clean, fresh and as smooth as a babies bottom! It's a must buy! I spotted it on in ASDA on the aisle where they have the smaller versions of things for travel and of course! My pink grapefruit body butter, it's too heavy for the face on days when you want to wear make-up but on days where your just relaxing at home or after a bath before bed its really something beautiful! It makes your face smell good enough to eat! NOM!!

I'd like to share with you a few beauty tips and secrets that you can do at home right now with the things in your kitchen! If your like me and can't always afford expensive creams, lotions and potions then these may be your miracle alternatives!

Blackheads! Those horrible little things you get on your nose and chin! I have really really oily skin and when I was a teen I had really deep ones, I tried scrubs, liquids creams you name it they wouldn't shift. Then my Grandma told me that tomatoes are great for blackheads. Sounds a bit silly to be rubbing a tomato on your nose but it works! My blackheads have minimised and have cleared from most of my nose and chin! Give it a try!

Crusty Lips! Especially just after I've been somewhere cold, my lips start to look like a snake shedding it's skin and honeys.. that ain't a good look for anybody! I've found that pressing a wet hot flannel on my lips for a few minutes and then rubbing / buffing in circles with the corner of a towel helps significantly! Unfortunetly this doesn't cure cracked lips so be sure to wear some lip balm! I'd recommend Body Shops sweet lemon butter balm! Yum!!

Oily Skin! As I mentioned before I suffer with really oily skin. Some days it feels like my make-ups slipping right off my face and melting under my chin! I find I have to blot my face with tissue to dry it off!
A friend told me that if you rub sliced apple on your face it helps to reduce the oiliness, this is something I'm yet to give a go! Fingers crossed it works! One thing I have found is a light moisturiser from ASDA by ASDA called Young Skin Matt Moisturiser, it's really helped tone down my greasy face. Another is lots of pressed translucent powder! Have this at hand at all times in case of a serious melt down!

Dark Circles! I myself haven't had this problem but my boyfriend gets really bad dark deep circles under his eyes, we've found that sitting thin slices of potatoes under the eye helps to relieve this. You can also buy patches from Bodycare for something like 50p which have vitamins and minerals which also help.

I hope you have enjoyed this post! I'm currently trying out some hair products and will post this week with my thoughts! Hope you've all had a lovely bank holiday!

Speaking of beauty! If you have a little time, could you please vote for my very talented Nail Artist friend Erica! https://www.facebook.com/Avonuk/app_110741852392919?app_data=816

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Test Shoot: Colour

A few tests photographing through a painted piece of plastic which I cellotaped to my bed (who says you need a fancy £10,000 studio?) using a standard 18-55mm lens, really want to try this again with a macro lens or a 50mm gave a really beautiful effect, just wish it was sharper.

Here's a snap off my phone of my make shift set, proving that you can take nice photos in your bedroom with an old art project, some black pvc fabric and a standard lamp!

Here's the eye look I used for the shoot, I went with a lilacy, springy tone and kind of created a marbling smokey eye effect. Starting with the lighter tones to cover the base of the lid then layering over with darker shades. I used a fairly cheap shadow palette Saffron London £7.99 from The Duty Free Store in Manchester Arndale.