Monday, 25 November 2013

Soft Autumn

Soft Autumn vibe, ox blood red, subtlety, rough elegance, calm winds. 


In these photos I contrasted the glamorous Gothic necklace and floaty chiffon midi dress with the ox blood Dr Martens and oversize thrift shop tartan coat.


Coat: £15, East End Thrift Shop
Dress: £20, Topshop, sale
Jumper: £5, H&M sale
Boots: £100, Dr Marten
Necklace: £2.50, Topshop, sale



For my eyes I chose warm toned slightly shimmer shades, highlighted my inner corners with a cream shimmer shadow and then subtly lined my eyes with a matt black eye-shadow. My brows are filled in with a medium brown sleek shadow. Lastly, I stained my lips with a highly pigmented old deep red H&M lipgloss.
To get the subtle waves in my hair I put it into two plaits whilst it dried.

Grace x

Friday, 15 November 2013

Violet Light


A few violet self-portraits...






T-Shirt: £3, Primark
Pearls: £2, Primark
I took these shots under the blue lights in my room at night, with a pink filter over my flash to get the violet hue.
On my eyes I had silver dust and fine glitter with thin black kohl liner. 
I aimed for an over all hazy electric vintage feel, with the lighting, colour, make-up and clothing.

 Grace x

Sunday, 10 November 2013

Photo Shoot at Vanity Studios

I spent yesterday at the Vanity Studios, just off Oxford street in London. They are a professional photographic studio, where you get a makeover (make-up, hair and nails) and then a shoot in four different outfits.

For my nails I chose a dark red shade and a complimenting lip colour. I then had thick black eye-liner and had my hair styled into messy curls.

Out of my four looks, my last one was by far my favourite. They have a fun feel to them and a vintage theme, with retro wallpaper in the background and the dark leather sofa that I sat on. I also posed with my Diana F+ camera for a couple of the shots...




Jumper: About £3.50 in a bundle, East End Thrift Shop
Jeans: £15, J.W Anderson for Topshop, Sale 
Shrit: £15, H&M
Shoes: £60, Office
Necklace: £7.99, H&M
Earrings: Part of a pack from H&M
Ring: Part of a pack from H&M





Grace x