My Second Week at DFMA

Hello guys!

So I've just done my second week at DFMA. I'm half way through the course already, I can't believe it.

I want to stay here forever, learning new things everyday!

This week we learnt a lot more and got to meet more teachers which, I love. It's great meeting all sorts of

make up artists as they're all different and all have different tips, tricks and advice for you.

This week was a lot more intense and I learnt a lot more make-up looks from different era's. We did 1920's, 1930's

and 1960's. We also did couture and also an ice queen look!

Above is make-up by me inspired by the 1960's. I really loved this make-up look and I'm very proud of myself with it. It came out beautifully and is probably one of my favourite looks I've done. It helps the mua I used as my model is gorgeous and she really suits this look.

Bridal day!

My 1920's hair on my dolly head (Sophia)

A more natural looking 1920's make-up

 Couture day below!

I loved doing my glitter red lips and gold leaf on the eyes. 1950's/Marilyn Monroe inspired.

 My Ice Queen make-up. I absolutely love the white lashes. I do wish you could see how much glitter she had

on her face though. It looked stunning in person!

Sophie X

My First Week at DFMA

Hello everyone! 

I've not been posting for a few weeks as life has been pretty hectic. I'm training at DFMA at the moment to

become a make up artist. It's a make up academy in Westbourne, Bournemouth run by hair and make-up artist,

Davinia Fermi. I absolutely love it and just feel like this is exactly what I'm supposed to be doing right now. I

really recommend it to anyone wanting to become a make-up artist. They have other academy around the country

too, (Brighton, London and Manchester).

I just wanted to do a week by week blog post about my work and experience there. I hope you enjoy it. I finish in

a few weeks so will be back to regular posts!

Above is two versions of a smokey eye. One side just using a black pencil and smoking it out,

the other side was a colourful smokey eye. I loved doing this as, I love a good smokey eye ;)

The first few days we learning basics things. We learnt how to do a flawless face which, is just a natural looking

make-up. We also learnt how to do tattoo cover ups. It's such an incredibly simple thing to do but a long process.

Below you can see some of us doing the tattoo camouflaging.

 

The rest of the week, we began doing simple up-do's and also learning how to do a basic hair cut. I'm not overly fussed about hair but having long hair and two sisters, you tend to learn a bit of hair stuff so I wasn't too bad with hair! I do like creating cute hair styles :)

I had an amazing first week and the teachers are so inspiring and helpful. I've learn so much from them already! Make sure you look at my instagram to see what I'm up to on my course! I'll be doing 3 more of these posts as it's an intense 4 week course. These all might be posted a little it randomly but they will be up!

Hope you enjoyed

Sophie X

50 Blog Post Ideas

Hello everyone! Hope you're all well.

Today I'm just doing a quick but hopefully very helpful post. Sometimes, like a lot of bloggers I get a bit stuck

for ideas on what to blog about. when I'm in my most creative mood, I'll write down idea on what I can write about.

I've gathered a list of 50 ideas for you guys if any of you other bloggers need help! I hope these help and inspire you!

Favourites

Product Review

Brand Focus

Empties

Morning/Night Routine

Skincare Routine

Everyday Make-up Routine

Get Ready With Me

Top 5 Products

Wish List

Make-up Tutorial

What's In My Bag

Healthy Recipes

20 Facts about Yourself

Outfit of the Day

Haul

Hair Routine

Behind the Scene of your Blog

Disappointing Products

Favourite Shops

Workout Playlist

Splurge/Save

Fake Tanning Routine

Top Budget Buys

Why you started your Blog

Pamper Night Routine

Dupes

Interior Inspiration

Home Haul

Workout Outfits

Favourite High End Products

Gift Ideas

Must Read Books

Travel Essentials

FAQ

DIY Beauty

Products to Invest In

Top Make-up Brushes

Make-up Storage

Desk Tour

Contouring Routine

Top 10 Blogs to Follow

Nail Post

How to style ___ (i.e. white t-shirts)

Face of the Day

Fitness & Health Tips

How to Stay Organised

A Day in the Life

Room Tour

TMI/Girly Post

Camea: Canon EOS 700D

Photography by Sophie Ford

Thanks for reading!

Sophie X

My Haircare Routine

Hey everyone!

Today I'm going to be showing you my haircare routine. I've tried to keep it as simple as possible by

just showing you the main products I use. I don't really use to many different products on my hair

anyway otherwise it gets a bit too much to keep up with.

Here is just a picture of my hair showing you what colour it is and how long it is. I don't think you can tell

from this picture but my hair is in very good condition. I pretty much put that down to the fact that I very

very rarely use any heat on my hair. I sometimes curl my hair but never blow dry it or anything. I will always

leave it to dry naturally unless I'm very desperate and in a rush. I usually wash my hair every 3/4 days

depending on how bad my hair is looking. I also don't get it cut very often but I'm going to try and get into

the habit of having it trimmed regularly.

I usually wash my hair using the Macadamia Oil Shampoo and Conditioner. They work wonder on damaged

hair. I like to invest in things like this as I know it works and also where I don't wash my hair too often I don't

use it up so quickly.

If I'm not using this brand then I will usually use the John Frieda  Shampoo and Conditioner  as it's slightly cheaper

and is easier to get hold of. They aren't anything too special but they are safe for coloured hair and help detangle

hair and helps revive over styled hair.

My favourite hair mask to use is my Macadamia Oil Deep Repair Masque. It's very powerful so I only use it

about once a week on the mid-length's and ends of my hair instead of a conditioner. Then when my hair is

damp I will put the Macadamia Natural Healing Oil Treatment on the ends of my hair. This smells incredible

and love using it to keep my hair soft. I also use the conditioner from the hair dye I use sometimes also to keep

my colour sealed in. If you were wondering I use Nice n Easy Perfect 10 Permanent Colour in 6 Light Brown.

I don't always style my hair as when I'm working there isn't much point but when I do I will usually just back

comb it a little with my Denman Dressing Out Brush and put a bit of Got2b Happy Hour Hairspray in it. I

occasionally curl it and just use a bit of hairspray on top to hold it. Dry shampoo is very important to me

and I always have some handy! My favourite one is Batiste Brown Dry Shampoo. Then, whenever I need to

brush my hair I swear by my Tangle Teezer! It just makes having long thick hair a lot easier.

Camera: Canon 700D

Photography by Sophie Ford

Thanks for reading!

Sophie X