Check out A New Muse, it has recently been relaunched in a sleek format and is run by the loveliest crew in town. Anddd… is all about launching young, local, creative talent! Now that’s my kind of read.

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Photos from A New Muse.

A few months back we shot the fashion spread Home Spun on a rooftop in Darlinghurst. I remember waking up way too early, maybe about 4, and getting to our set long before the sun was going to rise.

A winter-time Sydney at about 5.30am. That random light in the sky is Centrepoint tower.

Here we are just about about to start. It was FREEZING! And then of course, as midday hit, it was boiling! Here’s our model Madeline wrapped in blankets and Daniel Dittmar, Happenstance’s Creative Director, all rugged up.

Charles Dennington on the bottom left there shooting.

And gorgeous styling by Melissa Levy.

Now, go and grab your copy!

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On Friday I did the Bebe Winter 2010 Lookbook. Winter, already!?! There were two looks, one very Sienna Miller/Mary-Kate Olsen ‘It-girl’-esque smokey eye combined with Erin Wasson messy hair, and the other a natural, young pretty thing (above). I was pleased with the makeup, but totally thrilled with the hair. A little Luella Spring 2010 and a touch of Louis Vuitton Fall 2009 et voila!

And speaking of Louis Vuitton Fall 2009, yesterday at the Grace & Hart Winter Lookbook shoot we couldn’t help but be inspired by those bunny ears..

We made our own ears with feather-pompoms! I don’t know if the label will be keen on this look, but I think it’s gorgeous! And definitely wearable. (Sorry about the dodgy quality of the picture, I forgot and had to take a photo of the computer screen… Whoops!) There were also two makeup looks for this shoot, a soft winter look (above) and striking Italian femme (below) to go with the glamourous party dresses.

A slight tan, strong brows and Nars lipstick in “Scarlett Empress”, and here she is, ready for a Roman Holiday! I can’t wait to see the final pictures, much much better than those taken by my iPhone!

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The lipsticks on the other hand, I’ve really been struggling with trying to use them. I used this lip colour (above) on a test I did for Henson Threads. The brief was “a sexy dead woman” so that was obvious, super pale skin and smoldering lips. But in day-to-day wear, I haven’t had a clue… Until last night!

(Jayson Brunsdon Fall 2008, Image from FashionWindows.com)

I put on my Sacre Coeur dress (sans leggings and skivvy), had my long dark brown hair out, messy and in my eyes, but still needed something else… Then it struck me, my lipstick in “Obscure”. It’s a brown-black lipstick although because I have such a strong lipcolour it comes up on my lips as black. I didn’t need any other makeup besides a touch of mascara and then I was ready to go.

It felt amazing!

It was so simple, so striking but not scary or overwhelming. It was just a touch of something different. And because it was so bold it just gave me this confidence that now I want to wear it every single day and never take it off!

The trick is not to over do it. My hair is so thick and quite long so I feel like I always need something on my lips to balance my face out, and last night I needed a strong lip colour to parallel the intensity of the red in the dress. I can’t believe I hadn’t thought of it before!

It’s so much fun, you must give it a try. I’m definitely going to keep on playing with the colour and try to figure out more outfit-options!

Thanks Eliza! You made my long weekend!

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Make sure to take notes! There are some awesome tips in there!!

Part 1 with Clive Allwright

Part 2 with Ashleigh Crocker

Part 3 with Rob Sylva

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I’ve been testing a little lately.  The image below is from a shoot I did with English photographer Lead Band. We get on like a house on fire. Once we found out that both of us are David Lynch obsessed, the rest was pretty much history!

We did a small beauty shoot with Michelle Hissy from Chadwicks and shot it in this fantastic barber shop on Crown st, Surry Hills, which had been owned by the same guy for 40 years. It turns out it’s where my brother had his first haircut. How sweet!

We got so many breathtaking images that editing them down been really difficult. Once the final four are chosen, you’ll be the first to see.

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I’ve been fortunate enough to be pretty busy recently. Yay! It comes in waves, a job here and there, and then, 6-7 days a week for a few months straight! And excitingly, I got an iPhone just as my work really picked up! So I’ve been recording all of my exciting shoots on my iPhone and will give you sneak peeks on set and backstage.

I did the Spring/Summer 09/10 Bebe lookbook a few weeks ago and was really happy with my work. It was a really hectic day with numerous look changes, this by far being my fave:

The black jumpsuit and trucker shades are pretty cute I reckon. I’ll put a link to the site when the collection’s up.

Oh, I cant wait for summer! xx