Juliet and Andy - Hilbark Hotel

My gorgeous bride from late August this year was Juliet.  She married Andy at Hillbark Hotel on the Wirral.

Hillbark is a fabulous wedding venue near Pensby on the Wirral, its such a gorgeous venue for brides looking for a boutique style hotel with amazing grounds.

She wore a gown from Cherish the Bride in West Kirby and it was a Madeline Gardner MGNY, it was beautiful a full lace gown with a princess skirt and train, a delicate bead encrusted belt the gown had a slight blush tone.  Bridesmaid wore lovely bright pink gowns which reflected the style and theme of summer flowers especially pink gerberas.

I met Juliet on a couple of occasions before her big day with her lovely Mum, Juliet being a naturally pretty girl she wanted her look to be pretty and she wanted to have makeup on but she wanted it to look as natural as possible.

Initially we trialled the airbase but after a second trial she decided she preferred a liquid foundation and we opted for the Silk Creme by Laura Mercier.


Her eyes I used my Illamasqua Neutral palette in the crease and highlighted the brow bone area with the matte cream tone in the palette.  I used my tried and tested favourite pigment in the centre of the eye and again its an Illamasqua product a pure pigment called furore, its beautiful it adds a subtle shimmer and is a peach/champagne tone.

For base I used a primer by Laura Mercier to add radiance, then I used Laura Mercier Silk Creme and for the contour my Charlotte Tilbury.

For the Blush I used Lover and Hussy duo by my favourite brand Illamasqua and I used a little bit of cream highlight again by Illamasqua.

For definition on her brow I used dip brow by Anastasia Beverley Hills and ran through her brow with a dry mascara spooly to disperse the product and to give it more of a natural finish.

Finally a slick of a coral/pink tone in shade Blushing Bride by Love, Honour and be True.  I love this brand of lipstick, all lipsticks in the range of complementary for a wedding and each shade allows bride to choose her own unique style, but the colours bridal friendly.  Blushing bride is my personal favourite in the range and I retail these to my brides at £12 a lipstick and such a great keepsake to wear again or to put into your wedding memory box.

Juliet opted for me to return to the venue after the wedding breakfast in order for me to touch-up her makeup and to change her look for the evening reception, for the change I added a touch of sparkle to the centre of the eye area using a Lit Glitter called Champagne Wishes.  Lit is a fab range of unique glitters from a brand from the USA, the only retailer for these glitters is Peaches and Cream in Liverpool but if you can not get to Liverpool you can get from their on-line store.


I really enjoyed this wedding as Juliet and her maids were really friendly and lovely and we had lots of fun on the morning and it was fabulous to be part of.