Nicole Richie & Lionel Richie on our Majorca trip

Well it seems such a long time ago since we all felt some sunshine, and so looking back over the Summer images, I came across a great image of Nicole and Lionel on our trip we did to Palma, in Majorca for the hilarious German TV show 'Wetten Das'!
The show was filmed in the amphitheater there, with lots of crazy goings on - it ended with Mr Richie on the back of a donkey no less, as he lost a prediction in one of the games a contestant was playing, against Nicole and the forfeit being a donkey ride!

Nicole wore a stunning Kaftan dress from her collection 'Winter Kate' together with her own hair jewelry.

For Nicole's Makeup I used:

-Eyes by 'NARS' in 'Daphne' a deep Violet

-Highlighted in the corner of the eyes by the nose with 'NARS' 'D.Gorgeous' a matte dusky Lilac stunning shades and tones that were picked out from the silk she wore.

-'MAC' black 'Smoulder' Kohl pencil inside the eye lid at the bottom

- A very light dusting of Mineral powder foundation by 'The Green People' in 'Caramel'

-With a hint of 'MAC' 'Strobe Cream' on the cheek bones, brow and lightly down the nose, to give an over all gently glow

- Followed by 'NARS' 'Madly' on the cheeks - a seashell pink, gorgeous

-Lips were ''NARS' 'Belize' Pink mauve with flecks of gold


For Nicole's Hair:

I used my all time favorite 'TOTALLY BEACHIN' Body and Waves styling spary by TIGI who I've been using for years. Its one of the best products I have found and worked with over the past year.
It helps add texture without weighing down the hair, brushes out to enable the next hair design to follow if needed, and in this case it created a tousled yet styled look full of movement and volume, that I created from spraying into the hair all over and then curling sections slightly to give a little definition. It comes with scent of Coconut too!

4 day Makeup & Hair Beginners Master Class

Maritza has spent several years behind the camera, and has decided upon a change in career, so contacted me to put together a 4 day Makeup & Hair Master Class that would cover many of the basic essentials for anyone wishing to get into this ever changing, ever evolving industry. On the 3rd day I organized a shoot, with 3 makeup and hair changes and 4 set ups. Here's how it went - amazingly !!!



Many thanks go to Mark Outram and his fabulous photography http://www.markoutram.com/

2 DAY HAIR MASTERCLASS

The Hair Master Classes are designed for each and every individual. They can be as basic or as intense as you wish. My judgement from your skills during the morning of day one will allow me to access your capabilities, and allow you to move forward should you be able to master each section. This enables the artist to cover as much as she/he feels manageable within the day/2 days.

A 2 day Hair masterclass covers :
Healthy hair,Sectioning,Blow drying,Back combing,Vintage,Straightening,Curling,Heated rollers,Velcro's. Then approximately 3 workable styles per day depending upon each persons ability. Images below were taken from a basic pony tail with a twist to a Gwen Steffani look...sleek, durable and easily adapted.


After completing the 2 day Hair Masterclass it is my goal to then have given you as much knowledge,guidance and expertise to enable you to apply these techniques to your working life as a commercial Makeup & Hair Artist.

For all further details and any questions please contact me at: clrhanson@gmail.com
Classes run throughout the year.
Models will be provided.
Breakfast, Lunch and light refreshments also included with the Master class.

Look forward to hearing from you!

Claire

LANCASHIRE LIFE FEATURE

Lancashire's Make-up artist to the stars

By Lancashire Life on May 21st 2010

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Claire Hanson has travelled the world as a make-up artist working with a host of celebrities, but she has never managed to get Lancashire out
of her system.

Claire, originally from West Bradford near Clitheroe, is regularly back in her native north west and she says the older she gets, the more she appreciates what the area has to offer.

‘It doesn’t matter where I go in the world,’ she says, ‘this is my home. I’ve seen the most amazing places, then I come back here and see our Lake District, our coast and the hills and realise there’s nowhere else in the world like Pendle Hill. It’s just breathtaking!’

In her career, 35 year-old Claire has worked with many big names including classical artists Andrea Bocelli and Hayley Westenra, TV presenters Fern Cotton and Kirstie Allsopp, writer Joanna Trollope, rock star Jon Bon Jovi and popstars S Club 7.

‘I worked for S Club 7 for about five years,’ says Claire. ‘I think in all that time I only had about three weeks off.’ However, her favourite and perhaps most high profile client is American singer/songwriter Lionel Richie.

‘After several promotional trips to London where I did his hair and make-up I was asked to go on a three month tour of Europe and the UK with him in a wardrobe/personal assistant capacity. If he did any promotional work for a new single during this time I also did his hair and make-up. Six months after that we did a three week tour of Australia and New Zealand.

‘It meant I was away from home a lot but I’ve had some amazing experiences, including getting picked up by the King and Queen of Jordan in their airbus for a private gig Lionel was performing for them.’

It’s all a far cry from practising make-up on her mum at the age of 15 back in West Bradford.

‘She has been amazing, always encouraged me and been behind the decisions I’ve made.'

‘The other big inspiration in my life was my Grandma. She was an incredible lady, very groomed with polished nails at all times and certainly an inspiration for my mum and I.

She always wanted to know who I’d been working with and what I’d done for them!

‘At 16, it was a choice between working with animals or children,’ smiles Claire, who now has a home in Oxford. ‘I arranged a week’s work experience in a nursery and one at a veterinary centre in Skipton, but I had a bit of a crush on the vet and so ended up just doing that placement.’

However, a week later having seen the life of a vet and certainly a veterinary nurse wasn’t as glamorous as it sounded, Claire enrolled at Burnley College to get her NNEB nanny qualification and moved down to London for her first job.

‘I thought I was going to be the next Mary Poppins, but I didn’t last that long,’ she laughs.

Claire’s big break came when she was introduced to the make-up artist doing the live catwalk shows for The Clothes Show Live, Mary Ellen Lamb. She worked with her on a number of catwalk shows including the Clothes Show Live and London Fashion Week before making the decision to go freelance.

‘The film industry wasn’t quick enough for me so I decided I’d rather go into the fashion and music industry instead.

‘I’ve had a great time doing the celebrity work and will continue doing it, but now at the age of 35 I’m trying to do something positive and give something back,’ she says.

This she is doing by working with individual or small groups of ladies who have suffered from disease or long term illness like cancer.

‘A lot of the ladies I’m working with thought their life was coming to an end but because they’ve beaten their illness, cancer for example, they now realise its just beginning,’ she says. ‘These treatments do change skin and hair types I give them advice on what products they should be using and how to apply them to help them look and feel great.’

CHLOE MORETZ AT HER PREMIERE OF 'LET ME IN' AT LONDON'S FILM FESTIVAL

Actress Chloe Moretz attends the "Let Me In" premiere during the 54th BFI London Film Festival at the Vue West End on October 14, 2010 in London, England.

I've been working with Chloe over the past few months on various Press & TV days in London for the build up to the release of her movie 'Let Me In'.
Matt Reeves’ horror film Let Me In starring Chloe Moretz, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Richard Jenkins. The film centers on a bullied young-boy (Smit-McPhee) who begins a friendship with his mysterious/vampiric neighbor (Moretz)

We left Pinewood Studios (where Chloe is currently filming a new movie with Director Martin Scorsese,) after I had prepped Chloe's Hair into a chic tussled style, using Tigi's amazing spray product 'Totally Beachin'.

HAIR
I applied Tigi's 'Totally Beachin' to Chloe's damp hair and scrunch dried into a tussled chic look. Then sections were loosely curled on top and pulled through, to give some definition.

MAKEUP
Make up was a mixture of Nars, MAC and The Green People
Makeup was light and dewy(Nars Sheer Matte Base 'Deauville', followed by 'Light' mineral powder by The Green People in certain areas of the face, leaving areas free for MAC Strobe cream to come through on the cheek bones) with a hint of flush to the cheeks using Cream Blush 'Penny Lane' by Nars. For the eyes I used MAC Lipglass gel to give the impression of a wet look, keeping the area above her lashes clear for a striking black thin line. The look was completed with clean curled black mascara lashes by The Green People, and Nars 'Chelsea Girl' nude lip gloss.

Queen Charlotte Ball - The Debutantes 2010

I, together with my amazing team, were chosen for this years Queen Charlotte's Ball held on Monday 13th September, to front the make up & hair side to the event which takes place annually, and is the finale to The London Season's calender of events.28 Debutantes were under our artistic wands!
It was staged at London's Inner Temple in The Treasury, and 'Hello' magazine covered the evening both in front of house and back stage, together with various news and entertainment programes.
Make up was supplied courtesy of 'The Green People' and hair products by 'TIGI'.

The history of The Debutantes dates back 200 years: The Queen Charlotte Ball was founded 200 years ago by Queen Charlotte with the help of the Debutantes of the time to raise funds for mothers and babies through the hospital that later became known as Queen Charlotte hospital. Today this tradition continues in a sort of new format charity event, attracting royalty and celebrities.
A Debutante comes from the French word meaning 'female beginner'. It is a young lady from an aristocratic or upper class family who has reached the age of maturity and as a new adult is introduced to society at a formal, 'debut' presentation. Originally it meant that the young woman was eligible to marry with a view to marriage within a select upper class circle. Debutantes maybe recommended by a distinguished committee or sponsored by an established member of elite society. In the southern United States, Debutantes are also referred to as 'Southern Belles', the male equivalent of a Debutante is a 'Beau'.

Please see below extremely rare footage of the dress rehearsal.

NICOLE RICHIE - The Glamour Awards London

NICOLE RICHIE - The Glamour Awards June 8th London

Nicole arrived into London for a 3 day schedule to include The Glamour Awards where she was presented with The Entrepreneur Woman Of The Year Award for her fashion collection 'Winter Kate', various interviews and a presentation of her collection 'House of Harlow'.
I was asked to work with Nicole again over the 3 days, doing both Make up and Hair, previously we had worked together at the UK launch in Selfridges , London of 'Winter Kate' (image on next blog together with images from the Awards).


For the Make up, which was provided by Nars Nicole and I worked together to create an elegant Audrey Hepburn inspired look with Nicole's edge added to the mix.
I used a mix of foundation and light reflecting cream extremely lightly to create a flawless base, on which to apply a light dusting of translucent powder.
On the cheeks I added a sheer peach based blush with light reflecting particles in it to create a fabulous dewy look, that I know captures well on camera from all angles...concentrating this on the apple of the cheek.
Eyes were pale nude lids, with sockets sultry and smoked bringing it out to form a cat like shape.
Then I applied a thick liquid liner above the lashes, following the cat like shape forming a 'flick', just like Ms Hepburn fashioned in many of her classic looks.
Under eye was kept to a minimum, with a black kohl pencil used in the inner eye to frame the eye and make the whole look 'pop'.
Several layers of mascara were added to finish the eyes.
Eyebrows were groomed and I brushed through a light tan shade to accentuate the arch, which opens the face and balances the heavier eyed make up looks.
The look was finished with the lip gloss added last before departure to the awards. The same tone as cheeks and was a fabulous nude with a hint of peach.

Hair care products were provided by Tigi - and I created a side pony tail with added height at the back. The pony tail was textured to create a messier look, yet still glamorous, as the awards were titled!