HIL COOK BLOG

We got this recipe off a TV show a while back. The beauty expert (Diane Irons, the author of several beauty books) swore cat litter is m...

I am truly stunned!! This evening I have just been rung to be told that I have made it to the finals in  HER Wellington  Businesswoman of t...

Hi There Hil I wanted to email a BIG thank you to Natalie who did a wonderful job on my hair and makeup for my 30 th  on the 13 th . I had o...

Ange and I did the most fantastic shoot at the Trentham races for the latest Fishead mag . We did both hair and makeup, Samantha Hannah was...

Issue 5 of Fishead - Wellington's Magazine is out on the Shelves on Monday. For all fashionista's here's a couple of sneaky pic...

After a week of full on work for the team and killing my lungs airbrushing at Weta, we finally have the day off tomorrow Yippppeeeee.  But n...

This is the trailer of some the body art  Nat and I worked on over the past couple of days at Weta Workshop.   Hopefully I will get some pic...

Today was an amazing day that Nat and I had, back in my old stomping ground, Weta Workshop. It was great to see all the old faces again, ju...

Do Get the right tools for the job . Investing in some good quality brushes, sponges and applicators will mean you get the most out of the m...

Today I went to Sort out one of my favorite customers that sell our Solution buds, Sonya and Margaret from  "THE CHEMIST"  in Mast...

The start of the week was lovely with several brides in our french powder room all having their trials. Wednesday we did a shoot for Berni...

Friday night was an all night shoot for Fishead  magazine. I did the hair and makeup for beautiful Zoe and Micheal from  Kirsty Bunny  Agen...

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone elses life. Don't be trapped by dogma-which is living with the results...

Some of Wellingtons most elite Jewellery designers, Alison Blain, Tory & co, Hannah Anderson, and Berry's, were showing off their la...

Eyebrows give a definition to face and grooming them and giving them shape can make your face look cleaner and more beautiful ...

Each year I am asked to judge the final exam of WelTec's budding makeup artists which always a huge pleasure. Today I spent most of the ...

I have a lot of my clients asking about semi permanent lashes for their wedding day, so much so that I thought it was time to blog about the...

One of our artists ( leanne Hoare) and I recently went to the "International makeup artistry trade show" (IMATS) in Australia. It...

The driver in this ad is my Hubby, Rodney Cook.  Just had to add this in! Hil X