HIL COOK MAKEUP, HAIR and PROSTHETIC ARTIST

HIL COOK MAKEUP, HAIR  and PROSTHETIC ARTIST
Join Hil and her savvy team on their journey behind the scenes in the world on makeup and hair. Mobile on the go EVERYWHERE!

An Indian Princess... Visha

This was one of the most exquisite, lavish and colorful weddings I think I have ever worked on.  The bride Visha was astonishingly gorgeous with her exotic Bollywood/ Egyptian look that we went for.

Visha's hair is just a little over shoulder length so we incorporated human hair wefts into her hair to make it reach right down to her waist.  I did tiny horizontal cornrow plaits in the back of her own hair so I could sew in the Human wefts, then did soft curls all the way down her back.  I parted Visha's hair in the center and fixed her beautiful head adornment to a pin curl near her crown, I then set the top in Hot rollers and back combed to create the hight for the quiff Visha wanted.  The sides were braided on either side and joined together at the back where I attached a gorgeous spray of fresh Orchids.

The makeup was inspired by plenty of exotic Bollywood  pictures that Visha had collected up.  It was all about exotic colorful sexy eyes. "Think the Kardashin's" she told me, so I set about creating the perfect flawless airbrushed skin and exotic eyes that looked like jewels.

We even went as far as to apply the Henna to her hands and help her into her fabulous garment that was encrusted in magnificent crystals. The weight of the skirt alone was possibly nearly as heavy as the petit Indian princess herself.  Then came the bling for every part of Visha's body. Boy do the Indian's know how to look feminine, they run rings around the rest of us, I have never seen so much exquisite jewels and sparkle!!  Even the men of her family looked extrodinarly handsome in there suits encrusted with crystals.  I think Visha's husband to be would have been blown away once seeing his gorgeous bride coming towards him.

Thanks to Visha and her family for letting Ange and I into her world for a glorious taste of how her culture celebrates her special day. Oh and the magnificent food Visha's mum made us.

 Hil X















HiL Cook team makeup + hair for La Shika

The Hil Cook makeup and hair team working their magic, with the help of "Hil Cook Solution buds". Beautiful Brides.

Samantha Hannah - Epic Style Guru!! ....Check out this link....

Antonia Prebble

Antonio Prebble



Antonio Prebble on the front cover of Fishead by Hil Cook
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Hil Cook Solution Buds ad - Nightclub

Hil Cook Solution Buds

Hil Cook Solution buds are the fast, easy way to touch up or remove your makeup, without needing a bag full of products and wipes. Simply remove the tip, watch the solution flow down into the bud, and replace the tip again. Use the solution end to clean up smudges or remove your makeup completely, use the dry to wipe up any residue.
Hil Cook Solution buds can be purchased through our E-commerce store at www.hilcook.co.nz or go to a pharmacy near you or selected New worlds.

PS. The dance track was Sung by our own Solution bud crew... Hil Cook, Ange Duncan, Geoff Duncan and Rodney Cook. Recorded & written by Geoff Duncan at Triple Star Studio.

Hil Cook Solution Buds demo



 

So there has been quite a lot of hype with Solution buds in Sunday Mag, New Idea and Cleo, and I see a lot of you have searched for them and come to our blog.  If you click on the title above it will take you directly to our E-commerce store.
If you dont want to buy on line, then go to your local Radius store nation wide or in the Welly area, go to pretty much any chemist or New world .
Check out our 3 second video above that shows you how these little gems work.  Be warned .... they are VERY ADDICTIVE!

La Shika Bridal fashion show. The Hil Cook team will be doing all the models hair and makeup

For all those brides to be, La Shika bridal will be a show not to miss.  Spot prizes and goody bags, lush dresses and fab hair and makeup.  Check it out at the Museum hotel on October 20th.

Aftershock: Behind the Scenes

Gibson Group whom we love and adore... check out behind the scenes with some of our gnarly wounds.

BROKEN EYE-SHADOWS, BLUSH & POWDERS... HAVE I GOT THE BEST TIP EVER!!!


Have you ever had a favorite eyeshadow or your best bronzer break into a thousand little bits and then small bits of powder makes it way all through your makeup bag?? How irritating is it when you buy a new Mac shadow and find its smashed only weeks later, most of you would throw this pot of mess out but I must stop you right there!  I have the tip of all tips to repair your pot of crushed shadow.
* Get yourself a small bottle of Isoproplyl ( 99% alcohol) from the chemist, it will literally cost you around a fiver.
* Crush up all the left over shadow into a fine mill of powder in its pot.
* Add a small amount of Isoproplyl to the crushed up powder and mix until it is slightly runnier than the consistency of toothpaste.
* give the bottom of the pot a few taps to get rid of unwanted air bubbles and leave to set
* Isopropyl will dissipate and by the next day you will have you shadow, blush or powder back in its original cake form, good as new.

Try it , it really works!!!

Goodness: The Solution

Goodness: The Solution: "Hil Cook: Shes a local girl with an International career as a film and television make up artist and now to add to her impressive list o..."

NEW TIP TO HAVE FUN WITH!



 ok.....so I've been trying out this new thing lately. Someone once said "There is nothing new under the sun", and that may well be the case, SO if you have been doing this wee trick for ages, I'm sorry!
HOWEVER if you haven't I hope you have fun playing!

BLUSH, I know that we are not big on "rules" but if in doubt, a look that always works is matching the tone of your blusher with the same tone on your lips.  BUT.....lets be wild and crazy and take that a little bit further.....

Have you ever tried taking your blush colour
and using this for your  eye contour colour or....
on top of your contour colour. Blending it slightly up towards the brow.
Its a beautiful warm look that can bring everything together and really
make your eyes popo!! (like that word!!)

Give this look a crack and send us in some of your "successful" photos, using this technique.

Can't wait to see the results.

ange x

PS: Any further questions email angeduncan@gmail.com

 The deep plum colour carried through.                                                      Touch of peach.

2 DAYS ON AN INDIAN SHOOT


INDIA COMES TO NZ

2 days of lippy, powder, shimmer, curls, dancing, laughter, southerlies and plenty of head bobbling. What a fab shoot!
Indian crew from Lemon Yellow Sun landed in Wellywood a few days ago to shoot a 2 day commercial for Monte Carlo clothing.  The crew were mint people and a whole lot of laughs to work with. The weather played its impeccable part of keeping up the '4 seasons in one day' scenario, not only did we get wind burnt, drenched and are arses frozen off, we also got a touch of sunburn just to top off our days.

We had 3 international models arrive for the shoot, a gorgeous lady by the name of Marcella whom shone like a star and nothing was a problem.  She had literally got off a plane from Brazil , got thrown into our fabulous makeup Maui van, stripped of most of her clothes and was made to stand in the sea in a southerly and look happy about it ahhhhh . She was an absolute Storm trooper!
Then there was Faranz, a very professional, popular male model from Iran and Carolina, another beautiful but slightly more on the diva-rish side, Brazilian model.

The crew were top people and really showed us all about fast turn around TV!!! They also showed us when there is a need to cut back on budget, get rid of continuity 1st ahhhhh. Outrageous I hear you say and I couldn't agree with you more, but it sure was a giggle when things disappear and reappear through different angles of the scenes being shot.  Certainly it made for an easier day although I wouldn't want to be in the editors shoes at the other end.

All in all,it was yet another wonderful job, a crazy adventure, new fun mates and a lot of laughs... oh and did I mention a lot of head bobbling! Loved it.

PS we were explained that the head bobbling means they are happy , not sad, between yes and no, maybe or not sure. In general i guess you could say fence sitting?

TRIPLE STAR STUDIOS recording for our viral behind the scenes



Sound producer Geoff Duncan. Click on the title to check out his webiste.

OUR FAVE LOOK OF THE WEEK!

Ange and I hooked up for coffee in Petone  yesterday at Cafe Tart and discovered this lovely lady Sarah-Jane.  It was Sarah-Jane's second day on the job but she made fab coffee and graciously let us take her pic..
We LOVE Sarah-Jane's look so have added her as our "LOOK OF THE WEEK"


Q: WHERE IS YOUR LOOK INSPIRED FROM

A: Blyth dolls
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Q: FAVE COFFEE HANG OUT

A: Lala cafe in Wellington
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Q: FAVE BRAND OF MAKEUP

A: Mac pigments
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Q: FAVE QUOTE

A: Choice

Check out our new Artwork

Mary Adams is our savvy designer and just look at this little gem she designed.  New art work for posters and adds, Nice!
We are also about to embark on our first Viral Campaign shoot this weekend.  We have the Epic cameraman Simon Baumfield  as our DOP whom would normally cost us thousands, luckily for us he is doing it for love! Yay. We also have two of the lead actors from BBC tv show "Paradise cafe" as our leading ladies, Georgia Fabish & lara Custance, again all for love.  Along with these gems, are our own gems, Ange, Lea & Nat  who are always there to slog on with the makeups, hair do's and the fab acting skills they will be pulling out on Sundays shoot, all in the name of Solution Buds.


Big thanks to everyone that has supported us in our Solution bud venture and believing in us.
We really appreciate it.

Hil X

Single Ladies Pregnant Red Head

Check us out on Radio Chicks website Jay Jay Feeney !!! click on the title and enter the competition

HOT NEW PRODUCT!

 
I discovered HIL COOK SOLUTION BUDS this week and wondered why it has taken so long for someone to think of this idea and make them.

HIL COOK SOLUTION BUDS are cotton buds filled with makeup remover so you can correct little makeup smudges caused by mascara and eye shadow.


Creator Hil Cook is a hair and makeup artist who has worked all around the world with celebrity clients like Kylie Minogue and Cate Blanchett. She now specialises in Wedding Hair & Makeup, Fashion & Commercial shoots, and Film & TV work.

There are 20 solution filled eye makeup remover/corrector buds in a pack, containing Vitamin E and Aloe Vera.
Look under your eyes, do you have mascara smudge or shadow fall out?? 
Here’s where solution buds come in!

Take out a bud
Twist the top off
Watch the solution fall into the bud below
Once the solution has fallen into the bud, place dry end back on
Using the solution bud, wipe the damage away, use the dry end to   wipe residue away.

YOU ARE READY TO FACE THE WORLD AGAIN

HIL COOK SOLUTION BUDS are available in Radius pharmacies and on Hil Cook’s website www.hilcook.co.nz
RRP $12.99

Win one of these packs
Enter below by Sunday 1st August


My latest dead arm job!

What a lovely job I have.  This is my latest dead arm I have created for an up coming Doco. I will keep you posted for when it is about to be released.  It rotted right off the body! NICE   Hil x
                   

Hil Cook solution buds demo

A photo shoot with Penny from Inspire photography

I had one of my most favorite photographers, Penny from Inspire photography, do my own photo shoot today.  Its all a bit weird being in front of the camera, when I am usually working behind it, but Penny made me feel relaxed, shes fun to work with and made me look natural instead of a stunned mullet!
The shoot is for a article coming up in the Wairarapa Times Age on our Solution buds, so it needed to be a slick pic, not one of my digi specials.  I reckon Penny pulled it off nicely, she captured my quirk factor, the product and made me look relaxed, all at the same time.  Now thats what I call a Miracle worker!!!
 Thanks Penny you are a star. Check out the pics for yourself!
Click on the title and check out INSPIRE PHOTOGRAPHY'S WEBSITE. They are FAB!

Jody Bell made us this awesome video on youtube

http://www.facebook.com/l/47625Oq25jA5OUuMPBn3oVppLVg;www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLWO91xd7eM

Click the title and check out her website, she can make your nether regions twinkle !!
Hil x

Jay Jay Fenney from the EDGE


Hi Hil
Thanks for sending me your new Solution Buds. GREAT IDEA!!
Jay-Jay xox


Jay-Jay Feeney
www.radiochick.co.nz

Hil Cook Solution buds on "GIRLS LOCKER ROOM" WITH POLLY FROM ZM

HIL Cook 'SOLUTION BUDS' CHECK US OUT ON THE PODCAST BELOW, POLLY FROM ZM TALKED ABOUT US IN THE "GIRLS LOCKER ROOM" drag to 10.10 mins to hear after clicking link below to get onto 12/7/10 podcast!

Low cost ideas for makeup!



Beauty does not have to cost a fortune – so we have put together some low budget beauty solutions that will help both you, and the bank balance look and feel great.

Makeup

         Head to the $2 shop for brushes and tools. Most dollar stores have a great range of makeup brushes and tools that will do the trick. Don't forget to check the brushes in the art section too as you can often find some great brush shapes here too - especially thin tipped brushes that are great for lining the eye.
         While you are at the $2 shop - grab some flash lashes - they can be cut up and applied individually to the outer corner of the eye which looks AMAZING. 

         Dark eyeshadow makes an excellent eyeliner. Just wet a thin-tipped brush, dip it into the eyeshadow and line your upper lid. This is a great tip for those who like the liquid eyeliner look by struggle to apply it.

         Whilst lengthening mascaras are good, they are also more expensive. Curl you eyelashes and dust them with translucent face powder, then apply mascara, this will help to thicken and lengthen the lashes. 

         Natural looking flushed cheeks are very trendy right now - and are normally created with a gel or cream products. Lipsticks are excellent substitute products for creating this look. Just apply some to the apple of your cheek and blend out towards the cheekbones.

         If you buy any new makeup, make it a loose powder, neutral coloured, highlighter (soft gold or peach) as this is a great multi-tasking product. Use it all over your face when you need a boost, on the top of your cheekbones and under your brows, down the centre of your nose to make it look thinner, inner corner of your eyes to make you peepers bright, the top of your cupids bow for a natural trout pout and mix it in your your foundation to create a luminous look, with a clear lip gloss on your lips, and on your body for some shimmer at night.
         Hold a makeup trade event with your friends. Someone's trash may be your treasure, and you may find the perfect home for the bright green eyeshadow you own but don't wear.  To sterilize makeup, whip into your local chemist and buy yourself an small bottle of isopropyl alcohol (100%  alcohol and approx $5.00) put it into a small spray or mist bottle from the $2 shop and spray the products.  This will kill any unwanted germs that could that could transfer to eyes and evaporates in no time.  Good as a bought one!!

         Now everyone can look like the models you ooh and ahhh over in those glossy mags, minus the expensive price tag on the makeup products.

        The best thing at the end of the day when you have finished looking glam, grab out your pack of wipes and Hil Cook solution buds and remove that gorgeous   look, keeping your skin fresh and happy for the next day!

Hil x


        

Check out where we are selling!!

Click on the heading above to see

Pick of the week beauty product!!!!

Carloyn Enting, Fashion & beauty editor for the Dominion Post, is doing 'Hil Cook Solution buds' as 'Pick of the week' beauty product yippeeeeeeeee.

Hil X

Review of the Solution bud - from Makeup artist Tutor @ Weltech

Hi Hil,
 Just to tell you, your solution buds have arrived yesterday.
I absolutely love them. They are great for fast on set touch ups as well as makeup removing on the go.
I love that they don’t leave an oily film especially around the eye area.

What do they cost/retail for??


Will keep you in touch

Cheers
Dany


Dany S. Pike
Make up Artistry Tutor
Wellington Institute of Technology
+64 - 4 - 931 69 49
+64 - 4 - 931 69 52

Hil Cook 'SOLUTION BUDS" worth their weight in gold










"I've used Solution Buds and they are genuis - simple and effective. They're such a great quick fix for those "Oh F - - -" moments when you're in a hurry and the last thing you need is a splodge of mascara on your cheek. Hil and Ange used them on set for PARADISE CAFE 2 and they saved the day on a number of occasions! On set or in your personal make-up kit they are worth their weight in gold" - Miranda Harcourt

THE FABULOUS HIL COOK TEAM !


Lovely note from Laura Wilkonson (BRIDE)

Wanted to contact you to say that Angela could not have been more special for our day. It felt like an old friend/counsellor/make-up artist/hair stylist all wrapped up!! She honestly did make all of the difference to making the day extra special for me personally.

Our gorgeous bride Anna Beetham








Anna Beetham and her bridesmaids were an amazing sight, they looked as if they had just stepped off the set of King Kong. No attention to detail had been spared with fitting Hollywood glamour hair and makeup, vintage cars and a gorgeous barn done up to the nines in the same era.
Cocktails, ostrich feathers, velvet chases, right down to an amazing dress up box for guests filled with faux furs and gloves ready to have an old style photo taken of themselves.
The Girls got ready at Anna's family home in Gladstone (wairarapa) with a lovely ceremony in the quaint Gladstone church and then back to the 30s styled barn to kick up there heels for a fab evening to follow. Thanks for a great days girls.
The Hil Cook Team x

Playing with ingredients from the kitchen cupboard

HALLOWEEN !
There are all sorts of amazing things in Kitchen cupboard that can be used to make meaty wounds to blow the trick or treaters away. This little number is made out of Gelatine and Glycerine and even the blood is edible!! A mixture of Golden Syrup and Mollasses with a good dollop of food colouring. With all this in mind, who needs to hire fancy dress for Halloween!!
Hil x

Get Funked Awards in Wellington with section Zero





Well Its been a while and Hell its been busy!!! Have not had time to sit down and blog and to be honest, I still dont, hence Why I am leaving you with a few pics of the Hil Cook team working and partying at the Get Funked awards.... Until the next time.
Hil x