Hey all you avid blog followers, yes all 20,000 of you!!!
Thanks for your amazing support we are truly grateful :)
Brace for yourselves for all the latest goss right after I have finished my client . Back shortly
Hils x
HIL COOK MAKEUP, HAIR and PROSTHETIC ARTIST
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20,000 readers ahhhhhh Party time!!!!!
Hey all you avid blog followers, yes all 20,000 of you!!!
Thanks for your amazing support we are truly grateful :)
Brace for yourselves for all the latest goss right after I have finished my client . Back shortly
Hils x
Tips for cheeks
 
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Tip: To know "where to glow" bend over for 30 seconds, then slowly stand up. Where your cheeks are flushed is where you are meant to blush. Apply your blush there and it will be naturally rosy every time.
Just an update on what we are up to
To those of you that are wonderful dedicated followers to our blog, my humble apologies for not blogging of late, our team have all been sooo flat out and working silly hours on various projects so I thought I would take a mo to fill you all in.
Our Lovely Lea has been working full on with Tom Scott's production, TV Show, " Rage", she has been doing all manner of hours day and night and having a blast. The show is about the 1981 Springbok tour that caused the closest thing to a civil war in NZ. We will keep you posted when it is due to hit the screens.
Nat has been hard out re creating amazing Pin ups with Photographer Mandi Lynn from La mode photography boutique, they have just launched the latest Neonatal Pin up Calendar which is sooooo gorgeous and worth every penny ( not to mention the proceeds go to a worthy cause).
We also have Nat bouncing up and down the country doing makeup and hair for all manner of social butterflies and their high end functions, this has proven to keep her very busy, you Aucklander's have very social calendars!
Then there is our rock, Ange. I assisted her with the most gorgeous bride and bridesmaids in the weekend, the bride was jaw dropping drop dead gorgeous, as were the bridesmaids. Ange also has been working with Bella Isdale designing her hair and makeup looks for her latest Album soon to be out. Bella is one of our talented Kiwi singers that has made it in the singing world and will be gracing the stages of the huge Glastonbury festival in the UK. woop woop.
Me (Hil), I have been bouncing on and off set working in the makeup and prosthetics departments on the Hobbit which has been seriously long hours but recently I have just jumped ships, I am back at my old Haunt Weta Workshop. Going back to Weta and getting stuck into some seriously creative stuff has been a whole heap of fun but it totally feels like de jar vu, everywhere I look the same people I worked with 10 years ago are all back, we are all just a bit older and wiser :)
On the days off there is always still plenty of brides and Fishead magazine shoots so yes, things are ticking along just nicely.
Hils x
Our Lovely Lea has been working full on with Tom Scott's production, TV Show, " Rage", she has been doing all manner of hours day and night and having a blast. The show is about the 1981 Springbok tour that caused the closest thing to a civil war in NZ. We will keep you posted when it is due to hit the screens.
Nat has been hard out re creating amazing Pin ups with Photographer Mandi Lynn from La mode photography boutique, they have just launched the latest Neonatal Pin up Calendar which is sooooo gorgeous and worth every penny ( not to mention the proceeds go to a worthy cause).
We also have Nat bouncing up and down the country doing makeup and hair for all manner of social butterflies and their high end functions, this has proven to keep her very busy, you Aucklander's have very social calendars!
Then there is our rock, Ange. I assisted her with the most gorgeous bride and bridesmaids in the weekend, the bride was jaw dropping drop dead gorgeous, as were the bridesmaids. Ange also has been working with Bella Isdale designing her hair and makeup looks for her latest Album soon to be out. Bella is one of our talented Kiwi singers that has made it in the singing world and will be gracing the stages of the huge Glastonbury festival in the UK. woop woop.
Me (Hil), I have been bouncing on and off set working in the makeup and prosthetics departments on the Hobbit which has been seriously long hours but recently I have just jumped ships, I am back at my old Haunt Weta Workshop. Going back to Weta and getting stuck into some seriously creative stuff has been a whole heap of fun but it totally feels like de jar vu, everywhere I look the same people I worked with 10 years ago are all back, we are all just a bit older and wiser :)
On the days off there is always still plenty of brides and Fishead magazine shoots so yes, things are ticking along just nicely.
Hils x
Check out our girly special with La mode photography boutique
http://alamodemuse.blogspot.com/2011/05/get-your-spot-booked.html
Mandi lynn is a very talented photographer who has been doing all our amazing shoots that have got us into Italia Vogue. We have teamed up with her to do an amazing girly day special for anyone that wants to experience this fun girly day, get made up by a Hil Cook artist in Pin up styles, have your hair done, do a photo shoot and then get the canvas photo at the end of it.
The previous days we have done have been a huge hit so please check out the link to enquire.
Hils x
Mandi lynn is a very talented photographer who has been doing all our amazing shoots that have got us into Italia Vogue. We have teamed up with her to do an amazing girly day special for anyone that wants to experience this fun girly day, get made up by a Hil Cook artist in Pin up styles, have your hair done, do a photo shoot and then get the canvas photo at the end of it.
The previous days we have done have been a huge hit so please check out the link to enquire.
Hils x
Our lovely bride Chloe made it on a Californian blog "Oncewed"
Hi!
I just saw a wedding that you were a part of on Oncewed.com and the bride was stunning!!! I was crossing my fingers that you were from somewhere in California and was so disappointed when I saw that you actually reside in NZ--lucky you! Not so lucky for me though because I'm getting married in July and have yet to find anyone whose work I like enough for my wedding day. And while I cannot afford to fly you and your team out to Orange County, I am hoping that you may be able to shed a little light on some fellow makeup/hairstylists in my area whose work you admire or think is close to yours. I would appreciate any help you can give!
Thanks so much!
Jillian Duncan
I just saw a wedding that you were a part of on Oncewed.com and the bride was stunning!!! I was crossing my fingers that you were from somewhere in California and was so disappointed when I saw that you actually reside in NZ--lucky you! Not so lucky for me though because I'm getting married in July and have yet to find anyone whose work I like enough for my wedding day. And while I cannot afford to fly you and your team out to Orange County, I am hoping that you may be able to shed a little light on some fellow makeup/hairstylists in my area whose work you admire or think is close to yours. I would appreciate any help you can give!
Thanks so much!
Jillian Duncan
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| Hair and makeup by Ange Duncan from Hil Cook |
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| Hair and makeup Hil Cook, Photography- Kate McPhersonhttp://www.katemacpherson.com/ |
Come and meet us at the Wellington wedding show this Sunday :)
Sunday 15th May 2011
10.30am - 3.30pm
TSB Arena,
10.30am - 3.30pm
TSB Arena,
Queens Wharf
Wellington
Wellington
Admission $15.00
Bridal makeup & hair by Hil Cook makeup & hair artistry team
Some of our latests brides. Enjoy Hils x
Its almost embarrassing that 3 more of our works have made Italian Vogue ahhh!
Wow will this has been a bit of a crazy ride the past 6 weeks with a total of 7 of my works in Italian Vogue for hair and makeup ahhhhh
Works in Italian vouge - Hair and Make Up: Hil Cook
Designer: Kerrie Huges
Milliner: Liza Foreman
Photographer and Post Production: Mandi Lynn at A la mode
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| Hair and makeup by Hil Cook |
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| Hair and makeup by Hil Cook |
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| Hair and makeup by Hil Cook |
Kirsty's gorgeous day- Hair and Makeup by Hil Cook and Ange Duncan
Kirsty was an amazing bride and a real pleasure to work with, not to mention her lovely bridesmaids. We got the bridal party ready in her parents stunning home in Roseneath that overlooked the whole city and harbour which made for a beautiful relaxed view.
Kirsty's dad was the centre of entertainment and serenaded us through-out the whole day but clearly was the proudest Dad ever.
Thank you Kirsty for the beautiful pictures, I couldn't remember the photographer you used but if you could let me know I will add the link :)
Hils x
Kirsty's dad was the centre of entertainment and serenaded us through-out the whole day but clearly was the proudest Dad ever.
Thank you Kirsty for the beautiful pictures, I couldn't remember the photographer you used but if you could let me know I will add the link :)
Hils x
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| Lovely Kirsty and I have a giggle at Dads Serenade! |
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| He's still at it, I think this song was Oh Danny boy! |
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| I used gorgeous purples on Kirsty's eyes |
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| Gorgeous wedding party- hair and makeup by Hil Cook and Ange Duncan |
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| Hair and makeup by Hil Cook and Ange Duncan |
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| I loved this braided hair style. Kirsty's hair is quite fine naturally so I added a small amount of extra hair to give it the fullness in the back. No one realised that she had hair added :) |
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| A beautiful bride - Kirsty :) |
OMG - 4 of my works have been chosen for Italian Vogue
Over the past few weeks myself and Ange worked with Photographer Mandi Lynn, Designer Kerrie Huges and Hat Maker Liza Foreman working on creating our interpretation of the white Goddess and the Dark Goddess. Each artist bought there own interpretation and as a collective we created something beautiful. Our Pictures were submitted to Italian Vogue and 4 of them made the cut woop woop.
On the Dark side shoot, we were lucky enough to have Derek Elvy join us to create some of his interpretation with some amazing hair work.
We are trying to get the best Portrait art but we need votes. Here is the link for our 4 Vogue pics, please scroll through the 4 and vote on each one to help us out. We will be eternally grateful and it helps us little Kiwis are compete on an international level. :)
http://www.vogue.it/en/photovogue/Portfolio/829a5459-7717-4842-a8e3-d11898b793c1/Image
We created our looks from this amazing piece of poetry
On the Dark side shoot, we were lucky enough to have Derek Elvy join us to create some of his interpretation with some amazing hair work.
We are trying to get the best Portrait art but we need votes. Here is the link for our 4 Vogue pics, please scroll through the 4 and vote on each one to help us out. We will be eternally grateful and it helps us little Kiwis are compete on an international level. :)
http://www.vogue.it/en/photovogue/Portfolio/829a5459-7717-4842-a8e3-d11898b793c1/Image
We created our looks from this amazing piece of poetry
Here is how she is defined:
She represents the Muse, -comes from moon Goddess- a triple Goddess -death, birth and beauty, presides over all acts of generation- physical, intellectual and spiritual.
The Goddess is a lovely slender woman with a hooked nose, deathly pale face, lips as red as rowan berries, startlingly blue eyes, long fair hair. She will transform herself into a sow, mare vixen, weasel, serpent, tiger, mermaid or loathsome hag. Her names and titles are imnunerable. In ghost stories she is the White Lady, in ancient religions the white Goddess.
The reason why the hairs stand on end , eyes water, skin crawls when one reads a true poem is that a true poem i an invocation of the W G or muse- the ancient power of lust and fright- the female spider whose embrace is death.
The Goddess is a lovely slender woman with a hooked nose, deathly pale face, lips as red as rowan berries, startlingly blue eyes, long fair hair. She will transform herself into a sow, mare vixen, weasel, serpent, tiger, mermaid or loathsome hag. Her names and titles are imnunerable. In ghost stories she is the White Lady, in ancient religions the white Goddess.
The reason why the hairs stand on end , eyes water, skin crawls when one reads a true poem is that a true poem i an invocation of the W G or muse- the ancient power of lust and fright- the female spider whose embrace is death.
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| Hair and makeup by Hil Cook, Photography by Mandi Lynne, Dress design Kerry Huges, Head gear Liza Foreman |
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| Hair and makeup by Hil Cook, Photography by Mandi Lynne, Dress design Kerry Huges, Hear gear Liza foreman |
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| Makeup Hil Cook, Hair Derek Elvy, Photography Mandi Lynn, Designer Kerry Huges, Hat Liza forman |
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| Hair and makeup by Hil Cook, Photography by Mandi Lynne, Dress design Kerry Huges Here is a Sneek Peek of whats yet to come, once our good photos are done I will post them but thought I would share a few of my own pics :) |
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| Makeup - Hil Cook, Hair Derek Elvy |
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| Hair and makeup by Hil Cook, Photography by Mandi Lynne, Dress design Kerry Huges |
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| Amazing makeup by Angela Duncan, Hair - Derek Elvy, Photography Mandi Lynn, Head gear Liza Foreman |
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| Hair and makeup by Angela Duncan |
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| Hair and Makeup by Angela Duncan |
Hils x
Another one for Italian Vogue
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| Hair and make up by Hil Cook |
Paradise cafe shoot
Thought I would post some more of my ghosts now they have been shown on TV. Enjoy Hils x
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| Love interest ghost |
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| Hils airbrushing up Cat burglar ghost |
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| This is on Natalie who works in our team, she was a ghost in the TV show. |
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| Mad scientist ghost |
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| Sailor Ghost |
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| The Entertainer ghost |
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| Director Ghost |
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| Chef Ghost |
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| Hils doing final checks on Allan |
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| Allan Henry being Alonzoe Ghost |
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| Chloe Sea ghost |
How to make eye primer
On Wednesday I am doing a shoot for Fishead mag and the look is eye popping bright eye shadow colours. This got me thinking about eye primers to get that intense eye colour, so I thought I would let you into a secret on how to make your own eye primer. The difference in using a eye primer with your shadow is astounding, it makes the colours look more intense in their shades and gives a real boost to the lasting ability of your shadow.
Basically just squirt in the equal amounts of liquid foundation, concealer and moisturiser (preferably a body butter or thick consistency moisturiser) in a small container from Plastic box and stir. Add more foundation to make it darker, more moisturiser to lighten it up.
This also works well as a tinted moisturiser if you make it in a bigger quantities and don't add the concealer. Keep adding to your mix until you have the consistency and amount that you need. Rub a tiny bit onto your eyelid and up to your brow bone and leave to dry before applying eyeshadow. Your eyeshadow will stay on noticeably longer after using this!!
Also great if your short on money
Enjoy, Hils x
Basically just squirt in the equal amounts of liquid foundation, concealer and moisturiser (preferably a body butter or thick consistency moisturiser) in a small container from Plastic box and stir. Add more foundation to make it darker, more moisturiser to lighten it up.
This also works well as a tinted moisturiser if you make it in a bigger quantities and don't add the concealer. Keep adding to your mix until you have the consistency and amount that you need. Rub a tiny bit onto your eyelid and up to your brow bone and leave to dry before applying eyeshadow. Your eyeshadow will stay on noticeably longer after using this!!
Enjoy, Hils x
Hils work made it into Italian Vogue!!!!!!!!
HOLY BEAVER MY WORK MADE ITALIAN VOGUE AHHHHHHHHH. THAT IS THE HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT EVER! I HAVE DIED AND GONE TO HEAVEN.
Lovely to work together ladies, we did it!!!!
Thanks to Mandi lynn- photographer, Kerri Huges Artist & designer, Liza Foreman- Head gear and fab hats and especially Ange Duncan from Hil Cook Makeup. Woop Woop ahhhh... Party time!!!
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| Hair and makeup by Hil Cook :) Hils x |
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