Make Up by Carolanne Armstrong: 8 Nov 2011

In March 2011 I roped Photographer Anna Rosell into what I imagined to be a very low key make over session for a group of local women. This is a most impressive collection of ladies. Be they linguist, doctor, artist, teacher, event planner, musician, editor....they all had in common the job of Mother/Wife/Extremely Busy Person.
In a space of approximately 6 hours in a cute shabby lounge-type venue, we well and truly made over 10 women.
While they waited for their time in the chair, they drank wine, ordered chips and caught up with each other.
Some brought their young children along and everyone was at ease.
My lasting impression of this intensive session warms my make up artist cockles.
I asked them to arrive wearing no make up and I could see that for some, this was a foreign concept and they felt a little exposed.
I hope that as they stood up and saw how I chose to make them up, that they enjoyed their reflection. Judging by the facebook profile picture changeover that followed - I have no doubt that they loved their pictures!
Here are a few of the results - a pleasure, ladies.