Vintage Walking Tour

 This is something I've been meaning to blog about since the start of this month! I've been looking at fun little trips to take my sister along to, to show her why I adore Melbourne so much. My family is from the country and I've been living here for a few years now.
My sister heard word of this Vintage walking tour in Melbourne so I booked tickets immediately. Even being from Melbourne there are lots of spots for finding amazing vintage pieces I don't know about!

The tour was a great experience, there are three different tours you can try and we went for the Vintage Lovers Tour which went for 4 hours for $59 each. The other two you can try are the Express Tour, 2 hours for $35 or the Bicycle Tour, it goes for 4 hours for $149. The tours include cake and a drink at one of the cafe's you stop at.

I can't remember all the shop names we stopped in but I will be revisiting them soon once I have some money to spend and I'll be sure to blog about them!

We had an amazing tour guide who greeted us with our Vintage Tour goodie bag at Degraves Lane and then we set off for our first shops!

Relaxing in between shops at a little cafe in Collingwood. My little kitty teapot was adorable!

My amazing green tea cake. I really wanted to take all the crockery home with me!

We went and visited Retro Star which I already go into too much. I found this amazing pastel blue coat, it had pearl beading all along the edges. It was very hard not to take this home with me.

Everything in this window is actually from an online shop and they display it and then you can head over to their website to purchase their items. There is a lot more you can purchase on their site also. I just adore the lips necklace and I'm hoping to make it part of my wardrobe.

 I have been searching for these cushions every where! I will hopefully be going back for them fingers crossed.

Some amazing graffiti we found while shopping.

I highly suggest that when you go on this tour save up beforehand because there is no doubt you will find some fabulous things that you will need to purchase!

 Too look up more information, head to - http://www.vintagewalkingtour.com.au/ or their Facebook - www.facebook.com/VintageWalkingTours

Pin Up Party workshop

In January I worked on my first Pin up party with Candice DeVille and Helen McLean. We had 13 ladies at the workshop. We started off with teaching the ladies about vintage makeup and hair techniques while practicing on themselves. While practicing, Candice and I give a hand to make sure all makeup and hair is perfect for the photo shoots once they were all done.

It was our first time doing a workshop like this and it was so much fun! Definitely the best way to celebrate a birthday and you get to take away some amazing photos!

To see the final results head over to Helen McLean's Facebook page - www.facebook.com/helenmcleanphotography

Beauty photography

I'm very excited because some of my work from the past month has started coming in! Hurrah!

This was a set I shot with a great team last month. Focused specifically on being beauty shots for everyone's portfolios. I'm so happy with the results and really looking forward to releasing another set we shot, which is definitely one of my favourite looks! 

The products used for these looks are all Kryolan.

Photography: FadedFocus Photography (Jack Salzke)
Assistant: Emma Murray
Makeup Artist: Liana Milne
Hair Stylist: Chelsea De Main
Stylist: Stevie-Rae Prow
Model: Louise, Holly-lee, Kheone @ Scene Model Management
Studio Space: Warehouse 100

Vintage Car Photo-Shoot

I've been very busy again with photo shoots and working on weddings and trials! So yet again I've been slow with my blogging but I'm going to spend the whole day writing up plans for the blog (Yay!)

This past week has been a bit scary, there are so many fires in Victoria at the moment and a lot of my family and friends had to be evacuated as their areas were under threat. It seems to be ok at the moment because of the wonderful work of the CFA, so we can all rest a bit more easy.

I've been trying to keep my mind off the fires by keeping busy with my work. I had an amazing photo shoot with some of my favourite people to work with. Miriam Butcher on photography, Stevie-Rae Prow on styling, myself on makeup and hair and the lovely Marlo modelling. We brought this shoot together on a 43 degree day out in the sun, so we are very proud.

Here is a sneak peek of Marlo looking absolutely breath taking!

We did four looks on the day. Here is another sneak peek of Marlo working on one of the beautiful cars, they were so dreamy!

Unfortunately I didn't get any full length photos of the amazing cars we were able to work with, but there will be shots of them once the final images are released!

This is the second time we've all shot together. Our first shoot was a pin up photo shoot on the beach. The photos turned out so amazing we started planning for another shoot pretty much straight after!

Here are some final images from our fist shoot -

And a photo of the lovely Marlo holding a picture of our first shoot on our second photo shoot!

The final images should be released soon and as soon at they are I will be uploading them to my blog and to my Facebook page /demoiselleblanche. Tomorrow I'm meeting up with some artists for an exciting collaboration which I can't wait to write about and get started on, so keep an eye out for that! xx

The RAW experience

In November last year I was very lucky to be selected to participate in the RAW Melbourne showcase. It was definitely one of the best experiences of my life. I showcased makeup designs along with designer Allanah Barry and hairstylist Chelsea De Main.

It was a night of firsts! My first runway show, getting to walk on the runway, my first interview and my first time doing male makeup.

I thought I was nervous when speaking in public but this was completely different. I was beyond nervous for my interview and I've never done anything like it in my whole life. Watching it back now I don't think I spoke too bad!

A close up of the look for the night! I used Kryolan aqua colour in 091 to create the bold blue colour on the eyes. It's the most gorgeous blue.

After the showcase I had no idea that everyone went on to compete for the state title and then the national title of the category they were in. I then received an email saying I won Melbourne Makeup artist of the Year. I was so happy with just that especially after only finishing my Diploma in November. 

I actually thought I had no chance in the state competition but still, in December I was eagerly awaiting the video that was released to show who the judges picked for the national categories. I still can't believe it but I won! I was then asked to go to Brisbane to receive my award as well as putting together another showcase. 

It was such a fantastic night filled with amazing talent. If you are working in the arts industry RAW is something you should look at applying for to help get your name out there. It is also a great opportunity to meet people you could work with, be inspired by or just for making fantastic new friends. 

RAW is such an amazing organisation and I feel so blessed to have been involved in it. Everyone at RAW are so friendly and helpful and are there to make sure you have the best experience possible.

On the awards night I collaborated with designer Amber Alexis The Label and hairstylist Valentin Stefanov and the dress I wore is by Melbourne designer Lady Petrova.

And now I have the prettiest award sitting on my desk to remind me of the fabulous night! For more information on RAW or wanting to see if it's being hosted in your area go to www.rawartists.org or if you want to have a look at my work www.rawartists.org/demoiselleblanche

Outfits of 2013

I wanted to put a little post together with all my favourite outfits I put together throughout 2013. I probably had some others I really liked that I didn't take photos of but here are the ones I have evidence of!
As you can see I prefer to wear more pastel colours and colourful outfits with my pale complexion and I also love wearing green.

Throughout the year I've been trying to teach myself about how you can tell vintage items apart when op shopping and I've also started investing in proper vintage items. When I first started shopping for vintage I didn't realise how much 80's does 50's items were being sold off as "50's" clothing in shops and online. There are still some nice items that have been made that way but it's something to keep an eye out for. I'm going on a op shop road trip this weekend and I'm hoping to strike gold and find some gorgeous pieces to add to my collection!

New year, new blog!

I'm going to start writing up blog posts at least once a week to keep up to date with everything I'm getting up to lately! I have some very exciting things coming up which I can't wait to blog about. If you are wanting to see/hear anything specific on this blog then please leave me a comment and let me know. I'd love to include a lot more in this blog like crafts, makeup/product reviews, video blogs, outfit posts, best spots to shop in Melbourne and other things along those lines.

I'm looking forward to hearing from you!