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LIFE COVER
We hope you enjoy reading about our Vale Life Cover Shoot as much as we enjoyed working on it. The idea came about following an offer from Richard Case of Porthcawl offering us the use of his family’s Showman’s Wagon.
A big thanks to Leigharne and her team at The Hair Business, Cowbridge, for their support and hard work on the day. Nick Marshall for his outstanding make-up skills. Melanie Rhoden at Forever Vintage, Penarth, for supplying such fabulous vintage clothing. Helen Pick of Katwalk, Llanharry, for providing the glamorous outfits. Miss P in Pontyclun for supplying the beautiful children’s clothing and Jane Egan of Designer Desires for the evening wear.
No photoshoot would be possible without our wonderful models and we’d like to thank Lucy Jane Grant, Sara Cafaro, Madeleine Cuthew, Leanne Martlew, Danielle Anne-Marie Williams, Jonathan Edward Lane, Rebecca Seage, Cherry Hinam, Craig Rice and James Stock and, not forgetting Claudia and Sophia. All of this would not be possible without the photography and many thanks to Martin Phillips Photography, Porthcawl for his creativity and awesome camera skills. It was a great pleasure working with all of you and we look forward to working with you again.
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MAKEUP
Get made up with Nick Marshall
Having the right people on board for our photoshoots is paramount to us at Vale Life. We’ve been lucky enough to work with some amazing local talent along the way, none more so than freelance make up artist Nick Marshall.
Nick has worked in the beauty industry for seven years and his professionalism and happy go lucky personality won him much respect on the day, plus many new friends. Nick was trained and began his make-up career in Manhattan, New York at the Aveda Institute. There, he was privileged to be a fashion make-up artist for several years at events for New York Fashion Week. After years of applying his makeup skills in New york, he relocated to London and began a career with Aveda Institue London, becoming one of the few official Aveda National Make-Up artists for the United Kingdom.
Such was his success and popularity, he was sought after and trained other make-up artists in London and Ireland for Aveda, and even now trains new make-up artists throughout the country.
Nick uses many well known brands such as Nars, Benefit, MAC, Clinique and of course, Aveda and these brands were used to great effect on the Life Cover photoshoot. We had several looks to create – vintage, old world glamour, monochrome eveningwear and even showman children and Nick nailed each look to perfection, working with the Leigharne and her team from The Hair Business, Suzanne Jaya, Stylist, Martin Phillips, Photographer and the Vale Life crew to make sure each look was achieved and to time.
As the day can be quite fraught, having to catch the light to order, Nick’s dry sense of humour came into its own and the models were putty in his hands. Nick is available for bridal make-up, wedding parties, hen parties and events such as fashion shows and events.
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We were delighted to feature the stunning showman’s Living Wagon kindly loaned by owner Richard Case, who thought it might make a good backdrop for a photoshoot. How right he was. I think you’ll agree that it is a stunning piece of craftsmanship. However, it didn’t always look this way as the following potted history shows.
The Showman’s Living Wagon was built in 1897 by Philips of Newport for Mr William Ford. He settled in Brynmawr but shortly afterwards gave the wagon to his daughter Margaret when she married Mr Alfred Deakin. Their three sons and daughter were born in it. The Deakins gew into the biggest fair in South Wales with large rides, many lorries and much larger caravans, but the little wagon always went along for ‘luck’. The wagon was sold after the death of Mrs Deakin in 1974 to a collector in Kidderminster. When it came up for auction in 1994, Richard Case (great grandson) and Robert Deakin (grandson) brought it back home to be restored by Ted Atkinson in Somerset to near original condition.
A big thanks to Richard and his family for allowing Vale Life to feature this beautiful piece of history. |
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FASHION
Designer Desires gets the party started
As the party season approaches, it’s time to think about your party outfits! The typical response to an invitation might be to don the little black dress but with so many other colour choices out there, why not consider something different this year?
Designer Desires provides savvy shoppers with an online destination to buy designer clothes and accessories at discounted prices. Customers can purchase leading brands including Armani, Gucci, Escada and MaxMara with significant savings compared to average retail prices or alternatively you can turn unwanted designer items into cash by finding a new, appreciative owner.
Have a browse through the easy to navigate website and select your party look. With animal prints to monochrome outfits in stock, plus beautiful evening bags to give your outfit a touch of sparkle, at a fraction of the high street cost, we know that you won’t be disappointed with what you find.
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