Brilliant images require no explanation.

These are a few of the many "no caption required" images out there. Great concepts, well executed, and very clever... and not CG-reliant. None of these inspiring images are mine, but someday I hope to add a few of my own. Better put on my thinking cap!

I remember when I used to be stylish...

When my focus became hair and make-up (not styling, set, props, etc.) I stopped using some favourite images. These are sessions where I did the fashion styling and the set design, but left the hair and make-up to others. I still love these shots, I hope you enjoy them too!

These days more and more I leave the fashion styling to the amazing professionals I get to work with (Alecia, Deanna, Charlotte and Joanna, amongst others). Of course, I still like to do a bit of eccentric styling now and then, but I'll also do hair and/or make-up so it can be used in my book. :)

Nude
Styling and set dec - Liz Dungate
Photography - Fred Fraser
Hair and Make-up - Jenn Wang
Model - Lauren @ Richards

The Attic
Styling and set dec - Liz Dungate
Photography - Fred Fraser
Hair and Make-up - Sarah Appleby
Model - Polina (ex-Liz Bell)

"Website meet blog, blog meet website"

It's been a while since my last website update and this time I cleared out all my old faves and I've filled my site with only new (ish) work.

And for the first time my website has a link to my blog! And my blog has a link to my website! Yay! I love all this communicating!

So, thanks and hugs and kisses to Fred for updating my website and all the helpful (I won't say acerbic) comments to improve it. I even have meta tags! Joy!

Hey, I put make-up on someone famous!

You know how some people stretch the truth, just a little (or a lot!) about industry "credits"?

Well, we decided to take it to ridiculous lengths and voila! I spent an evening putting make-up on Natalia Vodianova and Halle Berry while my fellow artists worked on the likes of Lara Stone and Kate Moss... then Fred shot ALL of these super-models when we were done make-up and styling (amazing gold bikini, Deanna!). He also got some killer behind-the-scenes shots of the team working their magic:









Makes me proud to work with such amazing professionals. Love you all!

Check out the team's blogs - Deanna, Marianna , Negar and Fred.

Reel work

My first commercial was for McDonald's Teryaki McChicken. I couldn't believe it! I was the only hair/make-up on set, so all characters featured (and some not) I worked on.

Challenge: Tak, the polite delivery guy (just as sweet in person) had to transition from tidy worker in Japan through moped ride, crowds, plane, and bus to the final scene where he arrives flushed and tousled at the McDonald's counter. All this was shot out of sequence, so it was important to think about how "messed" he was at each scene.


Then I did a music video for Michael Buble's song "Just Haven't Met You Yet". I didn't work directly with stars Michael and Luisana, but I was the key hairstylist for the extras.... roughly 150 in all! I admit, there were many deep background people we never even touched, just a look and a nod. But we did work on all the featured people, including the amazing dancers who were upfront and centre in many scenes.

Best part: Michael Buble lives up to the brand, he was charming, entertaining and down-to-earth, blending in with the extras and crew, smiling and chatting with everyone. Feel-good song, feel-good experience.

Ready, set, go...

Over the years Fred and I have built a lot of sets, creating little worlds to shoot our stories in. Mostly he builds them, I dress them, and we both dream them up. Here are a couple of examples of sets we did in the old studio, I'm sure we'll have just as much fun transforming our new space.

Ceremonial Colour

Hair, make-up, styling - me
Photography - Fred
Model - Natalie Jean