Lets talk about POO, baby

Growing up with my two boy cousins, I had to get used to the fact that boys found poo and farts hilarious! So when I had boys, I knew what I was in store for....I just didn't think that it would be so soon! My eldest son is now five years old, and I hear the word 'poo' at least 10 times a day. Poo jokes, poo and fart sounds, songs about poo are all the rage now. The latest amendment he made was to "Bad boys." He sings this to his 10 month old brother, "fart boy, fart boy, what ya gonna do, what ya gonna do when I fart on you," and then chuckles.

The other day, I asked him if he spoke about poo as much at school and with his friends. I cringed as I thought the answer would be yes. To my surprise he said, "No mom, only at home." I am delighted with the fact that he feels comfortable at home to talk about whatever he likes, and that he knows that it is impolite to talk about poo and farts anywhere else.

As a mom, I want to teach my children good manners. But there is a time and place for everything.  As a mom to boys, I have to let them be, and even join in sometimes...after all, its only natural!!! 

Robynne and Daniel

Robynne has been a friend of mine for many years. I did her and her friend, Marie's make-up for their matric farewell and here I was doing their make-up again for Robynnes wedding. Robz and Dan got married at Avianto in Johannesburg. It was one of THE hottest days of 2012! My husband and I were so happy to be attending the wedding as well. The bridesmaids wore gorgeous dirty pink/purple flowing dresses and Robynne wore a BEAUTIFUL figure-accentuating gown that was the tiniest dress size I had ever seen. She looked so amazing! Robynne wanted a very natural make-up look. what a beautiful wedding <3

Shoot with Richard and Fleur

This was a super fun shoot I did with Richard from FreshlySliced Photography and Fleur Roose. She is so stunning with gorgeous features, she didnt need much make-up. Richard shot Fleur on Camps Bay and up Devils Peak. Cape Town truly has the most beautiful backdrops.

Stellenbosch Bridesmaids

Anel(see earlier post), asked me to do her and two other girls' make-up for their friend, Tanya's Wedding in Stellenbosch. On my way to Stellenbosch, I saw cop cars and it turned out to be a road block! As I was driving through, I was just praying that they wouldnt pull me over...but to my dismay...they did. I got a fine for an outstanding licence disc. I was so irritated and somewhat emotional! I arrived a little late but got started with Tarien first. She wanted a smokey eye. I used a green cream colour base with bronze and black eyeshadow. I finished the eyes off with a strong black liquid eyeliner and mascara. Next was Anel. I did a soft natural look for Anel using maroon and plum tones to compliment her blue eyes. The look was soft yet striking. Last was Lisa, for whom I used bronze, copper and black on her eyes to create a smokey eye. All three girls' cheeks were contoured with some peach blush to bring colour to the face. I finished their looks off with a nude lip colour. Most of these pictures were taken by Wil Punt. P.S. I did pay my fine and also renewed my licence disc ok :)

Tarien

Anel and Tarien

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Tarien, Lisa, Bride Tanya and Anel

Gorgeous girlz

Jozef and Tanya's Wonderful Wellington Wedding

Jozef and Tanya tied the knot on 29 April 2012. Tanya and her three bridesmaids got ready at the main house in Tangleood in Wellington, where I did the bridesmaids' make-up. They were all such stunning ladies and the make-up just enhanced their natural beauty. I used shades of plums and pinks with a black liquid eyeliner on top to accentuate the eyes and eyelashes. Tanya's photos were taken by Adene photography.

Jozef and Tanya's E shoot

For Tanya's Engagement Shoot, we went for a natural look. I used soft shades of plums and lilacs to bring out her gorgeous blue eyes. I also contoured her exquisite cheekbones to make them stand out even more. Jozef and Tanya did their E shoot in the stunning setting of Wolseley and their very talented photographer was Adene Nieuwoudt from Adene Photography.

Anel's Beautiful Bridesmaids

Anel is the cousin of my friend Jean-Marie(see first post), and we met at Jean-Marie's wedding as we were both her bridesmaids. Anel asked me to do her bridesmaids' make-up for her wedding in Paarl on 12 May 2012. I had never been to Paarl before and absolutely loved it as I was driving in this gorgeous little town. You can just feel and see so much history, with all the old little churches, museums, old dutch houses and vineyards. I met up with Anel and her bridesmaids at Zomerlust Guest House where they were getting ready. I did their make-up as we looked up out onto Paarl rock-such beauty all around us. I did Tarien first who wanted a smokey eye. Then it was Tanya's turn, who wanted quite a natural look. It was so much fun to do two totally different looks for two beautiful girls. The amazing photographer was Leanne Evans from The Picturess.

Tarien with her gorgeous smokey eyes

Tanya looking naturally elegant