The Powder Room and 4005 Photography combined forces again this week to create another fashion photoshoot, the feature in this shoot was a new hair product called “White Ice”.


Sarah, our model was very fair and had a light coverage of freckles. A combination of airbrush makeup, airstocking and Mac strobe cream were used to create flawless luminous skin.


The glamour of Hollywood hairstyles has once again influenced our look. Soft, seductive waves cascade around Sarah’s shoulders. Our favourite dress was a MXM Couture creation worn previously by Miss World at a red carpet event. The other gorgeous flowing dress was a Gail Sorronda creation and suited the shoot perfectly.


Sarah’s makeup was created by one of our very talented Powder Room Wedding makeup artist. She incorporated soft shades of spring, pale satin shadows in white, peachy-pinks and doll like lashes. Cheeks glowed with a pearly apricot cream blusher and lips complete the look with our best selling lips with love lipstick in Miss Amour.

In the last 6 months a revolution has taken place with hair, soft ripple waves are the main attraction as was seen at the Oscars this year. Hair is shiny, soft and feminine.


At our last training day we created this gorgeous hairstyle on our lovely model, Sarah.


The hair was initially set, brushed through with serum smoothed to the ends adding impeccable shine and control. The hair was then hot tong moulded to create the soft ripple wave across the face. A pony tail was banded at the back left, nape of the neck. Large sections of hair were gently twisted, rouched and loosely pinned into the pony tail to create a full, textured, bun-like shape.


The front waved sections were pinned into the back of the hairstyle asymmetrically, one side was a loose braid, the other side pinned lower over the ear for that sassy vintage style. Beautifully accessorised with a crystal, silk flower, individually created by Leanne from Lila Designs.


A great technique for getting super long hair up securely so you can dance the night away!

Vicki Toms looked absolutely radiant on her big day and loved having her hair and makeup done so much that she has become one of our regular salon clients.


At The Powder Room we also have a boutique hair salon and are available for colours, cuts and styling by appointment. If you would like Karen or Kayla to look after your pre Wedding hair styling in the lead up to your big day, we would love to hear from you!


Vicki sent us a lovely letter and some photos from her beautiful day.


“Thanks to Karen and her team, I feel that I looked better on my wedding day than I have ever looked before. That was a big confidence booster and made me feel great. The morning of pampering and being made beautiful was lots of fun and a great way to ward off nerves. The fun experience and the fantastic results certainly helped me to really enjoy our wedding. Now that the day is over we have great photos – I look like me, but somehow so much better!”

We would like to keep you all up to date with what is going on at The Powder Room, and keeping you up to the minute with tips about Weddings, Hair and make up, for example did you know our new Collection comes out in November!


Twitter is the way to go! It’s a form of micro blogging that allows people around the world to communicate instantly, about anything, for free. The catch – you get only 140 characters to do it in.


It’s just like a a big cocktail party with people mingling from around the world. We would love to have fun and would really like to meet you!


Once you sign up for a Twitter account, you select a Twitter Name and get presented with the One Big Existential Question: “What are you doing?”


You fill that out in 140 characters, hit Update, and poof – you’ve made your first tweet. In seconds, your message is sent around the world.


Choose to follow us by clicking on the below link:

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We were lucky enough to have Style Magazine do a feature article on The Powder Room in their last Style Mini Magazine publication.


Even though the article featured our bridal hair and makeup mobile services, we are excited to also have had enquiries for our special occasion hair and makeup as well as our corporate hair and makeup services. Our studio is located in New Farm just 5 minutes from Brisbane CBD, so it makes it convenient for last minute bookings – girls love spoiling themselves!


We met the lovely Cassandra Laffey from Style Magazine and had an afternoon of girlie fun, when she came into The Powder Room and had her makeup done with us.


We really do love our signature wedding makeup range and they just look so pretty!! Our lipsticks and lipglosses smell, taste and feel devine on your lips, and our dual compact powders feel luxuriously silky on your skin and will keep that midday shine at bay! One of our favourite combinations is Aisle be Yours lipstick with Pink Champagne lipgloss…appropriately named for your special day


Check out our article below


Happy Wedding Planning!

Sunday 19th July was The Stamford Plaza’s Wedding open day, showcasing their hotel for prospective Brides. We were invited as a preferred Wedding supplier to come and chat to the newly engaged brides. I’ve never seen so much bling in one room, there were so many gorgeous sparkling engagement rings to look at!

We demonstrated Wedding hair and make up on our beautiful model Geo. Brides fell in love with the romantic finger-waved glossy curls and Geo’s peaches and cream complexion. The citrus gold tones used enhanced Geo’s green eyes and we applied Mac Strobe cream under the foundation to give Geo a more luminescent glow. One of our favourite combinations was used on the lips, Powder Room’s Lips with Love Lipstick in “Dreamy” and Lipgloss in “Pink Champagne”.

Movie star, red carpet curls are really popular with our brides this season. What is also really exciting is brides are being more adventurous, we spoke with one bride who is having a Retro 30′s/40′s style Wedding and the bridesmaids are going to be dressed like the characters from “Chicago” musical!


In the last year a revolution has taken place with hair. Blowdryed ripple waves are the main attraction. Hair has an impeccable quality about it, from the 70′s Jaclyn Smith (Charlies Angles) inspired “set” shiny curls to the luxe, bouncy blowdries (using thickening body building lotions). The new styles have a tactile appeal which is why mousse is a must have at the moment or a thermal setting spray. I sometimes think why are long gorgeous curls always so much a hit? It creates an illusion of being 25 forever, long goddess-like locks embody a sexy carefree spirit.


Celebrity’s that have embraced the “Goddess” looks are:
Blake Lively (Gossip Girl)
Scarlett Johansson
Nicole Kidman
Kate Hudson

Dear Powder Room,

Thank you very much for looking after us on our wedding day. We had a great day and our stylists were both so lovely and professional. Thanks for keeping me relaxed! I would highly recommend The Powder Room to anyone getting married!!!

Sera was such a beautiful bride! She had a traditional ceremony in fabulous traditional dress then changed into a gorgeous wedding gown for her reception.

Sera, blessed with a perfect darker complexion, was enhanced with airbrushing makeup. The foundation was luminous and the cheeks soft and barely there. Eyes were blended with a smokey sultry look and long luxurious lashes. To create the perfect pout we used The Powder Room’s own lipstick in Aisle be Yours and Lipgloss in Pink Champagne.

Makeup Tips for darker skins:

With a slightly darker skin tone, you may think you don’t need much bronzer, however it can even out the skin tone and give a luminous glow. Use a deep softly shimmery bronzer applied with a fluffy brush, on your cheekbones and forehead. We love the Mac Cosmetics bronzing Powder and why not enhance the look with our favourite blusher “Nars Orgasm Blush”, voted the best blush by industry professionals.  A must have for all skin tones!!

Sera sent us such a lovely thank you note:

To the Powder Room, On the 25/04/09 I hired your service on my wedding day and I would like to thank you for providing the best! ‘Exquisite hair and Make up’ is an understatement. I would like to extend my gratitude towards my stylists for that day, who met my needs and brought the best out of me! They took my fears and and brought out the confidence in me. I felt so beautiful! My bridesmaids and flower girl all looked amazing as well!… “You hit the spot!” …they said. lol!
From the bottom of my heart. Thank you again!

Rebecca was radiant on her Wedding day and sent us some gorgeous photo’s and a lovely thank you below:

“Our wedding day was beautiful! Myself and my bridesmaids thoroughly enjoyed Kristi’s company and our hair and makeup lasted all day and night!”

Looking for the perfect gift for the bride to be or just something to spoil yourself?

Our online store is finally open and is stocked with all of our favourite products, from gorgeous handmade jewellery by Leanne from Lila Designs to our fabulous Powder Room makeup range and so much more.

Visit our store and pick up something beautiful for yourself or for someone special.

New Products in store now

Stiletto Survival Kit

This kit includes all of the essentials a girl needs to feel confident and comfortable in her stilettos. One of our favourites in the collection, stiletto survival kit is your guide to happy, healthy, sexy feet.

Keep your feet perfectly cushioned all day with tip toes, heavenly heelz, strappy strips and killer kushionz – the best designer cushions in town! And of course a must have for all shoes, sole stoppers will help you strut safely on realway or runway and help preserve the soles of your new shoes. Finally organise, protect and store your stilettos and cushions in style with our signature shoe bag, Petal Pouch!

Stay looking gorgeous all day long with our deluxe wedding touch-up kit.
Includes all the essentials!
Powder Room foundation compact
Powder Room Lipstick or Lipgloss
Refreshing Mukti Aroma Mist
Purse-sized hairspray
‘Just Married’ umbrella
Blotting papers
Travel-sized hair pack (shampoo, condition & treatment)
Glamourflage ‘Kinky Kate’ vanity case.