Annette O'Brien : Weddings

Friday, 1 November 2024

Laurence & Ben - Ballyfin Demesne, Co Laois

I was thrilled to be the makeup artist for Laurence at Ballyfin Demesne, Co Laois. What a gorgeous venue and what a gorgeous wedding.

All photographs credited to Garth from Lima Conlon.

Supplier details:

Photographer Lima conlon

Videographer Dreamcatcher productions

Hair Upstyle Junkie

Wedding planner Waterlily weddings

Florals & styling Frog prince weddings

Maura

The beautiful Maura

Photo by the very talented

Sosac Photography

Hair

Honeybee hair and beauty

Charlotte Tilbury Makeup Tutorial

I am thrilled to tell you that I am working with Charlotte Tilbury Makeup to offer you all a DISCOUNT CODE of 15% off ANY PRODUCTS ON HER WEBSITE!! You know how much I love her products so I have been bursting to tell you this news!

I am launching this offer with a full Charlotte Tilbury
 tutorial for you all, but especially for my beautiful brides during this lockdown. I have done a step-by-step makeup tutorial for you to do on your wedding day, a guidance to help you along and help you choose the right makeup products for your special day.

To avail of the 15% off, you must be a new customer of CT( you don't have to be a bride) Apply this code at the checkout: MMSIE00x99Ny , And that's it!! (if you have ordered from them already, you can use another email address).

During this tutorial I use Sarah Keary Make Up
 Brushes which are amazing!! Sarah is a well know MUA and you may have seen her work on Pippa O'Connor's social media. She's one of her go- to makeup artists. I have been gifted these brushes and I have a 10% discount code: ANNETTE10

Lots of good news this evening and I am so happy to hopefully help some brides out there and also to be able to give you all a discount code for some amazing CT products.

Thank you all so much for your support during this time. As always I have the most amazing clients and friends.

Love,

Annette x 

Angela ~ Gougane Barra Hotel

Beautiful Angela from Wedding Storytellers recently got married at Gougane Barra. The most gorgeous day and I am so excited to share these snaps from Gareth Lima-Conlon with you.

It is the fifth year of The Irish Beauty Blog Awards and I was absolutely thrilled to hear that I was nominated for the "Makeup Influencer Of The Year". I had been nominated for these National awards a few years back and it was such a great night being among the best in the business - Suzanne Jackson, Pippa and Rosie Connolly to name a few.

This award is based on public vote so I was amazed to hear I went on to be longlisted, then shortlisted and then to the finals!!

The awards night were held in House, Dublin last week and one of my best friends Aine, was my plus one.

I didn't bring home an award but had the best night, meeting familiar faces and also some new faces. Thank you to every single person who voted for me. I really have the best clients and followers and wouldn't be where I am without you. I have made so many friends through my work in the last few years and can't wait to make so many more.

Here are a few pics from the night..

Some dinner and bubbles at Cliff Townhouse before heading to House for the ceremony.

The last time I met Lucy Kennedy was in 2013 when I did her makeup for a shoot. So good to catch up again with her, such a fabulous lady.

And of course Louis Walsh had to get in the selfie action too!

A night cap at The Shelbourne Hotel to finish off the best night.

And of course meeting Mr Greg O Shea from Love Island at the airport was such a highlight too!

Thank you again for all the votes, your support means so much to me.

Love, Annette x

AWARDS "Business Woman of the year 2019" & "Celebrity Makeup Artist of the year 2019"

2019 has been a fantastic year for me and it's not over yet. I am thrilled that I have been nominated in so many awards for my work.

I was a finalist for "Bridal MUA Of The Year" in the Brides of Kerry Awards, the same award that I won last year. At this awards ceremony they had four other speciality awards. "Business Woman Of The Year"was one of those awards and you could only imagine my reaction when I heard I had won!! Such an honour to win this as I am now 14 years in business.

Two weeks later, The Irish Makeup Awards were held in Dublin. These awards are the highest national makeup industry awards. This time I was a finalist for "Celebrity MUA Of The Year" and won it also!! I was a finalist amongst four well known makeup artists based in Dublin and I was so proud to make the final, never mind to win the award.

In the last two months I have been nominated for two more awards. The first is "Makeup Artist of The Year" with Romantic Wedding Awards and "Best Makeup Influencer 2019" with Beauty Blogs Awards Ireland, it is so amazing to be recognised at a National level once again.

I feel this blog is a platform of my work and showcases the products I love, places I have been and things I love doing. I started it long before Facebook and Instagram and even before my website. Even though I don't blog a lot, it always reminds me of where I started off in my makeup career. I got shortlisted for these awards back in 2015 and attended the awards night amongst influencers like Pippa O'Connor and Suzanne Jackson.. I really couldn't believe it!

I am so grateful for every like on my photos, every comment or question on posts and every phone call from a bride looking for me to beautify them on their special day.

Thank you as always for the love and support.

A x

Nikki ~ The Skellig Hotel, Dingle, Co.Kerry.

Claire ~ Sheen Falls Lodge, Kenmare, Co.Kerry

Meet the gorgeous Claire, who got married at The Sheen Falls Lodge. So many details about this wedding that I'm dying to share with you..

Joanne at Ballyseede Castle, Tralee

"I had Annette O'Brien booked to do my make-up for the day of our wedding (March 2018). She is absolutely brilliant at what she does. She is so cool, calm and collected. She is extremely professional and kept everyone at ease on a morning full of emotion. She completed my makeup, my 3 bridesmaids and my Mam's makeup also. Everyone was delighted with how they looked. She gives great advice and knows exactly what she is doing. Anyone looking to have flawless makeup on their wedding day should book Annette. You will not be disappointed.

I love makeup as do my 3 sisters- so we were fussy customers!! I think we all looked fabulous and we felt it too. Thanks so much Annette - You're brilliant xx Joanne"

Photographer: Konrad - KPaprocki

Makeup: me!

Hair: Pat O Neill

Venue: Ballyseede Castle, Tralee, Co Kerry.

Sarah - on a Winter's Day in Kerry

I love sharing some of my beautiful brides here on the blog and was blown away when these images came in. Keep scrolling down for gorgeous images of Sarah and David on a Winter's morning at Parknasilla Resort & Spa, Co Kerry.

Bridal Makeup Artist Of The Year 2018

Some great news - would love your vote!

My 2018 started with great news...

I am absolutely thrilled to find out I'm a finalist for the Brides of Kerry Wedding Industry Awards. What an honour and it is always lovely to see the hard work paying off. It is a voting system to get to the finals which will be held in Tralee in February.

If you would like to vote for me click the "link" below and find my name in the makeup category.

LINK

Thank you again to everyone for your love and support throughout the years,

Annette x

2017 Brides

2017 has been a fantastic bridal year - meeting so many new brides and spending such a very special day with them. I always have loads on my Instagram (click HERE to see) but there's nothing like posting on your blog to see all those details!

Here are a few professional shots I got back...