The Image Stylist

This post might make some people uncomfortable.
That’s ok, because Palestinian families are being obliterated, not just unsettled.

This isn’t about politics. It’s about lives. It’s about people.

Using a public platform to speak up might cost me clients. I know I might be misunderstood, challenged, or silenced.
But if I stay silent to protect my image or avoid discomfort, I am complicit in genocide.

There is so much fear in the air - but there is even more love.
Love for the land. Love for the people. Love for justice.
Love that demands we act.

If this resonates with you, share it. Post it. Save it.
Because awareness spreads like fire when people stop whispering.

We won’t all say it perfectly, but we must still say it.
Free Palestine. In word, in action, in whatever way we can. 🕊️

Back home in Coffs Harbour today after one of the busiest work trips to Sydney. Every job puts me somewhere new — collaborating, evolving, building. I love what I do ♥️

1. Forcing my colleague Cathy to take a video selfie in the amazing lighting at the Wella Studios
2. Walking to our education day and feeling cute in my new denim dress from 😌
3. The spread at our education day at Wella studios and the key to my heart 🥐
4. Models doing their thing after some epic haircuts by at the Wella education day.
5. Implementing the cutting techniques I learned from Frank at education day in salon and loving it. My client had straight hair and she left with curly hair! No styling just dried naturally.
6. I’ve now added lash lifts to my service menu, available at .sydney ✨
7. Some of the random places you find yourself in working behind the scenes on events - this was an old storage room in the deepest parts of the building we were in for our fashion week show.
8. repping for our brothers and sisters in Palestine at fashion week.
9. Early starts and a calm before the chaos at fashion week.
10. Working with the best in business
11. Also the best in business and the talented makeup artists at fashion week.
12. Tommy and Linda, my colleagues from over 10 years ago, united again ♥️
13. Rainy days in salon ☔️
14. Early starts and misty mornings for my client wedding day.
15. The mist cleared and the sun came out resulting in the most perfect day for my bride 🩷
16. Close up of Lizzie’s flawless makeup (by me!).
17. Messages that make your heart grow bigger - thankyou to my colleague who I could not have done this day without.

I’m back in Sydney from mid June! See you all then ♥️

Thanks to all my wonderful clients for a fun and exciting 2024 work year. This year I worked in the hair salon doing hair, the beauty salon doing brows, travelled doing makeup and even dipped a toe back into the bridal world!
It’s been completely stress free and entirely liberating as I only work 10 days of the month and spend the rest of my time enjoying my life. It’s now been 2 years I’ve been working this way and I still can’t believe I’m “semi-retired” in my mid 30’s 🥲
While my personal life has been GREAT I have still struggled mentally as someone who cares and knows way too much about the world; I have bared witness to the Palestinian genocide for the last 14 months and it has really affected me ❤️‍🩹 my prayer for 2025 is freedom for all, every person should have the right to decide what their own life path looks like, and walk it with freedom and dignity.

Happy New Year friends, see you next year 🤞🏼♥️

Had the best day doing hair and makeup for my beautiful bride .l.kennedy this weekend 💞

What an amazing day with my wonderful bride and her family. My favourite part of the day is seeing everything come together so harmoniously, the outfits, hair and makeup, flowers and decorations. Look how beautiful this bridal crew look!

Brides hair and makeup:
Bridesmaids hair:
Bridesmaids makeup:
Photography:

Back in Sydney after a beautiful weekend doing a wedding in the Hunter Valley.
It’s been years since I’ve done bridal, huge thanks to my client for inviting me to step back into the game, I had so much fun! 🫶🏻

Merry Christmas beautiful people. Finished the year once again with my beautiful Joy 🌟 I recently asked her what her skin routine was because I can only hope mine looks this good when I’m in my mid 90’s. Can you believe there’s 60 years between us? Her skin is AMAZING!! Joy told me it was her 3 step Elizabeth Arden routine that she’s done every single day for decades - and never rinse your face with water apparently!! Only use wipes. So there you go.
Joy inspired me last year to try to create more JOY in my life this year, and after some big changes and decisions to help me find more happiness in my life, and I think I’ve actually nailed it 🥹 Thanks to everyone who has supported me this year, I love and value each and every one of you and wish you nothing but JOY for 2023 🌟🎄🤍

You asked I listened 💘 Some of you mentioned that they found my service menu confusing when booking online, I’ve now fixed that up to make it straight forward and easier to book the services you need.
I still have a few appts available in mid December, and my books are now open for early February 2023. Book now at www.theimagestylist.com 🫧

Just a few more days before I fly back to Sydney and come back to reality ✨ I feel like I’ve been away for a lifetime. Excited to get back and start some new creative ventures!

I can’t believe it’s only been 1 week since I’ve been on holidays! It feels like a whole lifetime. After running a muck in Amsterdam we are now recuperating in the south of Italy. I am obsessed with the architecture in Amsterdam and the lifestyle in Europe in general. It’s a stark contrast to the sad lack of nightlife and energy our city of Sydney has these days. Just under 2 weeks left to go, after we finish up in Italy we head to Paris! I am really starting to miss my pets but trying to not let that distract me from a having a good time 🤣♥️

Just appreciating this beautiful space 🤍 ✨

Glam days 🎀 ✨