Photographer: Matt Stansfield
Assistant: Jak Spedding
Models:Leanne,Stephen Donaldson/Suzanne Hunt
Wardrobe stylist: Chloe Bibby
Make up: Sonara Parker
This was a fantastic location shoot set at the beautiful Fives in Preston, which has four amazing and unique floors. Including a basement nightclub, a beautiful ground floor setting for ladies what lunch, with one of the most amazing chandeliers I’ve seen and two more fabulous floors with separate bars. If only the cocktails made were not just for show 
Although every floor was impressive, I have to say my favourite thing about the whole location was the huge entrance to the building, for some reason the over sized wooden door reminded me of something out of alice in wonderland, maybe it was the giant key used to lock the door behind us that sparked that little day dream off.
Not only were we spoilt with such a fabulous location, (which for the record I have promised myself I shall return to swap the makeup brushes in my hands for a lovely real cocktail), great models, amazing hairdressers from Blake & Co in Chorley and of course I have to mention the great styling by Chloe Bibby. When what pulled up outside? A shiny black Ferrari. Chloe got to sit in and rev the oh so pretty car (jealous!) The highlight of the day for me personally had to be the arrival of a giant puppy called Garrett, who is possibly the cutest puppy in the world.
Garrett is a malamute (for none doggy people out there you could say he looks like a giant cross between a wolf and a husky) Of course the whole shoot came to a halt as soon as he arrived as everyone wanted to pet and cuddle him. I still can’t believe how big he was for a 6 month old puppy, there was no way of squishing him in my kit bag and dog napping him, he was four times the size of my suitcase of makeup. The breed were originally bred for use as an Alaskan sled dog, and while my well stocked kit may be heavy for me to pull about even if it is on wheels, it would feel like pulling a fluffy cloud to a malamute.
<3 Oh I would love my very own Garrett, I would make him the first kit dog! His owners Chris and Vikki told me how he likes paintbrushes so maybe he could assist too, although I think the brushes may be handed over to me in a half chewed, soggy state *laughs* A Huge thankyou to Vikki and Chris for tackling the nightmare journey and bringing him over! Follow Garrett on facebook here.
If all animals were as well behaved, gentle and obedient as Garret was, despite all the new smells, people and buzz then the old saying of “don’t work with animals or children” would be out the window and there would just be a queue of kids with empty leads looking for work 
Love & Blusher,
Sonara
Links:
Matt Stansfield
Fives
Chloe Bibby
Blake & Co
Garret the puppy
