Having frequented more of the world's plushest hotel rooms than most, the Mr and Mrs Smith team have taken to incorporating elements of their travels into daily life, by way of their very own paint range. Mr and Mrs Smith At Home, is a totally hand … [Read more...]
Stella and Gwyneth Launch Exclusive Goop Collection
BFFs Stella McCartney and Gwyneth Paltrow have clearly been rather productive over their quinoa suppers and yoga sessions, because the designer and actress have together designed a capsule fashion collection, exclusively for Gwyn's lifestyle blog, … [Read more...]
High Fashion Down Low
As of Friday, that 3-minute delay for your Northern Line train may not seem like such an issue, now that the British Fashion Council will be broadcasting an interactive stream of exclusive, high fashion content to select London Underground … [Read more...]
How To Celebrate a Birthday, The Beyonce Way
Whilst the rest of us are reeling from the sudden cold snap and our too-quickly fading tans, mega stars and love-birds Beyonce and Jay-Z are torturing us with social site snapshots whilst they frolick around the Italian coast to celebrate Bey's 32nd … [Read more...]
Designer Daily
Matthew Williamson today launches his online boutique and website, MWDaily. Described as 'a different kind of print' the Brit designer has enlisted some of his most prominent A list friends including Sienna Miller, Arizona Muse and stylist Rachel … [Read more...]
Film Trailer: Girl Most Likely…
Kristen Wiig, Annette Bening, Darren Criss and Matt Dillon headline in Girl Most Likely, a hilarious comedy about Imogene, once a promising young New York playwright whose promise has fizzled, thanks to a crisis of confidence. Heavily in denial about … [Read more...]
Prêt-à-Portea at The Berkeley
Over London Fashion Week, revel in the fact that as non-models we are not expected, or indeed paid to maintain specific measurements by treating yourself to the most fashionable of afternoon teas at The Berkeley. Inspired the world of fashion, … [Read more...]
Win Tickets To The Luna Cinema with Häagen-Dazs
Beauty and the Dirt in conjunction with Häagen-Dazs and The Luna Cinema are offering one pair of tickets to see 80’s classic, Dirty Dancing at the picturesque Kew Gardens on Saturday 14th September. Be assured you’ll have the best seats in the house … [Read more...]
David Downton at Claridge’s
To celebrate the famed fashion illustrators role as the hotel's artist in residence this London Fashion Week Claridge's will host an exhibition of David Downton's artwork, taken from his popular Fumoir series. Entitled Midnight at Noon (and … [Read more...]
Fashion Week Friendly Footwear
Fashion Week may well have become an arena for fashion-lovers to showcase their personal style - hence the look-at-me outfits and abundance of street style photographers milling around on the Somerset House cobbles and outside of the showcase tents - … [Read more...]
Alterna 2 Minute Root Touch-Up
I've never understood the mystery of roots. One minute you're looking at your hair the roots seem more or less the colour of the rest of it, and then half an hour later the roots are horrendous. I'm not sure if this is due to a miracle spurt in hair … [Read more...]
Bar Chocolat
In celebration of its new, innovative liquid Chocolat Luxe, Baileys launches Bar Chocolat in London's Covent Garden. An immersive, multi-sensory experience, Bar Chocolat will see handpicked artisan visionaries including Bompas & parr, Tabitha … [Read more...]
Model Eats
Whilst we know better than to feed the models, fashion week (for us regular beings) is undoubtedly the best time to be out and about in the city, eating, drinking and generally basking in the undercurrent of excitement and anticipation as editors, … [Read more...]
Abused Goddesses
Combine the Hindu goddesses Lakshmi, Durga and Saraswati with the typical depictions of abuse, a graze here, a black eye there, an unmistakeable split lip and the result is a powerful message highlighting the plight of Indian domestic … [Read more...]
Front Row at NYFW SS14
Having kicked off late last week, New York Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week for Spring Summer 2014 is well underway. And as usual it's not just the fashion designers, models and muses working the cameras as the front rows have been packed full of … [Read more...]
Topshop’s New SS14 Show Space
Whilst Somerset House remains the focal point for London Fashion Week activities, Topshop's show space runs a close second in providing the most amazing and breathtaking of venues to showcase design talent - such as the no-longer-in-use Kings Cross … [Read more...]
Film Trailer: Runner Runner
The dreamy Mr. Timberlake returns to the big screen in the intense thriller, Runner Runner. Timberlake plays a Princeton college student who turns to online gambling to pay off $60,000 of tuition. After bottoming out, Richie Furst (Timberlake) … [Read more...]
Film Trailer: The Counsellor
To be honest, with a cast such as this - Michael Fassbender, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem and Brad Pitt - and directed by Sit Ridley Scott, we almost don't really mind what the plot entails, but nonetheless we'll tell you. The … [Read more...]
Ear Adornment
From the very moment that New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Punk:Chaos to Couture as its major exhibition for 2013, we just knew that come September - and the slew of autumn winter 2013 pieces - that studs, leather and anything with a … [Read more...]
Challenge Your Beauty Essentials: The Outcome
Having previously explained just how reliant we are on beauty essentials (body wash, toothpaste, deodorant), and yet just how little thought we put into their purchase, and indeed their efficacy, I agreed to put Sure Deodorant Maximum Protection … [Read more...]
Post-Summer Sunshine For Your Hair
I'd like to say that I'm a hair saint in the summer. That I laze beneath the shade of a parasol, smothered in factor 50 with my freshly coloured lengths, spritzed with sun protective conditioning treatment whipped up into a bun and hidden firmly … [Read more...]
Love, Marilyn
We remember Marilyn Monroe as a sex symbol of the past - a blonde haired beauty with a whimsical laugh. But fifty years after her death - two boxes of Marilyn's diaries were found - and her personal life was revealed. So who is Marilyn Monroe - the … [Read more...]
Clean and Lean Flat Tummy Meal Plans
For a surefire way to get a flat, toned and taut stomach, combine your Bodyism Flat Tummy Workout with a clean and lean diet plan free from caffeine, processed foods and refined sugars. Here's the ideal daily diet; Flat Tummy Breakfast A … [Read more...]
Battling The Bulge
Visible Mobile Line (or VML) is fast becoming the male counterpart to the equally-as-unsightly VPL. Just as women (well, most of them) are slowly coming to terms with the idea that (showing) less is more, men around the world seem have taken to … [Read more...]