Beauty comes at a price. Often it's a worth-its-weight-in-gold price tag. Occasionally it's a wince-inducing treatment. And then somewhere between the two, the price is having to put up with a week of awkward, not-so-prettiness. Once-smooth limbs … [Read more...]
Louis Vuitton’s Handbag Zoo
What to do with all those handbags you just had to have that are now sat at the back of your wardrobe gathering dust? Well, if you're Louis Vuitton, you'd be getting handy and creating a 'zoo'. Yes, that's right, 74 Louis Vuitton bags and 2 months … [Read more...]
Victoria’s Secret Angels Condemn Airbrushing
The retouching debate is in no way revolutionary. We've been appalled and (although not everyone would care to admit it) inspired, in equal measure for quite some time now as images across the fashion, beauty and lifestyle are heavily photoshopped … [Read more...]
Homeland Comes Back
Almost. Too. Excited. To. Type. Homeland is finally heading back to our TV screens. Since the end of Season 2 there has been an enormous void left in our lives, that even Game of Thrones (for me at least) can't seem to fill. And so these latest … [Read more...]
Summer-Tease: Dr Organic Virgin Coconut Oil Lip Serum
There's been a lot of summer-teasing in my life of late. The bank holiday weekend lent a much-needed but too-short warmth to my skin, a European weekend wedding- just 24 hours of tantalising 26° heat and then I received Dr. Organic's Virgin Coconut … [Read more...]
Cara Delevingne Does Glossy Grunge For Saint Laurent
You'd think we'd be bored of Cara by now. Splashed on every billboard we pass, cropping up more regularly than most in Instagram feeds and hitting headlines on every title from tabloid to indie mag. But we're not. And it appears neither is the … [Read more...]
Yasmin Sewell Brings the Beach to London
Oft-papped fashion maven and style consultant, Yasmin Sewell, in collaboration with Paper Mache Tigers, has made an ambitious endeavor to bring the sunny beaches of California to London - in fashion terms of course. The pop-up store titled 'Beach in … [Read more...]
Flower Power
Tis the season for festivals and we're ready to get our groove on. Eclectic fashion collections are swarming our favorite retail locations (here's looking at you Topshop) and you can't deny there is a cheap thrill in searching for the ultimate … [Read more...]
Chanel Pop Up Nail Bar
These days pop ups are ten-a-penny; everywhere you look there's a now-you-see-it-now-you-don't shop, bar or restaurant momentarily flaunting its wares. So it's no surprise that, jaded by the peek-a-boo games, it takes something really rather special … [Read more...]
Covent Garden Spring Shopping Event
The bank holiday weekend may have given you a teasing taster of the summer (hopefully) still to come, and no doubt, had you frantically pulling out last year's warm-weather wardrobe in a bid to finally dispel the layers of black. "Out with the old … [Read more...]
Cannes Wrap-up: Winners and Highlights
The 2013 Cannes Film Festival has come to an close, marking the end of the biggest celebrity clad, high-fashion, film event of the year and the addition of a bunch of new films to add to our list of 'must-sees' at the cinema this year (not to … [Read more...]
The Corset Diet
by Chrissy Iley The corset diet is a somewhat alarming new trend in LA. It’s a combination of a very old school diet where women in the 19th century trained their waists to lose inches by whalebone corsets that cinched them in so tight they found … [Read more...]
Summer Shoe Envy: Espadrilles
Should your Instagram feed be anything like mine, that is, filled with all manner of enviable fashion-sass it's almost inevitable that you will have cast your (green) eye upon this year's ultimate summer footwear; the Chanel espadrilles. That raw, … [Read more...]
Emma Stone Opens Up About Mother’s Breast Cancer
Hollywood it-girl, Emma Stone, warmed hearts everywhere when she spoke out about her mother's personal battle with breast cancer while attending the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation's 6th annual Peace, Love and a Cure cocktail reception in … [Read more...]
Oro Gold Skincare
by Chrissy Iley Whenever I know I have looked my worst, tired, puffy, panicky, I’ve been targeted on Bond Street and Kensington High Street. Women and men saying ‘I’ve got something to show you…’ Before you can think expensive scam the sales rep is … [Read more...]
Bank Holiday Adventures: Peugeot 208
With plans for the upcoming May bank holiday that looked anything but far-flung, rather than spend the weekend enviously scrolling through my Instagram feed poring over friends' exotic beach/ food porn/ endless ocean pics, what better opportunity to … [Read more...]
Win A Complete Hen Party Package From Girly Night Out
Yep, it’s that time of the year - hen party season has come around again, and the lovely ladies at Girly Night Out have put together a complete hen party package worth £120 for us to give away! The full hen night package … [Read more...]
GHD Launch New Eclipse Styler With Sam McKnight & Rankin
He's the man behind fashion weeks' hottest hair looks, creator of Chanel's couture hair styling and the man that Kate Moss calls on before facing the world's media and now hair stylist Sam McKnight has teamed up with GHD as the brand's global … [Read more...]
Behind-The-Scenes: amfAR Gala 2013
On the French Riviera last night, $25 million was raised for AIDS research thanks to the annual amfAR gala, this year curated by Carine Roitfeld. Attracting the world's hottest across art, film, fashion and music, the 20th anniversary night … [Read more...]
Free Your Mind: Sadler’s Sampled Dance Festival
Sadler's Wells is presenting a two week dance festival called Sadler's Sampled, with the slogan 'Free Your Mind' as this years theme. The UK's leading dance house, Sadler's Wells, is hosting the event and is giving the festival goer's the chance to … [Read more...]
amfAR Ultimate Gold Collection Fashion Show, Cannes
Last night as the sea shimmered off the stunning Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cannes, the high priestess of fashion Carine Roitfeld hosted the annual amfAR gala. A model army featuring Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Karlie Kloss, Alessandra Ambrosio, Liberty … [Read more...]
ADR Is Golden
We love ADR. Never failing to throw herself mind, body and soul into a 'look'. And last night's amfAR gala was no different as the Vogue Nippon editrix sported a brocade gold Pucci number with drop waist, accessorised by thigh high Tom Ford … [Read more...]
Cuff Love
If you invest in just one piece of jewellery this season make it a gold cuff. Like the leather jacket of the jewellery world; it's tough, edgy but also ultra luxurious. Instantly updating a jeans and jumper combo by day, whilst taking your little … [Read more...]
Love Cara’s New Ink?
We're somewhat surprised at Cara Delevingne's latest fashion statement. She's usually so off-beat, so non-conformist, so well, erm, street! And that's why we love her (honest, it's not just about the brows). But this week, Cara has been flaunting … [Read more...]