By Emily Mongan London-based fashion designer Bella Freud has teamed up with perfume designer Azzi Glasser to launch her debut fragrance collection, Bella Freud Parfum. The collection is inspired by three distinct moods and women, and model … [Read more...]
PHOTOGRAPHING FASHION: HORST AT THE V&A
By Emily Mongan One of the 20th century's most prolific fashion photographers will be the focus of a new exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum this atumn. The work of Horst P. Horst, the German-American photographer known for his striking … [Read more...]
REMEMBERING ROBIN: OUR FAVORITE MOMENTS
By Emily Mongan The entertainment world was sent reeling this morning after news broke that Robin Williams, the actor whose varied career earned him fans of all ages, passed away at age 63 of a suspected suicide following a long battle with … [Read more...]
BRILLIANT BLOW DRY: KERATIN TREATMENT
Our Stephanie Hind visited Soho's Purple Salon and tried a Brazilian Keratin Treatment, which uses keratin proteins and heat to repair hair right down to the cuticle, making for strong and glossy hair that lasts for months. Read her review of this … [Read more...]
GET OUT OF TOWN: THE GOOD LIFE EXPERIENCE
By Emily Mongan Charlie and Caroline Gladstone, the founders of Pedlars home goods shops, have teamed up with singer, author and broadcaster Cerys Matthews to present an outdoors festival unlike any other. The Good Life Experience is a … [Read more...]
WATCH: NEW CLIPS FROM SEX TAPE
Check out these new clips from Sex Tape, starring Jason Segel and Cameron Diaz. This cringe-worthy comedy follows Jay and Annie, a couple who make a sex tape to spice up their love life. The downside? It was accidentally uploaded to the Cloud, and … [Read more...]
HERMES LAUNCHES TIE BREAK APP
By Emily Mongan Picking out a tie has never been so high-tech, thanks to Hermès. The French luxury brand has launched Tie Break, a free smartphone app designed to elevate shopping to neck wear to a new mobile experience. Users can scroll … [Read more...]
NEW TRAILER: THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
Last month we gave you a preview of some of the most-talked about films hitting the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival next month, and now we have another buzzed-about movie to add to that list. The Theory of Everything, the … [Read more...]
WATCH: MAD MEN’S JOAN IN A MODERN OFFICE
What would happen if one of the employees from Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce's booze-filled office took a time machine and ended up in 2014? This Funny or Die video shows us exactly that, sticking the usually capable Joan Harris (Christina Hendricks) … [Read more...]
WILL GEORGE CLOONEY MARRY IN ARMANI?
Now that the world's most eligible bachelor is off the market and engaged to be married, it's time to start speculating about the most important part of any wedding: the fashions. Rumor has it that George Clooney will get hitched while wearing … [Read more...]
NEW TRAILER: HORNS
by Sarah Waldrop The Harry Potter star, Daniel Radcliffe, is back with Juno Temple in the supernatural thriller Horns. First previewed at the Toronto International Film Festival, Horns is set to debut on UK cinema screens 31st October – just … [Read more...]
CINDY CRAWFORD REVEALS BOOK LAUNCH
by Annie Vischer A year's a long time to wait but we'll be keeping our eyes on the bookshop shelves in 2015. It has been rather candidly revealed that brunette supermodel sensation Cindy Crawford will be launching her book the autumn after … [Read more...]
THE BODY BOOSTING POWERS OF RAW CACAO
Chocoholics, rejoice! Your favorite food is packing a huge antioxidant punch - but don't go sprinting off to the candy aisle just yet. You'll get the most health benefits from cacao, the roasted and husked beans of the Theobroma cacao tree that have … [Read more...]
MOOD MATCHING MANNIES WITH MICHAEL KORS
No matter the occasion, no look is quite complete without that perfect shade of nail polish. As a manicure junkie whose nails are often the canvas for expressing my mood, I'm tempted to hoard each shade of the new lacquer additions to the Michael … [Read more...]
NEW TRAILER: LOVE, ROSIE
Love, Rosie (also known as Rosie Dunne) is an upcoming British-American romantic comedy film directed by Christian Ditter and written by Juliette Towhidi, based on the 2004 novel Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern. The film stars Lily Collins, Sam … [Read more...]
LOOK GOOD AND GIVE BACK: CHARITABLE BEAUTY BRANDS
by Emily Mongan If you're a beauty junkie, you know there's no feeling quite like the one you get when you bring home a haul of new products. But what if your love for beauty could do good while making you look good? We've rounded up a … [Read more...]
ELIZABETH ARDEN’S FLAWLESS FUTURE
by Emily Mongan It's the start of another over-scheduled work week filled with obligations and appointments. Feeling stressed already? You're not alone - if you're a woman between the ages of 26 and 35, you belong to one of the most … [Read more...]
DATING DECONSTRUCTED: DREAMCLIQ
by Chrissy Iley New statistics about how we date, how we meet people and fall in love alarmed me. It seems that no one meets and becomes meaningful in the old fashioned way – eyes find each other across a crowded room and ignite. You feel … [Read more...]
PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD AND SCOOT!
by Liz Turner There are a lot of things I don’t miss about being a kid: school dinners, going to bed in daylight, that evil boy three doors down etc. But there are many more that I do, and one of them is riding my scooter. Adults can cycle, … [Read more...]
L’OREAL’S NEW MAKEUP GENUIS APP
by Emily Mongan If you've ever felt the pain of purchasing a new cosmetic product or shade of make-up only to find it doesn't mesh well with your skin tone or style, L'Oreal has a high-tech solution. Using special effects-grade technology and … [Read more...]
NEW TRAILER: A MOST WANTED MAN
A Most Wanted Man is a movie based on a novel written by John le Carré. He also wrote box office hit Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy so we can expect a good story from this film. It follows a secret anti-terrorism team seeking to develop sources … [Read more...]
KRISTEN WIIG RECLINES IN GREY GARDENS
Kristen Wiig is featured in the August issue of Elle U.S., and the location of her photo shoot is just as unique as the star herself. Wiig's photo spread was shot at Grey Gardens, the legendary estate in East Hampton, New York that was home to … [Read more...]
FAVOURITE FIVE: GOLDEN BODY BEAUTY BUYS
by Annie Vischer Summer, whether your one of the ones that likes it or not, equals more skin on show. Scary. But luckily for us beauty nuts, there are a whole load of products out there that make the process more bearable. And we've spotted a … [Read more...]
WIN! A DANCE CLASS TO CELEBRATE STEP UP 5: ALL IN
To celebrate the release of Step Up 5: All In, which is out in cinemas on 1st August, Beauty and the Dirt is giving one lucky winner the chance to win an introductory dance lesson (offered in conjunction with Wish). The experience takes place in a … [Read more...]