You've really got to feel for the retailers this season. From high-street to boutique to department store, window displays and merchandise alike have been teasing us with the promise of summer and headier climes, but sadly us shoppers have been … [Read more...]
Alterna Bamboo Kendi Dry Oil Micromist
by Chrissy Iley I have fine hair; annoyingly fine. It goes limp and even the hint of conditioner on its ends and it becomes as soft and unruly as a bowl of glass noodles when colour is applied. To compensate for that limpness I have highlights, … [Read more...]
Leonardo DiCaprio To Play Rasputin
Good old DiCaprio gets all the great biopics doesn't he? From Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me If You Can to Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby, and now the Hollywood lead is set to play the infamous confidante to the Romanov Russian royal family, Rasputin … [Read more...]
Isabel Marant for H&M
Ahh the fashion collaboration that dreams are made of. . . Isabel Marant for H&M. It was only a matter of time before the Swedish high street store made moves on the insouciant Parisian label. Oozing that laid-back LA, model-off-duty vibe … [Read more...]
Healthy Baking: Sweet Potato Brownie Recipe
So, as you can see, I'm never going to make it as a food photographer, but I assure you that these totally healthy, low GI, sugar, gluten and dairy-free dark chocolate brownies are delicious and will satisfy those cravings without any of the … [Read more...]
Rocking The Fashion Haze: Clover Canyon
by Samuel Hoque The Clover Canyon atelier is unique. The often media-shy twosome, creative director Rozae Nichols and business partner John Parros, share and draw on their passion in travel and art. The entire women's collection is designed, … [Read more...]
Evoquing An Emotional Response
by Liz Turner The Range Rover Evoque is well named, it’s a car you buy with your heart not your head. Plenty of men hate it. Lots of women love its mean, toned looks. (It’s a shame the Americans pronounce it Evock and miss the point) If you had … [Read more...]
Watch: The Lanvin Ballet Slipper
It's undeniably all about the flat for summer; toenail flashing sandals, raffia espadrilles, sporty sneakers and the classic ballet pump. And to prove the point, Lanvin has created a rather gorgeous videos highlighting just how fabulous the … [Read more...]
Nivea’s Nifty Beauty Advert Turned Phone Charger
Summer's finally supposed to be here and yet with barely a hint of sun in sight, we'd readily sell our souls (or just max out our credit cards) for an instantaneous sunkissed glow combined with relaxation and the breezy smell of sunscreen and salt … [Read more...]
Father’s Day Grooming Gifts
As much a ploy to keep the men in our lives away from our covetable beauty stash, as to keep them suitably soft-skinned, stubble free and fragrant! This is our edit of the best beautifying father's day gifts... [clockwise from top … [Read more...]
Ed Sheeran Joins Taylor Swift at the Summertime Ball
It seems that in order to be linked, romantically, to Taylor Swift you need only accompany her in a duet and join her on stage, as Ed Sheeran discovered last night at the Capital FM Summertime Ball. (Although the fact that Sheeran was spotted leaving … [Read more...]
Bloom’s Pick Your Own Strawberries Pop Up
I love the city - the constant movement, the ever-changing urban landscape, the buzz. But as soon as the summer comes around I find myself craving space, greenery, the great outdoors and the quintessential start-of-summer strawberry-picking that … [Read more...]
Behind The Scenes: Kate Moss and St. Tropez
Prepare to feel innate envy as La Moss languishes besides a fake pool (yes, that ruined the illusion for us too!), is flawlessly faux tanned by skin finishing pro Nichola Joss and made over by make up artist maestro Val Garland for her new role as … [Read more...]
Mulberry To Lose Creative Director
She's the woman behind the best-selling and much coveted 'Alexa' bag and has been credit with catapulting the British luxury leather goods brand to its current global position - jostling with the likes of high end prestige labels and boasting an … [Read more...]
A Taste Tour of Tynemouth Market
by Chrissy Iley Tynemouth Market had been a place where I found some great vintage jewellery, the odd antique framed picture and even furniture. It started off as a tiny affair and every time I go back to my home town the Saturday market sprawls … [Read more...]
Win A Fabulous Makeover With Byzantium
New vampire horror Byzantium arrived in cinemas on May 31st – and to celebrate one lucky Beauty and The Dirt reader can WIN a fabulous make-over with pretty professionals The Powderpuff Girls at their pop up parlour in Shoreditch's best vintage … [Read more...]
One Direction’s Scent Moment
We inadvertently find ourselves humming their catchy feel-good pop and swear that we'd be immune to the advances of lothario Harry, and yet, as much as we try to steer clear of boy band One Direction as they take over the world, when it comes to … [Read more...]
Sarah Jessica Parker To Launch Accessories Line
To be honest, we can't believe it hasn't happened sooner. But the big news in the fashion world today is that 15 years since HBO first aired Sex and the City, Sarah Jessica Parker, famous for her footwear loving character Carrie, is finally launching … [Read more...]
David Gandy’s Latest Squeeze
When the whole world has seen you in your smallest, tightest, whitest (D&G) pants, it must be difficult to maintain any sense of mystique, especially with the ladies. Which is perhaps why model David Gandy seems to struggle to pin one down. Well, … [Read more...]
Charlotte Tilbury To Launch Make Up Line (Finally)
It has always puzzled me that the realm of the beauty doyennes rarely extends beyond the backstage arena or behind-the-scenes editorial. Aside from the likes of the ever-fabulous Bobbi Brown, few of the true make-up artist legends segue from … [Read more...]
Rocking the Fashion Haze: Barbara Casasola
by Samuel Hoque Creative People Rocking the Fashion Haze In the first of a new series we will be zooming in on the profiles of some of the world’s most inspirational and innovative designers. From those whose eponymous lines or brands we may not … [Read more...]
Helena Bonham Carter as Liz Taylor
I have a long standing girl crush on Helena Bonham Carter, fascinating, epically beautiful and one hell of an actress. And this first picture, as released by the BBC ahead of the Burton & Taylor biopic, embodies just why I love HBC so. With a … [Read more...]
Ole Herniksen Miracle Mud
by Chrissy Iley The last time I met Michael he was dressed in rubbers and hosing me down for a treatment at the Ole Henriksen spa. I called him an S&M god and the term still fits. In a panic to look thinner for a photo shoot I bought into … [Read more...]
Watch: CFDA Awards Models Sing Daft Punk’s Get Lucky
10 seconds into the Daft Punk 'Get Lucky' teaser and we just knew that it was going to be the soundtrack to the summer (it features Pharell, so how could it not be?). What we hadn't vouched for, is that it would take on viral proportions, … [Read more...]