By Alyssa Boddicker The One Everyone Is Talking About: Birth of a Nation is the film just about everyone is talking about at Sundance this year. Written, directed and starred in by Nate Parker, Birth of a Nation tells the story of Nat Turner, … [Read more...]
AVEDA: FULL SPECTRUM DEEP
By Hannah Powling Have a favourite colour you'd love for your hair, but just can't find that perfect shade? Whether you want a completely outrageous colour to a purely natural tone; Aveda have introduced a new approach to choosing your hair … [Read more...]
DAY FOUR: PARIS COUTURE BEAUTY UPDATE
By Hannah Powling The beauty from yesterday's Paris Couture show covered a whole range of looks, we were in makeup heaven! We were fascinated by the diversity of the backstage action; so we went up-close to see the details from the … [Read more...]
BREAKFAST WEEK: SMOOTHIE BOWL
We've been throwing some healthy, nutritional and not to mention easy breakfast recipes out there to inspire you this week, as it is officially Breakfast Week. If anything it's a great excuse to try something a little different to your usual … [Read more...]
FITNESS TRENDS: US VERSUS UK
By Alyssa Boddicker When other countries picture the United States of America's ideas of health, they are likely to think up two images. First, an image of the fit Los Angeles hiker, sporting crop tops and shorts with not a bit of fat and drinking … [Read more...]
NIKE: BETTER FOR IT
This season Nike is launching a new campaign 'Better For It' - and this time, from a slightly different and more exciting angle from of the usual TV ad campaigns. They will be making a series of episodes under 'A Nike Original Series' which … [Read more...]
DAY THREE: PARIS COUTURE UPDATE
By Alyssa Boddicker Day Three of the Paris Haute Couture shows continued with the likes of Giorgio Armani Privé, Yiqing Yin, and Stéphane Rolland. The shows gave us new ideas of what spring couture really is by exploring chromatic palettes, darker … [Read more...]
HOW TO: PARIS SPRING ’16 COUTURE EYELINER
By Hannah Powling The liner game is strong for Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week. We spotted yesterday's Armani Privé Paris Collection where mauve, violet and lavender set the tone for garment colour paired with neutral-toned makeup; but it was all … [Read more...]
MUHAMMAD ALI EXHIBITION AT THE O2
I Am The Greatest is the new O2 exhibition showcasing the extraordinary life and career of the world's most famous heavyweight boxer, Muhammad Ali. The showcase will use more than 100 special artefacts from Ali's personal life to help illustrate … [Read more...]
CHANEL HAUTE COUTURE IN PARIS
We love the week long of show after-show of jaw-dropping couture gowns; so we weren't surprised to see Gigi Hadid, her sister Bella and Kendall Jenner were amongst the models to strut their stuff on the runway to showcase Chanel Haute Couture SS16 … [Read more...]
DAY TWO: PARIS COUTURE UPDATE
By Alyssa Boddicker Paris Haute Couture Week has continued on, and Day 2 has brought on some serious trends to watch. Micro-florals, or tiny beaded floral patterns were seen in Christian Dior, Ralph & Russo, and Giambattista Valli's … [Read more...]
CHANEL HAUTE COUTURE PARIS
This morning the Chanel Haute Couture SS16 show officially started, about an hour ago to be exact.. We are keeping a very close eye on what's to come from the shows making place; so stay tuned for more colourful couture updates throughout the … [Read more...]
SPOTLIGHT: BENEFIT TINTED LASH PRIMER
By Chrissy Iley When I landed in Vegas I was greeted by a Benefit vending machine selling miniature travel sized versions of concealers, their product called Gimme Brow, and a range of mascaras. Everything you could want. It was so unbelievably … [Read more...]
HILARIOUS PROMO FOR ZOOLANDER 2
By Hannah Powling It's pretty obvious we are all massively looking forward to Zoolander 2; there's so much to remind us about it, numerous posters, trailers, Derek Zoolander and Hanzel making appearances in fashion shows... and now a hilarious new … [Read more...]
BREAKFAST WEEK: COCONUT PANCAKES
By Hannah Powling We are celebrating Breakfast Week (24th-30th January) in style and posting a healthy and extremely scrumptious recipe each day to inspire you. Let's get you creating something you haven't tried before to start your day! Breakfast … [Read more...]
PFW: SPRING HAUTE COUTURE ’16
By Hannah Powling On Sunday night, Paris Spring Couture SS16 Fashion Week kicked off with Donatella Versace's sporty couture range. With back to back shows from now till the 28th January - there are some designers we are thoroughly looking forward … [Read more...]
TRAILER: THE FINEST HOURS
The Finest Hours tells the remarkable true story of the 1952 rescue of the SS Pendleton; the greatest small boat rescue in Coast Guard history. In February 1952, one of the worst storms to ever hit the East Coast struck New England, pummelling … [Read more...]
RESTAURANT REVIEW: MARADENTRO
By Chrissy Iley Last night I was invited to a five-course tasting dinner at new restaurant Maradentro accompanied by a Casamigos flight and Casamigos cocktail. It’s true that tequila will probably get me to do anything. Some people go wild on it. I … [Read more...]
SMASHBOX SPRING ’16 LAUNCHES
By Hannah Powling Yesterday we paid Smashbox a visit to their swanky new London freestanding floor in Fitzroy Place, to take a look at some products, get the low-down on some amazing upcoming launches... and try them all out of … [Read more...]
MAKEUP ARTIST LAN NGUYEN: INTERVIEW
By Hannah Powling We were lucky enough to have a peek at her works of art within the pages of Art & Makeup, but we also have an exclusive interview with the award-winning makeup artist herself; to celebrate the launch of her inspirational … [Read more...]
TRAILER: DIRTY GRANDPA
If you haven't seen the trailer for this film yet, we think you should, basically because it's Friday and we're feeling like a laugh. Zac Efron stars alongside Robert De Niro in a pretty funny film about youth never running its course. Jason … [Read more...]
REVIEW: Freeheld
By Hannah Powling Based on the real lives of two women, Freeheld is the love story of Laurel Hester and Stacie Andree, and their fight for justice. I went to see this touching film last night; and it is definitely one to see.. Julianne … [Read more...]
OUT TODAY: OUR BRAND IS CRISIS
Sandra Bullock and Billy Bob Thornton star in new comedy to hit the screens, Our Brand Is Crisis, produced by Grant Heslov and George Clooney himself. Bullock plays 'Calamity' Jane Bodine, a brilliant strategist who is hired to lead an elite … [Read more...]
HOW TO: ROCKER CURLS HAIR TREND
By Hannah Powling We love it when we get the latest trend reports straight from the backstage hair and makeup teams during fashion shows. The Stella McCartney Pre-Fall '16 show took place in Sunset Boulevard in LA and to keep you bang on trend … [Read more...]