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PHILOSOPHY HOLIDAY GIFTS 2010

Christmas came early this week at 68 Dean St, as philosophy launched their Holiday 2010 Gifts. With gingerbread men and candy canes a-plenty, guests enjoyed sampling the utterly scrumptious scents of body lotions, shower gels and lip glosses.  The infamous gingerbread man shower gel remained a crowd favorite, with the gorgeous ‘Under The Mistletoe’ set of lip glosses also being added to everyone’s letters to Santa!

Leah Anderson-O’Loughlin

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Posted on Wednesday, 28th of July 2010 | Permalink

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ETERNAL GRACE AT DEAN STREET

As the morning sun filled the room at 68 Dean St, philosophy launched their newest fragrance ‘Eternal Grace’. Surrounded by stunning bouquets and storyboards depicting the life of an Eternal Grace girl, guests spritzed and sniffed the stunning new EDT, inducing sighs of delight to be heard all over Soho. Guests left with goody bags of the fragrance and shower gel, so now offices all over London are being filled with Eternal Grace as we speak (or blog).

Leah Anderson-O’Loughlin

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Posted on Wednesday, 28th of July 2010 | Permalink

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MOROCCANOIL ON THE RED CARPET WITH NAOMI WATTS

Naomi Watts seems to keep getting more beautiful by the day. Supporting Liev Schreiber, at his premiere for Salt on Monday night, Naomi looked beyond fabulous as she showcased a shorter, dramatic new blunt bob with layered side-swept fringe.

Inspired by the lines of the metallic strapless Gucci mini-dress that Naomi wore, hairstylist Robert Vetica created a sleek look that referenced 60¹s British pop with a Studio 54 vibe refined by a soft, natural mood.

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Posted on Wednesday, 21st of July 2010 | Permalink

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LIZ EARLE LAUNCHES HAIRCARE RANGE

Yesterday, after six years in the making, Liz Earle finally launched her highly anticipated Hair Care range.  Dubbed ‘Cleanse & Polish for the hair’, the range consists of one shampoo for all hair types and 3 conditioners – Normal, Oily and Dry/Damaged - mirroring the same ethos that was adopted 15 years ago when Cleanse & Polish first launched.

At the flagship King’s Road Liz Earle store, Liz, along with Jennifer Hirsch, the brand’s in-house botanist talked beauty press through the birth of the range and the task of testing over 100 different formulations to make sure it was perfect.
The only down side?  We will still have to wait a little while longer before we can get our hands on the finished products as it won’t be hitting the shelves until September!

Megan Farley

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Posted on Friday, 18th of June 2010 | Permalink

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PAUL & JOE BEAUTÉ CLAIR DE LUNE LAUNCH

For the launch of Paul & Joe’s beautiful A/W Claire de Lune Collection (translated as moonlight) we couldn’t take our fave journalists to the moon but we certainly tried to teach them to walk on it…

The press were invited to the famous Pineapple Dance Studio, where International Make-up Artist Craig-Ryan French introduced them to the stunning new collection; a combination of playfully chic packaging and an array of divine hues, which left them all utterly radiant. We then put on our dancing kicks and were taught the routine to Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ combined with the ‘Moonwalk.’ Suffice to say the event was definitely a ‘Scream’ – whilst we tried our best to copy the ‘Man in the mirror,’ our attempts at looking like a ‘Smooth criminal’ were more than a little…‘Off the wall… (enough puns for now – Ed)

Kiran Branch

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Posted on Wednesday, 16th of June 2010 | Permalink

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MARK HILL AT THE BAFTAS

Clockwise from Top Left: Mark Hill, Andrea McLean, Tamsin Outhwaite, Tina O'Brien, Kara Tointon

Mark Hill and his creative team provided the official hair styling for last night’s Television BAFTAs. Working flat out throughout the day the team ensured some of television’s finest including;Tina O’Brien, Kara Tointon, Tamsin Outhwaite and Andrea McLean, rocked the red carpet with award winning hair!

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Posted on Monday, 7th of June 2010 | Permalink

Beauty and Celebrities

VOTE FOR MARK HILL!

For the second year running the fantastic Mark Hill has been nominated as a finalist in the Celebrity Hairdresser of the Year competition.  He’s known in the industry for his brilliant product and electrical ranges, as well as his impressive list of list of celeb clients including Fearne Cotton, Holly Willoughby, Kate Hudson and Michelle Pfieffer.  He’s also the official stylist to the BAFTA Television awards and the Brit Awards.

You can show your support for Mark by voting for him now here…

If you cast your vote online you’ll also be automatically entered into a prize draw to win a VIP trip to Clothes Show London.
The Style Awards are on June 25; Clothes Show London continues until June 27.

Jenni Beveridge

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Posted on Thursday, 27th of May 2010 | Permalink

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THE L’OCCITANE GARDEN AWARDED RHS SILVER GILT MEDAL

The L’Occitane Garden designed by James Towillis has been awarded a prestigious Silver Gilt medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2010.  All of the plant species featured in the garden grow naturally in Provence and the surrounding Mediterranean landscape and are the key ingredients L’Occitane’s best-selling product collections.

“I have enjoyed every minute of working on The L’Occitane Garden.  I have always been fascinated by the rich landscape of Provence - the wild bouquets of colour and texture that are unique to this area. The rich landscape provides the perfect inspiration for a Chelsea Flower Show Garden and gives a broad scope of planting opportunities.
James Towillis, Garden Designer

Lisa Bobroff

Win ~ A limited edition L’Occitane Chelsea Flower Show basket worth £60

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Posted on Tuesday, 25th of May 2010 | Permalink

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BEAUTY BIBLE “BEAUTY STEALS” IPHONE APP LAUNCHES TODAY

This brand new Beauty Steals iPhone App – from Jo Fairley and Sarah Stacey, the authors of the bestselling Beauty Bible series of books – is your go-anywhere 100% independent guide to the best affordable products out there.  Truly invaluable, the Beauty Steals iPhone App – one of the very first in the Beauty category - launches at the iTunes Store TODAY price £2.99.

Want to know which is the best shampoo under £5? The miracle creams that really deliver, but don’t break the bank? Or which lip glosses are priced to put a smile on your face?  It’s all here.

Bianca Presto
Posted on Friday, 21st of May 2010 | Permalink

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LOOKFANTASTIC & LOOKMANTASTIC AWARDS 2010

Top: Nadine Baggott with Daniel Crown, CEO and Tom Southgate, Commercial Manager for lookfantastic

Middle: Jo Wood wins the Best Body Wash/Scrub in the Organic and Natural Category

Bottom: The ladies from KMS with their awards

Over the past month, lookfantastic and lookmantastic customers have been voting in their thousands to give their favourite products a coveted prize. It wasn’t just a tough choice for them but also for the Expert Panel, made up of industry professionals, who deliberated long and hard about who the awards should go to!

The presentation breakfast was held at the Soho Hotel and members of the beauty industry turned up in their droves, eager to find out the winners. Visit lookfantastic to see for yourself!

Megan Farley

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Posted on Wednesday, 19th of May 2010 | Permalink

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