Beauty School Dropout

Hey hey!
Sorry, I am an appalling let down and didn't blog from NYC. But rest easy, I'm back now!
Unfortunately, I'm also hungover and super busy.

Of course, I will make it all up to you next week when we graduate from Beauty School to Beauty University...

Until then, do your bit for Breast Cancer Awareness month by checking out the Estee Lauder Pink Ribbon site and buying something beautiful that saves lives.
Over and out.

Chemistry: Clinique Selfridges Event!

Is there nothing Selfridges will not do for us?

As if they weren't lightening our lives enough by simply existing, this Friday and Saturday, the lovely people at Selfridges, combined with the lovely people at Cinique, will be offering one-on-one appointments with Dr David Orentreich (aka really rather fabulous New York dermatologist).

When: Friday 3 and Saturday 4 October 2008

Appointments from 11am – 7pm

Where: Clinique Counter, Selfridges

400 Oxford Street, W1A 1AB

Call the Clinique counter at Selfridges on 020 7318 3704
Appointments cost: £25.00

(Redeemable against purchase at Clinique in Selfridges that day).

For two days only, Dr. Orentreich will be appearing in store alongside the Clinique Skin Care Experts for exclusive appointments, including a full skin care consultation, foundation fitting and quick colour application with a specially trained Clinique Expert.

Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to consult the experts about your skin concerns, whether it is redness; blemishes; lines and wrinkles; discolouration or just how to maintain healthy skin.

If I weren't actually in New York, I'd totes be there stocking up on the new Superdefense moisturiser. LOVE it.
Love you too Selfridges x x x

Design and Technology: Karpati

OMG.
It's not often I am amazed by something (that isn't Peter Petrelli with his top off) but bugger me backwards, someone has had an amazing idea.


Karpati is a fab new nail range. So far, so it must be Monday, right?
WRONG. Not only are these nail colours a) super pretty and b) all natural with no nasty chemicals to seep through your nail bed and into your sweet self, they have the most amazing packaging that is about to change your life. Basically, you slip it onto your hand like a ring (or a super attractive knuckle duster) and ta-da! No need for a flat surface.

So fab is the packaging, it has been included in my all time favourite museum, MoMA in New York (where I will be visiting on FRIDAY for my BIRTHDAY and will take a pic of me pointing at the wondrous stuff to prove it). And so fab are the super lovely classic colours that they have been included in my nail care regime.
It doesn't get any more exclusive than that.

The colours are £9.95 each and available at www. karpati.com

Home ec: Origins Ginger Knits

We're doing our bit for charity today and handing the blog over to Origins to promote their rather fabby Ginger prods...

This December Origins will be donating £1 from the sale of every Origins Ginger Essence™ Sensuous skin scent (50ml, 100ml), Origins Ginger Essence™ Intensified Fragrance Spray (50ml) and Origins Ginger Days gift set to the housing and homelessness charity Shelter. Look out for these special Origins Ginger Essence™ bottles instore keeping warm under a homemade festive woolly scarf. All fragrance bottles will come with a cute, cosy, hand-knitted scarf in festive Christmas colours and will be available in all Origins stores and at www.origins.co.uk from 1^st – 24^th December 2008.

So there you have it, you get to buy the perfect Christmas present and feel all warm and fluffy about doing a Good Thing all at the same time.
Hurrah!

Biology: Darphin 8 Flower Nectar

I couldn't work out which lesson kids studied plants in these days so I've gone for Double Modular Science, from my own GCSE days. (My only B, sob, all the others were As and A* because I am a swot). You get a bit of everything thrown in and I figured that would make sense as this product has lots of bits (well, eight) and is pretty darn amazing...


Darphin's 8 Flower Nectar is one of those super swank, super lush products that actually does what it says on the tin. Or rather beautiful box and exquisitely pretty bottle.
According to Darphin, 8 Flower Nectar is a rare and aromatic precious elixir of youth and a revolutionary approach to the fight against visible signs of aging. Formulated to help provide the skin with added vital energy and harmony; resulting in an improved youthfulness and natural radiance.
Who doesn't love that?

According to me, the combination of ylang-ylang, patchouli, neroli, rose, jasmine, ever-lasting, iris and lavender is just delish. The oil immediately soothes and softens skin, giving me that elusive celebrity glow. The base oils are equally yummy, extracts of date, avocado and cranberry help preserve the Omega 3 and 6 oils which make for younger, firmer looking skin. I can't wait to see what the long term effects are, well, aside from raising my overdraft limit... at £80 a pop, this isn't cheap but you really really do get what you pay for from skincare.

And did I mention it's pretty?

Masterclass with Bobbi Brown

Wowsers, now this is an event worthy of Beauty School...

I can't tell you how much I love Bobbi Brown. Her oil free foundation in Porcelain is one of the few 'off the peg' formulations pale enough for my skin and I live and die by her Blue Raspberry blush palette from last year's collection. I will fr-eeeeeeeak out when I hit pan on that one. So you can imagine how freaking excited I am about the event at Harrods this weekend...

BOBBI BROWN LIVE MASTERCLASS AT HARRODS- A GREAT OCCASION TO LEARN HOW THE STARS GET RED CARPET READY

As part of the exciting in-store line up of events at Harrods this month, Bobbi Brown will be putting on a spectacular demonstration. Head of Artistry for Bobbi Brown and make up artist to the stars, Paul Herrington, will be giving a supreme make up Masterclass at the Georgian Restaurant in Harrods at 3pm this Sunday 28^th September.

Direct form the shows of New York and London, Paul will be teaching the tricks of the trade on how to create the most beautiful make up to dazzle through the party season. Seats are limited so please hurry, why not take a friend along. This is the perfect way to learn how to get red carpet-ready and learn tricks from one of the most in-demand make up artists in the industry.

To book your complimentary seat, call the Bobbi Brown counter at Harrods on 0207 3183468. No purchase necessary, no booking fee, all customers who attend will receive an invitation to have a personalised make up lesson with a Bobbi Brown artist in Harrods.

Mew! See you there!

Calligraphy: Colorsport

Have you seen all this nonsense about diplomas and vocational courses in schools these days?
Bring back the oldies, I say, running round the village in the pissing down wind in nought but a pair of pants and then lines.



Behold my tenuous link to... calligraphy! I have been all kinds of crazy for eyeliner of late (having learnt how to apply it properly) and am especially loving the Colorsport 24 Hour Eyeliner. I've flirted with this before but always put it back in the drawer after a couple of uses because, to be honest, I'm a bit shit with eyeliner. But not anymore! And the best bit about this bad boy is that once it's on, it's ON. I even wore it on a PLANE and it didn't budge. Awesome. Can't complain at that for £6.99 a pop and you can get them from Boots, Sainsbury's and Asda (which means you can slip one in the shopping basket when your boyfriend isn't looking).

And as a blue eyed girl, I've also come to love brown eye colours and they have forgiven me for writing them off as boring for the last twelve years, so the brown option is super good in a day time and I like to whack the black on for a night out. Perfecto for all the Christmas parties that will soon... YAY CHRISTMAS!