July 17, 2011 by Kismet-Lola - 0 comments

Beauty & Fashion at The Jacques Townhouse

A fabulous and free little haven for fashionistas and beauty lovers returns for another year. Chat style, get pampered and enjoy a super glam day at The Jacques Townhouse in London from 19-28 July (and in Liverpool on 10-19 August). Located in a secret multi-million London townhouse with Keisha Buchanan leading the party, this is a perfect day to share with the girls you love.

Free manicures and make overs by Models Own, massages, and hair styling, followed by the chance to dress up in some gorgeous vintage frocks and have top photographers pap you – if that doesn’t sound amazing, then throw in endless sipping of Jacques while relaxing in the Enchanted Garden to top off a lovely Summer’s day. I want to be there now!
The event is entirely free, if you haven’t already, then get on to www.facebook.com/jacques to secure your invite.

June 21, 2011 by Kismet-Lola - 0 comments

Festival Fever: Fashion and Face

Its festival time and that means dressing for the occasion!
Here are some of my beauty and style ideas to see your through those fun filled festival days:
Festival Face:
Max Factor Smokey Eye Effect Eyeshadows come in a Skittles assortment of colours. They are SO easy to apply and can be used to create endless looks. Add some black liner, and top it of with a sprinkling off gold glitter a la Lilly Allen for the ultimate festival face.

Nails Inc have a gorgeous limited edition collection of 6 vibrant summer shades (I Can Paint A Rainbow). My fave is ‘Summer Place’ – a lush yellow sorbet shade. Be a real festival queen by painting each nail in a different shade, as i have here.

If you are at an overnight festival, it’s no excuse not to remove your make up. It won’t take long, so just do it! Olay Gentle Cleansing Wipes, remove festival dirt, grime and make up incl waterproof mascara. Easy.

Festival Fashion:

Sunglasses are a must, but don’t take your most expensive pair – you may never see them again. These Topshop Aviators £16, look good and are value for money.

I adore this yellow rain mac from ASOS, £50. So cute.

Festival Hair:

Batiste dry shampoo is a festival winner. I always use the one for brunettes, it works a treat.

Flowers to decorate hair are a big trend at the moment. Add a few to szush up tresses. H&M have some gorge flower hair accessories.

My festival hair style has GOT to be this (below). Its so simple. I took a small section of hair from the underneath by my ear, plaited it and then took it across my forehead. I pinned it with a rose accessory. Voila.

Finally….
….Estee Lauder Stress Relief Eye Masks are perfect for the journey home. When you are feeling slightly worse for wear, pop them on your eyes and relax. You will feel fab by the time you get home!

May 1, 2011 by Kismet-Lola - 3 Comments

Make Up Trend Alert: Back To Natural?

I may be jumping the gun a bit here, but i feel like make up trends are slightly shifting away from bold statement looks to a more natural, fresh faced style. Less of the false lashes possibly?
I personally would welcome this shift. There is no denying that i love make up. I love to wear it, love to play with it, LOVE to shop for it, and most definitely love to spend hours talking about it. However, i always come back to a fairly natural application, some emphasis on eyes or lips but in a subtle fashion.
Many (not all), of the models at the A/W2011 fashion shows were sporting fresher, nuder faces. Could this be a clue to what is to come of make up trends? Also, with the newly crowned Princess Catherine opting for an understated face at the royal wedding last week, it may well be a look we will see take over as the world tries to emulate her princess style.
Natural and fresher faces graced the catwalks in London and New York:
Alexander Wang NYFW AW2011