Getting Lash Perfect at new Lash Bar!

Last week I was invited to check out the brand new ‘Lash Bar’ in Soho, London. This amazing Lash Bar, which is pretty much a one-stop-shop for anything eyes, lashes and brows, is a new venture by UK’s leading Lash experts Lash Perfect.  Lash Perfect is a UK market leader within the semi-permanent eyelash extension sector, offering a wide range of innovative and high quality eyelash extensions. As an exciting extension to the Lash Perfect family, the stand-alone Lash Bar is a gorgeously styled salon based in the heart of Soho, right amongst the electric boutiques and coffee houses within the backstreets of Carnaby.

They have a huge list of treatments of offer, ranging from only £10 to £270 - so you can visit the Lash Bar for all your peepers’ needs! The treatments, all performed by skilled therapists in the four treatment boudoirs, include semi-permanent eyelash extensions, lasting 8-12 weeks, Lash Baylage eyelash tinting in colours from black to green, Paperself creatively cut elegant paper eyelashes in 13 different designs and a 5 step eyebrow treatment that will ensure that not a hair is out of place. Or for instant impact purchase some strip lashes by La La Lashes (starting from £7.50) and have them applied at the Strip Lash Bar over a cup of coffee with friends and then you are ready to hit the shops or bars in Soho afterwards ;)

For the more adventurous lash lover, Lash Perfect is the only place in the UK that stocks and applies the super creative Paperself Lashes.They pretty much turn your eyes into a work of art!

On my visit to the lash bar I was so lucky to get some semi-permanent lash flicks applied to my lashes in their stunning VIP treatment room! I’ve never had semi-permanent lashes before so it was a fun new experience. The therapist was lovely and explained everything very clearly and told me how to maintain and look after my new fluttery lashes once they had been applied.

See here the before & after shot of my lashes at taken at the salon (sorry the before one is a bit blurry!) 

I ♥ the effect of the flicks, giving my outer lashes some added ‘oomph’ whilst still remaining natural & pretty! Below is my lashes a few days later with mascara. At the salon they provided me with a black mascara by Lash Perfect that is oil-free and therefore specially formulated to be compatible with eyelash extensions.

I’m definitely loving the idea of lash extensions now. Can’t wait to experiment some more, maybe next time I will go for the full shebang ;)

The Lash Bar, 35 Marshall Street, London W1F 7EX
T: 020 7434 4554 W: www.lashbar.co.uk/

Celebrating the opening of their first ever Lash Bar, Lash Perfect have also launched this cool ‘Lash App’ for your iPhone. You can experiment with the look of different lash styles by taking a photo (or using an existing one) and see how the their wide range of semi -permanent or strip lashes suit your eyeshape before committing to any particular look! It’s FREE so fun stuff to play around with :)

Kate Middleton's Canada Fashion Tour

You can definitely say that Kate Middleton, The Duchess of Cambridge Duchess has become a fashion icon in her own right. Here in the UK, she is constantly featured in the papers outlining exactly what she’s wearing. There is now even such a thing called ‘the Kate effect’ – which means anything she is seen wearing is sold-out within hours!

On William & Kate’s recent tour to Canada, Kate did all her own fashion styling. She chose not to travel with a personal stylist but to only bring along her favourite hairdresser, James Price, to help her complete her looks for the many engagements on the trip.

I loved seeing all the photos in the papers and was definitely impressed by all her fashion choices. Kate is such a beautiful woman; she always looks impeccable, elegant and glamorous plus she has truly developed her own ‘style formula’ which works!

Here are, what I think, some of Kate’s best outfits from the trip:

From L-R
♥ Jacket by Smythe, dress by Roland Mouret, pumps by Manolo Blahnik & leather bag by Mulberry.
♥ Dress by Erdem and shoes and clutch by LK Bennett
♥ Dress by Issa frock – loved this amazing purple colour on her!
♥ Dress by Reiss (Kate also wore this dress when they announced their engagement, meaning even Kate recycles her clothes!) maple leaf brooch from the Queen, hat by Sylvia Fletcher & clutch by Anya Hindmarch
♥ Dress by Joseph and Natalie Clutch by LK Bennett

From L-R
♥ Blazer by Smythe, a ruffled blouse, J. Brand jeans with a belt & slingback wedges by LK Bennett.
♥ Dress by Marlene Birger, LK Bennett Sledge2 pumps and Kiki McDonough Citrine Drop earrings.
♥ Dress by Jenny Packham and shoes by LK Bennett.
♥ Dress by Roksanda Ilincic and earrings by Kiki McDonough.
♥ Dress by Alexander McQueen dress, shoes & clutch by Jimmy Choo, earrings borrowed from Queen Elizabeth II.

OK......enough drooling over Kate's amazing hair, figure and outfits!
It is HUMP DAY - so here you go :)

I hope you all have a fantastic Hump Day! xoxo

Fresh at Wireless Festival! :)

From Friday 1 July to Sunday 3 July, the Wireless Festival 2011 took place in Hyde Park London with some great acts lined up for the three day event. Me and my friends got tickets for the Friday which featured artists like Bruno Mars, David Guetta, Alexis Jordan, Tinie Tempah, Far East Movement, Chipmunk and the Black Eyed Peas!!

It was such a great day out in the sun sunshine, drinking, eating, dancing & singing our little hearts out :)
Here some pictures:

Outfit wise I went for something casual, summery and fun. I wore a ZARA silky blue jumpsuit that I got last summer, matched with black flat sandals, aviator sunglasses and curly hair with side braids! You can see my 'festival look' in the below picture which is one of my favourite photos of the day!

In this pic is Tanya, a close friend of mine, who beside being a super cool chica is also a super talented photographer ;) She was working at Wireless that day for Barclay/Unwind to film and photograph the event. She's recently launched her own photography website www.tanyaphoto.co.uk and you can check out her brilliant pictures of Wireless here ♥

Also a great product I've discovered recently is Sweet Breath Micro Mist! It's this handy little spray that offers you fast (sugar free) fresh breath whereever you are, because you can connect it to your key ring! It has a highly concentrated formula which means you only need 1-2 sprays to kill germs and freshen breath instantly after eating, drinking or smoking and each little spray contains over 120 sprays. Perfect for days out and about like festivals!
Available at leading pharmacies nation wide retailing at £1.99. A bargain for sweet smelling breath right? :)

Have you attended any fun festivals this summer? xoxo

The TAJ Ring - True to Yourself!

In the Netherlands, Marie Claire Magazine is currently holding a competition for the ‘Marie Claire Starters Award 2011’. The concept is for anyone that thinks they have a brilliant business idea and wants to start their own business to write to Marie Claire with their genius plan in the hopes of winning a €5000 package to get their business started! This interesting award was brought to my attention by a friend of mine because one of her friends has decided to enter. She shared their business plan with me and I was very impressed with their idea. A ring by woman, for woman!

"Soon possible to be purchased: amazing new fair trade rings from Holland. The company name is TAJ, which -in Dutch- stands for 'True To Yourself'. TAJ is for all those women who want to show the world that they are strong, independent and proud of themselves. And on top of their beautiful designs these rings will not only make you feel beautiful, but you will be helping a great cause too for these rings are imported from Africa where strong African women produce them. Support Africa, be true to yourself, TAJ!"

So how can they win this award? Well, first they need to get shortlisted to the Top 3 and one of the things Marie Claire will be looking at is how many views they will get on their YouTube pitch! See the video below:



Sorry that the video is in Dutch. Here is a translation:
'As a woman in there comes a point in your life where you might receive a symbolic ring, but unfortunately with a broken heart also comes an empty finger. In the Netherlands, more than 35,000 woman end up with an empty finger each year! That’s why we thought of this product, a ring that you don’t receive from someone else but it’s a gift to yourself. A symbol of power and being true to who you as a woman really are! The rings that we plan to import are fair trade and made by powerful woman in Africa. Every ring, like every woman, has it’s own story! With the purchase of a ring, a woman here will support a woman there! The idea is a ‘true to yourself’ ring. A TAJ woman shows the world that she knows who she is, is who is and will stay who she is. TAJ means POWER! With a TAJ ring every woman can crown themselves!’

What a FAB idea right? Marie Claire will decide by Thursday who will be in the Top 3 for the Starters Award 2011 and your help & support would be AMAZING. So if you like the idea, please click this link to view the video on YouTube to hopefully get them a spot in the Top 3!

I really do hope they win because I would definitely get myself a TAJ ring! Thanks lovelies :) xoxo