Whistling Cow: A Whistles and Cowshed Collaboration

Essie nail varnish range at Cowshed

Last week I attended 'Whistling Cow' launch,

celebrating the collaboration between Whistles and Cowshed.

'Whistling Cow' is a combination of gorgeous beauty products from,

one of my favourite organic beauty brands Cowshed,

and Whistles' first ever swimwear range.

The brands are a great match, and I love the Whistles 'love' print

(which looks like a series of cow hooves, non?)

that is featured on the beauty range and swimsuit!

Whistling Cow, Whistles first ever swimwear range

I can't believe it has taken Whistles this long to launch a swimwear range.

The collection is a fantastic array of print bikinis and a retro 'love' print swimsuit.

I've recently become a convert to Whistles and have been really impressed with their last few collections, so I'm sure this will be a big success.

Just make sure to get stocked up for the summer!

Whistling Cow, love print swimsuit

Whistling Cow, high-waisted bikini bottoms

Cowshed store

Whistling Cow, Cowshed beauty range

Backstage at Osman, London Fashion Week A/W 11

Osman is known for his architectural designs for the thinking woman, and this was certainly the case at London Fashion Week A/W 11.

The hair and beauty being created backstage were strictly architectural too, with black, shoulder-length, angled bobs being clipped.

The look that Osman wanted to resemble was: ‘I have been up all night cutting my hair with my boyfriend’s clippers, my bangs are too long but I am hiding behind my fringe.’ This hung on the wall as a mantra for the stylists. However, my personal favourite was the line, ‘Think about chopping vegetables.‘ Needless to say that a designers’ creative license is greater than yours or mine...

The result was a chic and edgy look which echoed the designs from the collection. I’m sure that we’ll see this look coming to a street near you...

Hair and Beauty at Erdem, London Fashion Week A/W 11

Hair and beauty are key to the catwalk looks at London Fashion Week. One name never to disappoint in this category is Erdem.

From last year’s romantic ballet plait and golden glow make-up to this year’s fish tail plait and smoky eyes, Erdem is always one of my favourite inspirations!

Topshop S/S Make-Up Launch, Sanderson Hotel

This week I attended the Topshop S/S Make-Up Launch at the Penthouse of the Sanderson Hotel.

The launch included all the new products for the forthcoming season as well its trend collection: Sandstorm.

The Sandstorm collection was inspired by the Burning Man Festival

in Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA.

This in itself is quite amusing for such a mainstream brand as the

Burning Man festival is renowned for its anti-capitalist stance and therefore dislikes consumerism.

In keeping with desert festival theme the Sandstorm make-up includes bright blushers shades (my personal favourite), vivid nail varnishes and semi-permanent eye-liners all perfect for achieving the festival look and adding a much-loved burst of colour for the summer.

Finally, there was some experimental nail art happening,

which created a marbling effect.

The nail artist put a drop of nail varnish in a bowl of water and gradually added more until he had the desired effect.

He then dipped my nail in and removed the excess nail varnish, é voila!

Thanks Beauty Seen PR for hosting the event!

Beauty and the Beach

I've just spied this photoshoot from Tank Magazine
entitled 'Beauty and the Beach' which I absolutely love -
I want that Farrah Fawcett-esque hair!
I think that it's the mixture of 70s glamor,
juxtaposed with the run-down and deserted seaside
attractions that I like.

Dior Grey City Nail Collection

Dior have launched a new nail range entitled: Grey City Nail Collection.
The collection includes three beautiful shades of grey
which were launched at the Selfridges 'Come & Play'
beauty event recently.
I was given the blue/grey 'London' shade to road test.
It is a beautiful unique shade which applies easily and gives a strong,
bold colour which is great at resisting chips - ideal for me!

A/W Beauty Trends

Forget the pastel, neon and rainbow hues in homage to the 1970s discos from spring/summer 2010, we’ve moved on to a more sophisticated palette in beauty this autumn/winter. There are several looks which define this autumn/winter from the dark and sultry vamp to the fresh faced neutral look, and the screen siren red lipstick to the dazzling golden girl.

Vamp

The vamp look as seen on the catwalks at Maxmara and Blumarine is a great look for the party season. Keep things light and fresh by avoiding heavy mascara and eyeliner.

Last A/W saw the rise of purple when creating the smoky eye, this year it is all about different shades of grey blended together.

Get the vamp look: MAC smoky eye shadow in carbon, Rituals dark grey eye shadow in Onyx Eyes, Topshop kohl eyeliner in metallic grey, Maybelline Volume Express mascara.

Golden Girl

The golden girl look has been a catwalk favourite with heavyweights such as Chloë and Kenzo. With this look you need to channel the sun kissed 70s look, think Charlie’s Angels.

It is a glossy and light look where the aim is to exude health. Start with an illuminating primer and then use a light layer of bronzer, with a similar hue on the eyes and lip.

Get the golden girl look: Rituals cheek and eye glow, MAC eye shadow in Crest the Wave, Topshop skin glow, No7 brow pencil.

Screen Siren

The screen siren signature red lipstick is big this season. This look was showcased at many shows for A/W 11 including Moschino, Karl Lagerfeld, Dior and Roksanda Ilincic to name but a few.

All you need to create this look is a classic slick of red lipstick, top with lip gloss for intensity, and lashings of mascara. Keep eyes soft and skin radiant to maximise the effect.

Get the red lipstick look: MAC in Ruby Woo, Rituals in Attention!, CoverGirl in Hot, No7 Tangerine Touch.

Neutral

Spring’s pink cheeks have faded into A/W’s neutral tones this autumn/winter as seen at Alberta Ferretti, Victor & Rolf and Halston.

The key to this look is keeping everything looking effortless and radiant. Start with a light foundation or tinted moisturiser on prepped skin, bright eyes with softly blended hues and a glow in the cheeks. Define eyes and brows lightly.

Get the neutral look: Cowshed exfoliator, Rituals foundation, Laura Mercier tinted moisturiser, MAC brow set, Pixi eye palette.

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A Look at Cowshed

Last week I attended a Cowshed blogger event at their beautiful store on Fouberts Place in the heart of Soho. The perfect location especially as it allowed me to do some shopping, well actually browsing, in Liberty afterwards.

I went along to the event with my friend, also a beauty addict, and we enjoyed a manicure by their fabulous manicurists. The Cowshed manicurists used the Essie products which are long-lasting and they offer a great range of colours. I went for a duck-shell green and my friend chose a beautiful slate grey.

I was already a Cowshed convert but this really confirmed the matter. The products are beautifully packaged, smell fantastic and I swear by the Lippy Cow lip balm which leaves your lips soft, plump and smelling delicious!