Hayley Caine lives in Crystal Palace and is one of my new favourite people. Such a beautiful person and a has lovely aura to go with it. Check out what Lucy and Graeme did when they got their mits on her... I think you'll agree she's a cutie...
Peace up, A town down.
http://www.youtube.com/thestudioinpalace#p/a/u/1/qfAchVJieyg
Smashbox is exclusive to Debenhams, and the lip stains will be released in June.
Try it yourself! nailgirls colours are available from their Islington spa or online and are £10.50. Nailease are only a fiver from your local Boots and have zero drying time. Absolutely perfect for this look!
Go go go!
Now all you have to do is spot the advert, and comment back when you've seen it. Yeah? Yeah.
In other news, my boyfriend Ed Macfarlane is in a band called Friendly Fires. Their new album is coming out on the 16th May and you can hear a preview of the track 'Live Those Days Tonight' here on youtube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArfRdgi8BlE
I'm so pleased for Ed that the difficult writing work is over and Pala can finally be heard by his fans. It feels like it has been a long, hard, slog but I'm sure it's worth it! I hopefully get to hear the album on Thursday, but the little bits I have sampled before have been fantastic and are a clear progression from the first record.
Hello all, I'm all a bit sick today, and decided to cure my boredom with a spot of blogging. Perhaps the burst of writing could will my throat to get better! I thought I would blog about a couple of exciting ventures/things/products going on in and around my life...
The Studio in the Palace is a lovely new space in South London set up by two of my favourite people, Lucy & Graeme. Lucy I'm sure you will all know from all my previous blogging as my tutor, teacher, boss, sister (although by different fathers), artist, soul mate etc and Graeme is her irish boy who is an excellent musician, photographer and and amazing graphic designer (he produces all the imagery behind their creative ventures).
In fact, Graeme! You owe me a watercolour! You said I could have one!
Anyway, aside from all their work and music making in The Lovebirds and The Life, The Love and The Grateful (look em up) they now have a lovely studio boasting a very competitive rate and a discount for students! Not only that but it's beautiful and so lovingly hand made. They have all the equipment you need so get down there and get shooting!
http://www.thestudioinpalace.com/
On Sunday the 19th June (MAN ALIVE LESS THAN 3 MONTHS) I will be somewhat cycling to Brighton in aid of the British Heart Foundation. Heart Disease is the UK's biggest killer, so you best bloody sponser me, or be at the finish with an ice cold alcoholic beverage. Thanks!
https://www.bhf.org.uk/get-involved/events/bike-rides/london-to-brighton.aspx
In support of my very favourite Lipcote, and my lovely friends down at the Painted Lady Salon on Redchurch Street, I was offering a lip service of retro red plus a slick of Lipcote to keep it on during the launch party for Nails at the Painted Lady! The girls were on hand for manicures and the cocktails were flowing freely! What a fantastic night. Fish pedicures 'n all! So if you need yourself a mani or pedi, get down to Redchurch Street, and have your hair done by the amazing Belinda and Dom too! (Don't forget that the Painted Lady was the setting for the book I worked on written by Belinda 'Style Me Vintage Hair')
In other news around the launch Lipcote now have their fantastic new Vanilla scented version exclusively in Urban Outfitters! Have a peek, the new fragrance is lush!
http://www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk/about-us/store-locator/page/storelocator/
Ta ta for now xx
I collaborated with LCF and photographer Michiel Meewis for the MA Students shoot. It looks fantastic and was a very fun couple of days. There are more lovely images of Flower, she was my favourite, I did her hair, make up, and false nails!
One of the coldest days of my life! But here is the outcome... Big love to Lucy Wearing as always for taking me!
I went down to the Lock Tavern in Camden with my favourite Lucy Wearing for a few drinks and to see them play. Lucy is working with them at the moment (I'm sure as I write she is tucking into bed ready for a five am car to Daybreak with them) and introduced me after the show. They are so beautiful and their songs are the definition of lush and heady fleetwood mac vibes. I URGE you to see them soon. Such a treat in a lovely small room.
Need to get me an Alabama accent.
Give it a read if you get a chance...
Nick Irwin was leading the TIGI creative team for the hair. He was a fantastic energy, and really responded to the idea that this girl went to gigs, got right into the mosh pit, but still looked sexy. The hair was well moussed, prepped, back brushed and then straightened to achieve the final look. When everything came together the girls began to look untouchable. The blocked out brows were a great touch.
Definitely bleaching my eyebrows and digging up that slipknot cd...
