Sara Blonstein Beauty Secrets

Sara Blonstein is a major events organiser and played a major part in London Fashion Week this year. She was the brains ehind the Fashion East show held inthe vaults of Somerset House and it was her vision that saw the once rat-infested space transfomed into a fashion extravaganza.

Q. What’s you beauty routine?

Rose oil baths- good holidays out of polluted areas- much fewer carbs as I get older- being in love.

Q. What are your fashion week essential products?

Good bright lipstick that doesn’t “gather”- bottle of water- good quality bronzer- chewing gum.

Q. Which celebrity beauty style do you love and which do you hate?

Five essential products for London Fashion Week

A week of non stop shows, constant parties and champagne breakfasts may sound like your idea of heaven, but all this partying means little sleep, which can badly effect the quality of the skin. When you’re always on the go it’s important that your makeup can keep up with you, and these are my five [...]

Sass & Bide 2010 : Two toned hair and fierce lips

Sass & Bide are known for creating interesting geometric shapes and challenging conceptions of the norm, and their catwalk show at London Fashion Week saw geometric designs and huge shoulders take center stage. the models makeup was the perfect accompaniment to the collection, embracing both the the fierceness of the looks and their bohemian influence.

House of Holland Catwalk Beauty: London Fashion Week 2010

The House of Holland collection was distinguished by its playfulness and references to American college campuses. Models retained a childlike image, which was accentuated by their high ponytails and collegiate style sweatshirts. The range had a fresh youthfulness that was lacking in other shows, as the models actually looked like they were tyring to hide [...]

Charlie le Mindu A/W10 Haute-Coiffure collection at London Fashion Week

Charlie le Mindu’s A/W 2010 collection celebrates the art of haute-coiffure. This term recognises his skill as a hair artiste and blends it with some very esoteric designs. His models walked down the runway adorned in layers of hair and black lace, with nods towards Charlie’s love of taxidermy and the macabre evident in his collection.

We had the pleasure of interviewing him recently and he discussed his love of wigs and how they can change how the body is perceived as whole. ‘ I love the style of Queen and Mohammed Al Fayed! Beyonce is fierce and always creates daring looks for her videos and stage appearances’, he told us, and his creations were equally fierce and striking.

I can see influencess of Nagi Noda in his work, as the hair pieces (created from wefts if natural hair and a Gothic colour palette) created strikingvisual images, with the hair teased into unusual shapes. The models themselves looked liked they’d just stepped off the set of Avatar, with heavy blue eyeshadow, glittery blue lips and spray painted bodies.

The collection really pushed the boundaries of fashion an