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LLG Beauty: Mitchell & Peach

November 26, 2011 LLG Beauty

I first wrote about Mitchell & Peach in September 2010, when I tested their divine hand cream, and I included the same hand cream in this contents-of-my-handbag story that was published later in the year. But they aren’t just about this delicately scented cream, there’s an entire range, all of which I think would make […]

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LLG Beauty: John Frieda Luxurious Volume Thickening Blow Dry Lotion

November 20, 2011 LLG Beauty

When I was booked for the Diesel job, I looked in the mirror, examined my inch long roots and rang my contact at John Frieda and begged for an emergency press appointment with the divine Cetera at the Mayfair salon, who does root touch ups with the hands of an angel. (I’m lucky that I […]

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LLG Hotels AND Beauty: Cowshed at Soho Beach House

November 7, 2011 Hotels

One of my biggest hotel hates are those teeny tiny bottles of toiletries. Difficult to squeeze, never full enough and just about as un-environmentally friendly as you can get. Enter the Soho House Group and their two hotels: The Dean Street Townhouse in London and Soho Beach House in Miami, where I stayed last night. […]

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LLG Beauty: Eyelash Extensions

November 3, 2011 LLG Beauty

Eyelashes! Not entirely sure why I look like an amoeba in these photographs — I just snapped them on a one shot wonder with my smartphone in the loos here at Soho House NY where I am working this afternoon. (Although it is of course wonderful to be back in New York, it is quite […]

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LLG Beauty: Gielly Green hairdressers, London

September 20, 2011 LLG Beauty

I’m slowly getting my hair cur shorter & shorter, having come to the conclusion that unless you have both infinite patience and an infinite wallet for pro blow drys, then very long hair on the over thirties requires a kind of maintenance that I just can’t be doing with. And last week, with London Fashion […]

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LFW AW11: Backstage Beauty by Chantecaille at Christopher Kane

September 11, 2011 Guest blogs

During London Fashion Week, we spend a lot of time backstage before the shows, getting the insider track on the hair & make up looks. I can’t always get there myself, as the call times for press access are usually a good 1hr 30 before show time, and I am front of house elsewhere covering […]

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Beauty: Blonde highlights at John Frieda, Mayfair

August 8, 2011 LLG Beauty

I’ve always been a bit dubious about the idea of getting my hair blonde-d because I’m a natural blonde and I don’t want to screw up, leaving myself looking like a brunette with a bad blonde dye job. (Sorry girls – but there are plenty around.) And it’s got nothing to do with the cost […]

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LLG Beauty: St Tropez Buffing Mitt

August 4, 2011 LLG Beauty

I’ve extolled the virtues of St Ttopez fake tan before — I’ve had great results with it, which is astonishing considering my usual experience with fake tan leaves me looking as though I have vitiligo. The breakthrough for me was learning to use the buffing mitt. After you have applied your fake tan with your […]

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LLG Beauty: A hair cut at Aveda Lifestyle Salon & Spa, Covent Garden

July 24, 2011 LLG Beauty

Although taken from a slightly different angle, these photos rather prove my point that when you have long hair no one ever notices the difference when you decide to lop a load off. The one on the left is me a few months back with Aveda’s scissor genius Olivier (who gave me that blissful blowdry […]

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Guest blog: Margo Marrone of The Organic Pharmacy

July 19, 2011 Guest blogs

One of the things I love about publishing LLG is being able to ask some amazing experts in their field to contribute guest posts on subjects that fascinate me and, I hope, my readers. I’m thrilled that the lovely Margo Marrone of The Organic Pharmacy has written today’s guest entry, as I love both her […]