Spring/Summer 2012 Beauty Trends Round Up
Spring/Summer 2012 Beauty Trends Round Up Maggie Tran The days are lighter, the trees are blossoming and we’ve finally put our snow boots and faux-fur parkas away for another season. Yep, Spring/Summer is officially here and to get you prepped and preened we’ve rounded up some of the hottest beauty trends for the sunny season...
Ten steps to beautiful hair
Ten steps to beautiful hair We all know we need to keep it hydrated, cleansed and conditioned but what are the stand out products and expert tips that will really transform the health and happiness of our hair? Nourish it daily That doesn’t mean over charging it with product, but ensuring you have the...
Truffle Treatment: The worlds most expensive blow dry
January isn’t the best month for a blow out, but it is a great time of year for a blow dry – taming your mane in treacherous weather conditions. For the few among us who can afford to blow out on a blow dry this month, then the first port of call should be Harrods...
Bubbles at Lockonego
If you can’t have Breakfast at Tiffany’s then settle for Bubbles at Lockonego. We promise it’s just as glamorous and makes the perfect way to get gorgeous while feeling festive. For a limited time only, A-list Chelsea hair salon, Lockonego has teamed up with uber chic King’s Road restaurant, Eight Over Eight to give customers...
Ponytails: All hail the ponytail
Ponytails: All hail the ponytail by Maggie Tran With the festive season truly upon us you can imagine that here at Jolie, we’ve been getting our beauty regimes pumped up and ready for the soirees ahead since those golden autumn leaves fluttered past our windows. If you’ve been paying close attention, you’ll know that this...
London Fashion Week – Corrie Nielsen backstage beauty secrets
Corrie Nielsen’s London Fashion Week Spring Summer Collection 2012 was inspired by the darkness of Dorian Gray and geisha girl chic, resulting in a robust elegance with architectural shapes and haute couture tailoring. With a samurai twist on eighteenth century design, Corrie Nielsen used three dimensional shapes to create volume and drama – and the...
Three of the best natural shampoos
The trend for natural beauty has ventured into haircare, where numerous products promising naturally beautiful hair have materialised with seductive botanical ingredients. When it comes to our crowning glory, it’s undeniable that we put it through a lot of artificial punishment with straightening irons, curling tongs and hair dyes. So washing it with gentle effective...
Autumn 2011: The right shade of red
This autumn’s hottest hair trend has already taken off. From carrot, to ground ginger, shiny auburn or polished rust, multi-tonal red is the colour du jour. Pre-Raphaelite artists Rossetti and Holman Hunt, celebrated auburn haired beauties. Their works lovingly rendering full red lips and porcelain skin. Anyone who caught the V&A’s beautifully put together ‘The Cult of...
