Archive for September, 2008

charlotte tilbury’s tip for sip

Posted by sipdrinkblog on Sep 29 2008 | SIP

London, 29 September 2008 - one of the best beauty nuggets we managed to glean during London Fashion Week as we skulked around backstage was from makeup guru Charlotte Tilbury.  She said this: “the best way to match a foundation to your skin is to try a tiny bit on your jaw line and if it’s the right shade it will blend in seamlessly.  To make sure you’ve got the best shade for your complexion pick a couple of colours you think look close to your skin and apply next to each other. The right shade will literally disappear into the skin, whereas if it is too dark it will show too yellow and anything too light will appear ashy on the skin”.  That’s foundation sorted then.  We won’t mention THE OTHER REALLY EXCITING NEWS from Charlotte’s studio yet.  All we can say is that it will be available before the end of the year - ummmmmm can’t imagine what it is ..

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cult beauty launch party at bloww

Posted by sipdrinkblog on Sep 26 2008 | SIP

London, 7 October 2008 - the next big event on our calendar is the launch party for www.cultbeauty.co.uk : forget the rest, this is the site to bookmark if you want the latest beauty tips and products from around the world, and the launch party at BLOWW (home to top stylist Matt Harrison - the man to see if you want the latest pixie crop ..) promises to be a big night out …

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bloomin’ ‘eck Robin Derrick’s serious flowers

Posted by sipdrinkblog on Sep 26 2008 | SIP

London, 16 September 2008 - we couldn’t resist the temptation of posting this stunning image on our blog.  It’s one of a selection by Vogue’s creative director Robin Derrick’s for his Cut Flowers exhibition at the Train Depot in Battersea.  Needless to say all of fashion’s great and good turned out - and of course sip put in an appearance - as it does at all the most stylish events!

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a burlesque extravaganza - here come the girls ..

Posted by sipdrinkblog on Sep 24 2008 | SIP

London, 24 September 2008 - we jumped at the opportunity to sponsor the Awesome Autumn Burlesque Fashion Show to raise funds for www.Thyroid-Disease.org.uk, a voluntary organisation set up to help people find out more about the disease.  The runway show - all serious heels, makeup and frocks with some wicked moves thrown in - is being held in the super-stylish Victoria Quarter in Leeds on Sunday, 5 October from 7pm to midnight, and in celebrating the female form, the burlesque dancers hope to raise awareness about thyroid disease and help empower and boost the body confidence of sufferers.  There are still some tickets left, so if you live in Leeds and fancy witnessing this fashionable dance-off, visit www.burlesquefashionshow.co.uk and click on the Ticket Master link to snap some up.  If you can’t make the event itself check back here in a couple of weeks for some pictures of the extravaganza to feast your eyes on ..

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