June 2008
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The best cheap hair straightners from Sassoon.
Sassoon’s Divine Pro straightener is one of this season’s most stylish and affordable hair straighners to land this season. At £59.99 they are a bargain!
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NEW Image Consultancy Courses and Personal Stylist Courses in London
Courses available from July 2008 onwards: ‘Style Yourself Confident’ Course – 1-day ‘Fashion Stylist’ Intensive Course – 2-day ‘Personal Stylist’ Intensive Course – 5-day
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Get your ROKs on this summer!
Summer holidays make for a great opportunity to introduce a little sparkle back into your style and this starts with some fabulous accessories. We’ve looked high and low for some fabulous semi-precious jewells this summer and we’re so pleased we stumbled across a fantastic brand called Rok Chix. The name fits beautifully for their collection of handmade designer jewellery featuring dazzling semi-precious gemstones and freshwater pearls, combined with sterling and fine silver.
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What’s going on down at Brand Alley?
Feeling the pinch but still want to look good this summer? Brandalley.co.uk is what every girl needs to stay on trend when money is tight. The new online fashion boutique, launched in January 2008, offers high-end designer goods with up to 70% off the original price. Recent sales include Chloe, D&G, Elle McPherson underwear, Paul Smith and Fendi.
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Revive Detox – the choice of celebs this Summer.
The summer holidays make for a great excuse to chill out, relax and prepare yourself for another six months of hard graft! We recently discovered a new product that certainly shouldn’t be left out of your holiday wash bag this summer.
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Nubar’s exciting new nail care range
FACT: One of the first things people notice about you are your hands! For this reason we wanted to tell you about an exciting new range of nail care products that will have you noticed for all the right reasons.
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Jeminee Solanki’s ‘Opulent Tahiti’ collection
Recently adorned by Lindsay Lohan, the stunning Sunshine bubble Dress forms part of the Opulent Tahiti collection created by visionary designer Jeminee Solanki.
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Blinded by Lacoste’s new sunglasses
A holiday capsule wardrobe is not complete without a stylish pair of shades. They need to work with every outfit and offer decent protection to your eyes. We recently discovered Lacocte’s latest range of ladies sunnies and were quite impressed to say the least!
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The gorgeous Energetix magnetic therapy bracelets.
We’re loving these new bling bracelets by Energetix... and so are most of Hollywood! They’veeven replaced the famous Kabbalah red string as the A-list's wrist adornment of choice, with Paris, Sharon Stone and Rachel Hunter all sporting the sparkly stress-relievers.
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Messed Up Hair Putty - ‘Like you’ve just walked out of the ocean’!
We recently discovered this fantastic hair product by Lee Stafford called Messed Up Hair Putty. We’ve been trying out a range of hair putties recently but this one has certainly performed beyond our expectations and at £4.59 for 50ml it’s cheaper than many others!
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No more frizzy beach hair with Sassoon’s frizz-preventing hair dryer!
Q - What’s worse than losing your bikini top in the waves? A – The crazy things your hair does after the beach! Enter Sassoon’s Harmony Dryer, we believe the first hair dryer that uses ionic technology which means that you never need to worry about frizz again! Brilliant... I’ll take 3!
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iStylista becomes an official media sponsor of FaCshion 2008
Held on Saturday 13 September 2008 and Sunday 14 September 2008 at the Old Truman Brewery, London, FaCshion is one of the leading fashion consumer and trade shows in the capital. The show is now in its second year and is set to attract thousands of fashionistas wanting to get a glimpse of a range of emerging and talented designers specialising in a variation of sectors from couture to customised fashion, ethical goods, knitwear, lingerie, footwear and accessories.
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Dressing for Work – the golden rules
Getting our client's work wardrobe right is possibly the biggest challenge we as stylists are faced with. Not only do you want to make a positive impression at work and be noticed for all the right reasons, but you also want to feel good... after all, you spend most of your life working! Here are some ideas for sorting out your work wardrobe.
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What is the 2012 Royal Ascot Dress Code
If you are lucky enough to be heading to Royal Ascot this year then you may want to read this. The dress code has altered slightly and you wouldn’t want to go getting it wrong, believe me!
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Milli Millu Handbags SS12 collection - WIN
Have we got a treat for you. Not only have we found an emerging handbag designer who is making waves for all the right reasons but we also have one of their handbags to give away... all £300 worth of glorious clutch!
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The Pussycat Dolls Corset Look
Check out the Gorgeous Pussy Cat Dolls, proving they really do look incredible all of the time in pretty much anything, including corsets!
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What Body Shape Am I?
Contrary to popular belief there are 5 different female body shapes, which have been somewhat overcomplicated through the years and given all sorts of interesting names. Understanding which body shape you are is the first rule of getting to grips with your wardrobe.
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What’s the difference between a Personal Stylist and An Image Consultant?
There’s been much debate as to the difference between Image Consultants and Personal Stylists recently, so I am going to try and shed some light on the matter for you.
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Have you got a shopping addiction?
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