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Thursday, 3 April 2014

The Yellow Blazer trend

I must confess I never thought I would buy a yellow blazer, because I had the believe that yellow and blonde hair don't go very well together.
However I changed my mind lately and I think if it is the right shade even blonde girls can look great in yellow!
Recently a number of celebrities have been spotted wearing yellow coats and in particular yellow blazers!
From Kim Kardashian to Beyonce they all been carrying out the trend!
Of course I had a good search around and selected some for you! I must say Zara seemed to have the larger choice of yellow coats and blazers so I ended up buying one there for myself, the first one of my pics!
I think it is a perfect shade of yellow for me and that I will wear it with so many different outfits! I will show some in my next shootings.
Which one is your favourite?

My pick

Zara

Mango

Paul & Joe

Zara

Stella Mc Cartney

Zara

Giambattista Valli

The Veuve Clicquot World's Best Female Chef 2014: Helena Rizzo

Helen Rizzo of Mani Restaurant in São Paulo, Brazil has been named the 2014 Veuve Clicquot Best Female Chef.
Brazilian-born Rizzo moved to São Paulo aged 18 to pursue a career in modelling.
She then went to work part-time in kitchens but soon decided to leave behind the idea of modelliny to concentrate on her love for gastronomy.
Rizzo worked with some of the most influential names of the Brazilian food scene.
She spent two years running the Kitchen at São Paulo Na Mata Café.
Then Stints in Italy and Spain followed. In Spain she worked at El Celler de Can Roca, currently the highest ranked Restaurant on The World 50 Best Restaurants list.
While working at Girona Restaurant she met her future husband and kitchen partner, Spanish chef Daniel Redondo.
They went to open Mani Restaurant in 2006.
The Restaurant offers a unique gastronomic experience, respectful of traditional Brazilian culinary practices but married with modern techniques with a Spanish influence.
When asked what makes Helena such a great chef Joan Roca of El Celler de Can Roca explained: " Helena has talent, sensibility and passion. She is authentic and faithful to her roots."
William Drew , Group Editor of the world 50 Best Restaurants added: "We are very proud to present this award, in conjuction with Veuve Clicquot to Helena. In what remains a very male world, we feel that celebrating the success of a brilliant female chef is vitality important".
The Champagne house has long been known for empowering innovative and audacious women.
The award is inspired by the life and achievements of Madame Clicquot who nearly 200 years ago set the standard for women in business.

Chef Helena Rizzo celebrating

her award with Veuve Clicquot

Wednesday, 2 April 2014

L'Occitane Almond Milk Concentrate

L'Occitane Almond Milk Concetrate is rich in Almond Oil and Almond Milk and thanks to those ingredients the skin feels nourished and softened.
As we are told by L'Occitane experts the mix of silicium and almond proteins, which are similar to collagen help in fighting skin slackening by restoring skin's support tissue.
The new complex which associates walnut seed and almond extract makes skin smoother and looking gorgeous.
The Almond Milk Concentrate has a light and creamy texture that melts into the skin, feeling so luxurious and leaving no greasy residues.
The packaging as you can see it, it is a lovely glass jar which I personally love !
The Almond Milk Concentrate has a fresh and delicate fragrance and I think is perfect for Spring/Summer.
I use it all over my body after a shower/bath , focusing on problem areas such as thighs, stomach and bust.
I think it is a wonderful product which is helping me to get my body in shape for the Summer months and in can be used together with the rest of the Almond firming range.
L'Occitane Almond Milk Concentrate was rated "Best Cellulite Treatment 2014 " by The Ultimate Natural Beauty Bible

New Vetiver & Black Tea range by KIEHLS

Kiehls is proud to announce the launch of their exciting new range Vetiver & Black Tea.
This collection will see the best features of the Vetiver such as its refreshing and vibrant woodiness coming together with the rootiness and refreshing citrusiness of the Ceylon black Tea with notes of pepper.
Kiehls has sourced the best ingredients in Haïti and Sri Lanka especially for this Vetiver & Black Tea range.
The Vetiver & Black Tea range includes Parfum, Body Wash and Body Lotion.
This range is perfect for Spring!
Available in Switzerland from mid April

Tuesday, 1 April 2014

The new American Blow Dry by WELLA

The trend for Blow Dry Bars is booming, from New York to L.A blow dry bars have really created a great hype lately.

That "fresh from the hairdresser look" we all want is now achievable thanks to Wella American Blow Dry .
With a blow dry service and specific Wella Hair products in 45 min to 1 hour ( depending on the hair's lenght) you can get a wonderful look that will last for a few days.
In Switzerland this service is now available at "Room of Style" in Zurich, the Hair Salon owned by Wella Trend Coach and top Hairstylist Björn Von Rotz but will gradually be available in other Wella Salons throughout the country by Summer.

I felt so honoured and lucky:-) to have been kindly invited to try out the new Wella American Blow Dry yesterday at "Room of Style" in Zurich.
The salon is absolutely beautiful, decorated with such wonderful taste with art deco pieces and great antiques finds. I must admit I never seen anything like it in a salon, as I am usually used to modern lines but I must confess I loved it! The salon has even a library, where clients can relax reading The New Yorker or just sip a cup of Green Tea. They even wash your hair in a room that has been beautifully decorated to look like a tent . It reminded me of one of those luxurious tent you see in the desert.
It is a truly relaxing environment!
You can get a better idea by looking at the pictures below!
After a brief introduction from Wella Senior Communications Sabina, a nice welcome drink and appetizers we were left in the hands of Salon Owner Björn Von Rotz.
He kindly gaves a tour of the salon and explained all about the American Blow dry experience we were about to have.
I was then left with Gaby one of the hairstylist and she made me decide in which room I wanted to have my blow dry.
I selected the room with the two old clothes rail turned into salon dressing tables with neon lights. The room even has an old Dentist's cabinet used as a great products display cabinet!
The cards showing the 4 different looks were already laid out on the dressing table for me to look at.
The four looks inspired by the US big cities are:

-VEGAS VOLUME
-MIAMI BEACH WAWES
-MANHATTAN SLEEK
-HOLLYWOD GLAM

A while ago I had my Instagram followers to vote which look I should choose and Hollywood Glam came out on top!
So this is obviously the style I went for!
Hairstylist Gaby started to show me and explaining me how she would proceed and she started by washing my hair.
To achieve the Hollywood Glam look , she washed my Hair with the WELLA ENRICH Shampoo and WELLA ENRICH Conditioner.
She then started dividing my hair into sections and drying my hair with the technique they call "Rock and Roll" moving the brush from the mid-shaft to the end, back and forth, then giving a twirling motion at the end to give the hair a curl and life with the help of WELLA VELVET AMPLIFIER.
I must say she had her work cut out with my long hair but she really did a good job!
At the end she sprayed my hair with WELLA STAY ESSENTIAL hairspray and gave the curls some definition by working with her fingers through my hair with a bit of WELLA MIRROR POLISH serum.
The result is amazing! I look so different!
Gaby then went to explain me how I can make my look last a few days with just a few steps and the help of WELLA products.
She showed me how to clip my hair overnight in a way that in the morning I would just need to unclip it, shake my hair a bit and giving it some definition with WELLA MIRROR SHINE and the style would be perfect again .As an alternative I could also turn the curl into some beach waves by spraying my hair with WELLA OCEAN SPRITZ Spray.
They gave me a lovely gift bag to take home with all the wonderful products I need to keep my hair looking great!
Thanks WELLA for the wonderful experience!