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August 5th, 2010Beauty Queen, Girls On Top, Inner Minx
Come join me on Cloud Nine for a reading!
The lovely Cherry Picked Pop-Up Pamper Parlour has teamed up with Youlovefashion.com to take you to Cloud Nine on the 8th September at The Lodge in East Dulwich, for the recessionista-friendly price of £8 which includes a glass o’ wine, a cupcake (courtesy of Cory’s Mum’s Cupcakes) and entry to the outfit exchange.
Starting at 7pm, exclusive tunes from DJ KiRA will keep you chilled at this hot event and anyone who purchases a ticket before the 25th August will be entered into a prize draw to win a makeover on the night – fabu!
The Youlovefashion.com Bazaar will be overflowing with handmade, original and vintage clothing, modern one-off designer and accessory bargains with stalls from Belle Coco and the like. Or swap some of your less cherished clothes in the outfit exchange. A seamstress will be on hand to make sure it all fits – what more could you want?!
The Cherry Picked Pop-Up Pamper Parlour will be a haven of relaxation and pampering bliss. Nine beauty treatments are available on the ‘Pamper Production Line’, bookable in advance, with prices starting at just £9. They include everything from a reflexology session to a mini-manicure, massage or facial. Email cherrypickedstyling@yahoo.co.uk for prices and booking.
Or find out how fashionable your future will be with a tarot reading for £10 from The Sassy Sorceress – that’s me! – whilst sipping on a yummo Cloud Nine Cocktail.
It’s the perfect-o combo o’ fabulousness so don’t delay, book your tickets today http://www.wegottickets.com/event/89511 to buy tickets online.
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July 6th, 2010Beauty Queen, Passionista
Today is July 6th, which is National Kissing Day! Now, I’m not usually one for celebrating random holidays, but I feel quite strongly about getting my smooch on, seeing as its one of my favourite things to do!
I have had many favourite kisses and I am sure you have had too-from the fiery, overwhelmingly passionate ones, to the slow movers that would make many a Mills and Boons novel, and I am sure you have, too. Here are some of my most memorable…
Teenage Kicks are hard to beat-Lancome Juicy Tubes, 14.00@ debenhams.com
When I was fourteen at a school disco, I snogged forty boys and rated each of them. Perhaps slightly evil, it gave me good stead for the future.
Stick 'em up-MAC Vegas Volt, 12.50 @maccosmetics.co.uk
Being crushed against a seafront railing with a reunion from my school days, with hands on top of mine like Rose in Titanic-which is one film I didn’t love-with the sea crashing behind me, the wind making my hair blow about. Sometimes the setting makes it more than it is!
My lipgloss is poppin' YSL style-Gloss Pur, 20.00@selfridges.com
When I went on a first date with the beau. I was really nervous and got through it by getting drunk on a dodgy cocktail and asking questions like ‘What is your favourite cheese?’ which luckily he found hilarious. He took my hand as he walked me home that starry night (and it really was), and it literally was movie star, as he moved slowly in for the kill like a gentleman. I still think about that kiss.
TLC comes in this three; Kiehls Lip balm, SPF 15, 12.00 @kiehls.co.uk
Finally, the endless kisses on my cheek and the hugs from my mum when I used to come home from Hong Kong. There is no comfort like a hug from a loved one.Care to share about your most memorable smooch? Or your favourite lip salvation?
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June 29th, 2010Beauty Queen, Girls On Top
Minxes, you are going to LOVE this!Nicola Carley is my new idol girl. She’s only worked 7 weeks in the past 9 months, so in a bid to create an income, she has set up the Cherry Picked Pop Up Pamper Parlour with only five pounds in her bank account, a bunch of fabulous friends and experience and skills gained through studies, travel and previous jobs…
The Cherry Picked Pop Up Pamper Parlour will give you the chance to get fruity for a cheap-but-most-definitely-chic pop up event at Anexo in Turnmill Street, London at 7.00pm on the 30th June 2010.
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June 28th, 2010Beauty Queen
Sometimes in life there are things that I wish I didn’t have to do.
Washing-up. Hoovering. Anything domesticated, actually. And shaving/waxing/plucking/epilating. Because both are never ending.Now, I can’t save anyone from doing the cleaning. But hairfree and carefree, I can. The Lumenis Lighsheer Duet is a revolution in hair removal and can zap your hair away FOREVER in fifteen minutes and four-six sessions. It can be used anywhere-face, bikini, armpits or legs, and it is pain free, super safe (it has a chilltip which protects the top layer of your skin) and works on any skin tone. Talking of skin tone, they can also use their amazing IPL technology to zap thread veins, scars and acne so its all just a little bit magical.
With super star fans like Cameron Diaz, Britney, Salma Hayek, its the newest thing on the block in the world of beauty, and its not that expensive either!Find out more at skinandhealth.com
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May 27th, 2010Beauty Queen, The Sassy List
The sun is out, as are our pins and tootsies, as well as the film that usually pays homage to shoes in more than one way-SATC2. Now your feet may not be the prettiest things in the world, but a little bit of TLC and a good pair of shoes can work wonders, so here is the Sassy List, to make your plates of meat into right Bobby Dazzlers!!
PS;see down at the bottom, for Scholl’s competition that can win you and some friends, 1000 quidders!Preparation is key, and every girl wants pins that are silky smooth and a joy to look at. I love the feeling when Ive moisturized my legs and slipped them under clean sheets, it makes me feel all fresh and seductive. I don’t need to tell you-I hope I don’t anyway-that a hairless leg is where you need to begin. Which brings in Nair’s Pretty Party Sparkle! With a tropical scent and glittery gel, this is for the utmost of girly-girls.
4.99 from Boots
Cracked Heels are a no-no and its always the first thing those pap lenses pick up when they are checking out Star’s shoes. Not only that, they are dry and sometimes painful, and in contrast, catch the sheets! Scholl’s Cracked Heel Repair, stimulates skin and rebuilds the cells. With clogs all the rage this summer, you’ll truly need it!
5.99, Scholl
For those of us with alabaster legs, Barbie-it up with the new Fake Bake Instant self tan mousse. Super light and fast drying, its easy too which is more suitable for those that rush out of the door in the morning-like me. Its also non-mess, unlike me, with no colour transfer and comes with gloves so you don’t get orange hands. Bonus.
Fake Bake from John Lewis, 24.00
Pretty toes are of course, a must. And with all the fabulous nail colour’s out there, its easy enough to achieve. But stronger nails are the best-and with the extra stress from holiday sand and sea, they usually take a bit of a hammering. I swear by Ruby and Millie’s crystal nail file(16.00 from Boots) to get them in shape, and Collection 2000 for the base and top coat-its cheap enough to change your colour every week, too!
2.99 from Boots/Superdrug
My favourite nail colours this summer, is Nails Inc; Kings of Neon range. A lotta brite, and a little pastel, its a good all rounder and can do all the trends from Romance to Jet-Set. At 22.00 for eight, its a sure-fire hit.
Maintainance;-Its no good prepping and polishing, if you aren’t going to maintain. And with these handy blaggers, it is possible to do in the minimum of time.
Remember those crusty heels we were talking about earlier? Make sure you banish the hard and dead with one side of this Alida foot file, smooth and polish with the other side. Changing your shoes from winter to summer is bound to change the soles of your feet, so this is a good all rounder.
Alida foot file, 9.99, victoriahealth.com
Slather on Soap and Glory’s Intensive foot cream, and slip on some cotton socks so you give them an intensive moisturizing treatment. Make your feet feel like a real silky stocking-those retro pictures of pin-ups in their bath with their pointed feet up?=YOURS.
Soap&Glory Heel Genius, 5.00, ASOS
It would be fair to say that Scholl are truly the feet specialists and I cannot praise their products enough for maintainance. My personal favourites are the clear blister stickers-which are AMAZING because they hide in my shoes neatly, but they also have a gel section which comforts the section of my heel that catches my new Nike Hi-Top sandals.
Clear Gel Blister plasters, 4.39, Scholl
As if they aren’t enough of a saviour, Scholl have also launched a competition ‘Keeping Britain on Its Feet’, searching for the nations hardest working heels. It could be a group of nurses, carers or teachers, and after a vote, they will not only win a pure pamper session from Scholl, they will also get 1000 hard cash. Find out more, here. -
May 17th, 2010Beauty Queen, Girls On Top, Inner Minx, Passionista, Prod Love
They say that the best teachers never stop learning, and here, at The Sassy Minx, we love to find new things and have a go at them for ourselves. Whilst I’ve indulged in pole-dancing and cookery, and Lisa in tarot and hula-hooping, it’s fair to say, we are big fans of educating ourselves.
Here are our top tips for this springs uniquely fun and crafty salons…
Super Swingers and Fascinators…
We have mentioned Ruka@ Sugarlesque and What Katie Did, a few times on Sassy already, so we are quite excited that they’ve decided to team up on nipple-tassle and hat making classes at the Portobello Road boutique. Pastie swingers can learn how to embellish and create burlesque nipple covers for £30.00, and top-hat or fascinator lovers can go wild with feathers, ribbons and trimmings for £45.00. The classes on Sunday 6th June and Sunday 4th July, run from 12.30 to 5.30 and if you choose to go to both, they are available at the lower price of £65.00.Find out more at www.whatkatiedid.com, or to book, email sugar@sugarlesque.com.
Neck-a-loada this…
We told you a few weeks ago, that one of our favourite jewellery makers, has shut its doors to the public, but this is still not stopping Leona Baker at Lady Luck Rules OK!, from sharing her wisdom with the world. From personalising glittery broken hearts, printed acrylic pendants, fuzzy wooden animals and learning about techniques that can be applied to not only jewellery, but clothing, stationary and homeware, her workshops promise to teach you about the beginnings of product making, like where to buy materials and sampling, to finishing and detailed production information. The three hour classes run on the 23rd, 25th May and 12th June at Superette, Off Brick Lane, in London and are only £25.00.
For more information, email; leona@ladyluckrulesok.com
Beauty-Queen…
Nadira Persaud AKA the Make-Up Mistress, has made up the faces of many: Jaime Winstone, Beverley Knight, Denise Van Outen to name a few, and has also created the make-up and hair for Agent Provocateur and various ELLE and Marie Claire shoots. Now she’s on-hand to offer her expert advice, with her Makeup Mistress Makeover.. Teaching you how to perfect your makeup, she will educate you how to get Lush luxurious Lashes, and show you how to achieve an instant face lift with her High Brow lift. Not only this, she will go through your makeup bag and show you what works-and doesn’t work, so you have star quality all the time.
Contact Nadira through her website;www.nadiramakeupmistress.com
Please Yourself…
Getting to know yourself is one of the most intimate and expressive things you can do, and those clever people at Coco De Mer in London, have formulated a whole range of erotic-based salons from Tricks to Please a Man, Spanking and our featured Please yourself, which is all about female masturbation. Rachel Foux is on hand to teach how to do this and show you how to make the most of your, uhm, potential. Apparently even the staff at Coco De Mer, who are highly experienced in the sexual arts, learned a lot from this lecture, so it’s surely saying something!
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April 25th, 2010Beauty Queen
Poppy King is THE Lipstick Queen. Fact.
Starting her own lipstick brand just six months after leaving school, Poppy has finally given girls worldwide something fabulous to pout about. After falling head over Westwood heels in heart with her book, Lessons from a Lipstick Queen, I’ve been pestering her ever since to come share her minx-y lipstick secrets.
In the book, Poppy reveals how she managed to launch a multimillion-dollar business, extracting valuable lessons from the experience as she goes along. Through King’s example, you can learn how to become a real entrepreneur- from recognizing a good idea and finding financing. to marketing yourself and your brand, to approaching the media, and avoiding common pitfalls. In a world where everyone is looking to get ahead it’s essential to think like an entrepreneur. Much more than just a guide to success. Lessons of a Lipstick Queen is a candid adventure story designed to take you on a journey of self-discovery – it’s acecakes.
Poppy eventually gave in and embraced her Sassy Minx-y-ness – come share the lipstick love with us!
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January 5th, 2010Beauty Queen, Prod Love
I am ALL about the pale.
I completely embrace my Kelly-O complexion and will never, ever be found without a parasol in the summer months, but it seems that it’s no longer just myself, Kelly O and Nicole Kidman flying the flag for pale, I don’t know whether it’s the British weather or the latest vampire trend – I’m Team Jacob, in case you were wondering – according to online beauty store Feelunique.com, sales of pale powders and foundations have soared by 200%.
“Porcelain skin is a classic, chic and glamorous look, but has long been shunned in favour of bronzed skin,” says Siobhan McDermott, head buyer at Feelunique.com. “It’s great to see that this trend is making women proud to be pale.” Get the look by dusting on the suits-all Bare Escentuals illuminating Veil, £19, at Bareescentuals.co.uk -
December 17th, 2009Beauty Queen, Girls On Top, Life Candy
Be prepared for serious life envy as I intro you to the awesomeness that is Laura Rudoe, the founder and driving force behind beauty range, evolve.
Laura, who has always had an interest in ethical and environmentally friendly business practices, is also passionate about food and wellbeing, and has worked extensively using alternative medicine and nutrition to improve her own health.
Inspired by natural superfoods, Laura’s deep appreciation for nature is at the centre of the evolve range; “nature is much smarter than we think. there are so many amazingly effective ingredients we have found derived from natural superfoods used for generations such as moringa, acai and argan as well as natural peptides. there is really no need for synthetics.”
See? Told you didn’t I?
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November 23rd, 2009Beauty Queen, Girls On Top, Life Candy
So, you know how us Sassy Minxes heart pretty, pretty lingerie? And you know how we dig all things Burlesque too? Well, the gorgeous Miss Ruka, creator-girl of Sugarlesque has combined our two big loves and damn, the result is pretty. Really pretty. So pretty in fact, they make out hearts do a li’l skippy thing – j’adore.
