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Iman is back
Jun 16, 2009
By Lauren Feinson No unfortunately not the Supermodel but instead her sought after make-up range. After being launched in the UK it was an instant success and had a mass following, however, last year it disappeared and left a void in the make-up market for ethnic skin. This lies in the fact that the only two high-end brands that provide for ethnic women are MAC and Bobbi Brown but...more
Claudia Schiffer new face of frangrance
Jun 15, 2009
By Lauren Feinson Alberta Ferretti is launching her first fragrance for women and has chosen supermodel Claudia Schiffer as the face. We can understand why after we spotted her presenting an award at Graduate Fashion Week and looking so fashion forward with smouldering eyes and on-so-fashionable fringe. When creating the fragrance Alberta Ferretti was inspired by the women she imagined...more
A brand after our own hearts
Jun 12, 2009
By Lauren Feinson Estee Lauder has joined L’Oréal and Procter & Gamble in unveiling a new strategy for targeting cash-strapped beauty consumers with, get this, cheaper products! Apparently, they want to hold on to their loyal customers that have been affected hard by the recession and in order to do this they are willing to create more affordable products. Those...more
Conrad and Co. launch Nail Range
Jun 11, 2009
By Lauren Feinson Lauren Conrad has hit superstardom through the hit reality T.V. show The Hills; along with her, include co-stars Audrina Patridge, Heidi Montag and Whitney Port. Yet, with her own spin off series and continually gracing the front cover of a number of magazines, Whitney Port is now a star in her own right. Both girls have become leading style icons in the eyes of...more
Toni and Guy re-launch in Canary Wharf
Jun 10, 2009
By Lauren Feinson Toni and Guy is one of the leading professionals in both hair salons and hair care. They have them dotted throughout the world and their products are available from every leading manufacturer. Yet, they continue to re-launch salons in order to keep one step ahead, perhaps the reasoning as to why they continue to be a success. Evident in their new and improved...more
New Vintage Fragrance; yet another notch on Kate's studded belt, by Sarah Raphael
Jun 4, 2009
Kate Moss has just been announced as the face of YSL’s new perfume, Parisienne. She launched her ninth Topshop collection last week and her latest fragrance, Velvet Hour was awarded the 2009 CEW prize for Best New Celebrity Fragrance. Think that’s enough Kate in one sitting? Think again, the model’s got more business sense than Peter Jones! She’s set to...more
It's acceptable in the naughties; 80's make up, by Sarah Raphael
Jun 4, 2009
Decade revivals are the new black. The eighties fashion revival is nothing new; the eighties beauty revival on the other hand is cutting edge. Marc Jacobs' Autumn/Winter ’09 collection created bouffants second only to Patsy from Ab Fab. Jacobs called on his trusted friends Guido Palau and François Nars to create 60 unique eighties inspired hair dos and make up...more
Smells like child spirit; Hello Kitty launches new fragrance! by Sarah Raphael
Jun 4, 2009
Chiconomise looks back with nostalgia at the Japanese brand, Hello Kitty, still selling fun items like money boxes in Topshop. Japanese girls in London constantly raise the style bar, pulling off pastel colours, knee high socks with sandals and fun cartoon referenced jumpers and bags. Imagine our delight when we heard that Hello Kitty, everyone’s favourite plastic cat with a...more
Framesi Launches New Hair Spas, by Sarah Raphael
Jun 3, 2009
Gone are the days when a trip to the salon sufficed as hair treatment. Savvy chiconomistas always say yes to extra conditioning treatments during a wash, even if it means more time in the painful neck sinks. Milan based company Framesi have taken hair care to its extreme, inventing a new concept for a hair spa, called Morphosis. Framesi got hold of a new technology that...more
