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River Island’s blogger-led denim campaign



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River Island loves bloggers so it’s tapped some of its favourites to model its latest denim. Why this works? Because these super-bloggers will naturally share the shots on their own multi channel platforms, thus spreading the message far and wide. (It’s an international affair – amongst the bloggers are Italian Chiara Ferragni from The Blonde Salad, Australian Jessica Stein of Tuula Vintage and Spanish Gala Gonzalez from Amlul). (more…)



Beauty bits: Tom Ford’s first face palette, Sam McKnight hair accessories, positive beauty talk and Coca Cola nails



FIRST LOOK AT TOM FORD’S FACE PALETTE

Tom Ford face palette

Last week I met with the PR for Tom Ford Beauty, where she arranged all the latest spring lip and nail colours before me. Most exciting was a first look at the new (and first ever) Tom Ford face palette (above) due in April. Even the MD of the store we were in snuck over from his meeting at the next table to get a peek. In the pics below you can also just see the Lip and Cheek Shimmers (bottom right) which also land on counter in April. (more…)



Bella Freud’s new knits: Love. Kisses. Forever.



Another perfectly-considered offering from Bella Freud. If you’re a fan of her hand-drawn typography, you’ll love these romantic wool sweaters in classic shapes and muted colours, produced exclusively for Net-a-Porter.com

Bella Freud wool sweater, £250
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IT”S ON! BeautyMART 50% flash sale (for today only)



BeautyMART sale

Today’s the day! BeautyMART’s one-day mega sale has started and there’s 50% off across the entire site.

The editorialised beauty site, headed up by Millie Kendal and Anna-Marie Solowij is an insiders’ go-to for such pharmacie gems as Homeoplasmine (homeopathic skinsoother favoured by backstage makeup crews), Balmain hair products and the cult Japanese mascara, Fairydrops (a BeautyMART exclusive). And that’s not even including all the tried and trusted make-up brands, handpicked for their superstar status.

The main thing you need to know is that the sale is a 24-hour spectacular and started at midnight. So if you want to take full advantage, head to BeautyMART, fill your basket, then enter FLASH50 at the checkout. Go now!