Better Bangs

From mid last year whenever I saw a picture of a glossy brunette with a sharp fringe I wanted one. I dreamt about it and wished I could go from natural looking long blonde hair to something a bit edgy for my career change into fashion.

Even my hair stylists refused to cut a fringe and dye it brown saying that it wouldn't suit me and I'd regret it. I wished that I'd listened to him...

The result is me seen here with the lovely designer Hannah Marshall (on the right) at London Fashion Week in September. I look truely frightful. Even my partner found it disgusting! Luckily the fringe is growing out now and the th dark brown is fading back to a natural mousey blondey/brown.

Even now when I see this picture from the February 2007 of Dazed and Confused I think hmmm maybe it wouldn't be so bad? Then I look at this photo of me here and remind myself No No No!!!

Organics are not just for breakfast

I know this blog is about fashion, but lately I've been as concerned about what I'm putting on my face as I am about what I put in my mouth. We eat organic food, drink filtered water and get our oxygen fix at the Selfridges oxygen bar (is that there anymore?), but what about our skin, hair and nails? They absorb the chemicals that you put on them and today many pharmaceuticals are delivered via the skin.

Six months ago I developed an irritation to my usual beauty products which was probably caused by the stress of starting a new business! I looked like a teenager, spots though, not lack of wrinkles unfortunately, it was terrible. I went straight to the beauty section at Harrods and asked for the best of everything they had. After clocking up the ££ on my Amex, I left with a large bag of products. None of it worked and one product actually burnt my skin!

I've started using Miessence just this month, a completely pure chemical free and organic range of beauty products and so far my skin is much better. My hair looks much shinier too and I love the smell of the body lotion. Now hopefully it irons out wrinkles too...