Jewellery – real jewellery, has become the latest fashion indulgence, like the latest catwalk must-have, rather than an heirloom given to us on a significant occasion.
Wentworth Jewels offers innovative jewellery featuring diverse ranges and exquisite pieces which make a stunning statement in any language.
Adorn this season’s sleek tailoring with one stand-out piece of eye-catching jewellery combining subtle colour and serious glamour.
Tanzanite Beauty
A true Wentworth Jewel!
Beautiful pear cut 3.66ct Tanzanite AAA+
set in 18ct white gold with 0.20ct diamonds
on the shoulders.
Size M, re-size for free
£4,500.00
Black Tahitian pearl earrings
Sunning hand made Peals earrings set with two beautiful 10mm rare black Tahitian pearls
and set with diamonds in 18ct yellow gold.
£15,000
View by appointment only.
The Taylor Beauty
A beautiful emerald cut C.Z 20ct
set in a handmade silver Wentworth Jewels ring.
Size N, free re-sizing
£150.00
Wentworth Jewellery understands the art of seduction.
The collection has been created by Peter Wentworth, every piece exclusive to the store. The collection reflects luxury, glamour, style, timeless fashionability and romance, a masterpiece of design and craftsmanship.
Whatever your preferences, this is without question, indulgent jewellery to be enjoyed and treasured.
You may choose to make it a style statement or as an expression of love and devotion for romantic celebrations, but my guess is, you won’t need a reason at all!
I was proud to act as Brand Ambassador for Wentworth Jewels during London Fashion Week AW2015, adorned with pendants, rings and earrings which reflected the elegance and versatility of Peter Wentworth’s work.
Perfect with plunging necklines and the ultimate in décolletage decoration – the pendant is making a comeback, and all eyes were on the hand-blown Venetian glass necklace with bright white diamonds which I accompanied with rare black Tahitian earrings pierced with shots of diamonds.
Rare black Tahitian earrings with sparkling white Diamonds
12.5mm in size natural black Salt water pearls.
Set with a bright white diamond each.
£900.00
20ct blue rare Bolivian Topaz ring set in silver.
The stunning South Sea Black Tahitian Pearl necklaces are salt water baroque (in shape)
10mm each in size.
16″ long
Strung in pure black silk ready to wear!
Easy to wear hand-made magnetic gold catch.
£780.00
Wentworth Jewels Venice Collection
Peter recently travelled to Venice Italy to discover the art of Venetian glass blowing. This beautiful Art form has been in existence since 13th Century
and Peter fell in love with the rich colours and textures of the glass, so decided to bring back a wonderful collection.
London Fashion Week AW2015
About Wentworth Jewellery…
Peter Wentworth came to London in 2006 to study Goldsmithing at the London Metropolitan University (Sir John Cass College) under the retired Crown jewellers of Garrards.After learning the traditional way to make Jewellery by hand, Peter went on to win many awards in the industry. In 2008 and also 2009 he was awarded the prestigious City & Guilds Gold medal by His Royal Highness Prince Phillip at Buckingham Palace. This award has not been won by a jeweller since 1840.
Peter has a deep understanding of how important jewellery is for each person. When you have a piece commissioned to be made, you are welcomed at each step of the process to discuss your ideas, try different gems, see how your dream will become reality.
Wentworth Jewels are happy to discuss your budget and will aim to accommodate your wishes and dreams within that budget.
The pieces Peter create are not just another “item” to be sold, as each piece is lovingly hand made and has its own identity and as part of his personal aftercare service, he will welcome you back for a free check-up on your piece.
Wentworth Jewels sources gemstones from all over the world. Peter only sources direct from the mines in Thailand, Sri Lanka and Australia for coloured stones, pearls. Diamonds are sourced from De Beers site holders in London exclusively. All Wentworth Jewels diamonds come with a GIA or GEM-A certificates as Peter firmly supports the “Stop Blood Diamonds” campaign.
Wentworth Jewels look forward to making an everlasting memory for you.
Renowned Champagne house Searcys known for their longest Champagne bar in Europe, have gained sparkling reputation in all of their 120 years of operation. Starting out as a catering service, the brand has grown from strength to strength so it makes sense that after such an extensive time serving up the luxury drink to thirsty patrons, that they have just launched their own unique blend of Champagne.
Don’t let the fact that this Champagne not having been on the market for as long as some of the big boys put you off, they have cleverly selected a blend which is perfectly drinkable alone or with food. The blend itself an instant hit with only 2% Chardonnay grape which certainly for myself removes the headache, overbearingly dry factor.
To make the launch of their very first own brand Champagne even more unique, Searcys have ensured that a taste of their delicious Champagne will be a truly fascinating experience. The drink is served in an innovative tower of six glasses, The ‘Coupe Stack’. The ‘Coupe Stack’ is designed to let the Searcys Selected Cuvée perfectly flow like a waterfall and fill each glass perfectly. This was demonstrated a couple of times at the launch to much ooo’s and aaahhh’s each time the brave pourer took to the challenge.
To encourage customers, Searcys are giving lucky punters the chance to win a meal for two at SixtyOne Restaurant and all you have to do is share your ’stackselfie’ before the 15th of March. To share, you must post a picture of yourself with the Coupe Stack onto social media, using #searcysstack. You can find them on Twitter (@SearcysBars), Instagram (@SearcysChampagneBars) and Facebook (Searcys Champagne Bar).
The brief was to get myself to Trafalgar Square at 11:45 on Friday 27th February, find the 8’ high teapot and share a cup of Rosie Lee with former Dragon’s Den star, Theo Paphitis and some of his celebrity friends, all in the name of Comic Relief’s bi-annual Red Nose Day being held on Friday 13th March 2015.
On what was possibly the warmest day of the year so far, a crowd gathered, donning red noses, handed out by a pair of bananas… well, two bubbly members of Ryman staff dressed as bananas, mingling and giggling in the bright sunshine – I lost count of the number of selfies that were being taken around me, celebrities and the public posing together, all in the name of the Comic Relief charity. Matt Cardle, Lauren Goodger, Jake Wood, Helen Lederer, Nick Moran and Paul Bradley graciously took time out to raise awareness for Comic Relief and Red Nose Day 2015. Theo brought along the Boux Avenue Range Rover, all blinged-up, surrounded by a bevvy of TOWIE fans just itching to lick the bonnet.
Born-organiser and self-confessed shopkeeper,Theo Paphitis, shepherded his celebrity friends and warmly invited the public to grab a cup of tea (courtesy of PG Tips, served by www.coopersbeansandleaves.com from their quirky little three wheeled mobile coffee van) and chat … and chat we did.
Jake Wood (aka Max Branning – EastEnders) told me about his time on Strictly Come Dancing – a sharp learning curve when you’ve never danced before, but under the wing of professional dancer, Janette Manrara, Jake proved that he has a natural talent for Ballroom and Latin dancing – borne out through many spectacular hip-gyrating Salsas and Rumbas, taking him through to the nail-biting #SCD semi-finals. Jake explained to me that he is now mentoring Anna Kennedy, a mother from Uxbridge who set up schools and support for people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders and will be a contestant on a very special edition of the hit BBC series Strictly Come Dancing.
Mrs Kennedy, 54, set up Hillingdon Manor School in Harlington Road in 1999 after struggling to find suitable education for her two autistic sons and will partner Robin Windsor on the BBC 1 show, mentored by Jake and Janette. Anna, who has received an OBE for services to special needs education, will be one of six ‘everyday heroes’ taking part in The People’s Strictly for Comic Relief. The five-part series will see all the regular Strictly faces, including judges Anton du Beke, Darcey Bussell, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman, and hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.
Jake paid tribute to the BBC, explaining the behind-the-scenes activities that go into putting a series together, along with intense training and the rush of adrenaline when performing, the format is unlike any other. I asked if he is going to continue dancing and he answered “My children loved seeing me dance in Strictly and I think they’d have something to say if I stopped now!”
When the kettle came off the boil and the teapot ran dry, we moved inside to the Trafalgar Hotel where I sat down with Theo Paphitis, Chairman of Ryman, Chairman and Owner of Robert Dyas and Boux Avenue, also sitting on the Commercial and Technology board for Comic Relief.
CDTT: Thank you for the interview, Theo! So, tell me, how did #TeaWithTheo come about?
TP: Well, I’m a director of Comic Relief, for a start, I’ve been involved with them for many years, I’ve been to many of the projects around the world that we fund to see where the money is spent that the great British public donate to and that it’s spent properly and well. I’ve been involved with it with my businesses for a number of years, both Ryman and Robert Dyas, both convenience shops involved with our communities so there’s real great enthusiasm in those six weeks leading up to Comic Relief where it gives our colleagues the opportunity to interact with our customers, have a bit of fun, be a bit silly, come off the tracks a little bit and come away from the mundane part of life and raise millions and millions of pounds, which we do every year for the charity, and help others, so it really is win-win all round.
CDTT: A great collaboration Theo, as you say, win-win. You mentioned Boux Avenue, this is a brand that’s relatively new to me.
TP: Where do you live?
CDTT: Norwich.
TP: Ah, we have a shop in Norwich, in Chapelfield. Really, Boux Avenue was probably the biggest single reason I stopped Dragon’s Den… that, and Robert Dyas, because I started Boux Avenue. And when we started Boux Avenue, we took a clean piece of paper and I said if I wanted to create an international lingerie company and I’ve got nothing at the moment, how would it be? So we designed a shop, opened a few shops to test it, created and designed the product, and we’ve been going for three years now. We’ve got 25 stores in the UK, 10 overseas already, we’re now turning over a lot of money as a business, it’s become an international brand and it’s taken a lot of my time with a lot of people involved, an international team and we’re very excited about it. In the middle of a recession, we started a retail business aimed at an international market…
CDTT: …and it worked.
TP: And it worked.
CDTT: You did an interview back in 2011 and quoted that you were going on the search for ‘Boux’, did you find her?
TP: Boux… a little French woman we met on a family holiday in Monaco, she was cute and lovely and epitomised what we had in mind for the brand.
CDTT: Well, Shane and I are going to Monaco this year, so we’ll look out for her! With my fashion editor hat on now, your style and dress sense is very elegant… do you have a stylist or does Mrs P choose your clothes?
TP: I have had a stylist for a programme I appeared on, but I dress myself – Man at Dunhill!
CDTT: (Both laugh) And do you have any acquisitions or business opportunities in the pipeline that you can tell me about?
TP: Well, Boux Avenue is growing internationally, any day now I’m going to sign a contract on another large international deal which we’ll probably announce within the next ten days, Robert Dyas is growing, Ryman is growing, we’re always on the look out for other things. We’ve had a great Christmas, a great retail year, and we’re all passionate about what we do, we all love shop-keeping, if you look on my Twitter, I’m the ‘shopkeeper’, that’s what I do. I’d give up television and everything else, but I couldn’t give up shop-keeping.
CDTT: So the reason you left Dragons Den was because the new businesses were in their infancy and you needed to give more time to ‘shop-keeping’.
TP: Yes, and Boux had launched, I risked a lot of money in that, I had to get that right and also it wasn’t fair to everybody else, my diary was becoming rubbish and the filming weeks made things very tight. I had such a marvellous time (on Dragons Den) and the BBC get knocked and knocked and knocked but actually, as I learnt about television and learnt how brilliant the BBC are, I became more appreciative of what they do… people don’t realise how good they are. So I had a wonderful time in my eight years on Dragon’s Den and it was a wrench to leave, it really was a wrench.
CDTT: I think the public miss you not being there sitting next to Peter.
TP: Well, Deborah (Meaden) has my seat now but the BBC were very generous giving me a year off television to get my businesses established and they kindly backed me, and a year to the day, they called and offered me a slot on The One Show, which is great fun. I’m back into the swing of things now that Boux is established, and Robert Dyas has gone from a difficult loss-making business to a very profitable business. So what’s new? I’ll tell you what’s new, I’m back on TV, that’s what’s new.
CDTT: So, to round things off, the person that really makes me laugh is Lee Evans, he hits my comedy button, who hits yours?
TP: Morecambe and Wise always made me laugh, David Jason, but now… and Mrs P is really going to slap me for saying this, Lemon, Keith Lemon! He cracks me up!
CDTT: And who is Mrs P’s favourite?
TP: Miranda! Miranda actually said “Theo Paphitis is my fantasy man” in one episode… my Twitter feed went mad (laughing).
CDTT: Thank you so much Theo, a fabulous interview!
TP: Lovely to meet you, enjoy your cruise and Monaco… and if you see Boux, say hello!
After the interview, I came to the conclusion this successful entrepreneur really does have a USP … a ‘Unique Spirited Person’ with a nose for business and an eye for the opportunity – plus he makes a jolly good cup of builders slosh!
Watch the Snotty Professor teapot being eased into place!
Time for tea with Theo and his celebrity friends:
Matt Cardle
Appearing at Wrexposure Music Festival on 4th April 2015 – www.wrexposure.com/
@LaurenGoodger – www.laurensway.com – promoting her range of tan, lip, hair and eyelash products, wearing a camel–coloured coat from Cherry Drop Clothing:
Best known playing Nigel Bates EastEnders, now Elliot Hope in Holby City
Helen Lederer
Losing It is the hilarious debut from Helen Lederer, one of the UK’s favourite comediennes, a ‘mid-lit’ book (apparently somewhere between chick-lit and grey-lit!)
Nick Moran
Appearing in ‘Twelve Angry Men’ at the Garrick Theatre, London, until March 15;nimaxtheatres.com/Garrick
OWN YOUR OWN RED NOSE DAY TEAPOT!
The porcelain Red Nose Day teapot featuring the Snotty Professor costs £4.99 from Robert Dyas or from the online shop, with at least £2.25 from each sale going to Comic Relief.
Through his appearances on Dragons’ Den, Theo has advised many young entrepreneurs and invested in several innovative businesses and brands. The Paphitis Charitable Trust distributes all of his fees from TV appearances, speeches and his book to causes close to his heart and charities associated with children. In early 2009 Theo was appointed patron for Skillsmart Retail, the Sector Skills Council for Retail, which is committed to driving up skills levels in the industry. His special areas of responsibility are as the Retail Apprentices’ Champion and for the new National Skills Academy for Retail. In summer 2009 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Middlesex. Theo lives in Surrey with his wife Debbie. They have five children and three grandchildren.
Ryman – www.ryman.co.uk
Ryman is a UK stationery retail company with over 230 outlets nationwide in the UK. The website and stores provide a wide range of stationery and office supplies for homes and businesses. Theo acquired Ryman in 1995. He introduced the Ryman Direct mail ordercatalogue in 1996, the Ryman website in 1998 and has turned Ryman into a successful and profitable business comprising 232 stores with a turnover of more than £120m.
Robert Dyas – www.robertdyas.co.uk
Robert Dyas is a UK retailer founded in London in 1872. The website and stores provide ranges of housewares, small electrical appliances, gardening products, kitchenwares, DIY, and consumer electronics throughout 96 stores, mainly in Greater London and South East England.
Boux Avenue – www.bouxavenue.com
Boux Avenue Ltd. is a chain of lingerie stores based in the United Kingdom. Boux Avenue launched in the spring of 2011 initially opening six stores across the United Kingdom. All the stores are located in shopping centres across the region, including Bluewater (Kent), Lakeside (Essex), St. Davids (Cardiff), Trafford Centre (Manchester), Meadowhall Centre (Sheffield) and Buchanan Galleries (Glasgow). In March 2012, a seventh store in Birmingham’s Bullring opened. In September 2014, an eighth store opened in Brighton’s Churchill Square shopping centre. The store boasts an original selling layout for the UK shopper by displaying the majority of its products in drawers as opposed to hanging rails and stands.
www.coopersbeansandleaves.com
With their quirky little three wheeled mobile coffee van, Coopers Beans and Leaves brings you high quality gourmet coffees including Lattes, Cappuccinos, Americanos, to name but a few, also offering a large range of Organic Fairtrade Clipper Teas, (always adding to the range), the “best” hot chocolate, Chai, Lynch’s Hot Apple & Schmoo Milkshakes, along with a delicious selection of home-made cakes and goodies. #TeaWithTheo event images courtesy Shane Finn www.visual-devotion.co.uk@VisualDevotion
It may break the rules, but daytime glitz is all the rage and real stones have never been so cutting-edge.
On Saturday evening, Jennifer Klein launched her debut ‘Diamonds are Forever’ 2015 collection at the Meursault, Kensington, a heady mix of the finest jewellery on a catwalk presentation produced by Oliver Morris and played out to a huddle of well-heeled, glossy VIP guests who were treated to drinks and canapés whilst deliberating on their purchases, direct from the catwalk. Alex B, a vision of elegance, compered the evening, taking the audience through the collection at an absorbable pace.
Jennifer’s use of fashion colours rather than traditional hues make this exclusive collection as appealing as a sweet shop – fashion accessories to be indulged in.
This is great news for the woman who loves to wear real jewellery. The last few years the girlie, quasi-Bohemian aesthetic has been fun but it didn’t give us the opportunity to dazzle – real gemstones instead of paste is what suits fashion’s money-conscious new mood … and Jennifer Klein is running with it.
Aimed at a design-conscious clientele, far from the hushed, carpeted atmosphere of the old-fashioned jeweller as you can imagine, Jennifer’s collection is giving real jewellery a modish twist, it’s as though all the sugariness of the past few years has unleashed in each of us the deep desire to behave like a woman of the world, instead of a slip of a girl.
Jennifer Klein has rationalised the reinstatement of the pearl necklace, considering all the baggage it once carried with it of dowager duchesses, maiden aunts and women who wear taffeta gowns to the opera. The return to real jewellery is about being grown-up, chic, womanly. It’s a step up in sophistication and it’s a step up in significance because a necklace intricately defined with real stones is, by definition, less throwaway than, say, a £5 bead choker from Top Shop.
Real gems are now being worn by a younger generation of women, no longer saved for special occasions, but worn with the season’s wardrobe – just as all those rules about only wearing sequins in the evening dissolved in a flurry of spangled T-shirts, the idea of what jewellery you can wear and when is changing.
The catwalk featured black leather and silk necklaces, 4 stone detail embellishments incorporating Tibetan turquoise, quartz druzy, white agate and amethyst, Swarovski crystals and 18 carat gold plate, double freshwater pearl
and black druzy. Cuffs adorned with semi-precious bi-colour gemstones surrounded by tumbled ametrine and crystal on genuine snakeskin bands… each piece, due to their inherent characteristics, unique and unmatched.
Each beautiful adornment is sensibly priced, earrings are approximately £150 per pair, necklaces, approximately £380 and cuffs around £175.
A Latin-themed dance show inspired by the sophistication of Jennifer Klein’s luxury jewellery debut collection was presented by international championship dancers, Florent and Diana – superior dancing from a couple who are taking London Fashion Week 2015 by storm, leaving the audience spellbound after a breath-taking performance.
Please view the beautiful promotional video featuring the jewellery of Jennifer Klein:
About Jennifer Klein…
London, Paris, New York and Spain were the backdrops and influences growing up with a mother who was a model and an International fashion tycoon for a father. Jennifer began her 14 year career in beauty as a professional makeup artist working with prestigious brands such as MAC, Laura Mercier, Space NK and Shu Uemura.
Along with her fashion and beauty editorial background, she has also worked within corporate PR and media. As well as styling commercial fashion shoots in Spain, London and New York, Jennifer is a model who has also worked with a great portfolio of International clients including Spanish Hola!, Vogue España, Marie-Claire, Tatler and Now! magazine.
Having identified a gap in the market where fashion, beauty and lifestyle are synthesised within one brand. My A-Dress Book under one dynamic platform, is the first part of this vision.
About My Secret Dressing Room…
YOUR INFINITE WARDROBE
They say you are what you wear… Although I am sure you will agree it is not always easy to find the right outfit for every occasion! Then again, the idea of continually wearing the same outfit can quickly lose the appeal, and additionally you are really eager to keep up with trends without spending a fortune. Well, we have the answer! My Secret Dressing Room is an infinite wardrobe, where women like you, share dresses, bags, shoes and fabulous accessories.
RENTING IS EASY, QUICK AND SECURE
Once registered, you can browse the infinite wardrobe for your perfect outfit. You are able to ask the Secret Stylists for specific information and advice on the fashion items. When you have selected the perfect fashion item/s, you then choose a suitable time and location for delivery and collection. The chosen items can be delivered directly to your home or place of work. After your fashion item hire, you will be encouraged to give feedback on the fashion items and the SecretStylists. Your opinion is important in allowing the secret community to flourish while providing the opportunity for SecretFans to select their dream outfits.
HIRING OUT YOUR FASHION ITEMS IS EASY AND ENJOYABLE
Becoming a ‘Secret Stylist’ is very easy, and above all, totally enjoyable! Simply register on the website, book your free photo shoot, and select the dresses and accessories you would like to add to your virtual wardrobe. On completion, you will be invited to meet our team, where you can star in your own private photo shoot, all managed by our fashion professionals. (If preferred, we are happy to organise our own model ) Once the fashion items are loaded onto the website, you can decide the hire price for your items alongside your own brief description of each piece – perhaps telling the story detailing the event and experience of them. When a lady chooses her perfect outfit from your wardrobe, our personal courier service will collect and deliver them directly to her, allowing her fashion fantasy to become a reality!
A new generation of creative talent has been discovered. Whilst other runways were dominated by the brittle and mainstream, the Fashions Finest London Fashion Week off-schedule event at the Grand Connaught Rooms (Great Queen Street) on the 21st and 22nd of February 2015, showcased a new generation of designers, contrasting polish and luxury with the romantic urban statement of the city streets.
Every collection told a story, inspirations springing from adversity and anarchy, delicate and feminine designs merging seamlessly with the party-hard and controversial.
CEO Deborah St Louis and her team brought together a hoard of cutting-edge designers to the catwalk, displaying slick, elegant chic and sassy dressy daywear with sexy cuts and adventurous colour.
Sophisticated simplicity – comfortable, chic items that work around the clock.
In a season of unabashed glitz and gloss, super-feminine, body-conscious dressing is back.
Knitwear was given a radical and sustainable twist, but kept within the sensibilities of a working, structured wardrobe.
Rebel yell – Replayed mod styles with head-to-toe black and a whole heap of attitude, combining all the eternal elements of rebel dressing – from the classic LBD to black leather trousers, for drop-dead, don’t-give-a-damn sex appeal.
Prints transmit the rhythm and emotion of fashion and the Fashions Finest offerings were loud and brash, tiny and muted, encapsulating the mood in a single burst.
Read my post-London Fashion Week designer reviews throughout the week!
Hello everyone, its been ages since I last posted an article but I hope this one will keep the ladies happy! Ok so I never thought I’d see the day I rave about an at home gel nail kit. But that day has come and if you follow me on Instagram you would have seen me mention this a few times. This Sensationail kit is incredible on so many levels.
I was sent this kit to review and used the product over a few weeks. I have removed it and reapplied the system to really put it through its paces. If you haven’t come across my site before then welcome. I used to be a Celebrity nail artist and an Educator for some of the biggest professional nail brands in the world. I can honestly say that Sensationail is in fact….Sensational!!
I’m going to go out on a limb here and state that I think this kit is possibly better an any professional product I have ever used tested or worn myself. Now I know everything there is to know about gel polish, the way the chemicals react and how different products work together. I also put my nail enhancements through utter hell. I can, as I know someone that will fix them in a blink of an eye if they chip, drop off or lift and that’s me.
Most professional gel applications become a little spongy, soft and lift after about a week on my nails. Not sensationail it’s incredible. I got 2 full weeks out of the first application. Only taking them off to redo as the regrowth was looking a little unsightly. I removed them and reapplied them with ease and I can report that this brand is seriously rocking my world.
You won’t need to worry about applying extra layers as it’s so strong it’s just perfect. It has the best combination of strength and possibly the biggest factor that makes nail enhancements perfect and that’s it’s also flexible. So it will bend a little like real nails should. Too brittle and they can crack. This leads to lifting and all sorts of problems. Not with Sensationail you don’t! Not to mention the shine of the topcoat. It holds as good as new for all 14 days. No scratches, no dulling and certainly the shiniest of top coats I have ever come across. With the added bonus of being a 2 in 1 product. A combined base and top coat. Amazing don’t you think!
Sensationail Home Kit Review Tips
When lightly buffing the surface shine make sure you don’t damage the nails natural thickness, as over buffing will thin your nails drastically.
Cleanse with the product supplied. Don’t use nail polish remover as this is a solvent and could possibly cause lifting.
Don’t touch any of the nails after cleaning as this will transfer natural oils from your fingertips and will result in the product not settling properly.
When applying the primer only add it to 4 nails (leave the thumbs to last) Its a sticky product and fluff will drive you mad!
When applying the base coat to the 4 natural nails make sure not to touch the skin (this will lead to lifting) By laving a tiny margin around the sides and bottom it will increase the length of time that the product will stay looking perfect.
If you get any product on the surrounding skin just remove it with the orange wood stick provided in the Sensationail kit.
Do not wipe off the shiny, tacky residue from any of the layers as this is a very important part. *Sticky sticks to sticky or a rough surface. If you remember this you wont ever go wrong. If you remove it by mistake its OK but you will find the product might not adhere to the next layer. So all you ned to do is lightly buff the surface and recleanse.
Swirl the lid and brush in clockwise, or an anti clockwise motion around the neck of the bottle (whatever one feels easiest) as you take the applicator out. This will prevent dripping of the product and only the amount you need will be on the brush.
Next professional tip is to apply the polish as thin as you can. I found this product self levels and it’s amazing even if you are a little heavy on application. But its a good habit to get into as you could get a few more applications out of one bottle.
This is possibly the best tip I am going to give you now….Start to apply the polish in the middle of the nail. The push the brush towards your Proximal nail fold (cuticle) “I am going to drop in a diagram at the bottom and an explanation all about the cuticle at the end of this article. Make sure you read it as it will be very beneficial for you” As you push the brush back it will do all the work for you and you will see the polish edges are as neat as a pro! Try it a few times and let the product just glide on. *You are in no rush as it wont set until you are happy and place it into the lamp.
Top tip….Don’t leave any products near a lamp that it on. The bright blue light will most certainly cure whats in the bottles or the brush you leave on your desk!!!! Be warned!
Take your time when you first do a set. read the Sensationail instructions, my cuticle advice and the professional routine bellow before you start and Practice makes perfect!
Once you have mastered a few tips all you have to remember is that the Base & Topcoat take 30 seconds to cure and the polish takes 1 minute. Simple as that. If you need 3 coats, then apply 3.
If you have exceptionally weak nails I suggest a double layer of base and a double layer of topcoat cured for 30 seconds at each application.
When you are finished cleanse, wash hands and Oil those stunning nails twice a day with almond oil. There you have it some professional advice.
Sensational has all the right ingredients to create perfect nails at home time and time again. I can’t fault this in any way. Well if I was really going to be picky I’d say that with some of the colours it shrinks back just a little with the first coat of polish….But on applying the second you would have forgiven it in a heartbeat. The coverage is unsurpassed.
Professionals would normally do 3 thin coats, very thin ones when applying any products for a client as they can ripple and not cure right the way through. This leads to lifting and unhappy customers. Now this is where I feel this products comes into it’s own. The ease of application is tremendous, it’s near on impossible to get it wrong. The applicator brush of the combined base and topcoat is brill and the colours glide on almost seamlessly.
I give this a huge 10/10. For anyone that wouldn’t set foot in a salon this is perfect and for those of you needing to save a few pennies this will blow you away. Excuse the pun…This is Hands down the best gel manicure kit I have used in years.
Below is a professional explanation about the real Cuticle and manicures.
To explain what the true cuticle is… in fact it covers the entire nail bed. Yes thats right girls. The cuticle is basically the residue from the proximal nail fold when the nails are growing. Its there to keep infection out. And should NEVER BE CUT, EVER. As the nail plate grows it just travels with it. It can be carefully cleaned away by yourself but you just need a little know how…So I have done a little routine for you to help you apply Sensationail like a professional.
1. Grab a towel and some kitchen paper and place it on a table with a good light above the area. Preferably set up during the day. Sundays are best! Set aside about 1 1/2 hours to do a great job.
2. Gather all you need and plug in the lamp and arrange your desk with everything you need.
3. To remove the true cuticle gently glide the Sensationail remover tool (this is perfect) up and down the ENTIRE nail bed very gently. You can do this on dry nails with the remover and you will see lots of dry powdery debris coming off. Don’t over work it just do tiny moments with a little pressure and you will be amazed at what comes off!
5. Wash those hands and nails, getting rid of the excess debris. Then dry them off with a clean piece of kitchen roll.
6. Using a gentle file, shape nails. Lightly zig zag the file on the ends. This will add a little bit of key so the base coat will be able to nestle into the ends and seal them.
7. Arrange the lamp, bottles and products so they are easily accessed and loosen the lids a little.
8. Grab a cleanser pad provided in the kit and cleanse (not too much as this will saturate the nail and will lead to lifting!) one drop will do all 4 nails. Really cleanse those nails and scrub away at them so they are nice and clean. Try not to get any fluff left behind.
9. Look at the nails and see if you have any fluff or dust. Do not touch the nail plate if you have. Try to remove it by reusing the pad.
10. Apply a very small amount of base coat to 4 nails (do the thumbs last). Remember to add some around the free edge (tip of the nail). Keep it simple and try not to touch the skin. Keeping it just on the nail bed.
11. Place in lamp for 30 seconds.
12. Apply the colour thinly around the free edge. Then over the nail. Gel polish is amazing as it won’t set until it gets near the lamp! If you find its shrinking back a little just flash cure each nail for 5-10 seconds then move on to the next. This normally happens with darker colours and reds. Word of warning….don’t place any gels near the lamp as they will set, as I have mentioned before. Its always good to remind you!
13. Pop your beautifully and carefully painted nails into the lamp for 1 minute.
14. Apply a second coat to just the nail bed, paying attention to making sure it’s as neat as possible.
15. Pop in the lamp for 1 minute.
16. If you need a 3rd coat go ahead and do another.
17. Place in lamp for 1 minute. If you have applied this thickly you will feel it get a little warm. This is very normal it’s just the molecules connecting and being activated to link together until it sets. It sets so fast it’s a little friction and nothing to worry about.
18. Apply a thin coat of top coat and make sure you run a little along the tip to seal the edges. Then place your hand in the lamp for one last 30 second session!
19. Now do this to all 4 fingers on the other hand, followed by the thumbs. All done! I do hope this has helped you along with my professional gel nails tips.
It all sounds like there are loads of stages but trust me once you have done it a couple of times this will save you so much money and you will be able to have stunning nails all year round that look like a professional job.
*Please remember if you are thinking of doing other peoples nails you need proper training a licence/insurance and tell the council you are running a salon, either from home or mobile. It’s not worth running the risk of getting in trouble.
The key to anything is learning to do things properly and this article is intended for the use of Sensationail home gel nail kits.
For more beauty, fashion or styling advice just Tweet me @sarahbacchus and check out my site SLBstyle.com
When I told one of my girlfriends that I was writing an article about family holidays, she gave a hollow laugh, “Well, that won’t take long”, she said “Just write ‘stay at home’.” It’s often the sentiment around September-time when many parents return from their summer holiday more exhausted than when they left, swearing that the phrase ‘family holiday’ is the biggest oxymoron of all time.
Not so with this holiday. I admit, in the last 25 years, my history of holidays have been aboard cruise ships, in fact, I’ve reviewed the largest in the world, but this gem in the heart of the Norfolk Broads brought about excitement on a completely different level. It ticks the boxes of all the family’s requirements… dad – steering and being captain of his own luxury boat (and it is luxury… according to the words of admiration from fellow holidaymakers on the Broads), mum – splitting her time between preparing meals in the remarkably spacious kitchen and topping up her tan (Grazia-style) on the cocktail deck, the children – donning lifejackets and exploring all areas onboard. I agree, this last statement is rather stereotypical, but the beauty of this holiday is that the whole scenario can be turned on its head!
This cruiser encourages a switch from the norm, it’s a state-of-the-art vessel and after initial simple instruction from the Herbert Woods staff, you can take the helm or head the kitchen galley on a cruise along some of the most picturesque countryside you’ll ever see in the UK. The Norfolk Broads is renowned for its scenic waterways, rare wildlife and rich history, a unique mosaic of lakes, land and rivers with the status of a national park. The Victorians first introduced holiday boating to this magical waterland and it’s been popular ever since, offering unrivalled experiences unique to Norfolk.
We took the Herbert Woods Royale Light out for a weekend taster cruise, I hopped on-board at Wroxham where my partner, Shane, my dad (John) and my aunt (Maureen) sailed from the pick-up point at Potter Heigham, with Shepherds Pie in the oven and red wine on the table… the perfect start! I was also met with an abundance of swans (with impeccable manners!) who accompanied us throughout the weekend as we moored up along the way, joined daily by geese, ducks, goslings and ducklings – add plenty of bread to the shopping list!
During the course of the days, we sailed gently through picturesque waterways passing other holidaymakers making the most of the tranquillity of the area. Perhaps I’m biased, living in the area, but my preconceptions of a broads holiday were blown gently away and left me eager to book the next trip. Herbert Woods offer detachment from the normal hubbub on a different level, delivering solitude if you want it, good old-fashioned family bonding time where you can let your hair down and completely relax or charged exploration, all with the knowledge that the staff are close at hand and safety is their prime concern.
Details of all cruises and availability are available at:
With time being today’s luxury, finding cosmetics and treatments that make the most of our time-consuming beauty maintenance is a constant struggle.
I’ve been using three products from the Zuzka ‘Botanicals’ range for the last few weeks, a brand founded by Susan Kohutova, a qualified beauty specialist and registered medical herbalist, with over 20 years experience as a consultant and therapist for some of the top cosmetic companies. Susan suffered herself with an extremely sensitive and allergy-prone skin and realised there was a great need for a product range free from the main skin irritants that cause such distress for certain skins when used on a daily basis. In order to develop her own formulas, Susan studied Medical Herbalism and discovered the incredible healing powers of herbs, plants and flowers, utilising these precious natural ingredients to their best potential. The brand name ‘Zuzka’ is Slovakian for ‘Susan’, inspired by her Slovakian husband.
The packaging is functional, practical and purist, aimed at the modern woman whose intelligence is reflected as much in her health and beauty care as it is in her career choices. The results on my skin were visible and tangible, I could apply my make-up more easily and my skin stayed fresh and supple during the day.
Zuzka makes caring for your skin a pleasurable experience by providing the highest quality therapeutic products with fresh natural aromas that produce beneficial, satisfying results at a very competitive price.
Without the obligatory harsh fragrances associated with so many beauty products on the market at the moment, but simple, light scents, the plant extracts act deep-down, improving skin action to improve tone and texture with a bare-feel sensation.
Argenine Hydroxy Rejuvenation Cream 50ml – £36.99
A high performance cream containing Argenine Hydroxy, Zuzka’s exclusive ‘Botanical Botox’ formula, which offers intense correction of wrinkles and expression lines, offering a relaxing anti-inflammatory effect on tired, stressed looking skin. This product produces beautifully subtle results with great safety.
Rose Petal Facial Spritz – £18.99 – 150ml
The beautiful aromatic rejuvenating waters of rose petal, witch-hazel and frankincense, sooth and refresh the skin, closing open pores.
Organic rosehip oil for mature skin – £18.99 – 30ml
A luxurious, soothing, rejuvenating, collagen-boosting precious oil for mature skin, containing organic oils of rosehip, calendula, evening primrose, jojoba and the ultimate cell regenerating ingredient, rose essential oil.
There are five main skincare ranges:
Ocean Spa – toning and detoxifying
Honey Glow – soothing and therapeutic
Derma Care – deep pore treatment
Botanicals – rejuvenating and anti-aging
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With a myriad of colours that would rival any cosmetic counter, a selection for men and tantalising beauty kits, this range is definitely worth a try!
• Not tested on animals
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Shop online at www.zuzkanaturalbeauty.co.uk
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