The Award season is upon us, which means lots of celebrity spotting and gorgeous red carpet hair and make up to revel in!!  The hair seemed to be more casual and less done this year at the Golden Globes. We are finding that hair for Weddings is more relaxed then ever before. To achieve this softer look we always ask our brides if they would prefer the styles to be sprayed a lot initially or sprayed so that it looks nice and soft and then to have a can of spray on hand and to touch up during the day.

This year at the Golden Globes we saw hair that was soft and chic with sculpted waves and soft voluminous updos. Rose Byrnes waves were picture perfect, adding a modern edge with her vintage hair clip. Check out Powder Room’s store for gorgeous jewellery to accessorise.  Julia Roberts blonde boho waves were soft and relaxed.  We also loved Cameron Diaz’s sleek upstyle, softly pulled back off the face to emphasis her striking red lips.

Sandra Bullock Wavy updo looked relaxed and soft. The side part is undone and blends into the side waves. Sandra’s make up had flushed cheeks and soft sultry purples and defined liner on the eyes really worked well with her gorgeous dress.


Nicole Kidman’s natural auburn hair colour was amazing against her porcelain complexion.  Her hair was swept into a side chignon exuding hollywood glamour and the look showed that even the movie stars have a few bits that fall out of their hairstyles, making the look more natural.


As for Jennifer Anniston, come on, can’t you think of another hairstyle choice, it’s the same every year!!  Courtney Cox, on the other hand looked amazing!!  The loose undo, with a centre part and long undone tendrils really showed up Courtney’s eyes.

Gone were the smokey, sultry eyes this year, replaced with soft, subtle, pale shimmering tones, paired with a perfect pink pout. Looks we loved were Kare Hudson, Marion Cotillard, Drew Barrymore and Emily Blunt.

Sunday 19th July was The Stamford Plaza’s Wedding open day, showcasing their hotel for prospective Brides. We were invited as a preferred Wedding supplier to come and chat to the newly engaged brides. I’ve never seen so much bling in one room, there were so many gorgeous sparkling engagement rings to look at!

We demonstrated Wedding hair and make up on our beautiful model Geo. Brides fell in love with the romantic finger-waved glossy curls and Geo’s peaches and cream complexion. The citrus gold tones used enhanced Geo’s green eyes and we applied Mac Strobe cream under the foundation to give Geo a more luminescent glow. One of our favourite combinations was used on the lips, Powder Room’s Lips with Love Lipstick in “Dreamy” and Lipgloss in “Pink Champagne”.

Movie star, red carpet curls are really popular with our brides this season. What is also really exciting is brides are being more adventurous, we spoke with one bride who is having a Retro 30′s/40′s style Wedding and the bridesmaids are going to be dressed like the characters from “Chicago” musical!


In the last year a revolution has taken place with hair. Blowdryed ripple waves are the main attraction. Hair has an impeccable quality about it, from the 70′s Jaclyn Smith (Charlies Angles) inspired “set” shiny curls to the luxe, bouncy blowdries (using thickening body building lotions). The new styles have a tactile appeal which is why mousse is a must have at the moment or a thermal setting spray. I sometimes think why are long gorgeous curls always so much a hit? It creates an illusion of being 25 forever, long goddess-like locks embody a sexy carefree spirit.


Celebrity’s that have embraced the “Goddess” looks are:
Blake Lively (Gossip Girl)
Scarlett Johansson
Nicole Kidman
Kate Hudson