Movember Grooming Tips Part 2

Ruth Funnell suggests using 'Clinique Anti Fatigue Eye Gel' for men which was launched in August. It's apparently good for tired, dark under eye circles and bags due to late nights and tiredness...  Maybe from all those sleepless nights spent deliberating over what style to wear your moustache for Movember! A 'Ron Burgundy' or 'Clark Gable'?
  

 





www.movember.comThe Clinique eye gel comes as an easy roller-ball applicator that cools and soothes the area and can be used twice a day and won the GQ Grooming awards for 2012.

With all this attention to the face, it's good to be groomed all over. Everybody finds men with neat, clean fingernails far more attractive. Andrea Fulerton gives some tips on keeping your nails as groomed as your moustache!

• Always leave a small amount of white length and keep the shape the same as the cuticles. 

• If you need a good stain remover at the end of the day mix some handwash with bicarbonate of soda.

• Prevention is better than cure - scrape your nails over soap or Vaseline before a 'dirty job' (such as gardening or tinkering with the car or work) this is also a good preparation to remove dirt with a nail brush. The best time to do this is after a bath or a shower.

Read the first installment of the grooming tips for Men here.

Kelly Rowland - Stylist Magazine - Nails by Andrea Fulerton

Andrea Fulerton worked with the photographer Rankin on this shoot for this cover shoot and story for Stylist Magazine. 

Andrea used Andrea Fulerton Nail Boutique Nail polish in 'Helena' as a base colour and PUFF DUST in Electric Blue and pink (£7.99) followed by an overcoat (all available at Superdrug).

Andrea said she was a pleasure to work with - really cool and really very nice.

See the full interview and images here.

Giannie's Autumn 2011 Top Tips and Wish List

Giannie Couji lists a few of her favourite things for this Autumn.

• Chloe: Black tuxedo jacket and Tan high boots  

• GOUDEMALION -  Jean-Paul Goude Retrospective at the Musee les Arts Decoratifs

• Thomas Wylde: Cognac leather jacket, Black sheer chiffon tunic and Black biker boots. 

• BOOK: Diana Vreeland "The Eye Has to Travel" by Lisa Immordino Vreeland (Editions Abrams, New York)

• Great website - www.notvogue.com

•  Listening to the old time classic DIVAs: Betty Wright ( New album out in the US), Marlena Shaw, Sylvia Striplin, Sarah Dash, Nona Hendryx, Betty Davis and VickiAnderson.

• Going to Martinique : Lush, exotic, vibrant island in the French Caribbean

• PHE collection by Paul Herve Elisabeth

• Anoushka Shankar new album "Traveller"

• Tom Ford red python bag 

• Kimmy Skota aka Pretty Yende. Amazing soprano opera singer to discover

• Postmodernism: Style & Subversion 1970-1990  at the V&A

• William Klein  (Roma + Klein ) Exhibition @ the MEP and the accompanying book ( Editions du Chene)

• Diane Arbus Exhibiton @ Musee du Jeu de Paume

• Club Shelter @ Vandam 37 Vandam Street, best tea dance in NYC with legendary DJ"s Timmy Regisford and Junior Vasquez

• Maison Adam: Best Macarons and patisseries. 6 place Louis XIV St Jean de Luz

• Vodou Bar 95 Halsey St 11216 Brooklyn :Great music and people

Ciao Bella! Sarah Clark visits Rome for Glamour

Sarah worked on this story for Glamour Magazine for the August edition. After having recently visiting Rome myself, and being a  bit obsessed with it, I asked her about the shoot and thought we could put a few tips together of places to stay and go to…

Here’s what Sarah had to say:

“It was a 'Pre-Season' story, which basically means the collections that go into the stores after the Spring/Summer collections and before the Winter collections (sounds obvious now!).

Also known as the 'Fall' collections. They are often a taster of what you can expect from the designers for their main Winter collections. I noticed that there were a lot of great prints around, so that was my starting point for the story. I was particularly inspired by the Marni collection, and loved the way the prints were all mismatched and clashing. I wanted it to have a fun feel, but also still be ladylike (a slightly eccentric lady perhaps??). I also loved the hats and the socks and clompy wooden soled shoes. I loved it all!

My rail in the Glamour fashion cupboard looked a bit like a charity shop, but I knew (well, hoped anyway) that once the outfits were on the model and in situ in Rome, the clothes would really come to life. I loved the idea of shooting in Rome (the locations, the light, the mood...), but also liked the idea of shooting something more unexpected (i.e. not a 'Roman Holiday' story). I wanted it to feel like the model was a tourist on a quick tour of Rome, cramming in all the sights. 

It was the best trip ever! We had so much fun. Amazing team, amazing weather, amazing food!! One of my most memorable trips for Glamour and also my last, so great to end on a high. I will miss working with Pamela. She's incredible.”

See the full story here.

Rome Tips:

Stay: The Il Palazetto Hotel on the Spanish Steps. Owned by the Hassler – benefit from the Old School glamour of the Hassler yet staying in a boutique hotel. Perfect. 

See: As well as the many sights in Rome, if you are there before the 23^rd November, it’s worth checking out the Mario Testino Todo O Nada Exhibition – 54 amazing images beautifully presented. Great merchandise of posters, postcards, cards and books available. 

Drink: Bar Del Fico in Piazza Del Fico is a lovely little bar with good snacks. It was recommended by two separate and very different people. Perfect afternoon stop and quite lively at night with a cool crowd of young and old (playing chess outside), mismatched chairs and tables and kitsch bits and pieces. We found ourselves accidentally there a few times! Oops.

Eat: The Filippo La Mantia restaurant at the Hotel Majestic has fantastic food using no garlic, butter or onions. Gorgeous Art Deco setting and delicious. A real treat. 

By Sarah Clark – Winter White Story Red Magazine December 2011

Sarah Clark was asked to do a Winter White story by Red magazine for their December issue and this is what she had to say about it.

"I knew they wanted some kind of Christmas theme, but I didn't want it to be too literal.

 

The clothes have no theme/story except the colour palette, because I thought it would great just to shoot gorgeous clothes that you might wear over the festive period (that happened to be white, cream etc).

I did a mix of gorgeous dresses, knits, a suit etc. All styled in different ways.

They are clothes that I would (or would love to) wear. I particularly loved all the head pieces - so pretty. We shot it in LA because that's where Coliena (Rentmeester), the photographer is based. I liked that it was definitely not an obvious location for a Christmas shoot! It was such a fun story to shoot, but quite hectic with kids, props, bunnies etc!

Next time I'll just be sticking to one model!!"

Beautiful!

Movember spawned a Moustache - Grooming tips for Men

You may have noticed a few more moustaches than usual sprouting up recently. This is not a new fashion statement (though for some it might be) but mainly because of ‘Movember’.

On Movember 1st, guys register at Movember.com with a clean-shaven face and then for the rest of the month these men, known as Mo Bros, “groom, trim and wax their way into the annals of fine moustachery” and seek sponsorship for their Mo-growing efforts to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men.” (read more here)

In 2010, over 112,000 UK Mo Bros got on board, raising £11.7 million.

The artists at Emma Davies thought it was perfect time to look at male grooming to help these selfless and generous men through the month.

Moustache Tips:

• When trimming your moustache there are two things to consider, the silhouette or outline shape and the overall thickness and length. Shave just around the outside of the moustache and then tidy up properly with scissors and a comb (Kent Brushes have developed one especially for Movember). Use your lip as a template and trim one side first and then the other side. Take your time and try and get the shape as symmetrical as possible, a magnifying mirror would really help with this. Electric trimmers are also good to use but beware as one slip and your mo' could go for a burton! Scissors are safer!

•  Use Moustache Wax from Murdock's or Oregon Wild Hair to add volume and definition to your 'tache. For extra control apply the wax firstly to your moustache then use a hairdryer to warm the wax which makes it more malleable and allows greater control! 

• Choose a style most flattering for your face shape. The size of your philtrum (area between nose and top lip!) will obviously have a bearing on this. i.e. the larger the philtrum the wider the moustache should be.

Anna Cofone however, suggests having fun and men should be experimenting with different shapes, lengths and thicknesses! Anna pointed out how good they can look giving the example of “Johnny Depp at the UK premier of ‘The Rum Diary’ wearing his trademark Tom Ford suit, an open necked shirt and his ever groomed moustache.”

For ‘a very gentlemanly look to match your Movember moustache’ Philippe Tholimet suggests using a bit of any conditioner in your hand to give the hair a feel that it has brillantine in it without using brillantine… He says to comb through the hair then make a side parting with your fingers and let it dry naturally. Philippe says “The hair should look that it has been groomed at some point in time and then this is about a few hours later.”

Eli Wakamatsu’s favourite mens pre-to-post shaving products are from Kiehls as there is a lot of variety for different skin types. She says, “Men’s skin needs to have cleansed well into pores and regular gentle scrubbing at least once a week”. 

Maria Comparetto agrees “Make sure you exfoliate your skin at least once a week”, she suggests using “a ‘sloughing brush’ these are available from most high street stores including Boots, Muji and The Body Shop.”

“This little wooden brush is used to lather up your usual facial wash in the palm of your hand, then with small circular motions massage all over your face and neck for a few minutes (avoiding delicate eye area). Wash the product off using warm water and apply a moisturiser (such as Clinique lotion)”

For a flawless look for the Movember party at the end of the month, Maria says, “Grab your girlfriend’s YSL ‘Touche Eclat’ (or get your own) and dot just under the eyes where you may have dark circles then gently pat with your ring finger until the product disappears, this will reflect the natural light and give you a fresh & rested appearance.” She adds “Just be careful to use the shade that suits you. There are 7 available. You’ll look smokin! and noone will know how/why....”