Christmas Nails by Andrea Fulerton

I asked Andrea Fulerton if she could tell us how to get the ultimate Christmas nails. Here's what she had to say...


 "Classic red for Christmas, a divine shade that suits all is my Andrea Fulerton Nail Boutique ‘Jessica’ named after client Jessica Alba another gorgeous red is L’Oreal Resist & Shine 651a richer darker red.

With any strong colour always use a base coat to protect your natural nail from staining such as Revlon Calcium Nail Gel  which has the added bonus of strengthening too. 

When painting allow a minute or two between coats to let the varnish settle though if your in a rush Revlon Red will apply in just one even coat. 

Anchor your hand down to a flat surface to get a steadier control [less wombly lines]

Bling up your festive season nails by adding a few Andrea Fulerton Nail Boutique Gemstones or Aurora pearls to accent a nail by dabbing them directly onto semi wet varnish and seal down with a Top Coat."

And to prove how doable this is - here is my (obviously non-professional) attempt (with Andrea Fulerton Nail Boutique Gold studs rather than the Crystal Gemstones). How Christmassy is that?! AND I should be excused from all dishwashing duty to keep them looking tip top over the festive period.

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.

Nails by Andrea Fulerton - Oh Land Instyle Magazine - and Boy George!

Andrea Fulerton worked on the nails on this beautiful story in August’s Instyle magazine with the very cool Danish singer Oh Land with the photographer Katya Mayer. See all the images from the story here. Andrea used the green end of the AFNB Trio Nail Polish 'Garden of eden' with  ‘Petrol in water’ [colbalt grey end] over it.

Boy George turned up on the shoot as he has just remixed one of Oh Land’s tracks. While he was there, Andrea painted his nails in a mix of two shades from the Andrea Fulerton Nail Boutique range – Trio Nail Polish in ‘Princess'. The result will be recreated for the AFNB collection will be called ‘Boy George’.

Andrea then went over the nails with her new ‘Dot & Flick’ pen in black and silver and created some animal print corners. She said that he loved it!

Nails by Andrea Fulerton - Instyle July 2011 Daisy Lowe

Andrea Fulerton worked on this shoot for Instyle (July) with the photographer Takay (Jed Root) in April this year at the Victoria and Albert Museum.  Here's what she had to say about the shoot:

"As always Daisy was a living doll, as charming as ever and more importantly for myself and my assistant Jenni Draper she had great nails, though I expected no less as I know our Daisy loves nail varnish, in fact I named one of my first colours after her; 'Daisy' is a bright daisy meets canary coloured yellow and was uber popular this spring!
On this shoot we used a AFNB shade called Mischa which is Gunmetal with slight gold specs and is going to be perfect for  forthcoming A/W 11 trend of metallics, metallics and  deep dark green 'the new black' of the season."

Andrea Fulerton - Instyle April 2011 Eliza Doolittle

Andrea Fulerton used Jade and Cat on Eliza Doolittle's nails for this Instyle shoot.

Andrea asked her permission to mix a new bright shade for her collection after her and 'Eliza' was born... A sparkling Aqua shade. Unfortunately it's not available until later in the year - at least that will give us time to try out all the existing shades in the AFNB range.

'Eliza' - available later this year

 

Andrea Fulerton - Glamour April 2011 with TV Presenter Jameela Jamil

Andrea Fulerton painted TV presenter Jameela Jamil's nails with 'Helena' an electric royal blue shade from the Andrea Fulerton Nail Boutique available at Superdrug made darker by layering it over black.








Andrea used the 'Ashvina' shade, perfect for this (also from the Andrea Fulerton Nail Boutique).

Andrea said that Jameela's nails were peeling so she recommended Imedeen supplements and Mavala Scientific. I painted her nails in a mix of electric blue and black

The photographer was David Oldham and the shoot was styled by Bijal Patel.

A Tweak is As Good as a Rest - Beauty Tips for the New Year

The old adage says that a change is as good as a rest and articles and adverts everywhere encourage us in January to fully detox and find for the New Year a ‘New You’. After all the fun, expense and pressure of Christmas this might be a good idea but can be confusing and even stressful to have another thing to think about! The artists at Emma Davies point out slight tweaks you can make here and there to your beauty regime or one or two good investments for your make-up bag which are all that are needed to make all the difference.

Use your gifts: if you’ve received toiletries for Christmas, use them! Toiletries do have a shelf life so use them while they’re at their best. If they are not what you would usually like or use check with a friend and swap

Get a Glow: massage your face for a minute or two every morning and evening before cleansing. Not only will this help loosen grime and make-up but will improve circulation, decrease puffiness and refine your jawline.

Moisturise: a mistake that many of us make with our moisturiser is to only apply it once in the morning and once at night. Try a couple of applications instead – (before and after you clean your teeth for example) to get more benefit, especially when facing the colder weather.

Ruth Funnell suggests using a serum such as Chanel Sublimage Serum to give an extra boost to your moisturiser whilst skin may be dehydrated from the drastic changes in temperature. She also recommends a good face mask such as Sisley Radiant Glow Red Clay mask to help ‘slough away dead cells so the cream can work more efficiently’.

Exfoliate: not just your face! Having beautiful skin all over your body is the perfect way to feel good about yourself.

Don't forget your hands: Ruth recommends indulging in a good hand cream like Sisley's award winning Sisleya.

Start thinking about summer: start preparing your feet for the summer by smothering them in Vaseline or any moisturiser and wearing cotton socks over night. Not only will these help your feet become baby soft but will keep your feet warm during the coldest months of the year. Start using Andrea Fulerton’s Nail Boutique Cute-Icles Love Oil now (and on your hands) so they’re ready for the summer!

 

After the ravages of the cold winds, snow and drying effects of central heating, Ayo Laguda suggests using a hair treatment such as Michael Van Clarke’s 3 more inches. The treatment can even be left on overnight and/or for a cosy evening in.

Clean your gear: wash out your make-up bag (pop it in the washing machine) or even throw it out and use the new one you got for Christmas! Wipe over your make-up containers and wash your brushes. Be ruthless and throw out old products, the smell is often a give away; especially with mascaras, and also sometimes the fact that you can’t read what the product actually is anymore!

Ayo points out not to forget your hairbrushes… Using a comb, clean the old hair from the brushes and put all of them (including the combs) in a basin of hot water (and a spot of shampoo). Use a nail brush to make them good as new.

The space in your make-up bag  will make room for a couple of perfect pick me ups.

Maria Comparetto's product of the moment is  Liz Earle's Sheer Gold Shimmer  to softly illuminate skin for a pick me up during the darker months.

Eli Wakamatsu suggests making the most of the shiny and bold colours available right now. Keeping the rest of the face simple... the  purchase of one strong colour on the lips and/or nails such as Dior's Black Lame Lip Gloss or Top Shop's Lip gloss in Sheer Purple (both seen here) can be the perfect tweak for a new look for the new year.

Happy New Year!

Hair, Make-up and Nail: Beauty Tips for Autumn

Summer is coming to an end and Autumn is now upon us. Here are some beauty tips from the artists at Emma Davies on how to survive the change in season in style.

Sisley Crème Gommante

Chanel Base Lumier

Maria Comparetto and Eli Wakamatsu both recommend exfoliating and using a face pack to get rid of any lingering scaly and patchy skin such as the Sisley Gentle Facial Buffing Cream.

Maria suggests using a few drops of Chanel Base Lumiere in to your moisturiser or foundation to wake up sullen skin. She says, “This will instantly lift your skin tone and with its illuminating qualities skin will look brighter and healthier.”

Givenchy

 Eli says that this autumn there are lots of beautiful bold colours available for lips and nails, so enjoy them - Givenchy has some great colours.

Ruth Funnell’s tip is to try some of the gorgeous taupe blushers that are around this season to give yourself some great bone structure with some subtle shading just under the cheekbone, (the new way to use blusher). A sweep over the top with a pretty peach will bring a delicate bloom and make the eyes stand out and says to also experiment using the beautiful taupe, camel and grey tones in eye palettes. These can intensify both light and dark eyes.

Chanel Enigma Eye Pallette

Ruth says “This soft approach with makeup will totally modernise the camels and nude tones of clothes that are around this season and make them appear fresh and new” and loves the Chanel A/W Enigma eye palette (as used on the Red magazine shoot), she adds “This is particularly lovely to use with just the right amount of glimmer. Water can be added for more intense colour next to lashes".

Chanel

And as Maria reminds: “Rain rain go away...” use waterproof mascara as she rightfully says “Who needs panda eyes??!”

Ayo Laguda says that this is the to use deep conditioning treatments to combat dry and frazzled hair thanks to the ravages of summer and the central heating coming on.

Ayo shared his tips for creating the season’s hot hairdo (as seen in the Beauty Buzz by Ruby Hammer & Millie Kendall):

1.      Use mousse in clean dray hair and a squirt of anti frizz serum.

2.      Brush in to a ponytail at the nape of the neck and pin back any wispy bits. Hold the base of the ponytail to twist in to a tight spiral and coil it around the base to form the chignon.

3.      Tuck the end under the chignon and use grips (and maybe a light mist of hairspray to hold in to place).

Shu Uemura Essence Absolue

Anna Cofone uses Shu Uemura Art of Hair Essence Absolue on towel dried hair to help give a groomed sleek 'Chloe' inspired blow dry (of the season).

And don’t forget your nails… We need all the help we can get for our nails in the colder months so massage nail oil into your cuticles, nails and surrounding skin pre sleep to both hydrate and simulate increasing rate of growth. Try the Andrea Fulerton Nail Boutique 'Cute-Icles Love Oil' (available exclusively at Superdrug) it's infused with mint, smells fresh and not at all over powering whilst the vitamin E works it's magic!

Introducing Andrea Fulerton - Nail Technician

I am delighted to now be representing the lovely and dynamic nail technician Andrea Fulerton who has twice been named British Nail Professional of the Year.

Andrea regularly works with Nigella Lawson’s for her TV series and her books and recently maintained actress Kim Catrall’s nails for her lead role in the West End Play ‘Private Lives’ which led to the 1950s shade of red varnish ‘Kim’ for Andrea’s nail range ‘Andrea Fulerton Nail Boutique’ available from Superdrug.

Andrea Fulerton Nail Boutique available at Superdrug

Other celebrity clients include Cate Blanchett, Kylie Minogue, Gemma Arterton, Pink, Emma Thompson, Keira Knightly, Sienna Miller, Victoria Beckham, Kate Bosworth, Emma Watson Lily Allen, Billy Piper,  Penelope Cruz, and Liza Minelli to name a few.

She has been a judge of InStyle Magazines Best Beauty Buys panel of beauty judges for the past half decade and also judges the British Professional Beauty awards, and is a nail care expert for Elle, SHE, Imedeen and Cult Beauty. She writes her monthly column ‘Fulerton On…’ for Scratch as well as contributing to Professional Beauty, Gloss and The Talon (trade) magazines.

Andrea’s clients include Samsonite, Twix, Accurist, Johnson & Johnson, Sony, Virgin Atlantic, Swatch, Microsoft and Pantene.

Her artistic nail skills are regularly credited in international publications such Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Glamour, Elle, She, Brides, Allure, The Times Style magazine and The New York Times.

She has worked alongside some of the worlds leading photographers including Nick Knight, Steven Klein, Donna Trope, Raymond Meir, Miles Aldridge and Clive Arrowsmith.

At London Fashion Week she guides her hand picked and personally trained nail teams creating looks for Matthew Williamson, Versace, Luella, Erdem, Manish Arora, Bruce Oldfield, Alexander McQueen and Ghost

Please take a look at Andrea's website www.andreafulerton.com and follow her on twitter for updates.