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A Londoner's Beauty Summer Kit

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The Post Festival Recovery Kit by Hayley Cheval Gloucester Park has a Boots nearby. We wait all year for the summer to enjoy the best of the open air. But staying more outside means more time standing up, less sleep, more time in the sun and a lot more walking. And that can make us look tired... which is not at all the face of summer. London beauty queen +Hayley Carr  set up what she calls a "post festival recovery kit", as in London summer = music festivals everywhere (and we love it).  But we thought this selection is also good for every summer event, perfect to make you look fresh all season long. And the best? You can find all the products in London, some in stores like Boots, which we can find everywhere in the city. Here are the selected products in Hayley's words: 1. For The Hair:   Matrix Biolage Delicate Care Masque £12.50 As much of a saviour as dry shampoo is, there's only so many times you can use it without your hair refusing to do...

Packing problems? 3floz.com, the website that will save your trip

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Cheval Phoenix House is eager to have you as a guest this summer in London.  Sometimes we can't have everything we want. Yes, we're talking about our travel beauty bags . The moisturizer is too big to fit anywhere, the face cream has a glass packing that you are afraid to brake and the shampoo is a time bomb, ready to spread itself all over your clothes. And we are not even get started on the 100ml maximum limit on the carry on bag. Instead of giving up, leaving everything at home and once in your destination running to the closest (and sometimes not very good) market to buy everything, we found a solution. The 3floz.com  website.  Specialized in travel sized products, all approved by the TSA if you are going by plane, the 3floz has all you need for your trip. With well known brands like Fekkai, St. Tropez, Dr. Hauschka, Weleda, Oscar Blandi and others not so much (but equily worth testing) like Serge Normand, the website offers individual products or ...

The Path of Beauty - Best Make Up Stores in London

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Cheval Phoenix House is near many beauty stores in London. There are two kinds of women: the ones that like make up and the ones that LOVE make up. For special occasions only or in a daily basis; every women has her own beauty ritual. If you are in London and want to try the makeup stores that live in every british ladies' heart, here are the places to find them: Make Up Store - www.makeupstore.se Carnaby Street, 32 This shop is in the heart of the more commercial area of ​​London, close to Oxford Circus, in Carnaby Street. The british brand that offers an affordable and complete professional makeup collection  (a cream eyeshadow costs 15 pounds, for example). They even offer courses for you to learn how to do your own makeup. Biba Vintage Make Up  Brick Lane Street  This is a hot tip for lovers and collectors of makeup. Big brand in the beauty industry, the Biba Vintage Make Up was the first brand to create and design colorful products...

Paris meets Japan in the beauty world

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Karl Lagerfeld has teamed up with Japanese beauty brand Shu Uemura to create a new collection of make-up, skincare and accessories. The Chanel creative director is well accustomed to the brand, having used Shu Uemura cosmetics to had-color his fashion sketches for over two decades and explaines that "other manufacturers do not offer such beautiful colors". Dubbed Mon Shu Uemura or My Darling Shu Uemura, this limited edition collection include lipsticks, nail polishes, eyeshadow palettes, make-up tools and cleasing oils. The star of the collection is the luxurious Ruby Eyelashes. A stunning false eyelashes with real ruby will cost around $1,500 and is the combination of the Japanese pop of Shu Uemura with Karl's Parisian chic. Recommended by Cheval Residences - Luxury Serviced Apartments Great Locations for your Vacation Rental Cheval Knightsbridge is proud to be the winner of "Most Excellent Villa or Apartment" at the Conde Nast Johansen...