Ugg Australia to open in Surrey

UGG Australia is set to open its first store in Surrey this weekend.

The shop, Ugg Australia's eighth standalone store in the UK, will open in Richmond’s upmarket shopping district on George Street tomorrow (Saturday December 8).

To welcome customers to the new store, UGG is giving away 10 x £100 and 10 x £50 gift cards on the opening weekend. Either check in at the store on Facebook or sign up to receive the UGG email newsletter for the chance to pick the winning gold balloon from the bunch in-store.

The first 50 shoppers to visit the new store, which opens at 9.30am, will also receive a complimentary limited edition UGG Australia tote bag (pictured) to carry their goodies home.

An acoustic guitarist/singer will also be serenading shoppers with Christmas classics whilse they shop and Holiday 2012 collection throughout the weekend.

The new store can be found at 50 George Street, Richmond TW9 1HJ.

TASTE OF THAILAND IN SURREY

It seems Thai food is a popular choice for restauranteurs in Surrey as two new eateries have recently opened their doors in the county.

Bringing a taste of South East Asia to the bosky streets of Bramley is Patrie, a traditional Thai grill restaurant with a refined twist.

 Patrie in Bramley

The concept of Patrie, the meaning of which comes from the French word for Homeland, was created by Patria Weerapan - a semi-finalist on Gordon Ramsay’s The F Word and winner of 'Best Local Thai' for her sister restaurant in Teddington.

Housed in a historic Grade II listed building on Bramley High Street, meals are developed and prepared by Patria herself, taking the dishes from her ancestors and artfully updating them into a fine dining experience.

Starters include Chargrilled Spicy Prawns with Lemongrass and Passion Fruit and Crispy Crab while mains on offer include Pan Roasted Crispy Sea Bass on Aromatic Green Vegetable Curry and Classic Indonesian Massaman Curry with whole Peanuts, Shallots and Tamarind.

Pan Roasted Crispy Sea Bass on Aromatic Green Vegetable Curry

An innovative conception is the Friends and Family Table Menu (£28.95 per person), which has been designed to bring people together, with a selection of dishes perfect for passing around the table.

There are also two private dining areas tucked away on the first floor for birthday parties or even wedding receptions.

Staff at The Queen Adelaide in Ewell

For  a more casual occasion, The Queen Adelaide in Ewell, which opened on Friday, fuses exotic Thai food with the classic British pub concept. The new pub and restaurant on, Kingston Road, has undergone a complete transformation .

In the Thai restaurant, customers are greeted by Thai staff in beautiful silk uniforms and given an authentic dining experience, while the pub is the very height of a British local, with a range of Cask Marque accredited real ales, a traditional food menu and a real sense of community.

A selection of Thai starters served at The Queen Adelaide in Ewell

At the helm is general manager Dean Harris-Eckett, who said: "Everyone here has a real passion for both elements of our offering – the traditional English pub and authentic Thai restaurant . Whatever customers decide to join us for we are sure they will have a fantastic time."

To book a table at Patrie, call 01483 894422, or to book at The Queen Adelaide, call 020 8393 2666.

Pre-Christmas pampering with Korres

To celebrate the end of a successful year, beauty brand Korres will be holding two skin care pamper events in Surrey this week.

The events will include free skin care consultations, hand massages and makeovers. Customers will also have the opportunity to take home free skin care samples and mini shower gels - it's an ideal pre-Christmas pampering treat!



Korres Quince Lip Butter

Korres will be offering a 20% discount on its 12 best sellers including Korres Quince Lip Butter, Guava Shower Gel and Pomegranate Balancing Moisturiser...the perfect opportunity to stock up on beauty essentials or indulgent Christmas treats for friends and family.

The pamper events will take place at Lloyds Pharmacy in Addlestone on November 29 and Lloyds Pharmacy West Byfleet on November 30. The discount will run at all Lloyds Pharmacies until December 24.

Happy pampering!

Stop wearing the wrong size bra, start feeling confident

The outfit you wear is only as good as the bra you wear underneath but many women still walk around wearing the wrong size bra.

With this in mind House of Fraser in Guildford is hosting a Chantelle fitting event this week, where women can get professionally fitted, receive a free gift on purchase and be in with a chance of winning a trip to Paris.

House of Fraser and Chantelle, which is one of the oldest French lingerie manufacturers with origins dating back to 1876, want their customers to understand the importance of getting fitted regularly and the impact of wearing the right size and style bra can have on their wardrobe.

The wrong bra can cause women to feel uncomfortable - many women comment that a proper bra fitting makes them feel more confident.

To help explain this, Chantelle fit experts will be on hand to do personalised fittings, work wonders on customers' silhouettes and answer lingerie queries.

The event takes place from Tuesday October 9 to Saturday October 13.

Guildford Radisson Edwardian celebrates 1st birthday

This Saturday (September 29) will be exactly a year since the Radisson Blu Edwardian opened its doors off Guildford High Street.

The 183-bedroom property is Guildford's first luxury 4* hotel and has stunning interiors by internationally renowned Rabih Hage, inspired by local author, Lewis Carroll

In keeping with this whimsical interior design, characters from Alice in Wonderland will be giving out birthday cakes to shoppers on the High Street in an all-day Mad Hatter’s tea party.

The interior at Radisson Blu Edwardian was inspired by Lewis Caroll

The hotel will also be offering a special birthday deal offering 111 rooms for just £1 each. Anyone who sends a birthday card to the hotel with their name and address enclosed before Saturday will also go into a draw to win one of the overnight stay, which are anytime between 29 October 2012 to 28 September 2013.

Birthday cards should be sent to Radisson Blu Edwardian Guildford, 3 Alexandra Terrace, Guildford GU1 3DA.

For further information or reservations call 01483 792300 or visit www.radissonblu-edwardian.com/guildford
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Guildford doctor nominated for aesthetic award

Dr Natalie Blakely, of The Light Touch Clinic in Guildford, has been shortlisted in the Rising Star category of this year's Aesthetics Awards.

The awards brings together the cream of the crop from the aesthetics industry to acknowledge the success stories of the past year and reward those who are excelling. They have been designed to recognise those who have gone above and beyond in their dedication and service to the industry

The Rising Star category aims to find the doctor striding ahead of their peers within the industry and is ‘one to watch’ in the future.

Dr Natalie has been instrumental in helping launch the revolutionary INTRAcel skin-tightening machine to the UK and has been asked to present her findings at the annual British College of Aesthetic Medicine conference in London this Autumn.

She said of her nomination: "I am so happy to have been nominated for a Rising Star award at the prestigious Aesthetic Awards 2012. Now I just need to conquer the competition and bring the award home – my own version of an Olympic gold medal!"

If you have experienced Dr Natalie's expertise and would like to vote for her, visit http://cosmeticnewsuk.com/news/item/aesthetic-awards-voting-now-open

Make do & mend at Cath Kidston

There's something quite romantic about the old fashioned value of "make do and mend".

Harking back to those good old days, Cath Kidston is hosting an in-store event later this month at its Guildford store in Chertsey Street, where guests can learn a new skill.

At the workshops on Tuesday, September 18, and Wednesday, September 19, participants will be shown how to make a lampshade using Cath Kidston's famous printed fabric.

Tickets cost £15 and include a lampshade making kit, Cath Kidston fabric, an instructional tutorial and drinks and snacks.

Each ticket holder will aslo receive 15% off any purchases made at the shop on the night and will also be entered into a raffle to win a Trailing floral white filled sewing basket.

For more information or to book tickets, call 08450 262 440.

Celeb favourite Gamila Secret hits Guildford

Natural Israeli beauty brand Gamila Secret, coveted by celebrities such as Madonna, Rihanna and Justin Timberlake, will launch at House of Fraser in Guildford next week.

Created by Gamila herself - a Druze lady who has always lived by the power of healing herbs and plants - the range is a premium quality beauty range produced in Galilee using completely natural ingredients.

Using a unique combination of 15 handpicked Active Healing Herbs, Gamila Secret is a range of organic products to help skin return to the way nature intended.

Developed with the philosophy that skin should be replenished from the inside out, all Gamila Secret products penetrate the deepest epidermis layers for optimal results - giving it a moisturised, radiant, healthy glow.

Gamila Secret Beauty Bar (£20.99

The range, which includes the hero product - a natural olive oil soap available in ten varieties including rose, geranium and spearmint - will be available as part of House of Fraser's Apothecary selection from Wednesday, September 5.

Tracy Van Heusden, senior beauty buyer at House of Fraser, said: "Apothecary was created as a platform for new niche brands to be discovered by beauty lovers looking for something different and special which Gamila Secret offers.

"Gamila’s passion particularly appealed to me – each soap is handmade in Galilee using traditional methods and 100% natural ingredients."

Beauty Buy of the Week

It's been a year since Benefit launched its hero mascarea They're Real! and it has since become a top beauty hit.

Since it first hit the shelves last summer, the jet black mascara, which lenghtens, curls volumises, lifts and separates lashes for a spectacular look, has become the UK's number one selling mascara.

To celebrate the product's first anniversary, Benefit has released a booster set, which includes a full-sized They're Real! and a deluxe, clutch-friendly version - all for the price of one full-sized mascara (£18.50).

The special birthday booster sets area available from Benfit counters across Surrey now.

Cosmopolitan in cookie form

If you love cocktails but are trying to stay off the alcohol then Millie's Cookies has the perfect answer.

The cookie company, which has stores in Guildford, Woking and Kingston, has developed a special biscuit called the Cosmo Cookie.

Designed with the elegant and universally popular Cosmopolitan cocktail in mind, it is a celebration of the feminine icon, which is enjoyed in glamorous bars across the globe.

Bringing orange, cranberry and an accent of lime together, what's great about this cookie is consuming more than one won't leave you even the littlest bit squiffy.

Brilliant as a Friday afternoon snack to get girls in the office in the mood for the weekend, you can order it iced or plain and all cookies come with a lime segment sweet on top, to reflect the lime which is so often used to decorate the martini glass Cosmos are served in.

Available from mid-September for a limited period, the Cosmo Cookie costs 99p each, £2.99 for four or £5.99 for 12.

Beauty Buy of the Week

It seems spa brand Champneys is a favourite with leading athletes, who use the spas for cutting-edge training, recovery and rehabilitation

Sports personalities Theo Walcott, Stephen Jones and Gethin Jenkins all enjoy Kriotherapy at the flagship spa in Tring and many other high profile stars, including footballers Michael Dawson and Jermaine Defoe, also regularly visit the spa.

Now the company has used this expertise to create an exclusive, high-performance range of products for men, which are available at the Champneys town and city spa in Guildford.

From the High Performance Anti-Perspirant Spray (£3.50) to ensure they don't sweat too much, to the Revitalising Muscle Rehab Bath Soak (£6) to help ease muscle discomfort and the Anti-Chafing Protective Balm (£10), there's a product to support even the most demanding regime.

The Champneys Sports Therapy For Men range is available from Champneys 194 High Street, Guildford, (01483 455850) and Boots branches across Surrey.

Kingston Food Festival celebrates local produce

A week-long celebration of gourmet and local food and drink is set to take place in Kingston next week. 

Kingston Food Festival, which runs from August 6 to 12, will include Kingston Restaurant Week, daily children's food events and workshops, a food trail and a head-to-head Cocktail Mix Off where Kingston’s mixologists shake it up for a coveted award.

The highlight of the week, however, will undoubtedly be the Big Kingston Market on August 11 and 12. The market will featuring more than 70 producers and growers from Surrey, Hampshire and Sussex, alongside demos from top chefs on the Live Food Show stage.

For those who want to delve a little deeper, a programme of tastings and masterclasses will be available covering popular topics such as English wines, cheeses and chocolate.

Ros Morgan, chief executive of Kingstonfirst, the company behind the festival, said: "We anticipate another big favourite of the week will be the English Beer, Wine and Cider Festival featuring artisan and award-winning drinks from London and the south east region. From noon on Friday 10 until 10pm on Sunday 12 August, head to the riverside. It's the perfect Kingston summer day out."

Entry to many events is free of charge. Tickets for masterclasses and details of Kingston Restaurant Week participants can be found on www.kingstonfoodfestival.com.

Beauty Buy of the Week

Ethical British beauty brand, Maison Danu, has created a bespoke red nail colour called Brave in support of the Household Cavalry Operational Casualties Fund (HCOCF).

HCOCF provides immediate and material support to injured soldiers of the Household Cavalry and their families, and to those who have lost their lives on active service.

Made in the UK, Brave is an exact colour match to the regimental uniform worn by the Life Guards of the Household Cavalry and is a chip resistant, long lasting polish, which is free from Toluene, Formaldehyde, DBP (Phthalates) and Camphor.

The nail colour retails for £9.95 with 50 per cent of the profits going to the HCOCF and is available from www.maisondanu.co.uk.

Rigby & Peller arrives in Surrey

Premium lingerie retailer, Rigby & Peller, will open a brand new boutique in Guildford this Friday (July 20).

The new store, at 16 Tunsgate, is the brand's third boutique outside of London and promises to bring luxurious lingerie solutions to the ladies of Surrey.

"I've been working for Rigby & Peller, helping ladies achieve a flawless silhouette, intermittently for the past 20 years and cannot wait to bring this experience to Guildford," said store manager, Amanda Menikou. "It is great to see local ladies with such style and pride in their appearance, so it is my mission to help enhance this even further."

To celebrate the launch, Rigby & Peller is offering women who visit the store on Friday the chance of winning a free lingerie set. Customers will also be able to view the extensive Rigby & Peller range including luxurious lingerie, swimwear and nightwear pieces, as well as take advantage of the complimentary fitting service.

For more information, visit www.rigbyandpeller.com or call the Guildford branch on 01483 533969.

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Beauty Buy of the Week

Become a beauty activist with the new lip butter from The Body Shop.

The super moisturizing dragon fruit lip butter is the first product by The Body Shop, which allows buyers to support a charity of their choice when they purchase.

For ever sale of the lip butter, which costs £4.99, customers will be given a token to place in one of three charity boxes and 100% of the profits from that sale will go to that particular cause.

The three charities are: Kidscape, which helps prevent bullying and works to keep children safe from abuse; People and Planet, the largest student network in Britain campaigning to end world poverty, defend human rights and protect the environment; and BUAV, The Campaign to End All Animal Experiments.

To find your nearest branch of The Body Shop in Surrey visit http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk/services/storelocator-search.aspx

Pret opens in Woking

Lunchtime favourite Pret A Manger will open the doors of its new Woking branch on Tuesday (July 10).

The sandwich seller will open its 241st UK shop in the Wolsey Place shopping centre, creating 20 new jobs in the town.

To celebrate, Pret will be rolling out promotions to tickle the fancy of customers and there will be a raft of entertaiment, such as a jazz band, face painting, balloon artists and a children’s storyteller, this weekend.

"Opening in Woking is really exciting for us as we get to be the first shop to offer our new cakes, iced coffees and delicious smoothies," said general manager, Katerina Spokova. "We are delighted to be opening in Wolsey Place shopping centre, which is undoubtedly going to be the hub of Woking and ‘the place to be’ for office workers and shoppers alike looking for good honest food."

In keeping with Pret’s charity commitment - every year the company donates more than 2.4 million products to charities for the homeless across the UK - any unsold food from the Woking shop will be given to local charity Transform Housing & Support.

Avoid eBay pitfalls and bag a designer bargain

For ladies who cannot resist a designer bargain and those who have just too much high-end clothing for their own good, Urban Gladrags has arrived.

Urban Gladrags are sale events held in Surrey, where women can buy and sell high quality, branded and designer pre-worn clothing and accessories.

Gems like this Chanel necklace will be on sale

Buyers can get their fix for a bargain without the paypal fees, packaging and postage dramas,of eBay, while sellers can simply price and hang items before dropping them at the event on the day or in advance. Then the Urban Gladrags team do the selling for you.

Example brands include Reiss, Whistles, French Connection, Russell and Bromley, Ash, Jigsaw, Nicole Farhi, MaxMara, S7even Mankind.

You could find a bargain pair of vintage sunglasses by Dior

The first July event takes place at Heaven, 19 High Street, Nutfield, between 10am and 3pm on Saturday, July 14, and a second evening event has been scheduled for 7pm on Thursday, July 26, at Urban Kitchen, 9A Church Street, Reigate.

For more information visit www.facebook.com/urbangladrags or follow @urbangladrags.

Beauty Buy of the Week

The Eluage range from Eau Thermale Avène, a high-performing skincare line to combat the signs of ageing landed in Boots stores across Surrey this week.

Eulage Cream £26/30ml 

Combining Hyaluronic acid fragments (HAF) and Retinaldehyde, Eluage has a unique patented formula for a multi-pronged attack on the ageing process.

These two highly effective ingredients work in synergy to enhance the production and retention of Hyaluronic acid in the skin, helping it to improve elasticity and firmness and smooth out deeper lines and furrows.

Eulage Gel, £27/15ml

The range includes Eluage Cream (£26, 30ml), a daily anti-ageing treatment, which should be applied at night to the face and décolletage after cleansing, and Eluage Gel (£27, 15ml), also to be applied at night but to specific problem areas, such as crow's feet and frown lines.

New designer brands to hit House of Fraser Guildford this A/W

Black ‘Hartburg’ jacket £575 Twenty8Twelve, Black quilted clutch £39/€48 Fiorelli

ELEVEN new contemporary womenswear brands will be added to stock at House of Fraser in Guildford this autumn/winter.

MW by Matthew Williamson, Anglomania, Alice by Temperley, McQ, Markus Lupfer, Iro, Equipment and Philosophy will join the current contemporary offer that includes Love Moschino, Acne and Twenty8Twelve.

Claudia Battistel, director of buying for womenswear brands said: "We are delighted to be adding these exciting new brands to our Womenswear portfolio at House of Fraser which meet the growing demand from our customers for contemporary fashion form the very best in international and British design".

House of Fraser can be found at 105 - 111 High Street, Guildford.

New denim label for Donna Ida

Denim boutique owner Donna Ida is set to launch a new denim label.

The new label, Ida by Donna Ida, will comprise a collection of true-waisted, tailored jeans with classic co-ordinates and will be available at her Guildford store on Swan Lane from Spring 2013.

"IDA was born from a need to satisfy an increasing customer demand towards high-waisted fashion styles," said Donna, who is originally from Australia.

"I am constantly reaching for high-waisted styles within my own denim wardrobe but find I am limited from a fashion point of view. High-waisted is chic, stylish, and comfortable to wear and creates a beautiful silhouette. For me this is the modern yet timeless way to wear denim."

Retail prices for jeans will range from £150 to £170.

The Guildford boutique can be contacted on 01483 569330. Alternatively visit ww.donnaida.com to view the current collections available in store.

New beauty salon opens in Whitley

A NEW beauty salon offering facials from Thalgo, Gel nails from O.P.I and Fake Bake spray tans among other treatments, has opened in Whitley just outside Godalming.

Beauty by Chloe opened its doors above Uppercuts hairdressing salon on May 31 with a launch night attended by local residents.

Owner Chloer Goater, who grew up in Guildford and attended The London College of Beauty & Make Up, has worked in the local for many years and has always dreamt of running her own salon.

"Opening up above a well established hair salon was the perfect opportunity as the place has now become a one stop shop for all the ladies and gents to have their beauty treatments," she said.

Beauty by Chloe is offering an opening offer of 20% off for anyone booking their first treatment. Call 01428 682777 or visit www.beauty-bychloe.co.uk to arrange an appointment.

Beauty Buy of the Week

Okay so these beauties have been around for a little while now but this week Clinique is launching eight new shades to its range of Chubby Stuck Moisturising Lip Balms.

The multi-tasking, moisturising and irresistibly colourful lip crayons have scribbled their way into the hearts of devoted fans everywhere and now there are a host of new colours, from Heaping Hazlenut Bountiful Blush to Pudhy Peoni Voluptious Violet (pictured).

Infused with Shea Butter, Mango Seed Butter and Jojoba Seed Oil, the balms deliver a surge of moisture in a sleek stick leaving lips soft, supple and soothed.

Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balms cost £16 each and are available from Clinique counters across Surrey from tomorrow (June 1).

Exclusive charity preview at BoConcept, Kingston

If you harbour a passion for a conceptual studio abode or you want to bring your home in line with the latest in Scandinavian innovations, BoConcept in Kingston is hosting an exclusive viewing for charity on Friday, June 1.

Over a glass of wine and canapés, guests can browse products from leading Danish luxury brands BoConcept, Bang & Olufsen and Lauge Jensen, manufacturers of the first Danish motorcycle since the Nimbus.

The event, at The Kingston Roundhouse , is being held in support of local charities Born Too Soon, which is based at the neonatal unit at Kingston Hospital and St Rafael’s Hospice in Merton and Sutton.

A raffle will be held on the night to raise awareness of neonatal illness, premature birth and life-threatening illness and BoConcept has donated an elegant 1950s inspired IMOLA chair worth £2,500 as one of the prizes.

To register for the event, which runs from 6pm to 8.30pm, call 020 8546 6050 or email dabj@boconcept.co.uk.

Spring design talks at Dwell in Surrey

Karen Stone giving some interior design advice

A SERIES of spring talks from designer Karen Stone are taking place at Dwell stores across Surrey this month.

The expert designer from London Property Makeover is offering one hour classes on interior design for living rooms, with guidance on how to select the right sofa, colour theory and adding all those essential finishing touches.

Karen began London Property Makeover more than three years ago due to a love of makeovers. She is passionate about colour and design and aims to help people create a home that they will love.

Her design classes are both informative and interactive, helping you to hone your style and find exactly the right colours, furniture and accessories to suit your home.

The first workshop took place at the new Guildford Dwell store last week and there will be two more classes this week at Dwell Richmond on May 22 and Dwell Kingston on May 23.

For more information visit http://dwell.co.uk/springtalks

Liz Earle unveils make up collection

Natural skincare brand Liz Earle has ventured into the world of make up by introducing a range of make up essentials.

Liz Earle Colour is a collection of flattering, wearable shades that suit all ages and stages of skin and a wide range of skin tones. Each product is designed to maximise time, minimise effort and enhance rather than mask skin.

Healthy Glow Cream Blush (£16.50)

"Approachable, natural looking beauty is our priority and our aim is to help women feel confident about how they look," said co-founder Liz Earle.

"Liz Earle Colour is the natural next step for us - the finishing touch. It's make up that really performs, it works in harmony with and delivers the same dependable results as Liz Earle Naturally Active Skincare and always looks natural."

Light Reflecting Concealer (£15.50)

Products in the range include Healthy Glow Cream Blush (£16.50) Sheer Lip Gloss (£13.50) and my (and Liz's) favourite Light Reflecting Concealer (£15.50).

Liz Earle Colour is available at Liz Earle, 72 - 74 High Street, Guildford.

New Surrey addition to Carluccio's chain

A new Carluccio's restaurant, deli and food shop has opened on the High Street in Reigate.

The bustling and bright restaurant serves a seasonally changing menu, which offers regional Italian dishes prepared using only the best ingredients, many sourced directly from Italy.

Open from 8am, early birds can enjoy true Italian coffees and hearty cooked dishes, such as Uova E Pancetta (free range fried eggs with grilled pancetta on toasted Italian bread), while lunch and dinner offer a menu of 13 pasta dishes and other traditional Italian starters, mains and puddings.

Carluccio’s food shop and deli, which are known for the vast selection of beautifully packaged products sourced from artisanal specialist producers from all over Italy, offer many of the ingredients you need to recreate Italy's speciality dishes at home, from regional olive oils and pesto to squid ink pasta, dried porcini mushrooms and fresh salamis and cheeses.

Carluccio’s Reigate can be contacted on 01737 227026.

Beauty buy of the week

The Body Shop has launched a new range of limited edition, cruelty free make up in collaboration with model and actress Lily Cole.

Celebrating the brand's against animal testing ethos, the collection contains no animal products and has not been tested on animals.

With ultra-expressive colours, shimmering looks and super soft, giant puffs for perfect application eveytime, the pocket friendly range includes items such as Mini-High Shine Lip Gloss (£4), Pearl Radiance Primer (£12) and Lip and Cheek Dome (£10) - a creamy gel that can be applied to lips or cheeks.

The range is available at all Body Shop stores across Surrey including 181 High Street, Guildford, 4 St Martin's Walk, Dorking, and 11 Prince of Wales Walk, Camberley.

Surrey hairdresser takes inspiration from style bloggers

In fashion, timing is everything and with the information superhighway open 24/7 we all need to stay one step ahead of the game, which means taking inspiration from the street in real time – right here, right now.

In order to keep his forward-thinking styles bang up to date, Surrey hairdresser, Leonardo Rizzo, has come up with a collection for Indola (the brand he is global ambasador for) inspired by style bloggers.

"Of course Streetstyle blogs are nothing new - some of them have been going for 6 or 7 years -but with bloggers taking over where the 20th century cool-hunters left off, bloggers continue to inspire key looks every season from catwalk to red carpet filtering straight down to the high street," said Leonardo, who runs Sanrizz hair salon in North Street, Guildford.

Leornardo presented the five key looks of this Smart Streetstyle Collection at an event in London recently. They included Denim Folk, Urban Tribal, Graphic Pop, Andro Mono and this season’s hot Colour Clash.

He added: "For hair stylists the challenges are no different than for the high street – how to capture the key trends in a way that’s head-turning and wearable at the same time and when it comes to the Indola Smart Streetstyle Collection, that’s my job.

"It’s also my job to help interpret the key trends into looks that have evolved from last time - fashion takes time to change and a trend like colour blocking has been around for a while in fashion, but is definitely here to stay - for now. So we found a way to make this trend more creative, evolving it into something that feels bang up to date, while still referencing the original inspiration."

Signature Elemis treatment added to Guildford spa menu

Earlier this year luxury spa brand Elemis launched a new Total Face and Body Polish to celebrate the 10th anniversary of it's day spa.

The treatment was originally only available available at the Elemis Day Spa in Mayfair, but from next month it will be added to the spa menu at Champneys in Guildford.

Designed as an exfoliation ritual to invigorate the body and brighten skin, the Total Face and Body Polish is a relaxing and indulgent treatment, which includes an exotic body exfoliation and nourishing oil wrap to warmly cocoon the body and ensure essential moisture is locked in, combined with a clinically proven, complexion-boosting facial.

The treatment costs £60 and is available from May 1 at Champneys 192-194 High Street, Guildford (01483 455850).

Weybridge hair stylist Leo Bancroft launches supermarket product range

Surrey celebrity and catwalk hair stylist, Leo Bancroft, has launched a signature range of products at Tesco.

The hairdresser, who owns a salon in Oatlands Drive, Weybridge, launched the range at a star-studded event at The Ivy, in London, last week.

Leo, a favourite with celebrities including Abbey Clancy and Kirsty Gallagher, has extensive experience with catwalk styling (he worked on more than 21 shows at this year's Fashion Week alone) has created the High Street range to help people replicate his award-winning styles at home.

From Rosie Huntington Whiteley’s waves to Daisy Lowe’s blow-dry, there is a product to help you create your chosen "A List" look and easy-to-follow steps can be found on the back of each product.

Leo, who won Channel 4’s The Salon in 2003, is now resident hairdresser on This Morning and has since enlisted fans, such as presenter Ruth Langsford, who attended the launch on Wednesday along with a host of other celebs.

Ruth said: "Leo has worked wonders with my hair! I love working with him on TV and I am a true fan of the salon too, I definitely think he is the one to watch."

Leo Bancroft products are available exclusively from Tesco, all priced at £4.

Beauty buy of the week

Mayfield Lavender is a tranquil area in Banstead featuring 25 acres of lavender fields, where visitors can enjoy a leisurely stroll and savour the sights, sounds and smell of the fragrant flowers.

But the beauty spot is also where owners, Brendan and Lorna Maye, produce organic English lavender oil and turn it into fabulous beauty products.

The chalky soil of the North Surrey Downs is perfect for lavender and the area was the global leader in lavender production right up to the end of the Victorian era.
www.mayfieldlavender.com.

The lavender is grown without the use of herbicides or pesticides and then a traditional steam distillation process is used to produce the organic oil, which is then used in products, such as the Intensive and Easily Absorbed Hand and Nail Cream using Mayfield Lavender Organic Lavender Oil (pictured). 

The hand cream uses 87.8% certified organic ingredients and leave your hands feeling soft, supple and smelling gorgeous.

Mayfield Lavender can be found on Croydon Lane, Banstead, SM7 3BE or the products can be bought on line at

Surrey home for Scandinavian-inspired design

Scandi Living, the Scandinavian-inspired interiors website, is opening its first retail shop in Hindhead.

After six years running her online business, http://www.scandiliving.com/, Swedish-born founder Linda Swarbrick will officially open the doors of the new shop this summer.

The premises will mirror the light and airy feeling of Scandinavian living and will offer a selection of interiors products and gifts including cushions, bedding and fabric by Linum (pictured), modern home and kitchen accessories by Danish MENU, Normann Copenhagen and Stelton, dinnerware by Mateus and Hoganas and cool but functional rugs by Pappelina.

There will also be wallpaper by Ferm Living, Eco and Borastapeter, children’s room accessories by Ferm Living, Mairo and LEKA, glassware by Orrefors and Kosta Boda and painted furniture by Becky Cooper of Dalahome.

For those who not only want to shop but perhaps take a rest after walking near the Devil’s Punch Bowl, there will also be a coffee corner, serving tea, coffee and homemade Scandinavian cakes.

Scandi Living opens at Hindhead Galleries in Tilford Road on June 9th.

Beauty buy of the week

Fashionable professional haircare brand, label.m, has just launched Lab Remedy - its first range of bespoke, in-salon intensive treatments.

Regular colouring and styling leads to protein deficiencies within the hair structure, leading to visually damaged, fragile and weak hair. Specially formulated with Tri-Keravitaplex Complex (a blend of three vegan proteins), Lab Remedy treatments help to protect, nourish and repair hair to its optimal level of healthiness.

Label.m has produced a Lab Remedy for three different hair types (coloured, dry/damaged and dry/itchy) and each contain rice protein for added strength, volume and elasticity; potato protein to strengthen and promote hair growth; and pea protein for shine, gloss and lustre.

It's the perfect pick me up to add to your cut, colour or blow dry the next time you are at the salon.

The treatments are currently available at Enzorosario in Godalming at the special price of £8 (RRP £11.50) until the end of the summer.

French Connection launches homeware in Guildford

The Guildford branch of French Connection is one of just 10 of the fashion brand's stores, which will stock its new homeware collection.

Launched this month, the new range, is described by the brand as "bringing sophistication and sleekness to any home environment by introducing a clean fusion where minimal sits with rustic antique".

Mango Lamp £95

Although it seems FC is just the latest in a long list of High Street fashion labels to make the increasingly inevitable leap from clothes to homeware, this is in fact its second crack at the homeware whip.

Around 10 years ago the company launched homeware for the first time with a selection of bed linen and other soft furnishings but it was panned by critics and soon pulled from stores.

Breton Stripe Cushions £35-£45



Let's hope the new line, which has been designed with the help of Lorraine Brennan (who has previously designed for The Conran Shop) and includes soft furnishings, glassware, lighting,ceramics and a few choice furniture pieces, will be received more favourably than the last.

French Connection Home can be found at 67-68 North Street, Guildford.