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Andrew Barton: • Biography • Tips and Advice |
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Lisa Eldridge: • Biography • Tips and Advice |
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Nick Ede: • Biography • Tips and Advice |
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Ben Reed: • Biography • Tips and Advice |
Andrew Barton
Biography
Renowned and respected as hairdressing royalty Andrew Barton is one of the most celebrated names in UK hairdressing. His work graces global magazines from cover to editorial and his skill and personality are showcased on TV shows around the world including the smash hit “10 Years Younger”. It’s no wonder he is known as “TV’s favourite hairdresser” and a trusted expert from both clients and professionals alike.Andrew’s clients, including a string of celebrities, book months in advance for appointments at his stunning flagship salon in London’s Covent Garden.
Acclaimed as the “Best of British” Andrew’s work is in demand from luxury hair care brands, designers and manufacturers alike. He is an authority on all things hair and holds British Hairdresser of The Year and British Hair Icon amongst his many awards.
To learn more about Andrew click onto www.andrewbarton.tv
Andrew Barton
Tips and Advice
What hair trends can you see emerging for 2010?Trends for the season ahead are very exciting…it’s all about rebellion, romance and revolution! A return to fierce hair do’s, hair is crimped, brushed out big, dressed and teased into curls, waves or big blowouts - a mix of 80’s New Romantic exaggeration and Studio 54 glamour. Its fun and just a little bit brash but defiantly up beat, we love it, it makes us smile and feel good after all this talk of recession.
Dance floor ready hair is worn day or night, use crimpers randomly either at the roots or the tips for super texture. This urban disco glamour revival is anything but straight, use tongs or wavers to get the look on dry hair.
Colours that pop with big statement are outrageous and brave – purples and plums, inky black for brunettes and chalky blondes. Hair that has been dipped with colour at the tips or at the roots or a few flashes of colour for fun - use colour not only because fashion says so but to express your personality.
Slightly androgynous, the key cuts and shapes are sexy, strong and perfectly complement the new masculine tailored looks from Stella McCartney and Calvin Klein. Power dressing at its best - hair is stunning, eye catching and worn with supreme confidence. Usually worn in shorter shapes but can be perfectly translated into longer looks too.
Who or what is your style inspiration?
Style inspiration comes from so many places for me, everything from witnessing Madonna’s latest reinvention, reading Vogue, eating at Conran’s, viewing Norman Foster’s vision of London to watching new talent be discovered on the X Factor. Restaurants, youth, architecture, fashion are all the culmination of inspirational ideas, I love to see how differently people can see the same thing! It’s how we interpret what we see that creates inspirational thoughts and it’s a continuous cycle.
Disaronno is all about style and sophistication – which British stars do you think embody those ideals?
Cheryl Cole, she’s just got it all, a stunning multi-tonal colour that just gleams with health and shine. She’s made big voluminous hair cool and totally wantable but with her own twist on it. Mastering the art of keeping it looking fresh, Cheryl has without a doubt brought back glamour!
Kate Winslet embodies British style and sophistication, she’s got the Hollywood glamour but with a British twist. It’s her wit, style and grounded nature that keep her truly British. She’s a true English rose, classic, with a fresh take on style.
What are your top tips for hair accessories in 2010?
I think 2010’s top hair accessory is without a doubt going to be clip in extensions. They are quite simply a brilliant way to change your style in minutes without the commitment. Whether you want to add length, volume or even a fringe, I think everyone should look to invest in some fantastic extensions.
Where do you think we should invest our haircare budgets – any key products we should be looking to invest in?
I always tell my clients there’s no quick way to great hair, you have to invest time and effort for gorgeous sexy hair. For me it’s all about healthy hair, so I always recommend investing in an intensive conditioner like my SOS Help Me Twice a Week Conditioning Treatment. It’s full of all the goodness hair needs and regular use will mean your hair gleams with that glossy finish we all want.
Who are the hot hairstylists to watch out for – is there any new up and coming talent that you’ve spotted? There are very definitely two new hot hair talents to watch out for:
• Tracey Gallagher – what she can create artistically with hair is out of this world! I have never seen anyone do what she does – she’s singly the best hairdresser I know!
• AJ Blackadder – a trend focused colour superstar. He’s got his finger on fashion’s pulse and amazing technical skills to create masterpieces – he’s going to go far!
What are your haircare essentials?
I've put my 25 years of experience into creating my own range of products and tools - so you won’t be surprised that they have become my 'must haves'!
AB Gloss Boss Shine Serum, a total wonder product, makes hair extra sleek and shiny. It works by forming a thin protective layer on the hair follicle and returns moisture lost due to sun exposure and heat styling tools.
AB Triple Barrel Waver - this fun, easy-to-use triple barrel waver is the perfect tool for transforming hair into long-lasting slept-in curls, from sexy mermaid locks to retro waves.
AB Straight Answer Heat Protector - Heat protection is so important, nobody wants to fry their hair so always use something to protect your hair – think of it as like suncream.
Round / Square / Oval– how should I style my hair to suit my face?
Oval (narrow forehead and chin with wide cheekbones): Lucky you! As your face is well balanced you can carry off anything from a short, layered crop or a long, sleek style to an elegant up do.
Round (face as wide as it is long): Go for an up do with height to lengthen the face. Alternatively, if you want to wear your hair down, side partings and layers work well as do short fringes. Avoid blunt cuts, centre partings and big, curly styles.
Long (wide forehead and long chin): Choose a style with volume to give the illusion of width. Soften your face with short layers or go for a bob with a fringe to create horizontal lines. Avoid long, straight, one-length cuts or up dos with height at the crown.
Square (jaw the same width as the forehead with an angular jaw-line): Go for long, wispy layers, loose waves or curls to soften the angular lines of your face and wear your hair below your chin in a rounded style with a side parting. Avoid short cuts, square bobs, centre partings or up dos as these will emphasise the squareness of your face.
Which hair style trend is on the way out?
Straight hair is still cool - but that poker straight, over ironed look screams passé!
What’s your favourite easy hair style tip?
Backcombing - it gives you the extra height and oomph you need to rock a glamorous style. It’s a true hairdressing skill that everyone can try, simply hold your hair away from your head and using a brush or comb gently brush the opposite way. The queen of the backcomb is Cheryl ‘big hair’ Cole, big hair is back, it’s on trend and everyone should give it a go! The secret is only to go as big as you feel comfortable.
Lisa Eldridge
Biography
Lisa Eldridge has become one of the most highly regarded make-up artists on the international beauty and fashion circuits today. Her signature look, best described as a fresh, flawless skin and an understated modern approach to beauty, has made her indispensable to supermodels, celebrities and magazine editors alike.Lisa has been plying her trade as a make-up artist for no less than 20 years. Throughout her career, Lisa has kept a high editorial profile working with many of the world's top fashion photographers including David Sims, Corrine Day, Regan Cameron, Solve Sundsbo, Patrick Demarchelier, Paolo Roversi and Horst Dirkgerdes. Her well-honed skills have appeared on the pages of virtually every fashion magazine including British, Italian and Japanese Vogue, Allure, The Face, Numero, Pop and Another.
In addition, Lisa has collaborated with many of the world's top fashion and beauty houses on their advertising campaigns and fashion shows including Chloe, Alberta Ferretti, Prada, Donna Karan, Moschino and PPQ.
The list of celebrities she has made up reads like a who's who of the world's most glamorous women including Cameron Diaz, Liz Hurley, Mischa Barton, Kate Moss, Heidi Klum, Cate Blanchett, Demi Moore and Salma Hayek.
Lisa Eldridge
Tips and Advice
What make up trends can you see emerging for 2010?Bright ‘poppy’ red lips, bleached eyebrows (not for everyone!!!), pretty pastel coloured eye shadows like lilacs and pistachios.
Disaronno is all about style and sophistication – which British stars do you think embody those ideals?
Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley and Sophie Dahl.
What are your top tips for 2010?
Face sculpting, a big trend back in the 70’s and 80’s is back in a big way for 2010, only this time it’s done in a much more believable and natural way. Any old blusher or bronzer won’t do, you need to get exactly the right shade of powder for your skin tone to really pull it off. There are now special matte ‘sculpting’ powders available (Mac do a good range) that are designed to blend in with your natural skin tone. Apply with a good fluffy blusher brush, just under your cheekbone, up onto your temples and along your jaw line to define your contours. The results can be incredible if you get it right, not only giving you killer cheekbones but also lifting your whole face.
Where do you think we should invest our make up budgets – any key products we should be looking to invest in?
Good foundation is key. Whilst cheaper foundations are often just as good as expensive ones they don’t always offer the same width of shade choices. You need to find a perfect colour match and this can sometimes mean investing more.
What’s your favourite cheap make up tip?
A quick modern smoky eye can be achieved with a cheap black kohl pencil. Apply the pencil all the way around the eye very close to the lashes as messily as possible. Then using a cotton bud, which has the tiniest amount of Vaseline on, start blending. The result is a sheeny, soft and smudgy look.
What are your fashion and beauty essentials? And what can’t you leave the house without?
My beauty essentials are: a really good chemical exfoliator (one which contains lactic acid preferably), a moisturiser with a decent SPF, my Shu Uemura eyelash curlers and a good lip balm (my favourite is Crème de la Mer ...its very expensive but lasts for a long, long time as you need very little).
My fashion essentials change each season but a great black dress is a must for evening. I’m currently loving my Lanvin, which is a beautiful, whimsical dress with layers of net and silk and my Preen ‘feisty little cocktail’ number.
What shops are in your secret address book e.g. ones with fabulous finds?
1. Alfies market in Church Street, Camden is a big favourite of mine for everything from vintage clothes, vintage powder compacts, lamps, furnishings and gifts. The ‘Girl can’t help it” has the most amazing range of vintage party dresses.
2. Liberty’s London for cards, wrapping paper and stationery.
3. The Fern Skin clinic in Belsize Park for beauty treatments and the great products by Dermalogica, Skinceuticals and Alpha H they sell.
4. Ortigia on Marylebone High Street for good body products, room fragrances and candles in the most beautiful bottles and boxes.
5. Harrods Pet Department – for the chicest collars and accessories.
6. ‘Lost in Beauty’ at 117 Regents Park Road in Primrose Hill for interesting beauty bits, unusual accessories and niche organic ranges like Alexandra Soveral’s and Dr Alkaitis.
What’s common things do women get wrong when it comes to applying their make up?
Having a face and neck that are completely different shades always looks very odd, as does applying eye liner which sits slightly away from the lash line giving you a strip of flesh in between.
What beauty regime should every woman ensure is a regular part of their daily routine?
Good cleansing to remove every scrap of make-up and grime from your skin before you go to bed. Get a product that you can massage into your skin, as a daily massage is fantastic for boosting circulation and firming your skin.
If you’re heading out straight from work for a Christmas party – what are the best tips to jazz up your day look quickly?
The speediest thing to do is to add a great lip colour. Bright cyclamen pinks, reds and corals are great for giving your skin an instant lift. Clean up your skin with a touch of concealer around your mouth, nose and chin area first and then apply a thin layer of lip colour with a lip brush all over your lips following their natural shape. Then step back and have a look at the shape, next begin correcting and evening out the shape with what’s left on the brush. Once you have the perfect shape, blot and apply another thin layer. This technique should ensure your lipstick really stays put.
Nick Ede
Biography
Nick is currently in the top 100 most influential people in PR (PR WEEK 2008). He is an expert in celebrity, fashion and lifestyle and has worked with some of the biggest celebrity and lifestyle names in the world.Nick was this years National Television Awards Celebrity Style Expert for ITV2 giving the lowdown on the red carpet fashion disasters and successes. Nick was the mentor and fashion stylist on the flagship Living TV show ‘Diet on the Dance Floor’ and was also the judge on Project Catwalk 3 for Sky One offering advice and his opinionated views to the contestants. Other credits include winning Celebrity Ready Steady Cook, being the lifestyle expert on GMTV, LK Today, Market Kitchen, and the celebrity correspondent for the hit Canadian entertainment show, E! Talk Daily.
Nick offered his advice on Jordan and Peter Laid Bare and was the party / wedding planner for Michelle and Andy’s Big Day both for ITV2. Nick hosted the gourmet guides for the Sky One show Taste and was also the lifestyle sidekick for the Russell Grant show, Sky One.
Other television appearances include Sky News, National Television Awards 2007, Oscars 2008, Pete’s Pa on Living, Secret Life of Celebrities for Five, Celebrities Exposed for ITV2 and Celebrity Punch Ups for E4.
Nick’s knowledge of what makes the celebrity, fashion and lifestyle world tick has made him a key player in the industry having been quoted and featured in publications as diverse as Evening Standard, Grazia, The London Paper, The Daily Express, Metro, OK!, Daily Mail, ReFresh and PR Week.
Nick runs a very successful bespoke lifestyle PR agency called EdenCancan. From press to PR, fashion, styling, interiors, events and even weddings – all areas are covered.
To top it all he trained in Fashion at Glasgow School of Art and has a degree from Leeds in Drama. With Nick’s passion, knowledge, contacts and wonderful professional understanding, he has an addictive personality that appeals to a mass audience.
Nick Ede
Tips and Advice
What trends can you see emerging for 2010?Emerging 2010 trends are already coming into play; we are going to see big bold shoulders and sculpted skirts, glitz and glamour, bold prints. The blazer is still going to be the staple must have and one-shoulder dresses will be everywhere and these will see you through spring/summer too.
Who do you think were the best dressed celebrities this year?
Cheryl Cole has most definitely staked her place as a style icon, she always looks so glamorous and she does both the girl next door and sexed up look so well. My best dressed alternative fashionista is Alexa Chung, she works a cool and classic style and I think Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively is definitely a stylish lady we all should be keeping an eye on for next year. I am a huge fan of Victoria Beckham. She has designed some brilliant collections that the celebrities are loving too.
And who were the worst?
Unfortunately I am going to have to go with Peaches Geldof; her OTT alternative look just does not cut it for me. I know people love her style, but Chloe Sevigny is just a walking couture car crash!
Who or what is your style inspiration?
People, I am a people watcher. I am inspired by what I see when I’m shopping, having lunch or on a night out. I am fascinated by the vast amount of styles people sport. London is so diverse you can go to a celebrity party in the West End where people are wearing essential high street and designer labels in a very conservative way and then go to a party in the East End and the same clothes are being worn but they have been embellished and accessorised
I love designers like William Tempest, Jasper Garvida and Matthew Williamson – and I really like Pharrell Williams’ style, SO cool!
Disaronno is all about style and sophistication – which British stars do you think embody those ideals?
Keira Knightley, she keeps her style simple and understated but always manages to make a big statement and I think this is key. She is clever with her use of accessories allowing her to always appear stylish and sophisticated and look a million dollars. I think that Kate Moss has an inherent style that makes whatever she wears stand out in the crowd!
Who are the hot designers to watch out for – is there any new up and coming talent that you’ve spotted?
Hannah Marshall, is well known on the fashion circuit, however it is only now that she, deservedly, is being recognised as a talented and innovative designer. She uses block colours, razor sharp cut lines and lots of shape. She will be inspiring many classic edgy looks next season and I believe will be a huge inspiration to high street style. I also really like William Tempest his designs are very cool and people like Victoria Beckham are wearing his creations so that’s a big endorsement.
What are your fashion and beauty essentials?
I think a vintage scarf is a must have fashion essential, in a fashion emergency it will pull you out of any bother. Wrap your hair up to sport an alternative look, or drape around the neck for the sophisticated occasion. Tie round your wrist as a bracelet, or tie to the handles of your bag to jazz it up. As for your beauty essential, you should never leave the house without gloss, it glams up the eyes, lips and cheekbones everything you need in one small tube.
Tall / Short – how should I dress to disguise my height?
Be proud of height, stand tall and work with your elegant shape. To do this wear long lines and knee-high boots, straight skirts, fitted blouses and the maxi dresses. If you are conscious of your height, necklaces are your saviour - they look beautiful and take focus away.
If you’re the other end of the spectrum and petite, you need to be opting for dressing in solid colours as this makes the body appear taller. V neck lines create long neck illusions, and try to wear light weight fabrics as these will not drown your petite shape.
Which fashion trend is on the way out?
The jeggings are the trend on their way out. They made an impact this summer but I feel their purpose has been served. For 2010, we are going to be seeing so many more fabulous style leggings, and the skinny jeans are rocking back, so there will no longer be a need for jeggings.
Ben Reed
Biography
Ben Reed is one of the industry's best-known mixologists thanks to his high profile as the BBC's Shaker Maker and his colourful career mixing cocktails for the capitals trendsetters and style leaders.Ben began his bar career working with Sir Terence Conran to become head bartender for the prestigious downstairs bar at Mezzo. His career really took off during an enormously successful three-year stint as bar manager of London's premier private members club, the Met bar (where he won Cocktail Bartender of the Year in 1997)
Ben also wrote a column Barfly for the Saturday Times magazine for two years and his first book Hollywood Cocktails featured in the Times and the Telegraph newspapers top ten purchases for Christmas 99. His own book Cool Cocktails (published in 2000) sold out in both the UK and the US in just four months and has currently sold 500,000 copies worldwide. Three more books, The Cocktail Hour, The Martini, and The Margarita and other Tequila cocktails were released in 2002. In 2003 he wrote The Art of the Cocktail to great acclaim. 2005 saw the release of three more books; Sunshine Cocktails, Party cocktails and Hangover Cures and his latest book "The Bartender's Guide" has just been released by RPS.
Apart from the 13 episode series that Ben presented (Shaker Maker for the BBC), Ben has a regular on the Carlton Food Network and has made appearances on; This Morning, GMTV, The Gloria Hunniford Show, UK Style, UK Food and Granada Breeze.
Ben Reed
Tips and Advice
What cocktail for 2010?I foresee the rise in popularity of all cocktails but mostly the more classic style. Bartenders have begun looking back through dust covered cocktail books from the beginning of the last century and recreating drinks of a different era.
Which bars?
That's a difficult one as there are new bars opening every week and as a drinking public we do like the "next big thing". But I would say Tiki bars will soon be the place to be seen.
Hot mixer ingredient?
I really like working with Superfruit, such as like acai and acerola, which are mixed into syrups and liqueurs and work beautifully in rum based drinks like Caipirinha. A great cocktail to try out is one I created for Disaronno – the Disaronno Summer Superfruit made with goji berry juice it is delicious.
Perfect night out
My favourite place for a night out is Montgomery Place for a couple of early evening drinks and then I visit Jake at the Portobello Star on Portobello Road, followed by a brisk 30 second walk to Trailer Happiness round the corner. Though I also like to spend a quiet night drinking at my local watching the footie!
Big drink for 2009?
Hmmm this is difficult. Perhaps the Mai Tai or the Tommy's Margarita
Bartender for 2010?
Without doubt Jack McGarry from the Merchant hotel in Belfast. Only 20 years old but already fantastically talented. Just wish I could understand a word he says!
Favourite cocktail at home?
The simplicity of the daiquiri works for me, just rum, lime and sugar. Three ingredients I'm never without.
Insider tips for a party?
Never overcomplicate your drinks menu
Always place your bar somewhere where there will be a flow of people
Always have too much ice.