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Editor's Letter
Being confronted by
a gaggle of badly dressed tourists can spoil even the most idyllic of getaways. Here at The Review, we have created an issue to ensure you remain stylish in the most sweltering of climes. From your beach bag to the tips of your tangle-free tresses, we’ve got holiday chic covered.
Harriet Hawksworth, Editor- Exit
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5Beach bag beauties
Michael Kors Jet Set Tote £285.00
Read MoreTake your diary out, put your passport in a safe place and let Michael Kors’ aptly-named tote take you from the plane to poolside in style. Swap the in-flight contents for a good book, plenty of suncream and your favourite pair of designer sunglasses and you’re set.
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True holiday style - wherever the destination
Festival Fever
Ensure you are a headline act this festival season with a rave-ready wardrobe. Denim cut-offs and wellies top the bill, look to True Religion and get your kicks in a pair of Hunters. A crossbody, we love Proenza Schouler's PS1 pouch, is an essential and why not make a statement (ala Alexa Chung at Coachella) with floral-printed and statement tees. Let's hope the bands live up to your look!
Shop FestivalOne-Piece Wonders
Nothing provokes more anxiety come summer than the initial outing of the bare-all bikini. Ditch the fear by opting for an all-in-one. No longer dowdy or reserved solely for schoolgirls, swimsuits are regaining their cool, (Rihanna is our swimsuit idol). Zeki and Melissa Odabash have some playful cut-out styles, while Gottex’s cossies offer concealed support. Finish up with denim shorts and aviators for a look to rival Baywatch best.
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If you’re planning a holiday at home this summer, make sure you pack wisely – there are many reasons to love old Blighty, but the weather isn’t one of them! Breton stripes, a trusty pair of jeans, closed-toe sandals and a straw trilby will be your style saviours, come rain or shine. Bag it all up in an oversized tote, Dolce & Gabbana’s aptly named ‘Escape Tote’ is just the ticket. Happy holidays!
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Accessories News
Beach must-haves and a girl's best friend
The Holiday Hero
This summer, we’re filling up our trusty Stella McCartney beach bag with practical pieces that can take seawater, sand and city streets, starting with our ultimate holiday hero: Havaianas. A different colour for every day of the week, its world-famous flip flops come in a delicious range of sherbet hues for a mouth-watering holiday ensemble that won’t break the bank, even if you buy them all!
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Frame Game
This summer, sunglasses get a novelty overhaul, but if tropical cocktail frames are a little bit out of your comfort zone, why not try a splash of colour or a sheer print for instant holiday eyes. Our pick of the bunch include Stella McCartney’s geometric optics and Dior’s Demoiselle range, plus Ray-Ban’s Matisse-inspired style: culture and fashion in one?
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Arrivals Hall Runway
Victoria Beckham may arrive in style, but us mere mortals never feel quite so fresh after a jaunt across the Atlantic (let alone to Spain). Our essentials for a comfortable flight and an Arrivals-ready look? Multi-tasking accessories, including a chic scarf that doubles up as an in-flight blanket and a roomy tote (Mulberry's new Willow Tote is just the ticket) to keep beauty must-haves and duty-free purchases neat and tidy. Sorry, David Beckham not included!
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A Girl’s Best Friend
Georg Jensen is most definitely our new best friend, thanks to his stunning edit of updated pieces exclusive to Harrods. Crafted in 18kt rose gold and studded with glittering, brilliant cut diamonds, we’ve caught The Review team sneaking off to the Sample Room to gaze at them on more than one occasion (this exclusive collection will be available online in July). They may have a designer price tag attached to them but we would gladly forgo a week in the Caribbean for first dibs on the collection.
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Your holiday style sorted
New season, new you
Your summer holiday needn't be an excuse to slob around in trunks all day. Our e-shelves are bursting with fantastic new season styles that will certainly impress. Try Alexander McQueen’s Polka Dot and Skull Bowtie for impeccable flair, or Arfango’s Duke Embroidered Slip On for a funky pop of colour. Etro's Tartan Trousers certainly have that WOW factor but if your taste steers toward more muted style, Richard James' Velvet Jacket could be right up your street.
Shop Just InLeaving on a jet plane
Avoid forgetting holiday essentials this year with a little help from The Review HQ. Dress up your luggage with an accessory that is easy on the eye and practical, cue Mulberry’s Tan Luggage Tag. Side-step any exploding shampoo situations with Otis Batterbee’s Waxed Grand Tour Wash Bag – the perfect size for all your essentials. Finally, keep that tablet protected with Tumi’s Prism Snap iPad case, which folds into an easel for effortless use – what more could you ask for?
Shop Just In AccessoriesSummer IT Knits
Too warm for coats and too cold for tees – what does one wear in this in-between weather? A summer knit is the answer! Armani Collezioni, Brunello Cucinelli and Polo Ralph Lauren have collections simply brimming with transeasonal apparel. All designed to keep you warm well into the summer evenings, your only concerns will be keeping the punch bowl filled to the top.
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Beauty News
How to look and smell amazing
Eastern Promise
Just when we thought we had our favourite Tom Ford scent sorted (Café Rose), the designer has gone and launched Atelier d’Orient, a collection featuring no fewer than four new Private Blends. Intended as an olfactory exploration of Asia, it includes haunting floral Fleur de Chine, luxurious Plum Japonais, floriental Shanghai Lily and Rive D’Ambre, a golden cologne. Looks like we’ll be adding to our already vast collection.
Shop Tom FordBags Be Gone
BB cream? Been there, done that, got several tubes languishing on the dressing table. Before you dismiss multi-tasking Beauty Balm as old news, let us introduce you to the newest kid on the BB block: Dior Hydra Life BB Eye Crème is new, advanced and it’s coming for those dark circles. This clever formula combines anti-fatigue treatment, with concealer and illuminator to disguise the results of late nights, and it’s even got SPF - a must for summer peepers.
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Another day, another exquisite campaign featuring Miss Delevingne, this time for Yves Saint Laurent’s new Baby Doll collection. Named after the brand’s sugar sweet perfume, the decidedly rosy range includes a new false lash effect mascara (sure to be another YSL cult product) along with pink nail polish, magenta lip lacquer, and even a shimmering rose eyeliner. If we’ve said it before, we’ll say it again, if it’s good enough for Cara...
Shop YSLBillion Dollar Barnet
What does Tamara Ecclestone have to do with haircare? Well, aside from having the glossiest locks trackside, the heiress has now launched her own collection, Show Beauty. The packaging echoes her own glamorous façade (just take a look at those bejewelled bottles) whilst formulations come courtesy of some of the world’s top industry experts. If you invest in one product make it, Lux Volume Lotion, the sure-fire route to swishy heiress hair.
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BuzzHarrods top treatments tested by our resident beauty buff sarah rose edwards
This month:
HOLIDAY HAIRA healthy golden glow and a refreshed spirit is reason enough to take to the skies this summer, but come holiday season hair gets the raw end of the deal. Whether it’s frizz from humidity, dry salt-ravaged locks or sun-faded colour, it’s important to give your tresses a little more attention at this time of year. Read on for our guide to the best salon and at-home treatments to try this summer.
To book any of the treatments below, please contact Urban Retreat on 020 7893 8333.FRIZZ
Salon: The Brazilian Blowdry
In my experience, holidays and frizzy hair go hand-in-hand. If help could be found anywhere, it would be at Urban Retreat, so I set off to Harrods 5th Floor to try the popular Brazilian Blowdry - a semi-permanent straightening and smoothing treatment that originates from, you guessed it, Brazil.
Urban Retreat’s Oliver Daminar, A.K.A ‘Mr Straight’, has been de-frizzing women of the world for over 20 years, and as he began painting on the secret blowdry formula on to my hair, he makes a bet that this won’t be my last treatment. Once every strand is covered in the thick coconut-scented paste, I’m left for 10 minutes before Oliver returns and blowdries my hair. Finally, he runs straighteners over the hair to iron in the formula.
I left the salon with poker straight locks and instructions not to wash my hair for two days. When I finally do (with sulphate-free shampoo), the results are incredible. No products needed, it dries smooth and silky, even when left to air-dry. Oliver has managed to cheat nature, and I’m not sure how I’ll cope in three months when the results have washed out - bet lost.
Home: Ojon Rare Blend Oil
Shake to blend the layers and apply just one drop to damp hair for a glossy, frizz-free blowdry. Alternatively, for a more intense treatment, run through the lengths and leave overnight - your hair will feel soft and silky when you wash it out in the morning.
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Salon: Rahua Pro Treatment
My hair is dry and damaged and I haven’t even been on holiday yet. With split-ends splaying and snapping, I sat down in Urban Retreat’s massage chair to try Rahua’s newest salon treatment. I was told ‘You’ll look like a supermodel when you walk out of here’, which seemed a tad optimistic.
Rahua is a 100% natural brand that uses Rahua oil sourced from the Amazon rainforest (it’s still harvested by hand). This particular treatment uses omega 9-rich ungurahua oil to sooth and restore the hair and scalp, and is applied at the basin after shampooing. The stylist mixed the hair mask with 7-10 drops of professional Rahua Elixir and massaged into my scalp and hair (relaxing). It was left on for 10 minutes and rinsed out.
Even when my hair was wet I could notice a difference, and when blow dried it transformed into silk: a weekend of shiny hair compliments ensued. Supermodel? Not quite, but my hair has never looked so good.
Home: Touché By Flavien Treatment
Apply this thick, lush-scented cream to damp hair after shampooing and leave for five minutes. Wash out for glossy, moisturised locks with minimal fuss or bother - a shower essential.
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Salon: Pureology Mask
Sitting in strong sunlight for a week or more is guaranteed to fade your expensive salon colour. No stranger to the hair dye myself, I asked Urban Retreat’s Mattia Garbuglia for colour-saving tips.
1. Wait until after your holiday to get salon highlights or bleach. The sun may lighten your hair, spoiling your carefully chosen shade of blonde.
2. It’s safe to get all over colour done before going away, but make sure to use daily sun defence – it’s not just your skin that needs UV protection.
3. Ask your salon to use colour specific products to prolong your hair colour - try a Pureology mask post-colour to seal in your new shade.Home: Philip Kingsley Swimcap
This hero product should be in every beach bag in the land. Apply the deep conditioning formula to protect from sea water, chlorine and the sun. Simply comb through damp hair before you hit the beach for day-long protection. It’s also perfect for the pool when you get home.
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We trailed the new breed of lightweight, high factor face creams so you can find the SPF that suits
Dior bronze Beautifying Protective Suncare SPF50
High protection doesn’t have to mean foregoing a golden glow. This tropical flower-scented cream is formulated specifically to help develop an even, long-lasting tan, making it as essential as a good novel for sunbathers.
Best for: Prolonging a tan
LANCÔME UV Expert GN-Shield SPF50
If you make one addition to your skincare regime this summer, make it UV Expert GN-Shield™. The feather-light texture protects skin for 12 hours (no need to re-apply) which makes it an ideal make-up base; use as your final step after moisturiser.
Best for: Daily wear
GIORGIO ARMANI Luminessence BB Fluid SPF50+
This product is such an amazing complexion enhancer that you may well treat the SPF as an afterthought. Use the pearly cream alone as a BB cream or as a primer under foundation, either way you’ll look flawless whilst perfectly protected.
Best for: Radiance
ESTÉE LAUDER DayWear Advanced Anti-Oxidant & UV Defence SF50
A SPF/skincare hybrid, silky cucumber-scented DayWear has no whiff of suncream about it. Instead, its anti-oxidant formula combats city rays and pollution in one, leaving skin feeling fresh and revitalised - perfect for your handbag.
SISLEY Broad Spectrum Facial Sunscreen SPF50+
Mature skin needs more hydration in the sun and who better than Sisley to provide it? The brand’s botanical rich formulas are famed for their intense nourishing benefits, and this sunscreen will leave your skin plump and youthful with no greasy residue.
Best for: Anti-ageing
SHISEIDO UV Protection Cream Plus SPF50
Say ‘no’ to sticky, thick formulas that turn your cheeks chalky and cause breakouts - this lightweight cream melts into skin for invisible protection, and stays put even when dipping in and out of water. It’s our beach bag essential.
Best for: Beach
The Ultimate Statement Ring
It’s all in the detail with this lustrous lovely
Balmy summer evenings may call for a stripped back aesthetic, but don’t let the rising temperatures prevent you from making a style statement in the sun. Instead, opt for a key piece of jewellery like this strikingly beautiful rose gold vermeil ring from need-to-know designer, Shaun Leane.
This standout piece from Leane’s iconic Cherry Blossom collection features a delicate branch-like ring on which six cherry blossoms enter full bloom. Finished with single diamond inserts, this delectable design will offset everything from printed bikinis by the pool to floral dresses after dark. The perfect summer accessory!
