Table of contents for 11-Sep-2017 in Look

I’ve always hated the phrase ‘out with the old, in with the new’. It’s derogatory on so many levels – most of which are too important to go into in these 250 words. However, when it comes to style, I can take the saying with a pinch of salt. Of course, we all have older pieces in our wardrobes that are more sentimental; my favourite dress, for example, is a £45 Zara number I bought in 2013 that transports me from girly nights out to my honeymoon to last week’s bank holiday with every wear. But, much like how I imagine my friends with children feel about having their second, third, and even forth sprogs, there’s always room in my heart for more. So, I consider it Look’s obligation to…

his week, Jennifer Lawrence is returning to our consciousness after a hiatus of nearly a year. But we’re not implying the star’s been slacking. Oh no, the 27 year old has been working hard on several new flicks and spending time with new man, director Darren Aronovsky, 48. But while things seem to be settled as she makes her big comeback, with Jen waxing lyrical about how brilliant Darren is, we’re told she’s feeling torn over the relationship and her friendship with her ex, Nicholas Hoult. “With Nicholas she can be more free spirited” ‘Jennifer’s in two minds about what’s best for her,’ an insider tells Look , ‘and her continuing friendship with Nicholas is making her rethink things.’ Jen’s been dating Darren for the past year. The pair met…

HOW TO SLEEP LIKE A PRO 1 It’s important to get into a bedtime routine that helps you to wind down. ‘Move from a well-lit, warm room to a cool, dark one, switch off all technology and focus on non-stimulating activities such as reading,’ advises sports sleep coach Nick Littlehales. 2 ‘Sleep with wool bedding as it absorbs higher levels of moisture than down and synthetic covers,’ says Chris Tattersall, MD of The Wool Room. This leads to better regulation of skin moisture levels and, yep you guessed it, a better night’s sleep. 3 Naturally produced by the body mostly at night, melatonin is a hormone that helps you to drift off and can be found in supplements to aid the process. However, sleep expert Richard Tucker, managing…

Boys do it, perspective employers do it – heck, even cats do it: playing hard to get is something we’re all familiar with, but never has it been so evident as with fashion brands. Previously, any labels out of the UK were nigh on impossible to get your hands on but, thanks to the Internet, we literally have a world of brilliant buys at our fingertips. And now, we can finally get our mitts on the New York-based outfitter we’ve long coveted: Pixie Market. With over 100,000 followers on Instagram, the brand is a rising star in the fashionsphere and a bevy of influencers have given it a firm thumbs up. From on-point prints to serious silhouettes, every item is a must-have. Sure, you have to sacrifice the free next-day…

“I’ve got a major sweet spot for frocks, as they take care of your entire outfit in one fell swoop. I recommend giving this season’s fave motif, gingham, an edgy overhaul with chunky boots. Who has time for heels, anyway?” “I’m obsessed with all things red right now. The key to top-to-toe colour styling is different textures – these slinky, pleated trousers offset my jersey tee perfectly. Add Stan Smiths and you’ve got the ideal outfit for travelling, shopping, brunching, you name it.” “When I’m chilling out, slouchy silhouettes are my go-to. I bought this skirt a size up so it sits effortlessly on my hips. Just throw on an oversized denim jacket for good measure.”…

“Empowered is how every woman should feel” ‘There’s two things sitting between Look and Malaika Firth. One: a life-sized bottle of the new Ghost fragrance, Dream. The other? A Subway sandwich. Malaika is a big fan of both. Sitting cross-legged, the 23-year-old Kenyan-born model is so down to earth. Fierce, intelligent – and hilarious – it’s no surprise she’s such a success. After being hired by Premier modelling agency (on the spot) aged 17, Malaika was destined for fame, with ASOS, H&M and Burberry all wanting a taste of The Next Big Thing. Then, in 2013, she made her Victoria’s Secret Show debut, which catapulted her even further into the model sphere. Malaika’s personable, smart and has a lot of honest advice for wannabe models, which is quite refreshing, TBH...…

‘I love a statement colour, and mixing up a luxe sports piece with a jacket and cool trainers’ Ladies, let’s all take a moment to appreciate the must-have trainer of the season. Called Kiri Up, it’s the latest offering from classic bootmaker Timberland. While we’ll always love the original yellow boot, the #KiriUp kick is now on our payday wish list, in six cool shades including black, grey and taupe. Take your cue from Look influencer and model Emma Louise Connolly and style them up with sporty trousers and a blazer. Consider your autumn footwear *officially* sorted. Join us for the Timberland X Look event at the Regent Street store on 13 September from 7-9pm, for style advice, a braid bar , goodie bags, and more... EMMA LOUISE CONNOLLY @emmalouiseconnolly…

MAKE-UP BENEFIT Group Masterclass for 10 people £20pp which is redeemable on products (1 to be a brow product) 1hr-1.5hr Nationwide Book in at: In store (six weeks in advance). Tested by the Look team, these need some planning, but if you have six weeks to gather together 10 mates, then this is definitely worth doing, especially if you have a big event coming up. Pick from bridal, catwalk or prom looks and learn the trade secrets – we even picked up a few new tips! ILLAMASQUA Make-up Courses £65 2 hours London Book in at: Illamasqua.com. These educational two-hour workshops cover everything from nailing red-carpet beauty to skin sculpting and smokey eyes – hello, serious skills for your next night out! For more information and to check out…

Olay Eyes Ultimate Eye Cream, £24.99 ‘As a Beauty Editor, I’ve been through my fair share of eye creams and I haven’t found any that rivals this one. It really does everything; not too expensive, either.’ @britishbeautyeditor Skinceuticals Aox+ Eye Gel, £69 ‘It’s expensive, but worth every penny. I pat a pea- sized amount around my eyes and it keeps them looking smooth. If I don’t use it, I’ll notice the skin get drier. It’s a keeper.’ @gdidwhat Decélor Aroma Lisse 2-in-1 Dark Circle & Eye Wrinkle Eraser, £34 ‘This little beauty brightens under the eyes and helps me to look “awake” on days I don’t feel it.’ @hollypops84 Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Eye, £26 ‘It’s easy to see why this is one of those bestselling cult skincare products – it…

✹WARNING✹ YOU MAY BE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE SERIOUS SHOPPING URGES MEET THE TEAM Q. What’s Your Fave Thing About Autumn? Found! 22 treats we need in our lives! #1 STAR BUY OF THE WEEK Red boots have been trending for a while. Then came sock boots. Then came kitten heels. Then came the ring. Add them all together, and we give you the fanciest footwear we’ve ever seen. Carvela presents the ‘Sparky’ boot, which is part of the #bootobsessed campaign, in which Carvela and Kurt Geiger customers get 20% off any purchase after buying a pair of boots. Boots, £179, Carvela 2.JEWELLERY DREAM Jewellery box, £45, Oliver Bonas 3.PACK A PETAL Backpack, £32, Accessorize 4.PATTERN PARADE Dress, £109, Issa at House of Fraser 5.NEAT PLEATS Skirt, £35, Marks & Spencer…

“Rihanna is going with the flow and living in the moment” When we spotted Drake posing in a pair of socks from Rihanna’s new collection on Insta, we knew something was up. Talk about trying to get Ri’s attention. So when Look heard that the rapper was back on the scene and in London at the same time as Ri last week, we weren’t surprised. Although Ri is reportedly loved-up with Hassan Jameel – and concentrating on her acting career – recent events have caused a major U-turn, and it seems Drake is at the centre. It can’t be easy for Rihanna. While Drake has reportedly been calling non-stop since her relationship with Hassan was made public, as Look reported at the time, Chris Brown has also reappeared on the…

The first thing we do when Kendall Jenner steps out in something fresh is find out where it’s from. Oh, to have the power to put on pretty much anything and make the rest of the world want it – that’s the Kendall Jenner effect. When she wears something more than once, however, things reach even dizzier heights, and that’s exactly what happened with Kurt Geiger’s ‘Strut’ boots. Kendall didn’t wear them just once or twice, she rocked them more than ten times, according to the KG powers that be. It all began back in February, when Kenny wore said boots to NYFW and basically didn’t take them off for the rest of the month. Unsurprisingly, sales shot up by 118 per cent, everyone on our Insta feed bought a…

Looking after your complexion can get complicated. Cleanse, tone, moisturise, serum, spritz... the list goes on. And while it’s great to create a bespoke routine, sometimes it’s good to just keep it simple. ‘Fifty per cent of people I see in my clinic have too complicated a regime that is actually damaging skin and unbalancing the natural acidic PH,’ says dermatologist Dr. Justine Hextall of The Harley Medical Group. ‘I see a lot of problem skin as a consequence of an over-zealous skincare regime.’ With that in mind, we’ve got the answer to a gentler way of keeping your skin tip-top… MILLENNIAL SKIN New skincare range WASO by Shiseido is specifically made to solve the issues that modern-day skin has to deal with. Its gentle and effective ingredients soothe stressed-out…

1. Volumise Apply Schwarzkopf got2b Volumaniac bodifying mousse to towel-dried hair, for root-to- tip volume. 2. Wave Once dry, create a deep side parting and use a wide-barrelled tong to create oversized waves. 3. Boost Sprinkle got2b Powder’ful volumizing styling powder on your roots, then work in with your fingertips for an extra volume boost. 4 . Finish For added texture to your finished look, spritz got2b Beach Matt texturizing salt spray on the ends of your hair. True Blue Embrace the dark side with Schwarzkopf LIVE Intense Colour in Deep Black, RRP £5.49, and give your ends a blue hue with NEW LIVE Intense Colour Urban Metallics in Blue Mercury, RRP £5.49. Visit livecolour.com  for more info. Available at Superdrug…

BOBBI BROWN 15-60 min tutorials from how to do your brows to finding the perfect lip colour, all for free. Book it @ bobbibrown.co.uk  or call your nearest store SMASHBOX Nail everything from night out looks to perfecting photo-ready skin. Smashbox can teach you a trick in just 15 mins. Book it @ smashbox.co.uk/  book-appointment CHARLOTTE TILBURY Pick up some serious skills with one of Tilbs’s on-counter, complimentary transformations. Book it @ charlottetilbury. com/uk/booking MAC Experience the make-up lessons and workshops industry experts learn from. It’s £ 50 but so worth it. Book it @ maccosmetics. co.uk/makeup-services CHANEL Take a trip to London to experience your very own make-up lesson as the Chanel artists tailor a step-by-step tutorial…

1 BOOK A HOLIDAY The best way to beat holiday blues? Book another, obvs. According to Stephen Ferrando, director of psychiatry at Westchester Medical Center in New York, we often feel a sense of anxiety for not having ‘made the most’ of summer. Sound familiar? Try booking a winter getaway. A recent study revealed that 72 per cent of us feel a ‘high’ when booking travel. 2 DE-CLUTTER Apart from making space for new season essentials (have you seen Zara’s New In?) de-cluttering your wardrobe could reduce stress. According to the professionals, de-cluttering ahead of a new season helps us feel ‘clear-headed’. Plus, it’s a good idea to make your home nicer, as without the good weather, you’ll be staying in more. 3 BE PRO-ACTIVE  August often evokes ‘back to…

Naked Protein Tropical No need to mask the protein powder taste with this smoothie – it’s the passion fruit… £ 2.36 , Tesco, 20 g protein per bottle Innocent Protein Super Smoothie Berry Swap your post-workout shake with a strawberry and raspberry blast! £ 3 , Morrisons, 8.1 g protein per bottle SAVSÉ Protein Punch Tastes just like a piña colada in smoothie form. Trust us, it’s good. £ 2.50 , Waitrose, 4.3 g protein per bottle…

Amazon Student Prime To celebrate A-Level results, Amazon is offering students a six-month free trial of Prime – including Unlimited One-Day Delivery, access to movies and TV shows with Prime Video, exclusive early access to Lightning Deals and heaps of other cool benefits. Visit Amazon.co.uk/joinstudent. Apple Music Join Apple Music and bag your first three months for FREE! Head to Apple.com to sign up – FYI, student membership following the trial is half the price of normal membership, at just £4.99 per month. Spotify Premium Skip the ads and get all of Spotify’s brand-new features (with re-addition Taylor Swift) for half the monthly membership price at just £4.99 per month.…

“Harry is trying to reassure Meghan that she will still have freedom” It’s hard to imagine Meghan Markle having to plan anything. After all, a possible soon-to-be member of the royal family can hire someone to do that, right? But a week on from her and Prince Harry’s romantic getaway, the wedding of the year isn’t the only thing Megs is scheduling. According to our source, the actress is instigating an action plan for her and Hazza – and it’s said to be kicking off pretty soon. ‘Meghan has really thrown herself into what she’s calling a five-year plan,’ explains a close pal. ‘She knows they’re both exceptionally busy, but she wants everything between her and Harry to run smoothy. ‘Obviously, she’s hinted at wanting a family at some point,…

Velvet, in all its strokeable opulence, has been around for what feels like forever. It’s done the catwalk circuit, it’s completed its celeb course and finally cemented itself as one of the high street’s hottest trends. Up until now it’s typically been reserved for after hours; something you’d save for your GNO. That’s why, when we saw everywhere from Dorothy Perkins to Simply Be stocking velvet pieces we can wear from AM to PM, we could hardly contain ourselves. Pair with box-fresh sneaks and denim for the ultimate off-duty spin. The texture makes you feel a million dollars and now, with it’s casual overhaul, you can feel super-fly all day, e’ry day.…

Trends change with the seasons. Usually, it’s to do with the temperature: winter comes with coats, summer comes with bikinis. And autumn? This year, it’s less about weather and more about blending in. Taking its cue from the catwalk, rust is officially the colour to be seen in. Rust as in the rich, vibrant tone that reflects against your skin to create the illusion of a tan. Rust as in the orange-brown hue the leaves turn as they too make their own sartorical transition. Follow the eco lead with Reiss’ faux fur stole, or try H&M’s satin skirt for a modern take on the look. It’s official: orange rust is the new black.…

Dior Double Rouge Lipstick in Miss Crush, £20 Tester: Sarah-Rose Harrison, Look’s Senior Fashion Assistant Verdict: ‘Punchy and fun, this fuchsia shade and it’s ombre mix applied with ease, blending naturally and enhancing both the shape and size of my lips. I was impressed with it’s long-lasting colour, too, which survived lunch and three peppermint teas! I can’t wait to try the other shades.’ Smashbox Be Legendary Triple Tone Lipstick in Berry, £17.50 Tester: Victoria Adeboyega, Look’s Senior Picture Editor Verdict: ‘This is quite tricky to apply as you need to follow a complicated criss-cross technique, plus you need to press your lips together a few times to blend the shades, but the effect is cool and it’s definitely going on my Instagram.’ Illamasqua Lava Lips in Rebirth, £20 Tester:…

ASOS Primark Zara John Lewis Monki Next Oasis Mango House of Fraser Marks & Spencer Want More!? Shop Look’s Daily Edit Of Zara At fashion.look.co.uk/brands…

STOP — GET READY — GO! Summing up day-to-day life, Zara has nailed it with these traffic-light suits. Power dressing at its finest, there’s no shying away in these look-at-me hues. Warning: avoid resembling an M&M by adhering to the following style guide: DO: Keep it simple – team with sleek separates like a grey T-shirt or crisp white shirt. DON’T: Dabble with print; block colour’s where it’s at. DO: Add staple jewels – mini hoop earrings and gold cuff bracelets should do the trick. DON’T: Listen to anyone that doesn’t 100 per cent appreciate your new Zara purchase. • Red shows ambition, so wear for a presentation or team-leading day • Yellow grabs attention and enhances concentration, making this great for an interview • Green is a calming colour,…

Fed up of turning up to work looking like the office bag lady? Yeah, us too. If you’re guilty of ruining leather handbags with sweaty gym gear and protein shake bottles (#gymstruggles), it’s time for an upgrade. We’ve scoured the shops for the best fit kit gym bags, so you don’t have to! If you’re a runner, you’ll love Reebok’s high-shine backpack, with heaps of space for all your workout essentials. Then there’s GymTote, who’ve only gone and answered our prayers by providing a luxe, catwalk-worthy bag, which even comes with a special compartment for your trainers. Not gonna’ lie, we’re spoilt for choice……

A-SOS! All praise the person behind @asbos_sos, the Insta account dedicated to ASOS’ most WTF items. The Look office is howling at your captions. Posh Your Hands Get ahead of next year’s festival crowd and bag yourself one of these posh new hand sanitisers from luxe beauty brand Byredo. Available in Suede (whispers of violet and crisp amber) and Vetyver (herby jasmine), this is the most chic way to rinse on the go. Brows On Bleak The new viral trend for wavy brows has us all kinds of confused. We’re all for getting creative but we’re not sure it’s a look we’ll be rocking Friday night. Ooh La La Chanel fragrances are timeless, classic and, of course, very at home on our dressing tables (nothing like a flatlay with Chanel,…