Sarita Glamour Assist

Last night, I went to the fabulous Glamour Makeover workshop hosted by Sarita and Red Square. Edgars had sponsored 5 makeup artists who treated each lady to a full makeover. Saritas were flowing freely and there were more snacks on the tables than we could eat.

Sarita will be launching it's new glamour magazine on the 1st of August and PIPPA LYNCH will be involved! It's a very exciting for not only our brand, but for Sarita as well. The brains behind the operation, Jabulile Mthethwa, decided she wanted to launch a glamourous magazine in time for Woman's Day. As she explained to us last night, Woman's Day means something different to everyone, but what is it that makes it so special? So this new magazine will be all about what the Sarita lady wants to read about: Fashion, News, Beauty, What's happening on the social scene - it will essentially rival the best magazines out there.

Diarise the date and pick yourself up a copy of this fabulous new mag!

Pippa Lynch gets a fringe...

The last time I had a fringe, I was 8 going on 21, and was a precocious little girl so I had the attitude to pull it off.

Now Im a 25 year old, still just as precocious, but with slightly more style in my fringe choices.

Unveiling the new fringe: an early saturday morning adventure that was well worth the nail biting step-by-step process.

La Femme Dinner - 30th April

On Thursday night, I went to an event called LA FEMME. It was a great evening: 3 course meal and a talk by Anne Dreyer - one of SA's more famous Image Consultants.

The topic was WHAT NOT TO WEAR. Her advice?

• Nothing that shows the panty-line


• Nothing that shows the bulges


• Nothing that makes you look like mutton dressed as lamb


• Nothing too revealing.

All this is pretty much known already, but there are other things that she mentioned that were quite interesting:

• Most of the big designers back in the 1950's were qualified architects - so they know all about style and how things are "built" and put together


• Coco Chanel took the man's wardrobe and made it wearable for women - hence the famous Chanel suit. Many of the great designers then followed suit ('scuse the pun)

All in all, a great evening.

The Adventures of the little fashion stylist, on a quest to find the perfect red lipstick...

Once upon a time, there was a little fashion stylist who went off in search of the perfect red lipstick. She knew that given her skin tone, a pure red would not look good, and so decided that a red with a purple undertone would suit her best.

What started out as an expedition into the fabulous yet mysterious world of the red lipstick, soon turned into an utter nightmare.

Why you ask?

Well the hue was easy enough to find, but the evil twins behind the counter had run out of that particular line's stock. Then the mean witch to the north enticed the little fashion stylist to her store, only to find that yes, she too had the hue, but also did not bother to carry more than just the tester.

The little fashion stylist was now stumped: "take the bloody hue's tester off your shelf!" she cried and fell in a heap on the floor.

2 days later however, the kind girl from a magical land called RIMMEL decided to take pity on the poor little fashion stylist and from her black hat produced a sparkling new perfect red lipstick. "Number 400 - Berry Queen". Ahh yes, the world was right again.

The End.

"Such drama and intrigue - I love the way it represents the true difficulty in finding the perfect red lipstick" - The Daily Globe

"She is so honest - it's been a harrowing ordeal but she won the day!" - The Daily Telegraph

Cleo Magazine

I was featured in Cleo's May edition for the feature WHAT STYLISTS ARE DROPPING THEIR CASH ON THIS WINTER - take a look!

Current Trends - April 2009

Ok, So here's my take on the current trends:

• Shoe boots: LOVE THEM. Great with harem pants (see below), a fitted tee and a military jacket.


• Nail Colour: The brighter the better. Im currently sporting Fuschia nail colour. Keep your nails short otherwise you could run the risk of looking especially 80's-esque


• Harem Pants: Not for the faint hearted or the dramatically pear-shaped: pair this look with fabulous statement shoes and a fitted blouse - volume on the bottom needs to be offset with fitted on the top


• Scarves: cheap and great at updating any outfit


• Hats: Not such a big thing in SA, but are slowly gaining popularity amongst fashionistas. Poor boys, panama hats and beanies being the most relevant at the moment


• Boyfriend...Everything: jeans, blazers and cardigans: I love the rock 'n roll look it inspires - try wearing them with leggings, tights or skinny jeans.

The great thing about these current trends is that they can all be worn with each other: for example:

Boyfriend jeans + shoe boots + boyfriend blazer + scarf + poor boy + fabulous nail colour = fabulous outfit #1

OR

Harem pants + shoe boots + boyfriend cardigan + panama hat + fabulous nail colour = fabulous outfit 2

OR

....well you get my point

Drew Barrymore - Sea-Green Elie Saab

Drew Barrymore wore this stunning 50's-inspired Sea-Green Elie Saab Dress to a Grey Gardens panel discussion. I love the silhouette, the cinched in waist, the colour (which is perfect for her complexion and makes a great statement next to her statement red lips). The shoes I think are also a great style choice.

The length however is a little too long for Ms. Barrymore - perhaps just below the knee would have been better.

Otherwise - hair complements the look perfectly.