Last Night's Looks: LACMA Art & Film Gala 2012

With her new brunette hair in a sleek up-do, Amber Heard wore a Gucci Spring 2013 little black dress with a detailed gold and black embellished neckline. She added a pair of black Gucci 'Lisbeth' heels with the delicate three strap look. This dress looks particularly difficult to pull off - not just because its straight cut but also because that neckline is so bold - but Amber certainly manages it. She looks fabulously chic!

The LACMA Art & Film Gala 2012 was held last night and as always with these big events, I wanted to share some of my favourite red carpet looks, as well as some that are.... interesting to say the least! The event was held to honour Ed Ruscha and Stanley Kubrick and presented by Gucci, with the majority of the female attendees wearing a piece from the designers' most recent collections.

Let me know what you think of the looks in the comments below!

Evan Rachel Wood looks beautifully elegant in this one-of-a-kind Gucci frock. The nude and rose gold palette works perfectly for her skin tone and hair colour; and the bold eye make-up gives the look some depth and dramatic edge. Paired with a Gucci box clutch and Gucci rosegold heels, the natural up-do with her flowing blonde hair pulls the whole outfit together. Beautiful and en-trend all at the same time!

Rosie Huntington Whiteley chose a floorlength mint dress with ruffle detail around the neckline from Gucci's Spring 2013 collection, which she paired with Gucci ankle strap sandals and a Gucci box clutch. Rosie styled her look very similarly to the way the brand showcased their outfit on the runway earlier this year with the centre parting bun and make-up. The dress is very straight down, which she is lucky enough to be able to rock, but there is a lot of side boob with this dress which ruins what is otherwise a nice look!

Cameron Diaz wore a Gucci Spring 2013 dress paired with Gucci black ankle-strap heels and a chunky clutch bag. The dress itself is lovely with the oversized sleeves, synched in waist and detailed neckline but the fit just doesn't seem to work for her body shape and I don't think she styled it particularly well with the black heels and clutch, messy up-do and interesting make-up palette - it seems a bit all over the place, almost thrown together.

My Champneys Spa Party Experience

I recently attended a Private Spa Party at the Champneys store in my local town. I thought I'd write a little review as I really didn't know what to expect of my evening so hopefully this will give you some info and help you decide if you'd be interested in partaking in one!

The basics are that the events take place from 6 - 8.30pm in a Champneys store and it costs £15.

When we arrived at the store, we were greeted by a member of staff who checked us in, offered us a glass of either champagne or orange juice and took us through to the rest of the group. Here we had nibbles (which weren't provided by Champneys and that the hosts had brought with them) and a raffle (again not hosted by Champneys although they did donate a prize for it). 

The evening revolves around a mini-facial and they take a few members of the group away at a time to the treatment rooms to get their individual facials. For my facial, I was taken upstairs and asked about my skincare routine. Using Champneys and Elemis products, she then cleansed, toned, moisturised my skin as I laid back and relaxed with the soothing music. As she was going along, she described very clearly what she was doing and was happy to answer any questions about products and routines. After the facial, she filled in a mini form with some individualized product recommendations that were suitable for my skin and took me back to the shop floor to show me the products she had used. This is an area where I was slightly disappointed with as when I spoke to my friends after my facial, each person had a totally different experience in the treatment rooms. We were told they would be 15 minutes long but they were probably more close to 10 minutes - at least mine was; one of my friends was offered a head massage; one was offered a hand massage; I was asked to take my top off for the treatment and my friends weren't and each were different lengths of time. 

During the evening we were also offered 20% off products and 40% off treatments so it was pretty difficult not to have a huge splurge. I ended up buying the SkinCare Gift Selection which contains four products (each of which I will review very soon!) and costs £10 and so far, I'm very happy with it.

We were also given a free goodie bag which contained two miniature sample products and some vouchers which was great and would definately encourage me to visit the store again. Unfortunately, we were told beforehand that we would get a make-up and skincare workshop however that didn't happen for some reason that evening. When I asked about the demonstration (the part I had been looking forward to most) they said that it wasn't happening - no explanation. So I was left looking at all of the Bare Minerals products alone with no offer of staff help or demonstration.

Overall, the evening was enjoyable but I wish that every member of our party had the same experience and that everything that we had been promised beforehand had taken place. Saying that, I would definately visit and buy products from the store again - we all left very relaxed and with fabulously smooth and soft skin that lasted for days.

For more information and to book your own Private Spa Party, click HERE.

Last Night's Looks: 2012 SAG Awards

The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles last night (January 29th), so I thought I would post about some of my favourite red carpet fashion from the event! 

Natalie Portman wore a gorgeous strapless Giambattista Valli gown in a fabulous berry colour - the bow detailing on the neckline is great and I love how it draws in at the waist before flowing out into the skirt - it shows her figure off perfectly! She paired it with a pair of Jimmy Choos, an embellished Judith Leiber Clutch and Harry Winston jewels. The ruby and diamond earrings are attention grabbing and perfectly compliment the look and toting that silver clutch brings life to the outfit. Usually I'm not keen on having hair up with strapless dresses but with the bold neckline detail, I think it works great!

Jayma Mays walked the carpet in a glittering black Reem Acra gown which she paired with Brian Atwood Heels, a Judith Leiber Clutch and Neil Lane Jewelry. My favourite part about this dress is the lace back which creates a real centrepiece and uniqueness, whilst the long train is fun and adds dimension to an otherwise figure hugging piece. The earrings are a great addition but although the rest of her make-up is flawless, I'm not keen on the colour of the eyeshadow - it seems a bit out of place.

Dianna Agron wore a sleeveless gown from Carolina Herrera which she paired with Jimmy Choo's, a Ferragamo bag and Fred Leighton jewelry. I like that the dress is not to over-complicated and is figure hugging so gives her some shape. I'm not keen on the neckline and think she should have added a simple necklace here as it looks pretty bare up top! I like the way her hair has been styled with the messy fishtail braid and her make-up is flawless too! This look is very mature and I think it suits Dianna fabulously.

Lea Michele walked the red carpet in a floor length, one shoulder Versace dress, silver Casadei heels, a Fendi bag and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.  I really struggled to find a picture of this dress from the front (it seemed like she walked the red carpet sideways - perhaps she only likes the look from the side?!) and I'm not keen on the layers on the bodice or the color but I do like the flowiness of the skirt. I particularly like the bangle that she's wearing as its bold but I feel like her hair would have been better in a half up/half down do to really show of the one-shoulder detailing.

Last Night's Looks: Golden Globes

The Golden Globes Awards were held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles last night (January 15th), so I thought I would post about some of my favourite red carpet fashion from the event!

Jessica Alba chose an embellished strapless lavender gown from Gucci and added Giuseppe Zanotti heels and Bulgari diamond jewelry. This shows off her incredible figure to its absolute best with the tight figure hugging bodice matched with the short but delicate train. I also love how the embellishment is followed throughout the outfit - not just the dress. Its a very romantic, elegant look that Jessica pulls off fabulously!

Sarah Hyland went for a a figure hugging Dolce and Gabbana gown with black belt and black clutch. I adore the lace detailing of both the dress and belt as it makes the outfit look so feminine and dreamy - pairing it with that belt gives it a rockier edge which is so fun. The hair style also looks great and brings this whole elegant look together - minus the infamous wardrobe malfunction, I think it was a great pick!

As the new face of Dior, Mila Kunis chose a one shoulder Christian Dior floorlength gown and Cartier Jewelry. I love the nude inner layer of fabric which really makes the ruffling of the bodice stand out. Not all that keen on the shoulder strap (I think it would have looked great without it and with her hair down), but the  floaty skirt looks dreamy and just so fun, whilst the shape itself is wearable by so many types of figures.

Charlize Theron opted for a high-low Christian Dior gown with embellished Cartier Headband and Givenchy Heels. The ruffle in the risen skirt matched with the flowing train look stunning and I love how she's chosen to add a headband - I feel like not enough stars really use their hair to its full potential in outfits! I also like the deep V neckline - I usually HATE it in dresses but she really pulls it off well!