Alesha Dixon teams up with Dulux

Britain's Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon has teamed up with leading paint brandDulux to front its new campaign showcasing the colour Teal, the 2014 Colour of the Year, predicted by Dulux. Teal, and specifically the Dulux colour Sea Urchin 1, was predicted as the Colour of the Year following extensive research by an 18-strong panel of global colour and trend experts who specialise in different areas of colour use, brought together by Dulux parent company, AkzoNobel. Collectively the team scours the globe, exploring a broad range of different cultures and industries including interiors, fashion, beauty, design and even social and economic influences. 

Gucci launches Flora 1966 fragrance

Gucci has launched an exclusive new scent from the family of Flora fragrances, inspired by the house's motif, created for Grace Kelly in 1966. Gucci Flora 1966 opens with zestful bergamot spiced with bourbon pepper, followed by middle notes of peony petals with rose, and base notes of patchouli with vetiver and musks. Gucci Flora 1966 is available exclusively in Harrods and harrods.com priced at £130 for 100ml. The scent will launch in Selfridge's from early February.

Gucci launches Flora 1966 fragrance

Gucci has launched an exclusive new scent from the family of Flora fragrances, inspired by the house's motif, created for Grace Kelly in 1966. Gucci Flora 1966 opens with zestful bergamot spiced with bourbon pepper, followed by middle notes of peony petals with rose, and base notes of patchouli with vetiver and musks. Gucci Flora 1966 is available exclusively in Harrods and harrods.com priced at £130 for 100ml. The scent will launch in Selfridge's from early February.

PHAX Swimwear announces rebrand

Maria Bonita by PHAX is rebranding back to PHAX Swimwear as part of a global marketing strategy. PHAX has been an internationally recognised name for over 40 years in the swim and beachwear industry, and so the directors in Columbia decided that after trialling Maria Bonita for two years, it was best to go back to their original routes. The name alteration will start from the new High Summer collection, launching in April, which includes a range of swimwear, cover-ups, beachwear and accessories, retailing from £50 for a bikini and £30 for a cover up.

Swarovski Collective unveils designers for AW14

Swarovski has announced the designers who will form the AW14 Swarovski Collective. The international programme has been supporting both emerging and established fashion talent while encouraging creativity and innovation with crystal for 15 years. Founded in 1999 by Nadja Swarovski following her collaboration with Alexander McQueen and Isabella Blow, the Swarovski Collective has grown to support over 150 designers. Selected for creative flair and ability to demonstrate craftsmanship with crystal, the Collective designers receive financial support as well as free reign to experiment with Swarovski’s extraordinary crystal range. The 15 Swarovski Collective designers who will showcase collections at New York, London and Paris Fashion Weeks include established names such as Rodarte, Prabal Gurung and Mary Katrantzou as well as newcomers Brandon Sun, Fyodor Golan and Tex Saverio. US designer Brandon Sun crafted a career at both J Mendel and Oscar de la Renta before presenting his first collection, including signature fur looks, at New York Fashion Week in 2012. London label Fyodor Golan won Fashion Fringe in 2011 and honed its conceptualist approach to design at both Alexander McQueen and Raf Simons, before establishing the label in 2010. Tex Saverio is showing at Paris Fashion Week for the second time, having previously attracted attention for his collaborations with Lady Gaga and more recently the wedding dress he designed for Jennifer Lawrence’s character in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Joey Essex launches women's hair styling range A-Lister Locks

TOWIE star Joey Essex has announced the launch of a women's hair styling range A-Lister Locks, following the launch of his men’s styling range D’Reem Hair. Available exclusively at Tesco, the full range includes: Volumising Powder, £4.49; Sea Salt Spray, £2.99; Super Shine Spray, £3.99; and Extreme Hold Hairspray, £2.99.

Gemma Sheppard appointed face of fashion for Vision Express

It was announced last year that celebrity stylist Gemma Sheppard had joined national retailer Vision Express to provide fashion inspiration to glasses wearers across the UK. The relationship has now been extended and Gemma has been appointed in the a role as the retailer’s face of fashion. Gemma will offer customers fashion advice, drawing on her experience from working with some of the UK’s foremost celebrities, music artists, film stars, and TV performers from primetime shows. The collaboration will involve Gemma bringing her fashion expertise right to the heart of the Vision Express experience. She will offer online top tips on Vision Express’ latest designer brands, guide store teams on how to offer style advice to customers, and demonstrate how glasses can be fashionable as well as functional, offering the ultimate accessory to compliment any look.

Banana Republic & Marimekko partner for limited edition collection

Banana Republic and Finnish fashion and design house Marimekko have announced the Banana Republic Marimekko Collection, a limited edition capsule collection that marries Banana Republic’s modern, American style with some of Marimekko's most iconic textile designs. The range of dresses, separates and accessories for women launches exclusively at select Banana Republic locations worldwide and online from 20 May.

Goldwell launches Reallusion hair trend collection

Global professional hair brand Goldwell has introduced its new hair trend collection for 2014, titled Reallusion. The collection was created by Goldwell’s Global Color Zoom 2014 Creative Team to inspire professional stylists and salon clients, and will be used by the brand in over 40 countries for one year. The colour and cut collection, along with new techniques for stylists, as part of their annual Color Zoom project. Reallusion offers different light and visual angles which expose unusual colour combinations. Goldwell has introduced two new iridescent shades for this collection: Sparkling Brown, a cool brown with a touch of violet; and Peachy Beige, a warm blonde with a peachy-beige character refined with shimmering gold. These base shades can be used to create unique colour combinations or accented with rose, violet and red tones. The Reallusion looks and techniques are available in selected Goldwell salons nationwide.

Lucy Mecklenburgh launches debut health product

TOWIE's Lucy Mecklenburgh has launched her first health product, titled MeckTone. The 30-day food supplement detoxes the body, cleanses the skin and boosts metabolism. MeckTone, priced at £29.99 for a 30 day supply, contains hydrating and moisturising aloe vera, fenugreek, metabolism boosting cayenne pepper, green tea, green papaya, detoxifying psyllium husk, cleansing peppermint and a host of vitamins including B3, B5, B6 and folic acid. The new food supplement is available online.

The British Belt Company partners with J&E Sedgwick for Made in Britain collection

The British Belt Company has joined forces with specialist leather supplier J&E Sedgwick & Co on a range of Made in Britain Bridle Leather Belts. Hand stained and treated with a special blend of oils, fats and waxes, the J&E Sedgwick bridle leather gives a unique mirror finish, with the new designs coming equipped with brass buckles. 100% hand crafted in the British Belt Company’s UK factory, a limited number of the belts are being made and will be available online and at selected retailers from the end of February, priced £75 each. The following colour options are available: tan, black, brown, green, red and navy.

Sisley unveils SS14 campaign featuring Julia Restoin-Roitfeld and Lindsey Wixson

The new advertising campaign for fashion brand Sisley's SS14 collection features model and art director Julia Restoin Roitfeld and model Clément Chabernaud, as well as models Lindsey Wixson and Reuben Ramacher. The young couples are captured by Argentinian photographer Sebastian Faena, in a campaign echoing the imagery of AW13, where fans and online devotees were able to discover all the secrets behind the photo shoot with Georgia May Jagger through the brand’s social media platforms. Sisley.com currently is hosting an interactive experience in which visitors can move around the room of the New York penthouse where the photo shoot took place, while browsing the SS14 collection.

Italian swimwear brand David to launch shaping range for SS14

Italian swimwear brand David has announced the launch of a brand newSolutions shaping range for 2014. Available from SS14 onwards, the Solutions range is aimed at women who feel they need a little extra control in their swimwear but do not want to compromise on style. The control swimwear from David will be designed to look the same as the non-control collection including all design and embellishment detail while using special fabrics to help shape the wearer. David was introduced in the UK for the SS13 season has been liaising with UK distributors Patricia Eve to provide a shaping collection alongside the existing styles. The David Swim family is split into three groups - a young, dynamic range called David Fashion; a shaping selection called David Solutions (featuring body sculpting tummy control) and David Iconique, which is a range of cover-ups and kaftans, designed to sell with the swimwear or on its own as beach accessories. In addition the size options across the collection will be expanding to offer a wider choice for consumers with prices between £65 to £75 (approximately). 

Kirsten Dunst named global spokesperson for L'Oréal Professionnel

L'Oréal Professionnel has announced that Hollywood actress Kirsten Dunst has been appointed as the first L’Oréal Professionnel global spokesperson and will embody the upcoming strategic launches of Wild Stylers from Tecni.Art this month, as well as Beach Waves and Absolut Repair Lipidium in June. This year, Kirsten will feature in thriller 'The Two Faces of January' as well as science fiction movie 'Midnight Special'. The actress commented: “I feel very close to L’Oréal Professionnel. The brand is strongly connected to fashion and I admire its commitment to innovation, constantly creating new professional services and products to achieve the most on-trend styles. L’Oréal Professionnel empowers hairdressers to transform and reveal the beauty in each woman all over the world. It makes me very proud to be a part of this stunning project." 
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Trish McEvoy unveils Azure Makeup Planner & Power of Brushes collection

Make-up brand Trish McEvoy has unveiled the limited-edition Makeup Planner Azure, an edit of Trish’s essential basics and newest shades, alongside thePower of Brushes Collection Azure. The Makeup Planner (pictured above), priced £125, includes: a Petite Makeup Planner Azure case; the Eye Base Essentials Bare; Intense Gel Eye Liner Black; a Pencil Sharpener; Lash Curling Mascara; Instant Eye Lift Shade 1; Petite Makeup Wardrobing Page; Bronzer Golden; Face Shaper Highlight 1; Blush Natural; Translucent Finishing Powder and the new Flawless Lip Color Chic. Also included within the new Makeup Planner is the Beauty Emergency Card for Eyes, which comprises: Deluxe Eye Shadow Soft Peach, Eye Shadows Antique Rose and the new Barely Blue, Glaze Eye Shadows Ballet Pink, Rose Quartz and new Pearl, along with Eye Definers Paris Nights and Arabian Nights.

Michaeljohn relaunches its Cold & Flu Facial

The team at hair and beauty salon Michaeljohn has relaunched its Cold & Flu Facial treatment to soothe the feeling of heady colds and aching muscles. The facial begins with a deep cleanse and exfoliation to brighten and revive dull and grey winter skin, followed by a steam inhalation using eucalyptus and tea tree. An oil is applied to the chest, shoulders and sinuses and massaged to relieve any tension, ease muscles and increase the blood flow, while a mask selected specifically to each client’s skin needs is applied, with the therapist massaging the scalp. The treatment offers benefits including: easing head and muscle aches and pains caused by cold and flu; brightening dull and grey looking complexions caused by winter weather; helping to decongest the sinuses; boosting the immune system with a selection of teas and supplements; and increasing energy levels. The Cold and Flu Facial costs £85 and takes 75 minutes at the Michaeljohn Mayfair and Belgravia Medispa. 
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Headmasters reveals 2014 Blow-Dry Collection

Hair salon group Headmasters has announced details of its new Blow-Dry Collection for 2014. There are six different styles available on the menu: The Nu Girl, which sees the hair blow-dried smooth and the front section finger combed back; The Femme Noir (pictured here), with full volume curls; The Mayfair Nomad, an updated finish to the Headmasters original blow-dry, more tousled and raw; The Modernist, a sleek, refined blow-dry, with a detailed plait around the ear; 21st Century Romantic, an updo with a combination of twists and braids in a loose undone finish; and The Manhattan, a textured blow-dry. Available nationwide, the 2014 Blow-Dry Collection prices start from £28. Information of salon locations is available via the brand's website. 

Lancôme unveils French Ballerine make-up collection

French make-up brand Lancôme has announced its spring 2014 make-up collection, entitled French Ballerine. The satin ribbon which features on a ballet dancer's shoes and leotard can be found restyled in this limited edition collection. The new collection includes: the Doll Eyes Hypnôse Palette, £37, a mirrored palette featuring five satin pinks ranging from sugared almond to smoky mauve; a Gloss In Love Volumiser, £20, which plumps lips with its hot-cold contrast effect created by combining polyols with menthol and a formula enriched with hyaluronic acid; the Vernis In Love Undercoat Colour Booster, £12.50, Lancome's first ever colour-optimising base, an opaque white undercoat, enriched with a calcium extract known for its nail-strengthening properties; a Vernis in Love Rose Satin shade, £12.50; the Hypnôse Ultra Dazzling Colours, £16.50 each, an eye shadow range in two new shades of sensual pink and ultra-glam gold; Khôl Hypnôse Waterproof, £16.50, which amplifies eyes with a creamy texture; and finally the Highlighter Blush, £35, which brings a flush of pink to cheeks in Rose Ballerine. The collection is available on counters nationwide. 

The Mayor of London launches campaign to promote the British menswear industry

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson is launching a new campaign to promote the booming British menswear industry, which currently brings £10 billion to the UK economy and is predicted to overtake womenswear sales by 2016. To coincide with London Collections: Men (LC: M), which takes place from 6-8 January, the Mayor is launching the London Home of Menswear competition to find the most stylish postcode in the capital. Those entering have the chance of winning a selection of fashion prizes, including a made-to-measure three-piece suit by E. Tautz, a pair of shoes by Mr. Hare, and a tartan dog designed by Christopher Raeburn.