Musings of a Fashion Editor: fashion

Winter is here, and if you are anything like me, the constantly changing temperatures are taking their toll on your skin. From the bitterly cold of the outdoors to the muggy heat inside, let’s face it, our poor skin is going through a lot of changes.

Moisturizers pile up my bedside table, copious cups of lemon water and peppermint tea are drunk throughout the day, and steaming my face is a regular occurrence. To no avail. Because of this, I was super pleased when I heard of Skinade. I was first introduced to the brand at Charlie Cohen’s London Fashion Week show where there was a free Skinade drink on arrival, something which led me to do a little research into the brand.

Skinade’s concoction is a peach and mangosteen (a tropical evergreen fruit) flavoured anti-ageing collagen drink. It contains a formulation of active ingredients that boosts your body's natural production of collagen and hyaluronic acid. This in turn provides a perfect ratio of liquid to active ingredients to create one of the most advanced, effective and bio-available anti-ageing skincare products on the market today. The product sounded impressive, but all too often I had been fooled into a product by the online spiel only to be disappointed by the results.

I’ll tell you now, Skinade is not one of those products.

I opted for a 30 day challenge which consisted of 20 bottles of drink and 10 sachets.

The bottles contain 150ml of skinade and are to be drunk once a day.

I stuck to a routine of drinking mine each morning when I woke up so as to not miss one.

The liquid inside is a very bright yellow/orange colour (warning, it does change the colour of your pee to this, so not to panic!) In terms of taste, I was hesitant as often these supplements or plans aren’t the best, and lets face it, normally the things which are best for you, taste the worst! However I was pleasantly surprised.

Whilst I won’t say it’s the best drink I’ve ever tasted (If it was a cocktail on a menu I would skip it) but it is certainly drinkable and rather a lot more pleasant than I expected. I certainly didn’t wake up and dread the taste.

A further thing I was shocked at, was how quickly it began to work.

After only three days my skin was already feeling smoother and looking much more radiant.

About a week in I did break out in a few spots, but after a chat with Skinade they reassured me this was just all the toxins leaving the skin through the pores.

These spots cleared up within a couple of days and by the end of the trial I felt confident to leave the house with only a tinted moisturiser on as opposed to my usual foundation. As a makeup advocate who has always had issues with the look of my skin, this was a big development for me and I am surprised with just how much confidence you can get from having one drink each day.

This is so much easier than having to take tablets each day (for the same amount of collagen as you obtain though one skinade drink you would have to take 20 tablets each morning!) or faffing about with numerous creams and lotions.

30 drinks for £90 isn’t too bad (it works out at just £3 a drink) and it is well worth it for the effect it has on your skin.

Whilst I wouldn’t be able to afford to take this every day of my life, it is well worth it for a skin detox, skin revamp or if you have a big event coming up where you wish to look your best.

Check out their website here and let me know what you think...

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Awards

British Fashion Awards 2015

Last night’s London Coliseum paved way to fashion’s finest for one of the most exciting, prestigious and well-dressed events of the year. Encapsulating the finest in the expansive pool of British creative talent, the British Fashion Awards returned for its 26th year.

Over 2,000 guests gathered to join in the celebrations and witness seventeen Swarovski Crystal Trophies (weighing a whopping 15kg each) being presented to the seventeen worthy winners. Myself and Anusha attended the awards for Seen in the City, and after some major fashion-lusting on the red-carpet, were shown to our seats.

The atmosphere was well and truly buzzing with a star studded myriad of guests in attendance; including David & Victoria Beckham, Karlie Kloss, Kate Bosworth, Lady Gaga, Cheryl Fernandez-Fersini, Poppy Delevigne and Karl Lagerfield.

Jack Whitehall presented the evening, his wit, charm and demeanor a real highlight, encapsulating the eccentric, weird and undoubtedly wonderful world of fashion we so know and love. A powerful tribute to Paris commenced the awards, the love and support from our capital a real testament to the strength and power which unites our nation with that of France. A real sense of empowerment was felt by all and it was a memorable moment to be part of.

Following this, the awards commenced, with emerging womenswear designer, emerging menswear designer and emerging accessory designer all being presented by Nick Grimshaw and Rosie Huntington Whiteley. The winner for these categories were Thomas Tait, Jordan Askill and Tom Ford respectively.

Karl Lagerfield went on to win the Outstanding Achievement award (presented by Anna Wintour) and Stella McCartney brand of the year (presented by Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone). The real show-stealer however was JW Anderson, winning not just one, but two awards and being the first in the shows history to walk home with trophies for the two categories- Menswear Designer and Womenswear Designer.

Renowned for his unisex and androgynous approach to both men’s and women’s collections, Anderson first began his career as a menswear designer before expanding his creative talent to cater for both genders. His awards were presented by Orlando Bloom (menswear) and Noomi Rapace (womenswear.)
The full list of the awards were presented as below:

Red Carpet: Tom Ford
Presented by Lucky Blue Smith, accepted on behalf of Tom Ford by Lady Gaga

Model: Jourdan Dunn
Presented by Olivier Rousteing

Outstanding Achievement: Karl Lagerfeld
Presented by Anna Wintour OBE

Creative Campaign: Burberry
Presented by Naomi Campbell

International Designer: Alessandro Michele for Gucci
Presented by Tim Blanks and Georgia May Jagger

New Establishment Designer: Mary Katrantzou
Presented by Elisa Sednaoui

Establishment Designer: Erdem
Presented by Alexa Chung

Brand: Stella McCartney
Presented by Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone

Isabella Blow Award For Fashion Creator: Nick Knight OBE
Presented by Karlie Kloss

British Style – Fashion Innovator: FKA twigs
Presented by Jefferson Hack

British Style - Red Carpet Ambassador: Gwendoline Christie
Presented by Kate Bosworth

Accessory Designer: Charlotte Olympia
Presented by Olga Kurylenko

Menswear Designer: J.W.Anderson

Presented by Orlando Bloom

Womenswear Designer: J.W.Anderson

Presented by Noomi Rapace

Aswell as a whole host of beautiful dresses (and a LOT of sparkles- thanks Swarovski) it was refreshing to see a number of women in beautifully stylish dinner suits. Here are some of my favourite outfits from the red carpet...