On Tuesday 25th November, Charlotte Tilbury visited The Beauty Hall at Selfridges Manchester Exchange Square to unveil the latest addition to her coveted array of signature make up looks with special guest Abbey Clancy showcasing the special edition 11th look ‘The Supermodel’. Charlotte hosted Abbey at her counter where she dialled up…
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Victorian Markets Open at The Lowry Outlet
The Lowry Outlet is bringing the spirit of a traditional Victorian Christmas to MediaCityUK this winter with its iconic Victorian Christmas Market, which launched yesterday and is here until Sunday 7th December 2014. The highlight of the shopping season, this magical Christmas market is the ideal place to start crossing off your…
STYLEetc Christmas Tree!
In our opinion, the Christmas tree doesn’t go up until a week before Christmas, mainly because we don’t have the time! But for those of you that are super organised, here is our pick of alternative baubles to make your Christmas tree totally unique! Jo Malone, £32, Selfridges and Harvey Nichols This…
Cloud23 Launch Their Midnight Feast!
The very best midnight feasts are sweet and taken in the clouds – or Cloud 23 to be specific. When those inevitable evening hunger pangs strike, cure them instantly with the UK’s most stunning Midnight Feast, designed to perfectly warm up your winter. Cloud 23, the high-rise bar on the 23rd floor of Hilton Manchester Deansgate, not…
STYLEetc Interviews Great British Bake Off Winner John Whaite
John Whaite won Great British Bake Off in 2012, since then he has launched his own chocolate range and teamed up with Neff, the company behind the Slide and Hide ovens that featured on the hit BBC Show. We caught up with him at event hosted by Neff and online electrical retailer, ao.com,…
The HAIG CLUB Comes to Manchester
HAIG CLUB™ has launched its exclusive luxury pop-up bar in Spinningfields, Manchester Spinningfields has announced its exclusive collaboration with Diageo and launched a brand new HAIG CLUB™ pop-up at The Reserve Bar which opened on Friday 31st October. #HAIGCLUB at The Reserve Bar will bring the newly launched Single Grain Scotch Whisky HAIG CLUB™ to the heart of the…
CLOUD 23 A/W Cocktail Menu Launch
Hilton Manchester Deansgate Hotel introduces it’s new heritage-inspired autumn/winter cocktail menu. Taking some of Manchester’s most historic moments and transcending them into some of Manchester’s most tasty cocktails is quite the way to pay homage. Five new cocktails will be added to the Cloud 23 menu, including some traditional favorites, like the…
Beauty Review: Umberto Giannini Curl Friends
Recently we had the pleasure of meeting up with stylist and salon manager Ben at Umberto Giannini in Harvey Nichols, to try out there new Curl Friends range. Now as a fellow frizzy haired girl I was dying to try anything that could try to tame my hair. I’ve probably tried half…
Manchester Science Festival
Earlier this month MOSI hosted a after work soirée to kick of Manchester Science Festival. The room was filled with Manchester’s scientist, chemist, biologist, artist, and bloggers. Whom all got to be part of internationally acclaimed artist Marcus Coates’s latest audio-visual installation – sharing our best impressions of bird calls. The Sounds…
At Home with Abigail Ahern
Last week, we published our interview with interior designer to the stars, Abigail Ahern, as she brings her eclectic style to high street retailer Debenhams. This week, we take you through the doors to her amazing house and find out where she gets her own style from. We have serious house envy!…
Big Reunion Boy Band Tour Is On The Way!
ITV’s Big Reunion Boy Band Tour is about to come crashing into Manchester on Sunday 26th October! The ultimate boy band collective are about to embark on a 13 date UK Arena tour, this time bringing along seven boy bands from both Big Reunion series including Five, Blue, 911, A1, Damage, 3T and the recently…
Ideal Home Show at Christmas
The UK’s biggest Christmas event sleighs into town for the first time Following the success of its spring debut, the Ideal Home Show is set to return to EventCity, Manchester but with a festive twist. A replica of the multi-award winning London show, Ideal Home Show at Christmas will run from Friday…
STYLEetc Interviews Interior Designer Abigail Ahern
Abigail Ahern is renowned for her unique design and taste which are synonymous with glamour, eclecticism and wit. Her latest collection to launch in Debenhams, Abigail Ahern/EDITION, features this in abundance, from animal lamps and cushions, to rhino money boxes and polar bear book ends. The new collection brings Abigail’s designer experitise to a new…
Design for Veuve Clicquot
On October 1st, Veuve Clicquot launched “The Re‐Creation Awards”, a new competition with an international judging panel including renowned designer Tom Dixon OBE. Hosted in ten countries, including Australia, Brazil and Japan, the contest invites young designers and members of the public to create a limited edition of the Veuve Clicquot Mailbox….
Celebrate Christmas with Eclectic Hotels!
Celebrate Christmas and New Year with a seasonal soirée at an Eclectic Hotel! From celebratory cocktails, canapés, candy canes and carnivals to sleepovers, boutique beds, breakfasts, midnight munchies and musical delights, Eclectic have everything you need to create the ultimate Christmas experience. Eclectic Hotels boast a selection of unique townhouse hotels in…
Dublin in a Day
As one of Europe’s most popular capitals, we decided to take the day off work last week and travel to Dublin for the day (clearly not enough time) to see what the city had to offer. Dublin, as I thought, is not only for St. Paddys Day, the city is roaring with…
House of Fraser Beauty Event
This month House of Fraser are inviting you to buy one of your favourites beauty products, and get £10 off* one of theirs. The must anticipate bi-annual Beauty Confidential Event will run from 8th September until 23rd September, both in-store and online. This year, the stunning campaign photography has been shot by…
Hearts & Minds Charity Ball 2014
The Hearts & Minds Challenge are delighted to announce that they will be throwing their annual charity ball on November 29th at the Piccadilly Mercure Hotel with a dazzling Studio 54 theme. Star TV personality and charity patron Melanie Sykes will be hosting the decadent event; from 6.30pm until late, party…
The Launch of The Whisky Sessions Festival
This week saw the launch of Whisky Sessions at the Whiskey Jar in the Northern Quarter. The Whisky Sessions Festival will take place on 21st and 22nd of November, at Victoria Warehouse and will see over 20 acts perform across the weekend, including Badly Drawn Boy, I am Kloot, Gomez and Tim…
Christmas at Harrods
I know many of you will quiver at the thought of Christmas being mentioned so early but trust me, it’s nothing compared to how far in advance Harrods have been planning for! Their buyer started planning for this year in October 2013! We were invited to their Christmas in July event (in…