I am getting quite confused by the number of documentaries about Coco Chanel's life.
Coco avant Chanel starring Audrey Tautou is currently being filmed but before that is even complete, plans for another film based on the life of Gabriella 'Coco' Chanel have been revealed.
The Secret Story of Chanel and Stravinsky (Chanel et Stravinsky, l'Histoire Secrete) will star Chanel muse Anna Mouglalis (pictured) as Coco.
I was lucky enough to attend the
Cosmopolitan Beauty Awards this week.
Judged by Alesha Dixon, TV presenter Emma Griffiths, skincare guru Anastasia Achilleos and Cosmopolitan Editor Louise Court, as well as famous makeup artists Daniel Sandler and Ruby Hammer, hair stylist to the stars – Andrew Barton, and Cosmo's veteran Beauty Director – Ingeborg van Lotringen – the awards showcase the very best beauty products around.
This year there were two new awards, the Beauty Breakthrough Award which went to amazing new product
L'Oreal Derma Genesis SPF15 Day Cream and the Cosmo Classic Award, which went to one of my absolute can't-live-without products,
YSL Touche Eclat. Ingeborg rightly said, at the awards, that while many products have now mimicked Touche Eclat, none even come close to it, in terms of light-reflecting coverage and texture.
Other winners I was thrilled to see, were
Rimmel London Colour Mousse Eyeshadow as Best Eyeshadow,
Chanel Mat Lumiere as Best Foundation,
Nars, which won Best Powder Blush for the third year running, and my beloved
Clarins Sun Wrinkle Control Cream, which scooped Best Facial Sun Protection, for the second year in a row.
I'll be updating you on more winning products from the Cosmopolitan awards, shortly...
2008 Fall Couture: Chanel Karl Lagerfeld has psychic powers. He is a designer who perfectly balances the history of a house with the future of fashion . . . how does he do it? Yet again, he delivered the upper echelon of fashion what they want: modern tweeds, luxurious evening pieces, smart frocks, and delectable finishes. While models curved the runway in Anna Wintour-esque bobs, they stunned in the typical icey Chanel palette of black, white, and grey, with splashes of pink and beige.
Soon to be the face of
Chanel No. 5, Audrey Tautou is one of those girls who sums up the phrase 'alluring'. She's not only beautiful, but charming too.
After yet
another new fragrance alert yesterday, I've been musing on perfume's long and complex relationship with promises - whether of sex, glamour, beauty or fame. And this got me thinking about why we actually wear scent - is it for ourselves, to feel extra-bellissima and gorgeous. Or is it to lure in a motley queue of smitten young men.
