And The Winner Is…

Tuesday 17th Aug 7pm was the time, Boutique by Jaeger pop-up shop on Foubert’s Place was the place that we would find out who would be the proud winner of the Boutique by Jaeger style challenge in association with Glam.

Thom Ticklemouse and I strolled up fully juiced up from the Topshop Make Up event before, just in time to hear who had won the competition. And the winner is…

Emete, Editor of Make Lemonade

First place for the facebook comp went to Style Noir, the look was styled by Rosie Foster

The event on a whole was great, as well as some healthy competition, we were given a chance to be in the same room as some of the best bloggers the UK has to offer. The refreshments weren’t half bad either…

Above two pics taken by Lira Leirner

Above two pics taken by Rosie from Style Noir

We got a lil too heated in the pop up store and had to take our champagne and chat outside

With Emily from Fashion Foie Gras, taken by Lira Leirner of The Portmanteau
Kristen The Clothes Whisperer
Z and Laura

On to Wrangler…stay tuned!

Topshop Make Up AW10

I think Tuesday was the busiest day of my life so far, actually, busiest day of my Freak Deluxe life. I had four meetings all over London during the day, and then three events in the evening, the first one starting at 6pm. Fun times, not complaining at all.

This week Topshop launched their AW10 Trend make up collection at HIX on Brewer St. I attended with Mr. Thom Ticklemouse in tow, which was perfect as he accompanied me to the first Topshop Make up launch.

Thom came as “the man from Del Monte” in his white hat from Dam, YSL shirt, black skinnies, and black desert boots.

We had a play with the new collection at the “play station”, I have to re-iterate what I said last season when they first launched, the pigments are amazing.

Harriet from Beauty Seen quoted Thom back to himself, telling him that last season he said “it’s as good as MAC”, now that’s good PR, memory!

This season they’ve added pink, dark green, pewter, and black liners to there collection. All of which come with the applicator brush!

My fave product of the night was the Kohl Dust which crumbles and smudges to give the perfect smokey eye. The brush inside is fabadoshus, it’s like an inflated eyeshadow sponge thing. So it has a point at the end which gives the perfect line and flick.

There are also new additions to the core range, powder blushes with applicator, new cream eyeshadows, coloured mascaras, and new lip polishes.

Thom Checking out the merchandise…

Here’s a model in one of the new lip shades and a juicy Ras and Cran cocktail…

We had to leave quite early to hop, skip, and jump on over to the Boutique by Jeager event. On leaving we got given goody bags with these in…

A Bold Liner in Graphite AND a Lip Marker in Ultimate, a felt tip pen for the lips! It’s super juicy and super intense, for long lasting gorgeously bitten looking lips.

Topshop AW10 Trend Range aka Heavy Duty consists of 17 skus with a price range of £6-£10 (how amazwah are their prices!) limited edition available from select Topshop stores and Topshop.com

Crossover Scents

If like me you’re obsessed with perfume/aftershave (so much so, you have a perfume wardrobe) but don’t like to restrict your scents to one season at a time, check these fantabulous “Crossover Scents” out.

They’re light enough to wear during the “warmer” months, but not too summery that you can’t wear them during AW.

For Her

Elle, £38.50 for 30ml eau de parfum, Yves Saint Laurent

Fuel for Life Summer for Her, £35  for 75ml eau de toilette, Diesel

Stella Sheer, £36.50 for 100ml eau de toilette, Stella McCartney *

Splash Apple, £44.50 for 300ml eau de toilette, Marc Jacobs *

Eternity Summer, £32 for 100ml eau de parfum, Calvin Klein *

Burberry Weekend, £15.99 for 30ml eau de parfum, Burberry *

(Untitled), £45 for 30ml eau de parfum, Maison Martin Margiela

Rose The One, £33.50 for eau de parfum, Dolce & Gabanna *

Velvet Rope, £55 for 50ml eau de parfum, Apothia

* – Available from The Perfume Shop

For Him

Champion, £35.50 for 50ml eau de toilette, Davidoff *

Infusion D’homme, £38.50 for 50ml eau de toilette, Prada *

Big Pony 1, £34.50 for 75ml eau de toilette, Polo Ralph Lauren *

Narciso Rodriguez for Him, £24.95 for 50ml EDT, Narciso Rodriguez ^

Touch for Men, £26 for 100ml eau de toilette, Burberry ^

La Nuit De L’Homme, £42 for 60ml eau de toilette, Yves Saint Laurent

Boss Bottled Night, £35 for 50ml eau de toilette, Hugo Boss

Eternity Aqua, £36 for 50ml eau de toilette, Calvin Klein

Fuel for Life Summer Edition, £35 for 75ml eau de toilette, Diesel

* – Available from The Perfume Shop

^ – Available from CheapSmells.com

Boutique by Jaeger Style Challenge

PEOPLE! I need you to do me a solid right now, if you read Freak Deluxe you will know that I went to Jaeger on Tuesday to take part in a style challenge (to take a look click here)

Here’s my final look

Leather Jacket, £299
Grey Zebra Print T-Shirt,
Animal Jacquard Shorts, £85
Zip Detail Patent Bracelet,
Large Nylon Quilted Tote, £175
Black Suede Platform Boots with Grey & Gold Detail

The images have gone up on the Boutique by Jaeger facebook page, I need you to:

  1. Click the link to the FB page Boutique by Jaeger
  2. “Like” the page
  3. Go to the Boutique Styling Competition album
  4. “Like” my polaroid (that’s the Freak Deluxe one!)

As simple as that! We can do this people, let’s go!

Jaeger Boutique

Yesterday I went to Jaeger HQ on Regent St to view the new Jaeger Boutique collection and see what I could do with it.

I left home in the pouring rain on Tuesday to make my way down to Jaeger, I made it just after 4pm, after ploughing through the soaked sods at Oxford Circus. The lady in the lift asked if I was upset that me Balenciaga got wet, to which I replied “no, it’s been wet many a time before, it’ll dry”.

On arrival I was greeted by the wonderful Amy, who told me what would be happening. I had to pick various items of the Boutique collection to make up an outfit that would be chosen by Stuart Stockdale, Jaeger’s Design Director and the facebook fans (which is where you guys come in)

I decided to pull a range of looks and document them for Freak Deluxe, then choose which look I wanted to be entered.

Look 1: Lipstick Blouse,
Black Tapered Tuxedo Trousers,£99
Black Tailored Jacket,£125
Nude & Glitter Shoe Boots.
Look 2: Black & Gold Studded Dress,
Zip Detail Patent Bracelet,
Warwick Tote, £250
Black Suede Platform Boots with Grey & Gold Detail
Look 3: Leather Jacket, £299
Grey Zebra Print T-Shirt,
Animal Jacquard Shorts, £85
Zip Detail Patent Bracelet,
Large Nylon Quilted Tote, £175
Black Suede Platform Boots with Grey & Gold Detail
Look 4: Zebra Print Dress (worn as top), £175
Leather Shorts,
Zip Detail Patent Bracelet,
Black Suede Platform Boots with Grey & Gold Detail
Look 5: Double Breasted Trench, £225
Sequin Jumper,
Twill jean, £85
Nude & Black Patent and Lace Shoe

Look 6: Lips Jacquard Jumper, £125
Drapey Short, £85
Black Patent Zip Detailed Belt (worn as bracelet)
Look 7: Zip Collar Melton Jacket, £250
Lips Blouse,
Black Patent Zip Detailed Belt (worn as bracelet)
Leather Shorts,
Platform Boots,
iPad Case

After leaving Jaeger HQ we took a trip down to the new pop up boutique on Foubert’s Place (off Carnaby St)

The store is wonderfully decorated with Julie Verhoeven illustrations on wallpaper, wall features and the changing room curtains.

Origami jewellery

Pinhole Cameras!