Get the Rita look

We celebrate the LOVE GODDESS ahead of the Rita Hayworth season at BFI Southbank with a fabulously forties make-up tutorial...

In the 1940s make-up was all about the lipstick, a great matted red was the look. Even land girls wouldn’t be seen without it! During the war, make up was in very short supply and everyone became very inventive, such as using boot polish for mascara! No need for such drastic measures now and certainly not at the Columbia studios in Rita's Hay Day (excuse the pun!) 

Everyone aspired to look just like Rita Hayworth, she was the girl that women all over the world wanted to be. Here is how to get that iconic look that is still so fashionable today...

 

1. As always start with perfectly primed skin and apply your foundation and powder well, matte was the order of the day. Prime eyes too and use a light concealer. 

2. With your eyeshadow brush apply a neutral beige colour to the whole eyelid.

3. Take your socket brush and with a very subtle neutral stone or light brown shade in the socket. If you tilt your head down slightly you will find it easier to find the correct place to shade. You want it barely there for a daytime look but you can go slightly darker for evening looks.

4. Take a good liquid eyeliner, and apply a very thin line along the eyelashes of your upper lid from the inner towards the outer corner and extend it slightly.

5. Use an angled brush to define your eyebrows and gently accentuate the arch, in a complementary or slightly darker colour. 

6. Lashings of mascara, but for an authentic look just apply to the upper lashes.

7. Rouge was also popular, so a light dusting of rosy pink to the apples will compliment this look.

8. Lips need to be perfectly lined with a good red pencil that matches your lipstick, and the lipstick needs to be a very matte pillar-box red. Blot well.

The complete look!! 

All hail Rita!! 

WIN: We have 3 x pairs of tickets to see a Rita Hayworth film of your choice during the season at the BFI Southbank this June. 

To WIN simply tell us which of Rita's films is your favourite and why. Simply post your comment below and be sure to leave your email address. 

 Winner will be selected on the wednesday 5th June. 

Good Luck 

The Powderpuff Girls xx 

Tutorial taken from our Style me Vintage make-up book by the one and only Miss Powderpuff

£9.99 available at our online shop 

Get the Gatsby Look: Make-up tutorial

Get gorgeously ready for all those Gatsby parties with this 1920's inspired look. This vintage makeup tutorial comes straight from the Style Me Vintage Make- up book by Miss Powderpuff herself Katie Thomson. In the book Style Me Vintage Make-up, Katie takes you through, step-by-step, how to achieve a gorgeous smoky 1920s look. However, this vintage makeup look on gorgeous model Oonah is a softer, more dewy look than that 1920s look so easier for all to wear. 

We are playing with this look and giving it a slightly rebellious 1970's meets the 1920's look inspired by 'Biba'.  To quote the creators of this iconic fashion label, “Fresh little foals with long legs, bright faces and round dolly eyes”.  In contrast to the traditional 1920s look, you can use more metallic, shimmery colors rather than matte. I am using a deep aubergine purple color for the eyeshadow, but a jade green or a peacock blue are equally Biba-esque! It is usually quite a good idea to do your base after your eyes for this make-up unless you are a super careful as you use quite a lot of eyeshadow and it could drop onto your cheeks and spoil your foundation. Unlike the 1920s step by step in the book, for this look we are going to skip the kohl eyeliner.

Step 1
The technique for applying the eyeshadow is very much the same as the 1920s make-up. Take your eyeshadow brush and coat it with your chosen eyeshadow, gently flick off any excess, and starting sparingly and in very small circular movements start at the outer edge of the lid and socket and gradually blend towards the inner corner.

Step 2
You can repeat step 1 until you get the required density. Much better to build up gradually. And use your blendingbrush to make sure you don’t have any hard edges. You are trying to get the density of color in the socket, outer and inner corner of the eye, fading out towards the brow bone and in the center of the eyelid. You want this shape to be more round than feline so don’t be tempted to move out towards your temples with the eyeshadow.

Step 3
With a pointed brush take the same color along the lower lashes, fading out just past the center of the eye, blending slightly downwards well so you don’t get a hard line.

Step 4
On the brow bone and the middle of the eyelid you can use a lighter shade of eyeshadow with a slight shimmer.

Step 5
You can also use the highlighter around your eye, with your ring finger blend a small amount round towards the temples and onto the cheekbone.

Step 6
Eyebrows were quite thin and long and rounded down, but not too defined. You can do this with a small angled brush and a complimentary eyeshadow.

Step 7
Apply lashings of mascara to top and bottom eyelashes. Or to really go for it a set of strip lashes on the top lid and some individual lashes on the lower lid!

Step 8
Here’s where you can do your foundation if you haven’t already, keep it natural and dewy, not too matte and powdery.

Step 9
Keep blusher mostly to the cheekbone and arc up to the temples, in a subtle shimmery peach.

Step 10
Lips are a deep berry, purpley-red. Line the lips with a dark berry pencil into a well-defined small rosebud shape again to echo the 1920s. If you have a wider mouth you can still achieve this look, just don’t take your lipline right to the corners. A shiny rather than a matte lipstick suits this look best.  Complete your look with candy floss hair and colorful metallic nails!

Enjoy glamourettes xx

The Great Gatsby: Avoid the riff-raff with this exclusive invite

                       Who's getting excited about the Great Gatsby finally hitting our screens? 

Wouldn't it be nice to enjoy the film in glamorous surroundings without any of 

the riff-raff. Read on to discover our exclusive screening packages designed 

just for you glamourettes...

Available from the 16th May and Perfect for private parties, a girly celebration or even a very sophisticated corporate event. Impress your guest's with this exclusive offering from 

us gals and the lovely guys and dolls at 195 Piccadilly

See you on the red carpet 

The Powderpuff Girls xx  

COMING SOON: Get the Gatsby Look 

The Powderpuff Girls paint the town pink!

It's official girls Spring is here! We welcome the sunshine with a fantastic celebration at 195 Piccadilly. 

This Monday we packed up our pampering kits and headed over to help those talented florist 

Hayford & Rhodes celebrate the launch of their brand new website.

We had a truly wonderful evening pampering all of the gorgeous guest's using lovely floral arrangements provide by the girls at Hayford & Rhodes...

Allison of Hayford & Rhodes tweeted this picture of the gorgeous head dresses. 

"All I need now is @ThePowderRoom1 for some lippy and I'm ready or the #Hayfordrhodeslaunch"

Guest's were treated to a delicious sweet stall as well as a feast for their eyes with all of the gorgeous 

Spring like floral displays. We were also on hand to add a touch of glamour with our gifts of shimmer Powderpuffs for all. 

Whilst Kate from Vintage Style Hire provided this beautiful dressing table and chairs for us to use as a 

pretty pamper station 

Guest's  enjoys a pamper 

The cocktails and canapes were to die for...

Our Emma enjoys a refreshing zip to start the evening off

whilst the lovely waitresses were treated to a quick Powderpuff pamper pre-party...

Now we know you will LOVE this.... 

The most amazing cakes from the wonderfully talented Rosalind Miller Cakes 

We are hoping this has all inspired any of you wedding belles & event organizers out there so here are the details of all the suppliers involved in this fabulous events: 

Pampering by yours truly: http://www.thepowderpuffgirls.com/ 

Flowers: http://www.hayfordandrhodes.co.uk/

Venue: http://www.bafta.org/venue-hire/ 

Furniture: http://www.vintagestylehire.co.uk/Vintage_Style_Hire/Home.html 

Cakes: http://www.rosalindmillercakes.com/ 

Catering: http://www.drinksfusion.com/ 

Lighting & more: http://www.fisherproductions.co.uk/

Plants: http://www.enterpriseplants.com/

SEE MORE PICS HERE 

See you soon 

The Powderpuff Girls xx 

Roll up Roll up WIN tickets to the hottest show in town

This weather calls for some drastic measures to cheer our glamourettes up, we say keep on indulging even if Easter was full of delicious delights, there is no end to glamour especially when it's calorie free!

WIN WIN WIN with this weeks fabulous competition... 

CLICK HERE to watch the video or Read on to find out more about one of our favourite places to be fabulous... 

BELLE EPOQUE CIRCUS PARTY

Gasp at gravity defying feats! Marvel at masked villains! Stare at stunning showgirls! Prepare to be utterly astounded and delighted at the Belle Époque Circus Party, taking place on Saturday 13^th April 2013.

Featuring jaw dropping acrobatic acts, show stopping dance routines and eye popping outfits, Belle Époque Circus Party has been designed to enrapture your soul, trick your mind, and release your inner exhibitionist. On Saturday 13^th April, guests will be invited to dress up and experience the sensational, sequinned and often slightly shady world of the circus.

Step into the velvet draped big top - a dark fantasy world where whip wielding ring masters mingle with tulle twirled ballerinas.  Survey the stage from the intimate curtained areas on the mezzanine level, or pay a visit to the boudoir for a lesson in costume make up.

Throughout the evening, the finest acrobatic acts from across Europe will draw an intake of amazed breath from their audience as aerialists and trapeze artists twist and turn from the ceiling. Daring dancers dazzle as heady cocktails tantalise.

DJs play hits from the decades, all mixed together to create a full on party atmosphere that will keep the crowd dancing well into the small hours.

Dress Code:  Ladies, show off your most opulent evening wear with stunning cocktail dresses and figure hugging corsets, or channel your inner circus star with sequinned bodices and delicate tutus.  Gentlemen, prepare for a night at the circus with elegant suits and well brushed hats, or join the troupe as ring master, strong man or lion tamer.

www.belleepoqueparty.com

Tickets priced at £20 are available through the website or by calling 020 7724 1617

BELLE EPOQUE CIRCUS PARTY

Saturday 13^th April 2013

2pm-2am

 Village Underground

54 Holywell Lane

London EC2A 3PQ

Don't forget to post your answer to our question for your chance to WIN this most wanted tickets 

Good Luck 

The Powderpuff Girls xx

Easter Bunny FUN!

It's almost Easter weekend and that is a great excuse to indulge, but if you 
like us are watching your waistline then we have a calorie free treat 
that will have you singing into Spring 

(if it ever arrives that is!)

for more details CLICK HERE 

see you there 

The Powderpuff Girls xx 

WIN tickets to the most glamorous party in town!

Let us sprinkle some glamour all over this very strange week of miserable weather 
 with this fabulously glamorous competition...

WIN 2 x tickets to the most glamorous party in town! 

all aboard the 

S.S Atlantic

Saturday 23rd March  

An elegant night reigniting the splendour of the 1930s ocean liner. Featuring live performances from the wonderful Tricity Vogue, floorshows, cabaret acts and dancing, S.S. Atlantica is a Champagne-sodden foray into the glamour of yesteryear’s most luxurious form of travel. 

To WIN simply post the answer to this question below
Q: If you could be transported back to any era which would it be?

Hurry comp closes 18.03.13 | Winner announced on the 19.03.13

For more infomation on the party and to watch the video visit: http://www.ssatlantica.com/

Good Luck
The Powderpuff Girls xx