Beauty News: London

John Frieda host weekend brunch to celebrate all new Frizz Ease Weightless Wonder range

Join co-hosts Nadine Baggott and Ruth Crilly for a morning of weightless haircare, brunch and beauty tricks every Saturday and Sunday until September.

In celebration of the new Frizz Ease Weightless Wonder collection, promising to transform frizzy, fine hair without weighing it down, you’ll enjoy a two-course brunch and a cocktail with a spectacular view of the city from the B&H Garden Room.

Tickets are £30 and this exclusive event has only a handful of tickets available so be snappy. You’ll also receive a John Frieda goody bag worth over £40.

Immerse yourself in skincare with Dermalogica at Covent Garden pop-up event

Skin health obsessives can join Dermalogica for their two day pop-up in Covent Garden. On offer is a multi-sensory experience of their new launches, a complimentary face mapping consultation and skin solver treatment - a 10 minute skin booster for dull skin, a free drink from the juice bar and the opportunity to learn about all things skincare.

Admission is completely free, though if you’re looking for that VIP experience, tickets are available to purchase at £15 (redeemable against product) and you’ll receive a goody bag worth £40.

Glossier pop-up planned for Autumn

Glossier fans can get their hands on the cult-status products this Autumn as Glossier plan a pop-up store in London.

Details are scarce, we don't know when or where yet, but we do know it will be a great opportunity to try before you buy and colour match your 'Stretch' concealer and sniff the 'You' perfume.

Pai’s ‘Happy-Skin’ pop-up comes to London

Pai and Detox Kitchen have joined forces for the launch of a week-long pop-up event in London. For seven days in September you can embark on a holistic skincare experience with offerings of a 30 minute in-depth consultation with a Pai sensitive skin expert, test out old favourites and shiny, new product launches and delve into some delicious, healthy Detox Kitchen treats.

The first 50 people through the door will be given the new Sensitive Skin Toolkit (RRP £40) and there will be a free Papier skin journal for all attendees and 10% off Pai skincare. Spaces are limited so we suggest you book before you go.

Everyone's favourite budget skincare brand The Ordinary arrives at Boots

The Ordinary, the cult selling skincare range, which on launch sold a whopping 30,000 products in the first two weeks has arrived at some Boots stores and online. You know the brand; the vast range that consists of straightforward, hardworking hero products, utilizing high-performance ingredients like hyaluronic acid, vitamin C and cold-pressed marula oil, that come in at mostly under £10.

Joanna Rogers, Commercial Director and VP of Beauty at Boots UK, said: “We’re raising the bar for beauty at Boots to give our customers a choice of beauty favourites - from the loved and tested to the up-and-coming. The Ordinary brings brilliant, high-performance and efficacious products to Boots, and this launch is another important step in our plans to shake up what’s expected from high street beauty.”

London Beauty Week, Covent Garden

September will see the first ever London Beauty Week come to London in a five day celebration of the beauty sector's staggering contribution to the UK economy (the sector was worth £27.2bn in 2018). There's plenty to get excited about; expect workshops, talks, product launches, supper clubs and an immersive outdoor 'Beauty Playground'.

Harvey Nichols' fragrance exhibition: Something in the Air

Harvey Nichols will host a new and exclusive fragrance exhibition entitled 'Something in the Air', supported by The Fragrance Foundation. The exhibition – running from early July until the end of August – takes place at the flagship store in Knightsbridge, and celebrates the art and alchemy of fragrance with a first-of-its-kind immersive installation alongside brand partners Memo Paris, Experimental Perfume Club, Serge Lutens and Widian.

Harrods launches first phase of the major expansion of its Beauty division

Luxury department store Harrods has opened doors to its much-anticipated new Beauty Hall, the first phase in a three-part refurbishment that will see London institution become one of the pioneering beauty destinations in the world. The Beauty Hall will be followed by two further developments, which will focus on skincare and incorporate masterclass and treatment room spaces.

The stunning new space champions both age-old super brands and emerging brands, whilst offering innovative propositions for all genders, ages and backgrounds. Annalise Fard, who spearheaded the refurb, said, ‘the world of beauty has seen more change in the last five years than the previous 50. We are entering an era of true self-expression, empowerment and celebration of identity, and my vision for Harrods Beauty is to deliver that to every one of our clients. Today, from digital tutorials and personalisation to J-Beauty, the ability to customise and express our individuality through beauty is extraordinary.