Hello! Fashion Monthly – September 2019

HELLOFASHION.COM 91

hfm BEAUTY

THE EXPERT KIT

Some of the pro-

approved products

used backstage

L’Oréal Professionnel Techni

Art Ring Light, £15.60

Tina Outen: “This is a new shine

spray that I had an absolute

ball with – we went through

150 bottles backstage. I love

the finish – it’s light and dries

in seconds – but you can also

brush it out and reset the hair.”

The Sign Tribe Remove and

Chill Nail Polish Eraser

Cream, £14.25

Sabrina Gayle: “It’s gentle

and nourishes your nails

and cuticles while efficiently

removing your polish. It’s

brilliant – smell good, too!”

L’Oréal Paris Infallible

Unlimited Mascara in

Black, £10.99

Val Garland: “I’m always giving

this away to models. It’s a

great brush and delivers good

coverage and thicker lashes.

I have it in my own personal

make-up bag. I love it!”

day. My assistants might go – not

that they would ever tell me.”

And while most beauty pros

get from one venue to another

using the tube, or by car or taxi,

when you have back-to-back

shows like Val, a motorbike

is your best bet: “I love to

have the wind in my hair for

ten to 20 minutes between

shows – it’s like, ‘And breathe’.”

FUEL UP

Expect a plethora of Pret’s

finest backstage at most shows

• but some designers go the
  extra mile. “Vivienne Westwood
  always has a good spread,” says
  Val. “It feels like a relation has
  done the cooking – everything
  is organic and vegetarian.
  Chickpeas, lentils, quinoa,
  that sort of thing.”
  And nail artist Sabrina Gayle
  gives Bora Aksu a special
  mention for its gourmet salad
  pots: “They’re so good! Japanese
  and Mediterranean flavours.”

STAY FIT

‘Fashion week flu’ is a thing,

but the backstage stalwarts

know how to boost their

immunity and energy levels.

“I take vitamins B12 and D,”

says Nella. And Sabrina depends

on vitamin C and echinacea to

keep her going: “Although, for

the past year I’ve been taking

Perfectil supplements,” she

tells us. “Which have everything

I need and they maintain the

strength of my nails.”

Val admits to drinking

“gallons” of tea. “I have to bring

my own tea bags with me when

we move on to Milan and Paris,

but it never tastes the same – it’s

the water. But if I’m run down I

sometimes drink bicarbonate of

soda and hot water. I also take

Lumity supplements and I carry

crystals around with me – rose

quartz, fool's gold, pewter and

amethyst. It might sound silly,

but a little protection at fashion

week is a good idea.”

PHOTOS: ANDY HALL. GORUN

WAY.

JASON LLOYD-EVANS. IMAXTREE. NICOLAS KUTTLER. SONNY PHOTOS

STATISTICS FROM MINTEL GLOBAL NEW PRODUCTS DATABASE & BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL

CLOCKWISE

FROM TOP

Erdem, David Koma,

House of Holland,

Peter Pilotto, Marta

Jakubowski and

Ashish shows,

all at London

Fashion Week

HELLOFASHION.COM 91

hfm BEAUTY

THE EXPERT KIT

Some of the pro-

approved products

used backstage

L’Oréal Professionnel Techni

Art Ring Light, £15.60

Tina Outen: “This is a new shine

spray that I had an absolute

ball with – we went through

150 bottles backstage. I love

the finish – it’s light and dries

in seconds – but you can also

brush it out and reset the hair.”

The Sign Tribe Remove and

Chill Nail Polish Eraser

Cream, £14.25

Sabrina Gayle: “It’s gentle

and nourishes your nails

and cuticles while efficiently

removing your polish. It’s

brilliant – smell good, too!”

L’Oréal Paris Infallible

Unlimited Mascara in

Black, £10.99

Val Garland: “I’m always giving

this away to models. It’s a

great brush and delivers good

coverage and thicker lashes.

I have it in my own personal

make-up bag. I love it!”

day. My assistants might go – not
that they would ever tell me.”
And while most beauty pros
get from one venue to another
using the tube, or by car or taxi,
when you have back-to-back
shows like Val, a motorbike
is your best bet: “I love to
have the wind in my hair for
ten to 20 minutes between
shows – it’s like, ‘And breathe’.”

FUEL UP

Expect a plethora of Pret’s
finest backstage at most shows

• but some designers go the
  extra mile. “Vivienne Westwood
  always has a good spread,” says
  Val. “It feels like a relation has
  done the cooking – everything
  is organic and vegetarian.
  Chickpeas, lentils, quinoa,
  that sort of thing.”
  And nail artist Sabrina Gayle
  gives Bora Aksu a special
  mention for its gourmet salad
  pots: “They’re so good! Japanese
  and Mediterranean flavours.”

STAY FIT

‘Fashion week flu’ is a thing,

but the backstage stalwarts

know how to boost their

immunity and energy levels.

“I take vitamins B12 and D,”

says Nella. And Sabrina depends

on vitamin C and echinacea to

keep her going: “Although, for

the past year I’ve been taking

Perfectil supplements,” she

tells us. “Which have everything

I need and they maintain the

strength of my nails.”

Val admits to drinking

“gallons” of tea. “I have to bring

my own tea bags with me when

we move on to Milan and Paris,

but it never tastes the same – it’s

the water. But if I’m run down I

sometimes drink bicarbonate of

soda and hot water. I also take

Lumity supplements and I carry

crystals around with me – rose

quartz, fool's gold, pewter and

amethyst. It might sound silly,

but a little protection at fashion

week is a good idea.”

PHOTOS: ANDY HALL. GORUN

WAY.

JASON LLOYD-EVANS. IMAXTREE. NICOLAS KUTTLER. SONNY PHOTOS

STATISTICS FROM MINTEL GLOBAL NEW PRODUCTS DATABASE & BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL

CLOCKWISE

FROM TOP

Erdem, David Koma,

House of Holland,

Peter Pilotto, Marta

Jakubowski and

Ashish shows,

all at London

Fashion Week