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Sunday Times Style Awards
We are thrilled to announce that OSKIA has been nominated for Best New Brand at the recent Sunday Times Style Beauty Awards, a huge accolade. Thank you all very much for all your support.
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It is nearly the start of the wedding season, which means most of us ladies will be beginning to think about hats. We were over the moon to hear that our favourite hatter, GINA FOSTER, has not only opened a new store on Kensington Church Street but has made some of her wonderful creations available to buy online from her website. Nothing beats a bespoke hat made by Gina, so if you want to dazzle at the summer weddings, get your order in soon. Prices start at £58 for a ready-to-wear fascinator. 'Blossom' (worn by our illustrated lady above, £298) is from the Secret Garden Collection. www.ginafoster.co.uk
Gina Foster Millinery, 5 Kensington Church Walk, London W8 4NB +44 (0) 20 7937 7611.
BEAUTY-BOOSTING SPRING TACOS WITH MUSHROOMS
May is not a month we usually associate with mushrooms, but with St George’s day just behind us, my thoughts turn inevitably to St George’s mushrooms, the most British of wild mushrooms. May is the start of the short season of these creamy, delicious, wild mushrooms. They're easy to spot, often sprouting out of the ground in rings, and can be found in all sorts of habitats from woodland to pasture.
But more importantly, the glorious mushroom is one of the best sources of the beauty nutrient SELENIUM, our Nutrient of the Month, as well as a great source of Niacin, Riboflavin, Zinc and Vitamin D. To celebrate the launch of Thomasina Miers new book, 'Mexican Food Made Simple' (Hodder & Stoughton, £20), and the start of the St George’s mushroom season we’ve taken a break from the beauty recipes Thomasina usually writes for OSKIA and picked one of her delicious skin friendly recipes ‘Spring Tacos with Mushrooms’, from her new book. (Photo: Tara Fisher)
We are not the only ones to hate the wet British summer. The torrential rain of recent summers has hit the UK butterfly population hard, with numbers at a new low, and the miserable British weather of the last few months is said to be a key factor. we love the design, love the idea of sowing our seeds, and these limited edition BUTTERFLY SEED PACK from the BALCONY GARDENER can seriously help the British butterfly population by providing suitable habitats. Each pack contains over 100 different varieties of butterfly friendly flowers: cosmos, petunia, viola, dahlia and phlox. We can’t wait to see our garden London balcony turn into a fluttering wash of colour. BUY NOW
GET YOUR GLOW BACK
Although the blossom on the trees can bring a smile to our faces, for some it also brings a tear to their eyes in the form of hayfever. Butterbur is known for its wonderfully soothing and clinically-proven anti-inflammatory properties, which is why we included it in our award-winning skin perfector. We are pleased to announce that this oxygenating and rejuvinating serum won Best Skin Perfector at The Natural Health Magazine Beauty Awards. BUY NOW
Get Up & Glow is the beauty editors secret for a natural glow. It is a light serum perfect for summer days that oxygenates, increases the skin's energy improving all cellular processes, as well as pumping, helping to mask imperfections and provides a host of magical beauty-boosting actives and nutrients.
with MSM, Butterbur, Riboze, Milk Peptides, Swiss Apple Stem Cells, Hyaluronic Acid, Vitamin E, Prebiotics
SUMMER BEAUTY TIP by Alessandra Steinher, Glamour Beauty Director
"Yes, ageing is down to our genes, but we do have some control over our skin's destiny. Keep it simple and prop up your skincare regimes with complexion enhancing supplements. Pure MSM (oskiaskincare.com) £29.50 contains collagen building sulphur. BUY NOW"
TIP OF THE MONTH
Spring is definitely here, so it is probably about time to start thinking about packing up the winter woolies and storing them for next year. To keep damp at bay, hang sticks of chalk (in muslin bags so they don’t mess up your clothes) in the wardrobe, or place little bags of rice in your storage boxes.