Christmas Party Time!

Back in December Gorgeous Star PR hosted a special Christmas gifting event at Rydges Hotel London to introduce some of our celebrity and VIP contacts to the latest companies we have been working with.

Our lucky guests were gifted with gorgeous designer sunglasses from the Mondottica Group and the Fakebake team were on hand to offer spray tans and give gift some of their latest products. The Vintage Cosmetic Company gave away their brand new vintage make-up bags filled with lashes and eye lash curlers and Love Your Skin London impressed everyone with their new skincare line.

Celebrity facialist Marie Reynolds was available to offer mini facial feature readings and was inundated with bookings for future appointments. Designer dress label Honour Gold and the new women's-wear label I am a director of, Tempest showcased their latest collections. During the event Inanch fitted Nicola Mclean with new luscious hair extensions and the Imagine Spa team pampered guests with manicures and mini massages. We would like to say a big thank you to Cute As A Cupcake for providing a selection of their mouthwatering cakes and Malibu for sponsoring the cocktail bar! Out good friends at Miners Cosmetics gave us some of their amazing products for our gift bags.

Mason Fountain from the charity we support, Mason's Magic was guest of honour with his mum Shelly.

Check out a few of the event photos below!

Brooke Kinsella

Ben and Vanessa

Cara and Billie

Special guest Shelley and Mason- Mason's Magic

Imagine Spa

Dave Courteen and Lemar

Sian Welby, Myself, Michele Bailey and Polly Parsons

Nicola Mclean

Lydia Rose Bright

Josie Gibson with Lucy from Fake Bake

Funda

Katie Piper

Lizzie Cundy

Laura Hamilton

Louisa Lytton

Rosie from Made in Chelsea

Malibu Cocktails

SHOOKA BOOT CAMP JOINS GSPR

We are thrilled to announce that we are working with new luxury weight loss and fitness boot camp company Shooka. The first ever Shooka boot camp launches on January 11th with a range of Celebrities, VIP's and journalists attending. Find out more about Shooka below and check out their website www.shooka.co.uk
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Breathing new life into the Boot Camp experience, Shooka Boot camps have been designed to help you achieve the best physical results for your body whilst enhancing your overall wellbeing. Shooka Boot Camps provide the perfect mix of fun, exercise, nutrition, support and pampering to leave you feeling totally transformed and ready for anything.

With our unique approach from when you wake to when you sleep you can focus just on you and be taken away from the stresses and intrusions of modern life. You will stay in fabulous surroundings in comfortable stylish accommodation surrounded by natural beauty.

Our military trained trainers know how to strike the perfect balance between pushing you to be the best you can be and having a caring approach. Shooka boot camps are suitable for all ages and fitness abilities as our trainers will carefully adapt the training programme to suit the needs of every individual.

Most importantly you will have fun and make new friends. We will offer the opportunity during the week to also participate in other activities such as clay pigeon shooting, archery, trout fishing or quad biking, things you may not have tried before or may not get the time to do enough of.

Our Chef will provide you with nutritious and delicious calorie controlled meals and snacks. The quality and flavours of the food provided is such that you won’t feel deprived or be left feeling unsatisfied.

After a fun day of exercise, in the evenings we will provide the opportunity for some well deserved pampering. Our experienced beauty therapists will be available at your convenience for total relaxation. You may also enjoy a swim or time in the Jacuzzi or Hot tub to ease any aches or strains.

We understand that weight loss can be challenging, but we are here to help you every step of the way, not only during your stay, but with continued support afterwards. We are here to help you as an individual and will provide you with the tools to leave us with the knowledge and motivation to kick start a healthier and happier life.

You can expect to lose between 8-12 pounds in just 7 days, this equates to at least one dress or trouser size less.

Supporting Peter Jones Charity Golf Day

Being a big fan of Dragon's Den I was very excited to be contacted by Peter Jones's team to help support his charity golf day to raise money for The Peter Jones Foundation.

The event took place at Goodwood golf course with celebrity guests including Alan Shearer and Charlotte Jackson taking part and was followed by a sumptious dinner and auction at the stunning Goodwood house.

Gorgeous Star PR can always count on our fabulous clients and contacts to support such great events and we organised for the following fabulous companies to come along...

Yummy Cupcakes

Ali and Clare from Shared Beauty Secrets were treating guests to hot lava shell massages

and donated some fabuous golf and spa weekends

The team from Bio Slimming came along to gift their new sports gel which offers amazing relief to sore muscles

Cute as a cupcake went down a storm with their specially designed cakes

                                         

The team from Pevonia Botanic treated guests to a massage and gifted some of their fabulous spa products

Vicky Silverthorn below right (from youneedavicky) teamed up with me to donate a make-over package for the auction

                                                 With Ali ,Clare, Michele and Vicky

Michele Baily and I worked on this event together and she arranged for Paul Mitchell to donate some fantastic hair care products for the goody bags.

Thousands of pounds were raised at the event and we were delighted to be involved.

If you would like to find out more about the work of the Peter Jones Foundation just click on this link http://www.peterjonesfoundation.org/thefoundation.html

We Welcome Rydges London Kensington!

At the moment Rydges in Kensington is one of London's best kept secrets, but it won't stay that way for long, as they are the latest client to join the Gorgeous Star PR team. This boutique hotel has been beautifully designed and in a top location, so we can't wait to tell everyone how fabulous it is!

Find out more.....

The newly-refurbished Rydges Kensington London hotel offers guests a design-inspired boutique hotel located in the heart of Kensington and Chelsea. Discretely settled on one of London’s historic tree-lined avenues, this Kensington hotel is a clever combination of Georgian proportion, with high ceilings and decorative plasterwork, alongside imaginatively chosen contemporary works of art and interior styling. 

The Jam Cupboard Resturant

Rydges Kensington is just a minute’s walk from Gloucester Road tube station and within easy reach of London’s financial and business centre. The hotel is surrounded by some of London's finest bars, restaurants and cafes and just a short stroll from the city’s Royal Parks, making this the ideal destination for those looking to explore the city. The hotel also offers the perfect base for any business traveler with its newly refurbished design-inspired bedrooms and convenient location. An exclusive business package is available with a host of special benefits.

The meeting rooms at Rydges Kensington have been impressively interiorly designed to reflect the surrounding tree-lined streets and royal parks. They combine historic character, wood paneling, fireplaces and architectural flourishes with a high class modern twist. All of our rooms are filled with natural daylight from stunning original glass skylights and spacious enough to accommodate any of your events from one to one meetings to cocktail receptions of up to 120 people. Our multimedia facilities are second to none and include video conferencing, lighting and audio visual touch control and a 92” motorized, retractable projection screen and projector with touch panel control system. We have everything you could possibly need and it will be ready for you at the touch of a button. 

We will be flying the flag for Rydges

The Park room is our largest space accommodating up to 120 people for a cocktail reception. It has been impressively interiorly designed to reflect the surrounding tree-lined streets and royal parks. It combines historic character, wood paneling, fireplaces and architectural flourishes with a high class modern twist.

The Polo Bar Kensington is a classic English pub lounge with room for sitting at the well-stocked bar and tables clustered around the fireplace. An intimate space and relaxed atmosphere for guests and visitors to enjoy a tipple in front of our open fire, fill up with a snack or light meal from the classic Polo Bar Kensington menu, or watch the latest sporting action on the big screen TV.

The Hotel’s Jam Cupboard Restaurant is both Stylish and laid back with a fabulous New York-style central bar that’s perfect for an early-evening cocktail. The stunningly-designed Jam Cupboard is one of Kensington’s newest restaurants and is an ideal venue for a relaxed lunch or supper. The Jam Cupboard’s exclusive private dining table seats up to 10 guests and adjoins the main dining room. It’s the perfect place for a celebratory meal or special event.

Experience Rydges yourself

Every special occasion deserves a very special venue and Rydges Kensington London is exactly that and is the perfect venue choice for a host events. Whether it is a wedding reception or a party, hen night, stag do, or rehearsal dinner, Rydges Kensington’s experienced team will work directly with you and bring your own unique personality to life in every aspect of your celebration. Our top chef will guide you through planning the perfect menu, whether it’s for a three or four-course meal, a mouth-watering buffet or selection of delicious entrées.

For more information please visit www.rydges.co.uk, Telephone: 020 7584 8100 or E-mail: reservations_kensington@rydges.com

OK magazine Coverage for Caroline's Campaign Event

Caroline's Campaign Charity make-over event supported by our clients Denise Lebar Hair loss Boutique and Rydges London Hotel have both been featured in the latest edition of OK magazine, out today! For more information on the event, just read our last blog post!

Our wonderful clients support Caroline's Campaign Make-over event for Breast Cancer Sufferers

Gorgeous Star PR clients joined forces for Caroline Monk's charity, Caroline's Campaign, to provide seven ladies battling Breast Cancer a Valentine’s themed make-over day of a lifetime.

After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, cancer campaigner, Caroline Monk knows all too well how devastating the effects of losing your hair, eye brows and eye lashes can feel for women. Caroline Comments ‘It was a dreadful experience, the chemotherapy left me looking like a bald alien, and feeling very unfeminine and depressed.’ So in 2007 Caroline, recently awarded, London Personality of the year, set about helping other cancer sufferers by organising free pampering days, worth over £1,000 to help restore the confidence and lift the spirits of women battling the disease.

Since launching the campaign, Caroline’s helped dozens of women all over the UK. Caroline’s latest event was held in London on February 6^th, with a Valentines theme to help seven ladies look and feel amazing in time to celebrate the most romantic day of the year with their loved ones. Unlike other charities, Caroline doesn’t ask for any money to help the women involved, but for local people to kindly donate their time and services for free to make a real difference to people’s lives.

This year the make-over event was held at our clients premises, Denise Lebar, a specialist London hair loss boutique, whose team provide the most innovative and advanced hair loss solutions for women experiencing any form of thinning or hair loss issues. Working together with Caroline’s team of volunteers they gave dramatic new looks to seven very deserving ladies, whose lives and confidence had been shattered by cancer. The day saw the women pampered with manicures, make-up sessions and even tattooed eyebrows by Karen Betts as well as the hair make-overs from Denise Lebar’s expert hair loss team and wigs styled and donated by Trendco.

When the women had been glitzed and glammed they were whizzed in a limousine over to our new client, the swanky Rydges Hotel to Gloucester Road for a star studded showbiz after party where they rubbed shoulders with the likes of Vanessa Feltz, Nicola McClean, Bobby Sabel, Lizzie Cundy, Sam Fox, Lorraine Chase and Zoe Hardman to name a few. Top Kensington hotel Rydges provided the venue, drinks, staff and food free of charge all evening so the ladies could end their special day in style.

Lizzie Cundy

Zoe Hardman

Two of our brave ladies with the glam squad!

Kitty from X-Factor

Entertainment was provided by sexy Crooner Matthew VanKan and even an impromptu performance by Kitty Brucknell who belted out ‘Born This Way’.

Debenhams generously donated all the clothes and shoes for the ladies fashion make-overs which saw them dressed head to toe in red and black in keeping with the Valentine’s Day theme. When the ladies walked into the room to reveal their new looks to their friends, family and celebrity guests, there was not a dry eye in the house.

Caroline explains, ‘You cannot fail to be moved by what a difference this event has made to the lives of these ladies and their families. Restoring their appearance that had been ravaged by chemotherapy helped the women to regain a sense of their femininity and confidence giving them a real feeling of hope for the future. It means so much to these women to realize that total strangers are prepared to give up their time and services to give them a day to cherish and remember.’ ‘I can’t thank everyone enough who helped to make this event happen, and would urge other people around the UK to help run similar events to help women in their local communities.’

Through-out the evening the ladies were spoilt by delicious canapés, yummy cupcakes donated by Cute as a Cup Cake Ltd, bubbling Champers and danced the night away. Looking gorgeous, glamorous and best of all- Happy. 

Hayley Sparkes, Gorgeous Star PR quotes, 'We were delighted  to involve two of our fantastic clients in Caroline's Campaign latest event. The team at Denise Lebar and Rydges worked tirelessly to ensure the ladies taking part had the day of their dreams, and I can't personally thank them enough for supporting such a worthy charity campaign.'

For more information on Caroline’s Campaign please visit: www.carolinescampaign.co.uk

KuBu Spa Joins Gorgeous Star PR

At Gorgeous Star PR we really know what we are talking about when it comes to spas! We have a wealth of expertise in this area and only work with the very best spas that the UK has to offer. We introduce our celebrity, VIP and media contacts to our spa partners, so we ensure we only represent the most luxurious, innovative, friendly, expert and results driven spas in the country.

We are delighted to announce that another spa partner who meets our strict criteria has joined the Gorgeous Star PR client list.

KuBu Spa is an Urban Day Spa offering unique and authentic relaxation and beauty rituals. Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, KuBu is discreet yet luxurious, a haven of peace and tranquillity in which to relax and unwind. A selection of Spa Rituals and indulgences combine eastern philosophy with 21^st century western culture to take clients on a journey towards total well being.

KuBu Spa Reception Area

Nicola Mclean with the KuBu Spa Team

 

The KuBu Spa Team consists of highly experienced therapists whose aim is to provide a unique customer journey and a personally tailored treatment for each and every client. KuBu Spa is proud of their unique rituals and indulgences for both men and women that can be enjoyed individually or together. Mums to be can also experience a tempting range of KuBu Spa treatments specially designed for pregnancy. Spa keen ‘teens,’ can choose from a range of expert age appropriate treatments tailored towards giving younger skin the best possible introduction to a healthy regime. Kubu Spa also offers Teen Prom makeovers for individuals or groups of friends wanting to look and feel extra fabulous on such a special day. For regular clientele there is also the opportunity to join the KuBu spa Elite. A yearly membership package offering a host of benefits.

KuBu Spa’s Signature Ritual has proven to be a real favourite with their clients and was recently enjoyed by celebrity guests, Nicola Mclean and Tom Williams.

Nicola Mclean Commented, “I have had the best time at KuBu Spa. It has been so relaxing. It was just what I needed. Tom was very thoughtful to arrange this great experience. I am so pleased to have discovered KuBu Spa, it’s a beautiful place and is really close to where we live. Whilst I was in the Big Brother house I became really good friends with Natalie Cassidy and Gareth Thomas so I am planning another spa day with them at KuBu Spa in the near future. I know they will love it here too!”

Read more about this luxurious treatment ritual below...

To start the Signature Ritual experience guests will be provided with luxurious robes and slippers for the ultimate in comfort, before being given the opportunity to unwind in our calming, therapeutic and relaxed environment with a choice of elder flower or lemongrass and ginger calming welcome drink. The heavenly spa ritual then begins with a soothing flower petal foot soak and foot massage which will help you to relax and unwind, followed by a therapeutic full body aromatherapy massage using an exclusively created blend of essential oils. The treatment continues with a full body scrub to leave your skin feeling silky smooth. Your therapist will then leave you to submerge in an aromatic flower petal bath accompanied with a glass of bubbling champagne or herbal elixir and some gorgeous KuBu Spa Chocolates that melt in the mouth.

For more information on KuBu Spa, please visit www.kubuspa.com

Telephone: 01491 414 130

Or E-mail: info@kubuspa.com


For all media related enquiries contact the Gorgeous Star PR team