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

Happy First Birthday FOUR London

FOUR London - Mayfair's newest Colour Specialist Salon recently celebrated their first birthday in style. They hosted a party at their beautiful premises which was attended by their loyal clients, which include Nigella Lawson, Yasmin Le Bon, Sally Morgan and Lizzie Cundy, who all came along to show their support and to enjoy a champagne and canapes reception.  

Gorgeous Star PR is delighted to work with FOUR London and their resident therapist and highly trained skincare expert, Marie Reynolds from beauty company, Eve Taylor. Hayley went along to join in the celebrations.

Goody bags were given to guests at the party containing gifts from Wella, Yardley, Eve Taylor, Tangle Teezer, Dr. Duve Skincare, HD Brows, Collagen Gold and WonderfulHair Extensions. Special balloons inside the salon also had raffle ticket prizes hidden inside. 

                                          Lizzie Cundy with the team at FOUR

                                        GSPR  Hayley Sparkes , Kate Walsh and Louise Oakley

                                            Yasmin Le Bon looked stunning with the Four Team

During the evening the widely acclaimed Alison Day, Tarot Card reader and intuitive life coach was on hand to offer personal readings. With cup cakes from our friends at www.cuteasacupcakeltd.co.uk and a great collection of designer shoes to try courtesy of www.nicolasexton.com a fantastic time was had by all.

FOUR London, 62 Conduit Street, Mayfair, London W1S 2GB Tel: 0207 297 9600

Alison Day is represented by Gorgeous Star PR, please contact us for more information. 

For celebrity and VIP appointments with Marie Reynolds (pictured left) or the expert colourists at FOUR London, please contact hayley@gorgeousstarpr.co.uk