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Fashion, health & beauty

Street style spree for winnersT HE winners of the Face of

E xe t e r ’s Princesshay 2011competition Hannah Groves and

Jake Griffiths enjoyed a weekend ofshopping, professional styling,pampering and photo shoots as part oftheir prize.

Voted for by Express & Echoreaders, 17-year-old Hannah, fromHoniton, and 23-year-old ExeterUniversity student Jake, strutted tovictory in a fabulous competitionfinal catwalk show back in November,cheered on by friends, family, VIPguests and judges.

Hannah and Jake spent theweekend spending their competitionprize money (£500 each) accompaniedby Chantelle Znideric, the award-winning personal stylist and founderof acclaimed TopStylista ImageC o n s u l t a n cy.

Their shopping spree was followedby a photo shoot with localprofessional fashion photographerAndy Green, including full hair andmake-up styling by the team fromSpace Hair & Beauty in Cathedralya rd .

Hannah said: “I absolutely lovedspending the prize moneyaccompanied by my very ownpersonal shopper! I really enjoymodelling and it was great to wearoutfits picked out specially for me byChantelle for the shoot.

“I’m going to use the professionalpictures in a portfolio and I plan to

Time to planfitness regime

IT is January again. How are all thosenew year resolutions going? Fitness isfor life not just for January. Workingout at the gym every day for a coupleof weeks is just not going to cut it.

OK, so January is a good time to getstarted on your new exercise regimebut how do you stick to it? Rememberhow great you feel after activity and ifyou eat right. Miss breakfast, eatloads of processed fatty foods, grazeon sweets and crisps and you aregoing to feel like rubbish. Time to putin a fitness plan for life and yes, someof you will also have a desire to getthin and lose weight.

Simone told me that she isdetermined to get fit this year and‘s k i n ny ’. She has been an on/offexerciser for a few years. Simone toldme that generally in January she feelsa bit negative and can’t be bothered todo very much. She really wants tohave a healthy lifestyle and knowsthat getting fit will make her feelbetter about herself.

At school she took part in lots ofsports and was active pretty muchevery day. When she moved to the UKfrom South Africa she ‘lost it’. She gotout of the routine of sport and fitness.She told me: “I did not like how Ilooked and did not feel comfortable inmy own body”. Since then she hasmade the decision to do somethingabout it.

Simone had been very active, andpartly due to her body type, was reallysmall. She told me that for her, herperfect body image is skinny.

“I do not like not being able to getinto clothes,” she added. “I need totone up and loose inches. I go to thegym as often as I can. I also find thatclasses work really well for me. I likeworking as part of a group. It must besomething to do with being used toteam sports.

“It is great having someone tellingme what to do – and dancing aroundto music is enjoyable and I can seeresults. Having an active partnerhelps as does working in anorganisation where everyone is intoexercise. It is easy to find excuses toget out of going to the gym but I knowI feel so much better after. I like to seere s u l t s. ”

I asked Simone about her diet? Shetold me: “Snacking is my biggestdownfall – crisps and savoury foods. Itry to have fruit instead but I don’twant it to be too much like hard work.If you cut out everything you like andare ultra-strict it can be like goingcold turkey.”

And I would agree cutting out foodgroups and counting calories canmake you want what you think youc a n’t have even more.

Food is a friend – you need it to fuelup, especially if you exercise.

Enjoy a balanced diet and havinggood health and fitness will make youfeel great – even in January!

by Mary Ann PrivettOf the Sweat & Stretch Fitness Centre, Exeter

Down at the gym

Daily grind:Working out in agym can be a goodway to get fit

My way tostay in fashion

THERE is a saying in the world ofhairdressing that “h a i rd re s s e r sattract clients like themselves”.

Now I’m not saying it is alwaystrue, but interestingly enough, most ofmy clients are witty, intelligent,creative and fun and often inclinedtowards lateral thinking!

It was along these lines that aslightly surreal conversationhappened with a client of mine lastwe e k .

It started because she was tellingme that she was hoping to convince afriend of hers to come to me soon,because she had been wearing thesame hairstyle for the last 30 yearsand she thought the only way to gether to change it was to get her to anew salon.

This idea, although theoreticallygood for me, is a shame, becausereally, your hairdresser should keepyou up to date, whatever your age orpersonal style, because fashion can betweaked and personalised for you,without being outrageous, unsuitableor unmanageable.

So it shouldn’t be necessary tochange salons in order to changes t y l e s.

Even if you wear an all time classic,like the bob for example, it has gonethrough many incarnations duringmy hairdressing career alone, fromone length to layered, to graduated, tocurly, to flat, to bouncy and mostrecently to tapered, so if you are stillwearing yours so it looks like it wasturned under with rollers, you’dbetter get an update quick.

The problem is that some people arereally resistant to change, they can’tsee themselves as others see them orthey haven’t noticed fashionschanging around them, or maybeboth, added to a little bit of fear!

My client felt that her friend wassuffering from a bit of all of those, sothat was when our conversationstarted heading down the genuinelysurreal path. We were trying to deviseways of getting her to come in for achat. I suggested they met in ourreception for a shopping trip, then Iwould surprise her. She thoughtmaybe it would be necessary tokidnap her! I thought one of my giftvouchers might do the trick, she gavea cynical chuckle. Then we came upwith a whole new, bigger idea

A eureka moment, a flash ofinspiration! We invented The LivingHair Will. You just sign it when youare young and bold, then when thetime comes that you’ve lost thefashion plot, your executors, one ofwhom is an accredited hair stylist,would decide what you were having.Sorted! Too late for her friend though,going to have to stick with thekidnapping trick......or maybe I cantalk her into that gift voucher idea!

Hair advice

Classic: The bob has been through manychanges over the years

by Jeff GoodwinOf Jeff Goodwin Hair

Get the lookCasual day

For Jake’s casual day look thatwould take him to university,visiting friends or even out forlunch, Chantelle picked outitems from the ‘stripe trend’from Topman. According to thehouse of the late AlexanderMcQueen this is the look forspring of 2012.

Chantelle picked fun, flirtyflorals from Topshop forHannah’s casual day lookincluding a pair of floral printsuper skinny jeans and pinkfaded floral scarf to accessorise.Her total outfit including sparklyshoes cost £180.50.

Libby Tucker, owner of SpaceHair and Beauty, created a“feminine and playful daytimelook” for Hannah using Aveda’sPhomollient styling foam tostyle a bun at the front of herhead and a “flirty, youngfringe”.

Libby said: “This look is soeasy to create at home andinstantly looked feminine andfun. I used Phomollient stylingfoam from Aveda (£13.40)available in the salon whichincludes certified organic honey,burdock and marshmallow rootand creates weightless volumeon fine and medium hair, it addsshine without build-up orweight.”

Smart casual day

To smarten things up during theday, Jake wore a V-neck jumper(£19.99) from Zara following thecolour blocking trend.

Hannah wore the sportycouture trend from Karen Millenfor her smarter daytime lookand teamed that with stand-outorange peep toe court shoes(£140) and colourful satchel bag(£150) from Karen Millen.

Libby Tucker Owner of SpaceHair and Beauty said: “We cutJake’s hair into a 90’s buzz cutwith a modern twist, usingAv e d a ’s ‘Light Elements’ shapingwax to bring out the definitionand texture in the haircut.”

Evening

For his evening attire, Jake wore ablue Promenade suit jacket andtrousers (£284) from Reiss and awhite checked Dustin Shirt (£79),also from Reiss, to finish off thelook.

Hannah wore the block colourand sporty couture trend from Reissfor her smart evening look. TheDawson dress in fushia pink is £179.

To create the more dramaticevening make-up, Netty Salmon,beauty therapist at Space Hair &Beauty, used a liner on the outsideof Hannah’s eyes and eyebrightener in the corners to givethat wide eyed look.

Netty said: “I used a BareMinerals powder base to even outHannah’s complexion and used adarker blusher with red tones tohighlight her cheek bones. A golddusting on the lip gloss created theperfect evening look.”

Hannah’s hair was inspired byearly 90’s techno chic with a sportytwist. Libby said: “I finished hersporty side ponytail off withAv e d a ’s Control Force Firm HoldHair Spray, which has a zero impacton the climate through Aveda’sfunding of renewable energy.”

approach some model agencies thisyear. The whole experience sincewinning has been great and I’m reallylooking forward to representingPrincesshay and being part of theirevents this year.”

Jake said he got some great itemson his shopping spree in Princesshay,saying: “I bought a new three-piecesuit from Reiss. The outfits thatChantelle styled me in for photo shootwere amazing too and really my kindof look!

“Working with a professionalfashion photographer was a greatlearning experience and I have takenaway a lot from the whole teami nvo l ve d . ”

Chantelle styled the entire photo-shoot with her team.

All of the items are available instore now from Topshop, Topman,Zara, Reiss and Karen Millen inP r i n c e s s h ay.

Visit www.faceofexeter.co.uk forinformation on the competition. Visitwww.spacehairandbeauty.co.uk forhair and make-up information.

Fashionista: Chantelle Znideric, the award-winning personal stylist and founder ofacclaimed TopStylista Image Consultancy

“ ”I absolutely lovedspending the moneyaccompanied by mypersonal shopper!

Faces of Exeter: Competition winners Jake Griffiths (wearing Zara) and Hannah Groves (in Karen Millan) sport their smart casual day look

Congratulations: Hannah Groves and JakeGriffiths and on the night they each became thenew Face of Exeter

Wardrobe essentials: Above, the colourfultassel satchel from Karen Millen (£150) thatHannah sported for her smart day look

Below, the Konfetti Glitter lace up shoes (£60)and faded floral scarf (£18) that accessorisedHannah’s casual daytime look

Bottom, the aqua Oxford skinny blazer fromTopman (£70) that Jake sported for his casualday look