Halloween by Leticia Haute Coiffure

Only one week before Halloween! If you haven’t done so yet it is time to plan your outfit! Bearing in mind that no outfit is complete without the right hair, make up and nails the glam squad at Leticia Haute Coiffure has worked on a selection of hair styles and nail arts to help you put the final touches to your Halloween costume!

Hair styles and nail art sets both start from £25. Our creative team went for a back combed Mohawk for the hair and our super nail tech Maija went for a Ghost inspired file and polish using Essie “Liquorice” and “Real Simple” and a Bloody Manicure using “Liquorice” and “Pouf Daddy”.

Book now to schedule your hair and nail appointments!
If you prefer DIY Halloween preparations stay tuned and await for our next blog post including our creative team’s tips on how to create the back combed Mohawk and a Halloween inspired manicure at home!

Made in Chelsea and Ladies of London Stars at Leticia Haute Coiffure

Made in Chelsea Star Sophie Hermann popped by Leticia Haute Coiffure ahead of the launch last Sunday of the new series of Made in Chelsea. Sophie had her hair styled by Creative Director Pierre Doumit in a gorgeous waterfall of curls tied at the top by a side braid.  

 

Pierre was also invited by Noelle Reno backstage of ITV This Morning  to style her hair ahead of her interview for the UK launch of her reality TV Show Ladies of London on ITV Be. Other fellow cast members Julie Montague and Annabelle Nielson also had a coup de peigne (blow dry retouch) by Pierre.

Loyal client Noelle Reno popped by Leticia Haute Coiffure prior to the launch of the Mondrian Hotel for our La Parisienne hair and beauty package including a blow dry by Pierre Doumit and a 4 hands manicure and pedicure by Maija and Silvia. Our on site glam squad provided an overall red carpet makeover in 1.5 hours top! La Parisienne package is available at Leticia Haute Coiffure at the price of £80 instead of £105, add a make up application for any additional £45, glass of champagne included! A must for the forthcoming Christmas Parties!

Leticia Haute Coiffure Pop Up Nail and Blow Dry Bar at Havas Media Summer Party!

Havas Media, one of the leading global communication and marketing group, held a Summer Party for its employees. On this occasion Havas Media decided to (further) treat its employes to some pre-party pampering treats and asked Leticia Haute Coiffure to come on site with a selection of Pop Up Nail Bar and Blow Dry Bar.

The pop up nail and blow dry bars were set up in the board room where employees who had booked an appointment were welcomed with a selection of Prosecco and canapes.

The clients who had booked a hair appointment were offered a choice of Leticia Haute Coiffure Signature Hair Styles based on Creative Director Pierre Doumit’s hair trends for Spring Summer 2014. The styles chosen by our creative team were: wavy hair, straight blow dry, crown braid and messy ponytails. Moira and Suzi, who are Leticia Haute Coiffure senior and junior stylists, executed each selected style to the perfection.

The most popular hairstyles were the wavy hair – which is a perfect hairstyle for a party, followed very closely by the messy ponytail. 

 

In addition to the hair stations, Leticia Haute Coiffure hosted a Pop Up Nail Bar where guests were treated to a file and polish. For the event Majia, who is Leticia Haute Coiffure nail technician extraordinaire, curated a selection of various nail varnishes. Majia chose 18 Essie colors starting from classic Red and Nude, followed by summery colors: bright pink (Bottle Service), tiffany (Nice is Nice) and electric blue (Bouncer, it’s Me).

The most popular colour was a classic Red (Essie First Dance) to complete a classic, elegant and sexy look. 

Leticia Haute Coiffure Pop Up Blow Dry and Nail Bars and Make Up services are available for press and corporate events and pampering parties. Please contact our marketing and press team for any enquiries at press@leticiahautecoiffure.com.

National Blow Dry Day at Leticia Haute Coiffure

The hairdressing industry has several celebrations and the National Blow Dry Day is one of them. Pierre Doumit, Leticia Haute Coiffure’s Creative Director is internationally revowned for his blow dry and wanted to celebrate the occasion with a special event that would showcase his talents. Pierre gave carte blanche to the press team of the salon who came up with the idea of the blow out challenge! 

Pierre’s promise is to be able to cope with any hair type and create a glamorous blow dry in a short amount of time! Leticia Haute Coiffure press team created the blow out challenge where members of the press were invited to challenge Pierre to complete a luxury bespoke blow out in only 15 minutes!

The event was incredible with so many friendly journalists and bloggers visiting Leticia Haute Coiffure to challenge Pierre on his 15 minute blow out! The result was amazing. Every guests were impressed with the time and the quality of the blow dry. 

The whole day was booked with appointments, which followed one after the other. Members of the press were friendly greeted by Daria, Leticia Haute Coiffure’s Marketing and PR Executive and were offered a selection of refreshments, fresh fruits and sweets, while they were having a consulation with Pierre to decide on the blow dry that would be executed. It was then time for our junior stylist Susanna to do a quick wash followed with a relaxing head massage.

And here the challenge began with Pierre, taking his hair brush and hairdrier, setting timer on and starting his marvelous Blow Dry. Jack, Leticia Haute Coiffure’s resident King Charles Spaniel was following the whole process and provided cuddles in approbation of the duly completed challenge.

Leticia Haute Coiffure wants to thank everyone who came and experienced Pierre’s signature Blow Dry. Please see below the before/after pictures of the press members who challenged Pierre during the National Blow Dry Day. The word was spread further to the event and more celebrities and members of the press have now requested to take part to Pierre’s Blow Out Challenge. Follow the event and the new challenges on Leticia Haute Coiffure social media pages: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. 

Lucy Goodman – Lulabell Loves

Beatrice Aiden – Financial Times How To Spend It

Cristina Polizzi – Fashion Notes By Cris

Belinda Wanis – Belle About Town

Olivia Cox – TV Presenter, Model and Journalist at Shop Chelsea

Ambarina Hasan – Hello! Pakistan and Beauty Passionista

Louise Kettle and Eileen McGinley – Shout Magazine

Sophie Jenner – Freelance writer

 

If you are interested to experience and challenge Pierre, don’t hesitate to make a booking and visit Leticia Haute Coiffure anytime soon. 

It is also important to note that in support to Macmillan Cancer Charity Leticia Haute Coiffure will donate 20% of the price of all blow dries booked with Pierre during August!

Leticia Haute Coiffure gets you ready for the Festival Season

It’s Lovebox time! Chiltern Street’s Leticia Haute Coiffure expert team gets you ready for the Festival Season with a step by step hair and beauty checklist that promises to help you keep fabulous and glamorous while you go glamping!

A trip to V Festival, Lovebox, T In The Park or Latitude definitely takes you out of your beauty element when it comes to the modern conveniences of blow-dryers and lighted makeup mirrors. With careful planning and a few simple tricks, you can still look radiantly lovely and refreshed until your return to civilisation. Here are Leticia Haute Coiffure’s tips on
how to do Glamping the right way

First step: the wax
Most of us feel extra self‐conscious about every visible hair on our limbs. Leticia Haute Coiffure offers painless hot wax treatments, which will remove the even teeniest hair. And starting from £15 it is affordable, too. Specially for the occasion Leticia Haute Coiffure has launched a Waxing Package including a half leg, Brazilian and underarm wax for £50, perfect for those who wear micro shorts! For the once with limited tolerance to pain Leticia Haute Coiffure has launched the Vodka shot Brazilian wax which includes a complimentary shot of vodka with any Bazilian wax (for the ones over 18 years old).

Step 2: Le tan
But without looking orange. The salon uses Vita Liberata self tan products, which are odourless and dry within minutes; a self-tan that is as close to a natural tan as you can get.
Free from nasty chemicals, parabens and alcohol but packed with botanical extracts that make it kind and nourishing to the skin (20 Minutes, £40, exclusive in Marylebone).

Step 3: The Brazilian Blow Dry
There is no need to be fighting frizz and send curls into a spin whilst being on a festival. Leticia Haute Coiffure’s Brazilian Blow-dry treatment will leave hair suitably kink-free and soft, giving it a blow dry finish for up to four months every time you wash your tresses. (from £100)

Last and not least: the nails!
Get Leticia Haute Coiffure’s ArtisticNails – from only £35, the manicure will stay perfect for up to 3 weeks – so you can ensure that your beauty babe and festival fan can be one and the same.

So if you have got a festival in the diary this summer, make sure you consult Leticia HauteCoiffure’s hair and beauty experts before you go! From blow-dries to waxing, we’ve got it covered.

Leticia Haute Coiffure attended the launch of the TIGI Bed Hair space at Boxpark

Leticia Haute Coiffure lead by Creative Director Pierre Doumit, were invited to the launch of the Bed Hair pop up salon at Boxpark in Shoreditch. TIGI hosted the event on 17^th of July to celebrate the launch of its pop up space during the Summer.

 

The location for the pop up salon fits the Bed Head brand to a T in hip and trendy Shoreditch, a few steps away from Pizza East, the iconic Shoreditch House, Beach Blanket Babylone and the renowed restaurant les 3 Garcons. Boxpark itself is a very recognisable place due to unusual setting made from garage boxes lined up one after the other and topped up by an open air bar, always packed on sunnydays. Boxpark is extremely popular in the fashion and beauty industry as it is used as a scenery for various pop up shops.

On arrival Pierre and the team were invited to discover the Bed Hair space: a very modern pop up salon with a twist of rustic.

Pierre and the team were then invited to come upstairs, where all the action took place. Especially for the event, the upper floor of the pop up salon was transformed into a dance floor packed with the event’s guests dancing along the house music played by a live DJ. A screen showing the action taking place downstairs in the Bed Hair space was set in the middle of the dancefloor which was pretty cool and fascinating.

 

Aside from partying with other members of the industry Pierre had a chance to catch up with TIGI founder Anthony Mascolo. Anthony has always been a source of inspiration for Pierre who has always admired his many successes and achievements and inspired Pierre to move to London and create his own brand. A pretty inspiring and fun event for the team!

 

 

Leticia Haute Coiffure at the Finale of the L’Oreal Colour Trophy Awards

After a successful two days of session work for the Regionale Finale of the L’Oreal Colour Trophy Award Essie called Leticia Haute Coiffure again to join its Creative Team backstage National Finale of the Awards.

After a very urban nail design for the Regionale Finale the moodboard for this show no set design was specified this time. Some models had squoval, others rounded and the ever-classic square. One style was a plain manicure using Plumberry nail varnish matching the looks of the models with natural and long hair styles.

Candace, Leticia Haute Coiffure beauty therapist who attended the event recalls” Models were prepped with a file and buff, if necessary. Application of Essie base coats was to show the ring and jazz, all thrown into the mix for this final. Two coats of Essie Plumberry, then a finish of Essie “good to go” top coat and Essie “drying drops”, leading to models being ready to hit the catwalk”

“For another set Essie team created contorted nail extensions, inspired by Christian Louboutin – quite amazing what can be created with a blowtorch and some plastic. Essie liquorice was applied on one side and lacquered up on the other. A French manicure of matte and glossy top coat perfected this extreme look for an amazing end result.”

So for your Colour Trophy inspired nails get booked in and start fashioning your own catwalk nails this summer!!!

Leticia Haute Coiffure at the Regional Finale of the L’Oreal Colour Trophy Awards

Candace Sophia set out on another mission to serve the public with her services of excellent manicure skills and to her delight it was only the L’Oreal colour trophy awards 2014 !!!

Being sent the brief of the nail design and meticulously practicing even to that very morning Candace was ready to go. Two days working behind the scenes of The L’Oreal colour trophy awards 2014 at the lush venue of Westminster Bridge Park Plaza hotel – how could you not love your job.
In the heart of London , Big Ben chiming , tourists and families licking whippy ice cream cones and taking snaps and Candace Sophia taking selfies with the sun shining off the water – just taking a minute to appreciate London and what a lovely city we are living in.
Greeted by the warm smile of Sophie as Candace entered the grand entrance of the hotel – Sophie the PR consultant of Essie led Candace down the stairs into the plaza suite and was introduced to her working area the models , hair stylist , make up artist and all the other people involved in the event.

The models were all so chilled out half hair done, some with make up on some not. The smell of the amazing L’Oreal products, Stuarts uber cool sound selection , Candace got straight to work going around touching up nails, doing full sets and painting toes. The blanc as a base and using lacquered up or liquorice to do the side chevrons such a cool look for the models.

With filming going on and photos being taken the whole experience was something a bit a different for Candace but all the same a totally enthralling experience. Then on the second day of her two Candace had the pleasure to meet Emma the educator for Essie working alongside her assisting her as when she needed.
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Candace’s experience didn’t stop there oh no after meeting with Alex from Essie Candace got involved with the Essie pop up mani stands downstairs where all the competitors where downstairs with there models people streaming in for their manicures bright lights, music going and drinks flowing announcements and it was competition time!!!

What a show it was from the competing models and the L’Oreal ID artist models – to appreciate the time and meticulous details from hair make-up, nails and wardrobe to the choreography from being behind the scenes to being in the crowd – breathe taking, spectacular amazing and so worth it

Oscar Winning Hair

The Oscars ceremony was held on Sunday night and as every year, it is the occasion to catch up with the latest Red Carpet trends which will inspire us for the year to come for Bridal and Events hair styles.
The big winner of this year was the parted wavy hair. A classic of red carpet hair styling and the signature style for glamorous brunettes such as Megan Fox and Angelina Jolie. This year the wavy parting style was sported by style icons Cate Blanchet, Jessica Biel, Sandra Bullock and Kate Hudson. The finish was softer than the usual “old Hollywood glamour” style with loose waves for a more romantic and modern look.

Pierre Doumit, international celebrity and session stylist and creative director of Leticia Haute Coiffure shares his styling tips on how to create this hair style at home.
“Start by wasting your hair with Hydre from Sebastian before applying the Hydre conditioner for soft and shiny hair. Swap for a volumising shampoo and conditioner if you have fine hair. Apply a pea size amount of Potion 9 from Sebastian – Potion 9 Lite for fine hair – on your hair to give it a great body. Rough dry you hair with the desired parting. Once the hair is dry create loose curls with a GHD straightener or an iron curler. Once the hair is cold brush the hair with a soft brush to loosen the curls into soft waves then spray hair spray and add shiny mist for a super glamorous finish.”
All products are available for purchase on Leticia Haute Coiffure online shop. For additional hair styling tips book a hair master class with Pierre.

Leticia Haute Coiffure at London Fashion Week -Part 2 – Beauty

Leticia Haute Coiffure’s beauty therapist Gabriele joined the Essie Creative Team for Day 4 of London Fashion Week to work backstage of Issa London fashion show. The show took place at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery and was filled with international super models such as Karolina Kurkova.

The fast pace scene working with models and in between hairdressers and make up artists was a new and exciting experience for Gabriele allowing her to use her skills in a new and inventive way.

When it came to creating the nail look, the first step was the prep. Essie’s creative team went for identical file in to a short chic square shape, then a smooth moisturise with a hand cream and cuticle condition with the Essie Apricot cuticle oil.

Once hands and nails were fully prepared, then the team applied the varnish. The nail theme for the collection was less is more in constrat with the bold colours and strong prints of the garments. The classic neutral tone “Sugar Daddy” colour by Essie was used and then “Top Matte Finish” for a matte-on-trend twist.
Check the full Issa London fashion show here

About Gabriele: Gabriele’s passion for beauty and wellbeing started from a young age. Gabriele has always evolved in the beauty industry as her mother is a hairstylist. Gabriele decided to take her passion to the next level by becoming a beauty therapist. Highly skilled in holistic treatments she’s also a great nail technician. This season Gabriele was thrilled to have been picked to join the Essie Creative Team and work backstage of London Fashion Week.