BEAUTY NOTES: DAXITA VAGHELA EYELASH EXTENSIONS July 19, 2010 PERHAPS it wasn’t the cleverest timing.?I decided to have eyelash extensions 10 days after laser eye surgery. But Daxita, who does a full set of lashes in an industry-beating single hour, put me at ease with her immensely light touch and singsong voice. My options were a natural look, a “fashion” look and an all-out [...]
FIT IN THE CITY July 19, 2010 LEFT it until the last minute to tackle your beach body? Fear not – we have a brilliant 3-point plan to get you great results. PUMP SOME IRON Male or female, everyone’s problem areas look better for a bit of strength work in the gym. Aside from giving your body a more toned appearance, training [...]
Not flashy, but still good July 19, 2010 The Capital 22 Basil Street, SW3 1AT Tel: 020 7591 1202 FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: £50 IT’S all happening in Knightsbridge. Pierre Koffman, the cook who dazzled Eighties London with La Tante Clare and Noughties London with last year’s pop-up restaurant on the roof of Selfridges, has just opened an eponymous [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS July 19, 2010 TAKE HIGH TEA ON DEAN STREET Soho’s hottest spot for power breakfasts and gossipy dinners has launched afternoon and high tea menus in keeping with its down-to-earth English style of cooking. Retro is the word for the high tea: but rather than the dreary offerings of the rationing era, expect lovely plump fish fingers, Scotch [...]
Rush: Signing of Cole can light up the Kop July 19, 2010 LIVERPOOL legend Ian Rush reckons Joe Cole will be a huge hit at Anfield after the England midfielder agreed terms on a four-year deal yesterday. The former Chelsea man will undergo a medical in the next 24 hours before he is unveiled by Reds boss Roy Hodgson. And Rush, the club’s all-time record scorer, believes [...]
Arsenal set to join Spurs and place ban on vuvuzelas July 19, 2010 ARSENAL are set to follow the lead of rivals Tottenham and ban vuvuzelas for the coming season, City A.M. can reveal, as English football braces itself for an invasion of the controversial World Cup horns. The South African instruments were inescapable at this summer’s tournament, where their atonal parping often drowned out crowd noise, and [...]
Capello not in a hurry to reveal new English coach July 19, 2010 FABIO CAPELLO is to be given an extra helping hand in his attempts to turn around England’s fortunes. The fall-out from the Three Lions’ poor World Cup campaign has forced Capello into adding a third English coach to work alongside Stuart Pearce and Ray Clemence. The new man will be in place before the start [...]
Casey sweats on Cup place July 19, 2010 PAUL CASEY’S disastrous final round at the Open on Sunday has left him still sweating on his Ryder Cup place. Captain Colin Montgomerie names his European team for Celtic Manor in six weeks time, but, as it stands, Casey is outside the nine players in automatic qualifying positions and is left needing a wild card [...]
Strauss: KP?will come good July 19, 2010 CAPTAIN Andrew Strauss believes Kevin Pietersen can rediscover his best form in the forthcoming Test series with Pakistan. Pietersen has suffered a dismal run of form with the bat in recent months, failing to score a half-century in his last 17 one-day internationals. But Strauss believes the 30-year-old, inset, who has just become a father [...]
Schleck’s left in a wreck as Contador takes charge July 19, 2010 aANDY SCHLECK has declared war on his Tour de France rivals after a mechanical failure saw him lose the yellow jersey to defending champion Albert Contador. The Luxembourg rider attempted to challenge Contador near the summit of the final climb of yesterday’s 15th stage before his chain came off and jammed his rear wheel. Contador [...]
