Weekend Wonders: 16th - 17th August
15 August 2014
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Weekend Wonders: 16th - 17th August
The weekend is just around the corner. So as you count down towards the finish line (aka 5.30pm on Friday), get your plans in order with our top ten picks of things to do.
Expect to see a pop-up shop which allows you to purchase Marc Jacobs products with tweets(!), picnic activities in the Olympic Park and the latest beauty products you should be testing out...
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Tweet for a (Marc Jacobs) treat
The first of its kind, Marc Jacobs Fragrances are opening a pop-up shop, but don't expect to exchange cash, as all payments will be taken in form of tweets using the hashtag #MJDaisyChain. Visitors will be treated to drinks, an area to lounge and free wifi. In honour of the brand's new Daisy Dream scent, there will be a live Daisy photo booth and Vine booth and a Marc Jacobs nail bar. Those that post the most creative photos are in with a chance to win a Marc by Marc Jacobs handbag. The event of dreams.
Daisy Marc Jacobs Pop-up Tweet Shop , 15th- 17th August, 10am-8pm (Friday/Saturday) and 10am-6pm (Sunday), 4 East Plazza, Covent Garden WC2E 8HD
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Grab a luxury cold-press juice
For the next three months, juice company Radiance Cleanse will be residing at Avenue restaurant to serve up four 100% organic cleanse juices. The Radiance Clease juices will be available alongside Avenue’s new breakfast and brunch menu, and with flavours such as Chloro Coco: coconut water with liquid chlorophyll and a bespoke flavour created especially for Avenue named Rise and Shine: pineapple, orange, lemon, ginger and turmeric root; this Mayfair haunt will quickly become a popular go-to for all juice fans alike.
Avenue, 7-9 St James's St, London SW1A 1EE, find more information here
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Treat yourself to the latest beauty breakthrough
Battle the hassle of clumped lashes with Rimmel’s new Wonder’full Mascara with Argan Oil. This innovative ingredient works to separate lashes and leaves them smoother, conditioned and feeling incredibly lightweight. Thanks to its new Ultra-Flexible Brush, each individual is perfectly defined from root to tip and doesn’t have that “hard feel” which most mascaras leave you with. Available in classic black, extreme black and waterproof, we love this gorgeous new wonder product for its care and repair properties.
Rimmel Wonder’full Mascara with Argan Oil, £5.99, available here
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Get a blowdry and grab
Delivering the most luxurious in blow dry experiences, SHOW Beauty have unveiled their first permanent in-store styling stations exclusively at Harvey Nichols, Knightsbridge. Customers will receive in-depth hair consultations to access their individual stylist needs, as well as complimentary dry styling sessions for anybody who purchases a styling product from the SHOW range. It’ll be your new pit stop before any event or night out.
SHOW Beauty and Harvey Nichols, 109-125 Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7
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Picnic in the Olympic park
Pack a hamper and head down for a special (and huge) picnic in the Olympic Park. The event will be hosting a range of free activities for the whole family, including storytelling, treasure hunts, arts and crafts, face painting, cookery demonstrations, puppet shows, sports and more. And once the kids have raced through all of that, take them to the Tumbling Bay Playground to keep them busy. It has everything from giant treehouses and play fountains to wall climbing and sand pits.
Picnic in the Park at the Olympic Park, 12pm, free, click here for more information
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Catch a piece of the West End
This weekend is your last chance to head to the National Theatre’s pop-up rooftop cinema at The Deck and see James Corden’s Tony Award-winning performance in West End hit One Man, Two Guvnors or Simon Russell Beale in London Assurance. You’ll get to kick back in comfy deck chairs and soak in the spectacular views of London’s skyline as you snack on loaded Brazilian hot dogs, popcorn and drinks.
The Deck, Pop-up cinema , London Assurance will show at 1:30pm and One Man, Two Guvnors at 7pm daily, to book, visit www.nationaltheatre.org.uk or call the box office on 020 7452 3000
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Get colouring
By Terry’s Ombre Blackstar is all you need to go from drab to glam. Formulated with Tahitian Black Pearl, this revolutionary eyeshadow comes in an easy-to-apply pen applicator that says goodbye to annoying pencil sharpenings, thanks to its twisty end. Its creamy formula means that one swipe across the eyelid will leave you with beautiful and effortless eye makeup that can be built from sheer to dramatically intense. It doesn’t smudge either, eliminating the need for a primer, and can be mixed with other colours across its beautiful 14-shade collection.
By Terry’s Ombre Blackstar, £28, available here
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Write off your Saturday night
Pencil it into your diaries; you need to spend your Saturday night at the Spiegeltent. A silent disco cabaret, visitors can expect music from three guest DJs as they dance in London Wonderground’s centerpiece venue. As you show off your best moves, you’ll be surrounded by circus and cabaret performers, such as fire acts, a headbalancing performer, contortionists and a breakdance crew.
Saturday Night at the Spiegeltent, £18.50 plus £1 booking fee, for more information click here
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Chug down some of the world’s best beers
After the success of last year's festival, the London Craft Beer Festival is back, bigger and better than before. Playing host to 24 of the best breweries around the globe, including Beavertown, BrewDog and Omnipollo, the festival will also offer up meals from some of London’s best street food vendors, supper clubs and barbecue venues. While tucking in, customers will be treated to music by exciting up and coming bands.
London Craft Beer Festival, click here for more event and ticket information
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Dine on champers and oysters
New seafood experience Randall & Aubin are telling you to forget about recommended wines in favour of champagne. Their choice of fizz will be served in stream loads as guests can select from a menu of the best catches of the day, including the restaurant’s signature Randall & Aubin Haddock & Chips with Tartare Sauce and Minted Peas or Half Lobster Roasted in Garlic Butter. Or if you want to go all out, the venue recommends a Half Bottle of Hébrart Premier Cru to wash down their Fruits de Mer Platter, a plate loaded with Rock Oysters, a Whole Crab, Atlantic Shrimps, Diver Picked Scallops, Cockles, Whelks, Cherrystone Clams, Mediterranean Prawns and Green Lipped Mussels. Bon appetit!
Randall & Aubin, click here for more information, 14- 16 Brewer St, London W1F 0SG