MARIA'S STYLE PLANET: 09/22/14

Monday 22 September 2014

TODAY IS FASHION NIGHT OUT

Today For one night only, the capital's streets will be transformed to celebrate London style and the largest shopping event of the year, with department stores, designer boutiques and high-street chains throwing open their doors to the public for a fabulous night filled with fashion, food and lots of fun.

Take advantage of the indulgent treatments, beauty pop-ups, manicures and collection launches on offer on the night

Pick Your Polish

Keep your eyes peeled for the Perfect 10 Mini Coopers on South Molton Street. Simply hop in, sit back, and let them transform your nails with the hues from Essie’s autumn collection. Vogue editors have picked their favourite shades to create a limited-edition kit, which you can take home as a gift with your £15 mini-mani.

Be the first to try out the colour of the season, Chanel's Sweet Star, with complimentary manicures from the beauty team at Selfridges.

Post-shopping, pop into Russell & Bromley for a complimentary manicure from Jessica Nails, Pandora for an Orly paint job, or The Organic Pharmacy for a £10 graphic design that incorporates the Vogue "V". You even get to take the nail polish home with you.

Tired hands rejoice, make a beeline for Crabtree & Evelyn or L’Occitane on the night for a spot of indulgence, between luxury hand treatments, nail massages and mini-manicures, they have you covered.

Fashion's Night Out calls for fabulous hair, so head to Hotel Café Royal first thing and have the professionals from Neville transform your locks. Choose from four signature Fashion's Night Out styles (£20 each), using luxurious Kérastase products.

If a sleek and simple look is what you're after, Eleven Hair, French Connection and H&M will have blow-dry bars at their stores. Style as you shop.

There’s no reason to go through FNO without a flawless make-up look thanks to all the makeovers and new product launches. A tip-to-toe beauty experience awaits at House of Fraser. From YSL Beauté and Shiseido makeovers to pampering blow-drys from Aveda, plus Nails Inc. manicures and flutter-worthy lashes by Urban Decay, you could spend the whole night here.

Afterwards, pop by Selfridges where MAC is going all out with live body painting sessions and a preview of their newest collection, Artificially Wild. Kiko Milano is also offering professional makeovers courtesy of their glam squad.

Join Burberry in the launch of their newest fragrance, My Burberry, inspired by the British brand's eternally iconic heritage piece, the trench coat. Then discover Molton Brown’s newest scent, Oudh Accord and Gold, their most decadent yet.

Help celebrate the launch of Jo Malone’s newest scent, Wood Sage & Sea Salt, inspired by the spirit of the English coast. Then run over to Diptyque for a unique shopping and fragrance fitting experience

FASHION NIGHT OUT MENU

Before this year's event gets underway, relax in style with an exclusive fashion-themed afternoon tea at Lanes of London. A selection of finger sandwiches will be topped off with traditional buttermilk scones and an indulgent selection of cakes and pastries, all washed down with a pot of tea.

Later on, celebrate the start of FNO at Hawksmoor, where the talented barmen will be mixing up three classic cocktail mixtures - The Old Fashion-ed, Back in Black and The Trend Setter - each with their own twist inspired by different fashion decades.

After a bit of a shopping haul, stop for a deliciously naughty feast at Patty& Bun where FNO's official burger will offered. The Blue Steel-ton, a double burger smothered in blue cheese, oozing with buffalo-butter sauce and topped with roasted jalapenos, perfect sustenance for the events ahead.

Now head for a saunter down Oxford Street to digest before popping into Frae for something refreshingly sweet. Choose from four fashion-centric frozen-yoghurt flavours. Our pick is In Bloom, natural frozen yoghurt decorated with edible flowers, inspired by Dries Van Noten's autumn/winter 2014 collection.

Then make your way to Hobbs for a celebration of British design and the chance to try bespoke marshmallows from foodie geniuses, Mallow & Marsh. Follow this with a leisurely red-wine-fuelled shop in Duke Street Emporium and then proceed to Gap to test-drive their latest denim collection and enjoy a bespoke Fashion's Night Out cocktail mixture.

Celebrate your wardrobe additions - and the delicious discounts you've scored - at Gaucho where they've created FNO's official cocktail, the Fashionista Fizz: Tanqueray gin, infused with ginger and lemon and topped with Argentinian sparkling wine.

End your fabulous evening of shopping and tasting on a relaxing note. Head straight to Sketch's eclectic bar and restaurant, The Parlour, kick-up your tired feet and indulge in some cold bubbly and fashionably pink macarons.