Hair Organics Open Day for Charity

Get yourselves down to Hair Organics in Notting Hill this Sunday where they will be hosting their Annual Open Day for Charity. The salon will be offering either blowdrys or cut and blowdrys, leaving it up to you to donate what you think the experience was worth - we would always pay these guys the big bucks for their expertise, but this unique event will leave that totally up to you. All of the money will be going towards a new operating theatre for the Great Ormond Street Hospital. Last year’s fundraiser raised £1,100 and the salon hopes to double its donations this year.

Bring family, friends, lovers and neighbours as there will be all manner of fun things going on aside from great hair  - face painting, yummy cupcakes, massages, a DJ, raffle, sausage sizzle and manicures.

The event takes place on 3rd July from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm at 3 Ladbroke Road, Notting Hill W11 3PA

Honestly Healthy

Here at Amazing P.R we like to think we’re pretty good at eating healthily and although we may succumb to the odd late night burger (we are human after all) and definitely can’t resist the delicious chocolates our friends at Demarquette treat us to, there’s no denying that eating right definitely makes you feel and look better. However, as I’m sure you’ll agree, when you’re on the go or want to rustle up a quick dinner it’s often easier to grab a calorie laden sandwich or reach for the takeaway menu.

Luckily, next week Honestly Healthy arrives at Selfridges food hall to tempt us away from the unhealthy ready meals and Thai takeaways (which are definitely not conducive to our bikini bodies!) Honestly Healthy is a range of gourmet vegetarian food created by organic chef (and step sister to Sienna and Savannah Miller) Natasha Corrett and leading nutritional therapist Vicki Edgson. The two friends wanted to create food that was not only delicious but also filled with alkalizing ingredients to balance a typically acidic Western diet. Choose from four different types of ready-to-eat chilled salads or their specially made ready-to-cook dry mixes for those who want to cook at home. The salads promise only good things for your body  such as the Green Goodness, which will enhance your skin, or the Everlasting Energy that will guarentee heightened energy for the rest of the day.

The Honestly Healthy range is avaliable at the Selfridges food hall from the 1st July. More information on the food can be found on the Honestly Healthy website here:

www.honestlyhealthyfood.com

CycleChic

There is no doubt in my mind that the most stylish and practical way to get around the city is on two wheels. No shivering at bus stops in winter or melting on the underground in the summer months. No tube strikes or line closures to contend with and gridlocked traffic can be undertaken in a flash. Though for those of us who don’t conform to the lycra clad, cleat wearing stereotype there have always been rather limited options for bike accessories out there. I am quite happy pootling along on my old-school Gazelle and I want my accessories to be appropriate for its vintage style ...as well as flattering to my personal style!

Luckily there is CycleChic, an online shop which was born from the frustration of a lack of stylish cycling accessories on the market. They offer a range of carefully edited products, including helmets, bags and panniers and clothing, which are designed to work with the modern woman’s wardrobe and enhance their two-wheeled style. I am especially fond of their Vintage Box Bags, the perfect little retro carrier for your bike’s rear rack.

Check out CycleChic's fab accessories here

100 Today

It’s Friday. This is our 100^th blog post. So we do hope you’ll excuse us if we slope off to celebrate. We haven’t left you without a little bit of weekend entertainment though, check out our playlist of our top tracks to get us in the zone. These have gone through a rigorous office screening process, so we hope there is a little something for everyone. This has opened up our eyes to some of the rather unexpected music tastes of the Amazing PR team - Edwina has a penchant for trance (summers past spent raving in Ibiza...say no more), Katie has a dirty dubstep fetish, Jose is a fan of electronica (with a side of Kylie/Gaga) and Eleanor wishes we could just listen to a whole song instead of constantly flicking.

Until next week...

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Villages of Hope Bra Bank Initiative

Here at Amazing PR we love an excuse to go shopping and what better reason than donating all our old bras to a good cause meaning we have a legitimate excuse to go and buy pretty new underwear?! I’m sure all woman have at least a few unwanted or off-white bras hanging around at the back of the chest of drawers that we have either outgrown or got bored of and will never see the light of day again. And let’s face it, as much as we may love the comfort and durability of our 3-year-old no nonsense bras sometimes we need to have a good old spring clean.

Until the 1^st July (so be quick!) charity initiative 'Bra Bank' is encouraging women to donate their old and unwanted bras to send to remote villages in Kenya and Zimbabwe through the charity Villages of Hope to give those in need a little physical support and comfort with the help of a pre-loved bra. The Villages of Hope charity provides food, education and healthcare to needy communities, and the bras will be donated to women there, so they have the physical support they need while working their land and looking after their children. By donating old lingerie you will be able to help communities across the world in a practical way and know that after the vital support the bra has given you, it can go on to help someone else. Any bras not shipped to Africa will be recycled by BCR Textiles who pay £1 per kilo for bras collected and send a cheque directly to the Breast Cancer Campaign (www.breastcancercampaign.org).

Bra Bank are asking for any style of bra (preferably not too sexy or see-through) and any size, especially very large or very small sizes (maternity or nursing bras are fine). Please wash all bras before donating them and check the straps and clasps are in working order and there are no rips or tears. Please note they are only collecting bras, so no knickers/other lingerie.

Go to www.bracollect.co.uk to find your nearest Bra Bank or send your unwanted bras to:

Bra Bank

c/o The Orchid Group

Park Mill

Burydell Lane

Park Street

St Albans

AL2 2HB