FAKE BAKE talks
Strictly glows and why it’s a nice day for a Bright Wedding….
As we type,
we know some of you stylish lot will be seeing off the end of Ibiza season in
style. Us lot at Team Fake Bake? We
are looking over a stylish summer, awaiting a Strictly autumn/winter, moaning about dry skin (it’s our own fault,
sometimes we don’t practice what we preach!) binge watching old eps of Gavin & Stacey on the iPlayer
(tidy, lush, you know the drill!) and wondering if crumpets soaked with butter
have any type of nutritional value. Do they?
It’s been
quite the summer, and we had a little catch up with our Global Creative Consultant and pro-tanner extraordinaire, James
Harkett, who has topped off an award winning season by tanning our favourite,
beautiful family.
Yep, it’s the Brights. We first fell in love with Lydia back in the early days of TOWIE, when
she was a huge fan of an outlandish orange lip and an even bigger lash. My, how
our gal has grown. She embraced her inner Carrie, walked out into the world on
her own, and has never looked back. Now she’s always involved in something
stylish, as well as being a brand ambassador and mum-to-be. WOW!
And what can we say about Debbie? She is the mum we would always love
to run to in times of trouble, her TOWIE
appearances were absolutely authentic and on-the-money, and she literally
has a heart of gold. And the love story? After 40 years with Mark, they tied
the knot accompanied by their four children. Plus, let’s not forget the
hundreds of gorgeous kids they have fostered. (Lesson for us all - giving back
is the new, well, everything!)
Debbie and Lydia at
Josie Gibson’s Baby Shower…. we had a ball that day!
Debbie and Carol at one
of our Fake Bake Summer Parties. Love that they show us so much love!
Meet The Brights...
James told us, “I had already completed over 300
hundred wedding tans this season, and have been so busy professionally. But, of
course, when I got the call about the
Bright Wedding, I couldn’t get there quickly enough. They are such a lovely,
humble, close-knit family and I felt truly honoured to be a part of their
story.
I love that
everyone got involved - including the boys! I have been talking a lot recently
about how male clients are turning up in
droves to get a pro Fake Bake tan, although I think for Mark, Debbie’s
groom, it was probably a new beauty treat for him!
They looked
wonderful on the day, and of course, Lydia
is absolutely glowing at the moment, too. All eyes were on Debbie, though, and she went for elegant and
streamlined when it came to her dress.
Tanning more than one client for a
big event means you have to be prepared for all eventualities - gone are the days of turning up
with one type of solution! Everyone is clued up about bespoke tanning now, and of course because of my role, I am a
perfectionist and want to make sure everyone has a Fake Bake tan that suits them. Weddings tend to be quite subtle
affairs but so I tend to stick to more natural formulas, and I do tell everyone
in advance to get using their Fake Bake
Coconut Body Polish.
Both Debbie and Lydia have been so
supportive of Fake Bake as a brand over the years, so it just felt right to be there for
them on their big day. And it did feel like a whole family affair, and was
packed full of joy. And the tans? Well, they looked spectacular: it was a real
day to remember.”
Well done to James on
his recent Time Out London Award. Truly deserved.
Just after
we had finished poring over all the wedding images, we tucked ourselves up for
the Strictly Come Dancing launch show.
We are a teeny big gutted that Jamie Laing won’t make the live shows, and we
hope he will be back next year. But we had plenty to cheer for as two of our
favourite mates are going to be on screen, every weekend, we hope from now
until Blackpool, at least, and beyond...
We first got
to know Catherine Tyldesley as Eva,
the siren of Coronation Street’s cobbles.
But after Cath left Eva, her pink
handbags and hair extensions behind, she has become a bit of a fashion icon and
has had the makeover, or should we say makeunder, from heaven. Still gorge and
glowing at all times, our Auntie Cath
has walked onto the set of Strictly and right into the arms of Johannes Radebe.
Not that we are or remotely jealous or anything.
A Fake Bake client and all round fabulous,
feisty gal, she’s our Northern Star who is about to hit more sequins and
glamour than Eva could have ever dreamed of. Bring on the godets. (Someone on
the team is obsessed with Strictly Takes
Two and the costume fittings. Now that
Rylan’s on it, we are not going to get any work out of her until 2020….!)
Saffron Barker, our favourite You Tube sensation, has hit the Strictly jackpot by being teamed up with AJ. Now, we think it
could be AJ’s year as he is a thunderbolt on the dancefloor. Saffron has been such a great part of
our story this summer, as she came with us to Ibiza, and cheekily got Instagram
buzzing with her pics with Jake Jamie.
As for us,
well, we are hoping for a belter of a season. We are already missing DB’s elegance, but new judge Motsi is already winning our hearts. Tess is ever the perfectionist, and Claudia
is simply as Claudia as ever.
In the
meantime, we are putting jam on our crumpets, as jam is fruit and that counts
as part of our five-a-day, doesn’t it? And when we can get out of these
twinsets, we are going for it with the Body
Polish, and treating ourselves to a pro Fake Bake tan.
Go Darker or go home. Dem’s da Strictly rules, if you want a 10, pale with you get you no points
on the paddle.
Welcome to
the new season. Be prepared, and bring carbs.
For all info about Fake
Bake pro tanning and products go to www.fakebake.co.uk
Follow James Harknett
on Insta @jamesharknettofficial
Other images courtesy
of @auntiecath17 @saffronbarker
Strictly Come Dancing
will be showing every weekend on BBC1 and will be followed weeknights on BBC2
Monday to Friday with Strictly Takes Two
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