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Lela London

Can't live without: Mascara (doubled as eyeliner!)
Favourite food: Sushi and cupcakes. Preferably separate.
Best known for: Being vertically challenged and social media-obsessed.

Lela is a British-American hybrid who started in the beauty industry as a make-up artist for MAC and Clinique. Deciding on a transatlantic sea change, she embarked on her impassioned transition into freelance writing, styling, and blogging. In 2011, she released her debut guide to beauty, fashion and self-love - "She Said Style". With She Said Beauty, she hopes to share the best tips, tricks, and trends with fellow beauty diehards!

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Recent Posts by Lela London

Make Up For Me: Camilla Dallerup, Strictly Come Dancing

Camilla Dallerup, 28, is the British-based Danish ballroom dancer famed for winning Strictly Come Dancing, as well as a Dance teacher, Actress and Model. (Photos courtesy of her talented husband, Kevin Sacre!) “Where to start! (laughs) I have a massive make-up bag. I go nowhere without my Bobbi Brown Shimmerbrick, I know that! Let’s see,  Continue Reading »

Make Up For Me: Tal Berkovich, Model and Actress

Tal Berkovich, 26, notably in ‘The Boat That Rocked’, ‘Prince of Persia’ and the Israeli ‘Dancing with the Stars’. “I literally just finished at the hair salon. I just returned from India after visiting for the first time in life – my Mum is Indian. Before I went, I dyed my hair very dark brown,  Continue Reading »

Beauty Box: Inika Vegan Lip Whip and Interview

It’s not often that you find a high-performance product that markets itself to a ‘natural’ crowd, but – with only the purest ingredients – every super-pigmented Inika Lip Whip is vegan, cruelty free and halal certified. With no nasties, the creamy formula is packed with essential nutrients and is incredibly moisturising. High gloss, high hydration…HI gorgeous!  Continue Reading »

Interview: Victoria Baker-Harber, Made in Chelsea

Victoria Baker-Harber, 23, Made in Chelsea cast member and designer of Elle en Jette swimwear. “I just have to say…I love beauty samples! The She Said Beauty Box is such a good idea. Everyone is always looking for their next favourite product. In hotels, sometimes you will stumble on that serendipity…that perfect product! I found  Continue Reading »

The Beauty Timesavers

  With the amount of beauty treatments available to us ladies (hello, vajazzling?), it seems pretty ironic that we have less and less time to spend…even on our beauty basics. Let me take you through some of the tried-and-true products and treatments for timesaving and beauty boosting results! Read on…quick! ‘Wake Up and Go’ Hair  Continue Reading »

The Beauty and The Breast Cancer

Sarah Jossel, Beauty Assistant at Glamour Magazine, is running the 2012 Virgin London Marathon on the 22nd of April in support of the Breast Cancer Campaign. Almost ten years ago, Sarah’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and – as you can imagine – her family’s lives were changed forever. Thankfully, Mrs. Jossel survived her  Continue Reading »

Street Beauty Volume Nine

If you have yet to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr (and I suggest you do so post-haste!) it is unlikely that you have yet to enjoy our beautiful Tumblr-based side series, Street Beauty. Street Beauty tracks the trends and everyday beauty of the women we know best – our friends, family, and females, at large! No Photoshop. All beauty. Each week, we feature a  Continue Reading »

Make Up For Me: Jill O’Reilly, Freelance Web Developer

Jill O’Reilly is a Freelance Web Developer living in London. “To cleanse my skin, I will use the Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish at night. It doesn’t feel like it is stripping skin, but it is really effective. I don’t really use too much I my skin. I use Olay as a moisturiser and sunscreen  Continue Reading »

Top 5 Sigma Beauty Buys

When it comes to makeup brushes, the variety alone can be overwhelming. What do I use? How do I use it? What do I wash it with? Even the world’s greatest makeup artists started from this point. (Though I could easily be convinced that Kevyn Aucoin was born brush-in-hand.) For this reason, and many more,  Continue Reading »

Wolf & Badger: The Pioneer

If, in your first month of business, your business is voted one of Vogue’s “Best Boutiques”, you have quite huge expectations to meet from then on out. Thankfully, since their recession-timed launch, the fairytale case of Wolf & Badger has only gone from strength to strength. Similar to the She Said Beauty concept, brothers/co-founders George  Continue Reading »