At the John Frieda do were: 1. Vicki Franks and John Frieda; 2. Andrea and Darren Kennedy with Sandra Byrne; 3. Stephen Milton and Alison McGilligan.
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What with this recession ... what recession? I had lunch on Monday in One Pico and there wasn’t a vacant table in the place. Ditto with Bentley’s, where the food is hit and miss and the service brusque. OK, so the latter was full of fat cats on big expense accounts (not me, more’s the pity) and I guess they will be the last to suffer but the meek shall inherit the earth, fingers crossed.
Anyhoo, the good, the bad and the poor alike gathered at the Royal Hibernian Academy this week to mark the 21st Anniversary of the John Frieda brands. To mark the occasion John flew in especially to attend the exclusive celebratory event, which also marked his first visit to Ireland, where his products have become truly iconic over the past number of years.
RTE’s Sandra Byrne, stylist Noel Sutton and DJ Mo Kelly all enjoyed the Veuve Clicquot champagne and Carpe Diem Botanic Waters. Off The Rails presenter Brendan Courtney chatted about the advice offered by John and his Irish born and London Salon stylists Jake Davis and Paul Connelly. Also spotted enjoying the event were Dirty Epics lead singer SJ Wai, Louise Osbourne, Apprentice Runner-Up Nicky O’Callaghan and hypnotist Katie Jane Golden.
The highlight of the evening came when the passionate John invited attendees to come and speak to him personally regarding his hair advice – such a quick formation of a queue has rarely been seen. Speaking to the guests, the always-pushing forward John Frieda spoke about his transition from hair stylist to the stars to the hair brand the stars use and how he always took his father's advice, "the harder you work, the luckier you get".
Personally I think the luckier you get the less you work, but I digress. Thanks for lifting our spirits John Frieda, here’s to another 21.
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What with this recession ... what recession? I had lunch on Monday in One Pico and there wasn’t a vacant table in the place. Ditto with Bentley’s, where the food is hit and miss and the service brusque. OK, so the latter was full of fat cats on big expense accounts (not me, more’s the pity) and I guess they will be the last to suffer but the meek shall inherit the earth, fingers crossed.
Anyhoo, the good, the bad and the poor alike gathered at the Royal Hibernian Academy this week to mark the 21st Anniversary of the John Frieda brands. To mark the occasion John flew in especially to attend the exclusive celebratory event, which also marked his first visit to Ireland, where his products have become truly iconic over the past number of years.
RTE’s Sandra Byrne, stylist Noel Sutton and DJ Mo Kelly all enjoyed the Veuve Clicquot champagne and Carpe Diem Botanic Waters. Off The Rails presenter Brendan Courtney chatted about the advice offered by John and his Irish born and London Salon stylists Jake Davis and Paul Connelly. Also spotted enjoying the event were Dirty Epics lead singer SJ Wai, Louise Osbourne, Apprentice Runner-Up Nicky O’Callaghan and hypnotist Katie Jane Golden.
The highlight of the evening came when the passionate John invited attendees to come and speak to him personally regarding his hair advice – such a quick formation of a queue has rarely been seen. Speaking to the guests, the always-pushing forward John Frieda spoke about his transition from hair stylist to the stars to the hair brand the stars use and how he always took his father's advice, "the harder you work, the luckier you get".
Personally I think the luckier you get the less you work, but I digress. Thanks for lifting our spirits John Frieda, here’s to another 21.
