outright if we were all tarts, and then grandly welcomed us in. I felt a sudden rush of bling to the head as I excitedly bobbed in and out of lavish rooms filled with sparkly jewellery, heavenly hats, vintage dresses and more make-up than a girl could dream of. It’s that initial sense of disorientation muddled with anticipation that adds to the magic of Tart. All of a sudden, you’ve fallen down a rabbit hole in the middle of East London, and it feels great. And if 40 WiNKS is the rabbit hole,
then David Carter is definitely the Mad Hatter. Naughty, flirty and fun, he dishes out compliments as though they were sweets, and lets loose his acerbic tongue whenever he sees fit. All in all, the perfect host for a surrealist’s pleasurable Saturday afternoon. Each ticket costs £80, which is a fair old chunk
recently) had tailor-made a decadent spread of smoked salmon and cucumber sandwiches, cakes, sweets and treats. All delicious. But that was just the icing on the cakes, literally.
“David
Carter asked us outright if we were all tarts”
of a girl’s hard-earned cash, so I was keen to see exactly what Tartlets get for their money. For starters, each guest has access to unlimited cocktails specially created for the event — we had a yummy concoction of gin, elderflower and pressed apple juice. The truly brilliant outfit Vintage Patisserie (you may have seen Dragons Theo and Deborah wowed by them in the Den
The entertainment alters each month, and this time we found ourselves being dolled up by professional make-up artists from catwalk favourites GlamSpot Cosmetics — a range of contemporary powders and glosses enriched with vitamin E and jojoba oil that treats your skin on the outside and in! Vintage hairstylists, Lipstick and Curls, gave us all a ‘do’ Bettie Page would be proud of, as well as the chance to dress up in an array of gorgeous vintage outfits. Then it was on to the tongue-in-cheek
educational element to the afternoon, which has previously seen ex-Diary Editor of Tatler, Liz Brewer, giving a talk on how to achieve the perfect kiss. Oo-er missus! We had Fleur De Guerre expounding the various ways we can be more ‘vintage glamorous’ in our everyday lives, followed by a Hendrick’s Cocktail Making Masterclass, which taught even the mixologically-challenged amongst us how to make the best Tom Collins in the land. Renowned angelologist and author, Angela
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