Sheltering from the blustery London streets, a world away from the adjacent bustling Bank station, in a gorgeous and grand art-deco gem of a venue, gathered some greats of the event world for a two day Summer Show spectacular. Under a canopy of pink cherry blossom trees and colourful hanging lanterns, exhibitors set up displays of their excellence and offerings in the industry, showcasing astonishing venues, catering, entertainment and decor ideas for presentation to top corp

Well, that flew by quickly, didn't it. Here at Poppy & Perle we're reluctantly digging out our woollies but also hoping for a last ditch Indian summer to sweep the nation. 2017 was a funny old summer for us.Our usual festival circuit seemed a tad disjointed and harder work than previous years, partly due to our integral Naomi falling ill for a bit (she's all better now) and also to blame was the particularly muddy fields of July and August. Culminating in soggy (but wonderful

Although the seed for our new venture was sown back in October, sheltered in an English country pub aside a roaring fire, we consider the true birth place of Poppy and Perle to be in the somewhat warmer Goa, India, two months later. Specifically, the beautiful Cozy Nook restaurant on Palolem beach was where everything came together in December last year. It was during our "business meeting" there that our ideas really started to flow and the name came to us both individually

Poppy & Perle exhibited a live body paint piece at the London Pancakes and Booze Art Show in Shadwell, East London, last night. Established in California in 2009, Pancakes and Booze is an artist movement providing an affordable platform for artists to exhibit their work and now hold events across lots of Europe. It was a pleasure to be part of - thanks for having us! #humancanvas #bodypaintingLondon #FantasymakeupLondon #HackneyWick #artLondon #facepaintingLondon #facepainti