Author, cultural anthropologist and flirting expert Jean Smith takes the art of flirting to daring heights with her new seminar Flirt Like A Bond Girl/Shoot Like Bond which takes place at Archer Street, Soho and the Shooting Targets this Valentines week.
Inspired by Honor Blackmans Pussy Galore, Jayne Seymours Domino, Ursula Andress Honey Rider and Eva Greens Vesper Lynd, the seminar runs in two parts.
The first is a talk about some of Bonds most famous lovers and how they use their charms from the mystical arts to seductive villainy. This will take place at Archer Street, from 7pm-9pm, with complimentary glass of wine on arrival, on Wednesday 12th February.
The experience culminates with afternoon tea and a shooting lesson with tuxedo-clad instructors, as well as the chance to fire one of the latest and most expensive new guns, at the Shooting Targets on Saturday 15th February.
Jean said: From the enchanting innocence of Domino and the vulnerable Honey Rider, to the gung-ho alpha female embodied by Pussy Galore, we have a lot we can learn from Bond Girls, particular the iconic characters from the earlier movies. These women can be more than male fantasies. What would they be like if they were living in our modern world? My talk is about how women can use all the ammunition they have to get the man they want.
Clive Hetherington, owner of the London Shooting Club is on hand to offer this very thing, in the fitting surrounds of a manor house and rolling grounds reminiscent of Skyfall, the last Bond film where rifle shooting was a key part of the plot.
Jean, who will join Clive to co-host the day of shooting, added: Being busy, having a lot of fun and throwing yourself into interesting pursuits are great ways to boost your attraction to the opposite sex, and in doing so you retain a great deal of power and control. Counting gun shooting among your hobbies and being a mean shot is certainly going to keep the conversation going on a first date, possibly even culminating in a second. Tickets for the Flirt like a Bond Girl experience are available in two parts: £30 for the talk, including a glass of wine, at Archer Street on 12th February and £65 for the afternoon tea plus shooting co-hosted by Jean Smith and Clive Hetherington at the AC Shooting Targets on Saturday 15th February. Alternatively, tickets for both days are £80. All levels are available from www.shootingschool.co.uk/
Dates, timings and venues:
Flirt Like A Bond Girl talk: Wednesday 12th February, Archer Street, 3-4 Archer St, W1D 7AP. 7-9pm. £30 for the talk only, including a complimentary glass of wine.
Shoot Like Bond experience: Saturday 15th February, AC Shooting Targets, Sharvel Lane, West End Road, Northolt, Middlesex, UB5 6RA. £65 including afternoon tea, plus collection from South Ruislip station which is located on the Central Line.
Tickets to both days per person are £80.
Bond Girl flirting tips: Wednesday 12th February, Archer Street, 3-4 Archer St, W1D 7AP
Followed by gold clay pigeon and rifle shooting: Saturday 15th February, West London Shooting School, Sharvel Lane, West End Road, Northolt, Middlesex, UB5 6RA