Street Style

Street Style

'Friday at Portobello'

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Abigail, on Portobello Market.

She looks so sweet and kooky with a yellow school satchel and carrying a sewing box which seems to part of the outfit but it's just something she had just bought it.





Lucy, near Paddington.

Her cropped trousers are great for sunnier days combined with a lovely poncho and an oversized scarf. The detail was on her satchel with a scarf on it, very charming.



Seema, on Portobello Road.

Wearing a cute sheepskin jacket combined with a lovely high waisted skirt. I like her leopard print scarf, it's gorgeous.



Senem, on Portobello Road.

The hat caught my eye and she looks great with a kimono style jacket and a pair of wellies.



Becky, on Portobello Market.

Wearing a lovely combination of nude and neutral colours, I think the contrasting tights are great. Her shoes also had gold studs on but unfortunately they are showing on the picture.



See you soon.

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Single nail

Hi guys,

My nail ring has finally arrived! It took ages to come, I had almost forgotten about it.
It's meant to be worn on your little finger, but since my fingers are quite thin, it also fits on it's neighbour. I really, really liked it, so much that now I am thinking of buying some more. Maybe it would be nice to have a pair for the 'single nail' duo, or a silver one. I wouldn't bother with bronze since the gold when wears out will look like it.

I am apologising for the quality of the picture taken with my mobile phone in the poor lighting, technology has not been been on my side really... I haven't been posting lately due some problems with my computer and now I have to sort my camera out, drama.




I am wearing Chanel Particuliere nail varnish, I wanted to take pictures whilst wearing Peridot which I eventually bought it. (Told you guys!) but none of them came out well since it was too much gold going on for the camera but it looked good in real life.

See you soon.
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GlossyBox - Review

Hi guys,

Last month I had a lovely surprise coming through the post, I received a gorgeous really well presented gift, courtesy of GlossyBox.

It was the first time I had heard about the GlossyBox. Every month you will receive a box with 5 different products, which I think is great, as it gives you the chance to try new stuff from hair, beauty, scent or body care. The box comes with a mixture of full and travel sized, either from luxury well known brands or from some lesser known, new brands. It's like getting a secret gift, full of unknown goodies ready for experimenting, very exciting!



So, inside September's box, I got:

Neal and Wolf, super shine hair spray. (Full size)
It's been a while since I last used a shine spray but before I used to love the stuff. Don't know why I ever went off it, this is amazing, I so love it again.

Dead Sea Spa Magik. (Travel size, 2 sachets.)
This is an amazing exfoliator, a combination of dead sea salt, vitamin E and coconut oil will make your skin feel fantastic. Shake well before use.

Moa,'green' lip balm. (Travel size)
A cute little pot, which is ideal to carry around in your pocket. It's organic yarrow and feels really emollient, it worked well on my dry lips and believe me my lips are very dry.

Plum, scent by Mary Greenwell. (Travel size)
A chypre based scent. I love grown up, strong scents but this one it's not for me at all. It's a bit too strong and very far from the powdery scents I'm used to wear.

HD Brows, eye and brow palette. (Full size)
I must say this was my favourite product of the box. Well, firstly because I love an eye brow kit and this could not be more complete, with 4 different shades. But since I will mainly be wearing one of these shades for my brows, the other ones can be worn as an eye shadow and I suppose if I wet them they can also be worn as an eyeliner.



Close on my favourite product. It even comes with a double brush. I was so in need of one of them!



So how does it works? GlossyBox is a monthly subscription, for £12.95 a month you will receive this gorgeous box full of fab goodies and discounts if you wish to buy any of the products presented on your box.
It's also a great idea for Xmas, we all enjoy to pamper ourselves and this is a nice to way to be remembered all year around.

I loved it!

Further info: www.glossybox.co.uk

By the way, this is an unbiased review which is my own, unedited, opinion.

See you soon.
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24 ways to tie a scarf - Hermes knotting cards

Hi guys,

I hope you all have been well. As a personal stylist, I frequently get asked about different ways, or even how should one tie a scarf?
The classic square scarf with a little bit of imagination can be won in so many ways. It can be a top, a hairband, a belt or even a bag.

Hermes, has realised some lovely set of cards that will come with your 'carre', which are a great source of inspiration. I have 2 of those sets and I have finally scanned the set number 3 to share with you. Plus, two of my favourite easy peasy ideas.

It's really easy, once you get going more and more ideas will pop into your head, so grab a scarf and just have fun!



























See you soon.
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Ready for 2011

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I'm wishing you all great start for 2011.

After a little break in between Xmas and New year, I'm back with my first post of the year. I took a couple of pictures as I was getting ready for New Year's Eve. I decided to end 2010 in great style wearing this lovely Vivienne Westwood cocktail dress, which I never have the chance to wear it much so it feels very special, just how I want 2011 to be for all of us.


Hurry, hurry, hurry... I still need to apply my fake eyelashes.

I was wearing: Dress: Vivienne Westwood , Shoes: Alexander Mcqueen.

See you soon.
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Fred Butler at London Fashion Week

Hi guys,

I hope you all enjoy these beautiful and colourful pictures I've taken at the Fred Butler presentation at the Portico Rooms of Somerset House at London fashion week.

There were 4 models standing at the corners of the room, each wearing a different colour neoprene dress. Outfits were bursting with textures and volume, from cocoon sleeves to big spiral scarves. There was plenty of fabric twisted and layered in all the accessories too, from the earrings to the shoes, which were delicately covered in fabric in the shape of petals.




Some close up on the headpieces and futuristic sunglasses.


An interesting moment when a model is being helped by 2 people for a quick sip of water!

Minx and Marian Newman created this amazing sea-creature inspired Minx nails.

See you soon.
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Asos cape - Total love

Hi guys,

I hope you all have been well. Here I come again with another Navajo/Aztec print. Yeah, I told you guys I was in love with them and therefore I just could not resist, I just had to buy the other cape from ASOS. I got the purple one for Xmas and it is so fantastic that I decided to get this one too.(With over 100 'likes' on Facebook, I didn't want to take the risk of selling out)

This one is slightly different form the purple, as it does not have a hood and the colours are a bit more Springy too. I wasn't too sure about the terracotta red, I thought that maybe it would be too much but it's not actually as bright as it looks on the website.



Definitely, there's a much more Native American feel wearing those colours, which are quite neutral, so tan and gray go really well and turquoise compliments it beautifully.





I was wearing: Cape: ASOS, Shirt: Vivienne Westwood, Shorts: Topshop, Bag: Balenciaga, Ring: YSL, Shoes: Dune.

See you soon.
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Chanel Mimosa

Hi guys,

A while back, I blogged about the new trend for this Summer, the yellow nail varnish. My only experience with yellow nail varnish goes way back to when I was very young, we're talking about the 80's which was the only time where 'different' coloured nail varnish was sold in Brazil and it was not for long anyway. So within that period I bought a couple of bottles, yellow and blue. The yellow, I can remember well, it was a canary yellow and it didn't look that nice, plus it was very difficult to apply.
Nowadays, we are spoiled for choice, even in Brazil the trend has caught again and now they also have some amazing colours and some great dupes too.

Anyways, the other day I was at the Chanel counter and saw a sample for Mimosa, I applied just a little bit and looked quite nice and shimmery. I contemplated that 'dot' of nail varnish for the whole weekend and the more I looked at it the more curious I got about it. So, I only had one way to answer all my questions about yellow nail varnishes and so I gave myself a full manicure at the Chanel counter.
I know it's terribly cheeky but I really wanted to know things like, was the texture good? Was it easy to apply? How many coats would I need? And ultimately how would it look? I have bought 2 nail varnishes from Chanel, Particuliere and Nouvelle Vague and I find the latter a real difficulty to apply. So this time, I'm keeping my £17 in my pocket until I try the stuff and then I can make my mind up about it.

(Sorry for the bad manicure and mobile picture)



Nothing has changed much in the yellow nail varnish field I guess. The shimmer is there but only when you apply the first coat and then it fades away as more coats get put on and you still need 3 coats in order for it to look good.
The colour is very nice though, even on my pale skin it didn't look bad. Almost a lemony yellow although I could say it also looks like a light mustard.
The application is streaky but it seams to dry quickly in between coats, Nouvelle vague just doesn't.

Verdict: It was great to try but I'm not going to buy, I like this colour very much but I'm not mad about it and I'm not skillful enough to apply such a hard colour anyway. If I know that I am going to make loads of mistakes and wipe my nails off a few times, I rather do that with a cheaper nail varnish.

I could be eating my words soon (I know myself) but for now, what are your thoughts on Chanel Mimosa and yellow nail varnishes? Will you give it a go?

See you soon.
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Thinking ahead

Hi guys,

I hope you all have been well. Having a little break from the LFW posts and despite the weather being so warm now, (crazy isn't it?) last week when it was a bit colder, I was already browsing on the internet for some new items for my winter wardrobe.
Then a friend from work told me about this Swedish brand which has just arrived to the UK, I really like the Swedish minimalistic style and the Swedish brands are so cool, therefore I couldn't wait to check on the Ellos website.

Whilst browsing through the jackets, I selected some of my favourite ones to share with you. From classic to pure glam, these are great key pieces, which I think are a must in any wardrobe.






Nice aren't they? I know it might sound a little early to be thinking about it but Ellos is now offering 20% off on all the coats and jackets, just to tempt us a little bit more. We love a little bargain as much as we like nice clothes.

See you soon.
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