Tuesday 18 September 2012

LFW: Burberry Prorsum Spring/Summer 13

Hey there hotties, 
                               So as the last dregs of summer 2012's obi belts, tangerine and festival fashion exit our lives and we start to embrace the oncoming flood of cobalt, statement trousers and country style everything that is going to be Autumn/Winter 2012, the fashion Gods swarm our favourite cities to reveal to us mere mortals, the S/S 13 collections. This week was the turn of London Fashion Week and more importantly, the Burberry Prorsum show *flutter*. I don't know about you, but for me, Burberry is the very essence of British fashion and more importantly, their clothes represent everything I want to be, beautiful,classy and timeless. So without further adieu, here is my take on their Spring/Summer 13 collection...

Within seconds of the first model gracing the runway, I was in love. As usual, Burberry presented some insanely beautiful coats and they really did excel themselves this year. A white almost caped coat, fastened at the neck, with an extremely Madonna-esque pink basque peaking out from beneath, set an extremely high standard as a starting point for Mr Bailey but alas this fashion extraordinaire really did just get better and better as the show went on. 

As Cara and Lily strutted down the runway in their own white coat of wonder, the beautiful Jourdan then followed wearing a metallic pink and orange trench that pretty much put me in a state of euphoria that did not leave me for a good while after the completion of the show. 


A sea of beauty ensued and I shan't analyse it all but here are what I think are the key trends from the collection: 

Colour wise, jewel tones are being carried right through from Autumn/Winter with amethyst, emerald, burgundy and royal blue all playing a huge role in the show. Also nudes are going to be big, with various shades of beige,brown and pink being shown. 

Metallic's are back, hurrah! Whether it's an almost tinfoil like shirt or a shiny structured bodycon, make sure they're part of your wardrobe. Lacesatin and silk were also heavily featured.

Tailoring is either structured and bodycon or loose, shift and oversized but with the waist always being cinched to the point of unbreathable and the shoulders and sleeve balloning but going in at the wrist to keep a feminine shape. 




Platforms are out and pointed wedges and courts are in. Say goodbye to comfort ladies, as if you're foot isn't completely diagonal to the floor, something's not right. 
Make-up wise, I'm more than happy to announce the return of the red lip. For the last few seasons, we've flitted between coral,vampy purple,lilac,bright pink and nude but finally my beloved red has returned to its rightful place of the runway. Make those lips big,red and bold with huge brows to match love,love,love.

To close the show, a flurry of models trotted their way round the runway in a rainbow of trench coat wonder, it was awesome!

Christopher Bailey I salute you once again, you amazingly minded man. 

Thanks for reading guys, what was your views on the collection? What LFW shows caught your eye? Let me know in the comments below! 

Stay Classy!X



Disclaimer: All images are the property of Vogue.com and their respective photographers, no offence intended. All copyright belongs to the owners of the pictures, not me.

Rocking On: Vamp It Up

Hey beauty's, 
                        Just a Quick post today about one of my favourite things of the moment. I'm absolutely loving Bow by Nails Inc's nail polish in "Girls Just Wanna Have Plum". It's the perfect plummy purple and adds an instant hit of cool to any outfit. 



It's look great both when you're working the St Moriz or you're having a pale day which is perfect for me. It has a really cool glossy finish and when put over squared off nails (another thing I'm loving at the moment)  looks super chic. 


Speak soon chicas! 
Stay Classy X

Friday 7 September 2012

Farewell to the Fairground...

Hello there lovelies!

Today I've got a quick post to say goodbye to summer and what feels like my child hood, as I finally venture into the big girl world that is Sixth form and A Levels *shudder*. 

So as I stare at the new pile of stationary on my chest of drawers and contemplate how I'm going to survive taking Physics, Maths, Economics and History for the next two years, I thought I'd make a list of things I did this summer that are worth talking about...

  1. I got a job. Yes I did. I did it all on my own, without any help from family friends or people who my dad works with, like so many people do. I wrote a CV, applied, got interviewed and worked really hard to secure the job that I now have. It isn't easy at all, especially when you're getting up at 7am on a Saturday to work for £4.98 an hour. But a job's a job and I really enjoy my one, it's not the best but the people are nice and the clothes are cool too.
  2. I went to a festival. It was insane. It was wonderful. It was muddy. It was one of the best experiences of my life and I will never forget the amazement of being on a random boys shoulders whilst watching Kasabian close the whole festival doing a cover of a Beatles song, complete and total goosebumps.
  3. I got real qualifications. GCSE's to be exact. After months of preparation, 12 exams decided my fate. It was hard and I should've worked harder. But I did it and I got into Sixth Form to do the A Levels I want to do. I'm rather proud of myself to be honest. 
  4. I grew up. I really did. I finally accepted that I am not Peter Pan and I will not be flying off to Neverland any time soon. I payed my own through summer, I took responsibility for myself, I went away without my parents and I chose what I'm going to be doing for pretty much the rest of my life, scary. 
  5. I had an amazing time. This past year has been a bit of a mad one and summer was also rather mad to begin with. There's always some sort of drama going on around me and I'm rather prone to getting absorbed by it all. I've finally knocked the habit (well, nearly) and I had an absolute ball with my friends, doing silly things, throwing parties and just having fun. 
So that's my summer, what was yours like? Do anything amazing? Learn anything that changed your life? Let me know in the comments below! 
Thanks for reading guys, speak soon.
Here's a little something to leave you with, it's a motto I'm trying to live my life by...


Stay Classy!X

Thursday 6 September 2012

Keeping Glam: Internacionale

Hey Kittens! 

So after a rather shaky summer when it comes to blog posts (apologies once again) I've decided to come up with a few things which will guarantee at least a few blog posts every month when I'm low on the ideas front. One of these new concepts is going to be called "Keeping Glam". "Keeping Glam" is going to be about my favourite things of the month that have kept me glamourous. It's going to include shops, make-up, body products, helpful beauty tips or anything that has kept me feeling fab in that particular month. 

I'm starting off this little series with a complete rave for the brand new Internacionale store in L1. Now Internacionale itself isn't new, it has been around for years but after getting in some new buyers, it seems like they've pretty much re-launched and have came back with a serious bang. I rediscovered Internacionale this past weekend after stumbling into their brand new shop in Liverpool and I was super impressed by pretty much everything they had on offer. Here some pictures I snapped in store...




*Apologies about the kind of unclear pictures, but I didn't have my camera with me and there were people everywhere so it was kind of hard to get a clear shot. *

As you can (hopefully) grasp from the pictures, Internacionale has a lot to offer. The store itself is organised into various different styles, making it easier to find something for you. There's a section of brightly coloured, north London, street style clothes, full of brightly patterned t-shirts, high-tops and leggings (shown above) . Another section, which is more glamourous and included this beautiful dress...
There's also a whole section that's full of the military trend, complete with khaki maxi and midi skirts, camo jackets and studded jumpers. 

The shoe section also doesn't disappoint, with a selection of shoes ranging from Lita style platforms to creepers to metallic ballet flats to huge glittered wedges, there's definitely something for everyone. 
Internacionale also offers a range of Beauty UK, Eyelure and Nail Rock beauty products, which is always handy for last minute night out essentials. 

Gorgeous nail technician doing complimentary manicures using Beauty UK products.

I am SO impressed with Internacionale and the fact that everything is super cheap and fairly priced just adds to the fabulousness! The staff in the Liverpool store are also so friendly and helpful, with a great knowledge of both the brand and the products in store, thanks for being so lovely guys! 
I only picked up a few things on Saturday, but I can not wait to go back in store to find my next set of bargains.
Here's what I got...
Earring pack: £3.99

Eye earrings (part of above pack) and Ear cuff (pack of 3) 99p

Lace peplum top £12.99

Khaki midi skirt £8.99

Black high-waisted skirt £9.99

 Can't wait to wear these and feature them in some upcoming outfits of the day. Internacionale get in new products daily, so get yourself down there now for some amazing bargains or go to their online store to shop from home!

Thanks for reading guys, speak soon! 
Stay Classy!X



*Peplum top, khaki skirt and black skirt images taken from internacionale.com no copyright intended.                         

Product Rave: Bioderma

Hey you gorgeous lollipops! 
 
Got a really quick post for you today about an amazing product. So from the blog title, you've probably guessed this post is about Bioderma. Now I've been hearing about Bioderma ever since I discovered the amazement that is Pixiwoo but seeing as I don't live in France and I didn't fancy paying ridiculous amounts for shipping, I waited to jump on the bandwagon...until now. 
Let me quickly paint you a little picture. For the past few years I've been cursed with bad skin. Now, it's not awful but it's not enjoyable either. So in November of last year I finally took myself to the doctors and nipped that problem straight in the bud before it took over my whole life. My skin cleared up thanks to a wonderous little liquid called Zineryt and I stopped resembling a domino (because domino's have spots, do you get it? HA) for a while. My skin cleared up so much that around April I just stopped using my precious Zineryt all together, this is when problems began to arise. Clearly I got too cocky and by June, just before my prom, I was attacked with an evil little plague of spots. Chaos ensued but crisis was averted after my doctor did a skin review and gave me my Zineryt back 3 days before prom. Thank goodness. I stuck with my Zineryt after this but at the end of July my bottle expired and as I was rather busy, I forgot to go and get another one. Low and behold, my spots came back and with a vengeance. My skin was awful, the worst it had been in about a year and it was also the day before I was due to go off to Leeds festival, meaning I didn't have time to get my prescription. It was atrocious and it got progressively worse over the weekend, much to my horror. I got home at about 5am on Monday morning and then preceded to sleep until  Tuesday night. By this time, my parents were packing up and getting ready to jet off on their jollies for a few days, so once again my prescription would have to wait.  Where were they going you may ask, well my lovelies they were popping off to France, the home of skin care extraordinaire's like Bioderma. As you can imagine I sent my mother strict instructions via text complete with a picture and everything, making sure Bioderma was purchased for her acne prone child. I eagerly awaited their return and on Sunday, I was presented with this...


TA-DAH!

I can honestly not say enough good things about Bioderma. After the first use I saw a difference in my skin, even though it's just meant to remove make-up. After 2 days the majority of my blemishes has cleared up and my skin in general just looks a lot brighter and healthier. Amazing. It is extremely gentle and literally feels like you're just putting water on your skin. It's super easy to use too, as it just needs to be poured onto a cotton pad and then wiped around the face. I am so excited to finally be able to experience this product and can not recommend it enough to you all. 
You can get Bioderma online from here  or here and from September it will be available in the new Harvey Nichols venture, BeautyMart which is coming to Harvey Nichols on the 7th of September. 

Thanks for reading guys, hope this has been helpful! 
Have any of you tried Bioderma? What are your thoughts? Is there any other 'wonder products' you think I need to try? Let me know in the comments below!

Speak soon hunny pies! 

Stay Classy X

Monday 3 September 2012

Festival Series: Toiletries

Hello there beautiful people, 
                                                  I'm back again with my next festival post and this one's all about toiletries. Now some people may think this is pretty easy, as after all it's a festival, you're supposed to be as minimalistic as possible. However minimalistic and me do not mix. I would much rather be over prepared than under, especially when I'm living in a tent for 4 days in the middle of a field and as great as mud is for the skin, I do not plan to embrace nature in any way shape or form.
*As some of you may have noticed, it is now the 1st of September and most festivals are finished. I am fully aware of this but being the total scat that I am, I completely forgot to set this post live before I went, soz. However Bestival is this weekend (I think) and Glastonbury's in May so now you can all be prepared, way in advance. Now back to me speaking in the future tense even though it was actually written in the past, confusing I know, but let's persevere through this together, okay? *
So here's what I'm taking to Leeds...



So baby wipes, first and foremost the most essential thing any person could ever bring to a festival (after a tent, your ticket, money, wellies etc...but you know what I mean) as if you're like me, a communal shower does not appeal to you in any way shape or form. A baby wipe bath is the best you can hope for if you're going to VETO the showers and VETO you should.  A good wipe down with a few of these in the morning and before bed will rid you of any immediate grossness and make the mud that little bit more bearable. 
I'm also taking separate face wipes as I don't like using baby wipes on the face but that's just me being fussy. 
Next is dry shampoo, once again a must if you're not planning on venturing into the watery wilderness that are apparently 'showers'. Boys and girls alike, this will be your hairs best friend.

Now my actual wash bag contents...
My wash bag is a wipe clean one from French Connection, it's pretty big and fits all my stuff in perfectly. 
I have the obvious things of course: tooth brush, tooth paste, deodorant and mouthwash. I'm also taking pretty much every medication you could need for a weekend in the wilderness (okay so it's not the wilderness but I've never camped before, don't judge me...) ibuprofen, allergy and hayfever relief, indigestion tablets, sore eye drops, throat lozengers and soluble paracetamol (great for hangovers...just saying). Also I'm taking about a million plasters, blisters will not be a problem for me I assure you. 
My next two words are perhaps just as important as baby wipes: HAND SANITIZER. Hand sanitizer will possibly be the only thing standing in between you and E Coli, you've all heard festival toilet stories I'm sure you don't need any explanation from me. 
With regards to more beauty related items I'm taking: a mini Frizz-Eze serum, eye make-up remover,nail varnish, body lotion, Righteous Butter, Vera Wang solid perfume and a razor which I probably won't use but you never know. 

To round up, my key tips are for toiletries are: 
  1. Be prepared- you're in a forest at the end of the day, if you think you'll need it, take it. 
  2. Mini's are your friend- Travel sizes were made for occasions like this. You're the one who has to carry your bag don't forget
  3. Take home comforts- This sounds stupid but if you moisturise every day religiously, take your moisturiser with you. I'm sure no one will think any less of you if you whip out your Palmers Cocoa Butter before bed. 

So that's it hunny's. If I've missed anything, please let me know. Hope this helps!

Speak soon!

Stay Classy X