Category Archives: Fashion & Beauty

+ The Yo-Yo Hair Brigade

What do the likes of Lindsay Lohan, Scarlett Johansson, Ashlee Simpson and Agyness Deyn (to name but a few!) have in common? They all know the secret. Well, not so much a secret, but one of the best cures for boredom or a life-rut is to change your hair-do. Not content with simply getting a [...]

+ Inspiration from 18th-century Period Dramas

Hope the above inspiration-board helps you channel some opulent 18th century glamour. Some of my favourite dramas are those set in centuries long gone. A prerequisite for such films is normally amazingly extravagant costumes constructed from yards of silk and taffeta, make-up to rival Photoshop’s airbrushing and hairpieces that seem to defy gravity. You know [...]

+ Inspiration from Lookbook.Nu

Tap into some ‘collective fashion consciousness’ and delve into the looks at Lookbook.nu. Trend I ♥ – Thigh-high socks and stockings Now we all know that when it comes to socks and stockings, the higher the better. Give your outfit some kick by raising those socks and, if you’re feeling particularly risque, stockings with a [...]

+ Featured DIY Tutorials

This article has probably been inspired by an underlying guilt welling up inside myself after spending a large amount on brand-new clothes online. “But I neeeed them”, I told myself as I repetitively clicked the “add to basket” button. In an effort to mend my ways, I have decided to come over all creative and [...]

+ Street Style Focus: Inna Pilipenko

Often it’s what models wear outside of their day job, rather than their catwalk outfits, that is of more interest and intrigue to those interested in fashion. One model who I think has great street style is Inna Pilipenko, an eighteen-year-old Russian supermodel. She tends to stick to black pieces and uses timeless accessories like [...]

+ Dreams of a shoe-shaped variety

Right now I am craving a new pair of shoes, and, of course, some money to buy them with! I haven’t bought a new pair of heels in maybe eight months. Eight months is a long, long time and I keep torturing myself by viewing shoe of the hot variety online! If money was no [...]

+ Preparing for Backpacking

With two weeks to go until I head off, I have some tough choices to make. As the kind of girl who is so stubborn I am seriously considering packing most of my backpack with just shoes because I like them that much, I need to get into this whole travelling philsophy soon as! The [...]

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