From Paris with love
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Unknown
- May 20, 2016
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| Trench-warehouse, Blouse- Archive by Alexa for M&S, skirt- Tara Jarmon |
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| Top-Zara, Sunglasses-Topshop |
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| Coat-DKNY, Dress-Asos, Bag-Vintage |
Red suede and ruffles
by
Unknown
- April 29, 2016
Ever since I snapped up the harry blouse from Alexa Chung's M&S collection I've been searching through my wardrobe to try and find different ways to style it. This is my current favourite at the moment and definitely has a 60's, Jimmi Hendrix vibe to it.
I've teamed the harry blouse in white with my dreamy 60's A line style skirt I picked up when I was last in Paris, from a shop on the Champs Elysees which made me feel very swish indeed. It's from Tara Jarmon which is a parisian brand that is just heavenly. I walked into the shop and had to resist leaving with everything, it was the perfect mix of Parisienne cool with a quirky 60's look too. I then threw on my red suede jacket from Zara which I think pulls the whole look together and works so well against the monochrome top and skirt. I love how the ruffles of the sleeves peek out from underneath the jacket and stand out against the deep red colour. I'm so glad I picked the blouse up in white as well as the pink because although the pink is gorgeous, the white is so versatile and goes with pretty much everything I have in my wardrobe.
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60's inspired everyday make up
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Unknown
- April 29, 2016
I've always been a tad obsessed with 60's make up. I love the cat eye flick, heavy lashes and whole dolly look and find it so flattering on pretty much everyone. This is basically the sort of make-up I have on everyday. A browny defined eye, a black flicky liner, lots of mascara and a pale pink lip colour. I don't quite suit the full on Edie Sedgwick make up look, so this is a toned down more wearable version that's really easy to do.
I started off with a natural looking base; I used the It cosmetics CC cream for a light and not too matte base, then I used some of the Clarins instant light concealer to brighten up my under eye area and then set this and my T zone with the Bourjois healthy balance powder. I then moved onto my eyes and used the Lorac pro palette to put a light brown wash all over my lids and then blended a slightly darker brown into the crease to get a more defined look. Then using my Eyeko liquid liner I drew on a thin cat eye flick and filled in my water line too with the Stila black smudgestick to get a bold liner look. There is no magic technique to getting liner perfect unfortunately, it just takes a lot of practice and always have your elbows balanced on a table so you have a more steady grip to draw on your liner. I then used loads of my Lancome grandois mascara on the top lashes and for a heavy lower lash line I used the Clarins bottom lash mascara which is amazing at creating a sixties dolly look.
For brows I used my Anastasia brow wiz to fill in any gaps and set them with a Loreal clear brow gel. I then used the Chanel les beiges powder to sweep across my cheeks and temples to create a subtle glowy and healthy look without looking over bronzed and then popped a bit of Benefit coralista blush on the apples of my cheeks. And for lipstick I used revlon's pink in the afternoon lipstick to finish the look as it's a lovely pink but not too bright so the attention is still drawn to the eyes.
This is honestly so easy and quick to do and instantly creates a modern 60's look. If you want to go full on, add a darker shade to your crease, go heavier on the bottom lashes and contour heavier. This is just an easier, more day time appropriate take on the look.
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For brows I used my Anastasia brow wiz to fill in any gaps and set them with a Loreal clear brow gel. I then used the Chanel les beiges powder to sweep across my cheeks and temples to create a subtle glowy and healthy look without looking over bronzed and then popped a bit of Benefit coralista blush on the apples of my cheeks. And for lipstick I used revlon's pink in the afternoon lipstick to finish the look as it's a lovely pink but not too bright so the attention is still drawn to the eyes.
This is honestly so easy and quick to do and instantly creates a modern 60's look. If you want to go full on, add a darker shade to your crease, go heavier on the bottom lashes and contour heavier. This is just an easier, more day time appropriate take on the look.
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