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Getting it NAILed
This season is all about bright and wild or pastel-colour nails. There is a wide choice of colours, textures (see caviar on the left) and even glue-on designs (think zebra, leopard, zig-zag patterns). You can pick these up either at the pharmacies or stores like Topshop, American Apparel or Selfridges. Personally, I am more of a red and deep purple (aubergine, to be exact) nail polish girl, but this season I just couldn’t resist the bright colours. The inspiration came from deep blues that are all over 2012 fashion collections and in my own closet. So, to achieve the desired effect, I combined two different polishes – blue and sparkle.…
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Lip Service
Wondering on the streets of London, I have noticed how many London girls wear bright lipstick, usually different shades of red. It seems a quintessential English girl has a fair skin, wears simple make-up and red lipstick. To go with this classy look, she is dressed in 1940-50s inspired clothes, matching vintage and modern pieces. So what is it about red lips that have made them appear in all major shows and ad campaigns, ranging from D&G, Armani, Dior to Gucci? My own experience with red lips began recently. I have previously wore red lipstick only during photo shoots and thought it looked a bit too vulgar on my big full…
