Beauty for S/S 2012

Hair trends yesterday, beauty trends today.

1. Polished beauty

Perfect skin and made up eyes with Alot of mascara at Louis Vuitton.

2. Pretty perfect

Less made-up but just as sexy and glamorous at Versace. I love the rosy sheen to the lips.

3. Colour

Blue lips at Mary Katrantzou.

Miu Miu is having a Nightmare on Elm Street moment. Would you be daring enough to try this one?

Pantomime colour at Vivienne Westwood.

4. Embellished

Subtle and very pretty at Chanel. See the tiny pearls in the centre of the chin and on the left eyebrow? I love the overall dewy look here as well.

Gold-leaf eyelids at Fendi.

5. Doll-like glamour

To match the outfits at Viktor & Rolf. See the pink eyelashes? I really want to try that look!

6. Copper eyes

At Roberto Cavalli.

7. Fresh-faced beauty

Freja with barely-there make-up. My favourite look for her.

Angelic prettiness.

My favourite look? The last by far. However it does require immaculate skin, and I'll be following that with a dusting a translucent Laura Mercier powder, white/pale lilac eyeshadow, possibly some eyeliner and mascara. Oh and shiny rose-tinted lips a la Versace. Read shiny, not glossy.

 Alexander McQueen

Hair for Summer

For Spring/Summer 2012, it's all about the (very) pretty up-do. Hint: start growing now.

Louis Vuitton. I really love this photograph.

Embellished and wet-look at Chanel.

Simple but beautiful at Roberto Cavalli. I love the loose strands, very late 90s.

Twisted plaits, like crowns, at Valentino.

Soft and demure at Christopher Kane.

And now for something a little different at Versace:

Barbie: long, shiny and soft.

As I said above, start growing now.

The Delicious List - 30/09/11

Your weekly fashion fix!

1. Kurt Geiger Accessories

As Vogue put it. Seriously, check out their website, http://www.kurtgeiger.com/, for an all-new accessories brand.

2. Beautiful Lips

Dior's Serum de Rouge will not only look delicious, but also make your lips moist and smooth. Another excuse to wear lipstick!

This one in raspberry, my current go-to shade.

3. Cornflower Blue

My new fur jacket is this colour. I wish everything was this colour right now.

A single cornflower.

4. Nature

Foxes, badgers, frogs, snakes, even scarab beetles, are everywhere at the moment. Pick yours up from Topshop now:

Cute fox stud earrings!

An actual beetle ring!

Or you could head over to Mulberry, who are currently infactuated with the English countryside too ...

Egg-shells and feathers.

The beautiful Lily chain bag in the Feathered Friends print.

5. Celestial Sky

The moon, the stars, mythology...I'm currently obsessed!

 Wear the sun and the moon upon your head...again by Topshop.

And their celestial wrist cuff.

6. Water Nymphs

Meanwhile Giorgio Armani's goddesses of the sea in Milan have completely inspired me and I'm sure everyone who was watching the show.  I've been having flashbacks to the lake task in the Goblet of Fire from when I read the book...

I love the ripple-like effect of the skirt.

Single-tone marine blues. Beautiful.

Maybe a little star-trek, but I really love this jacket.

Stunning in silver...

The jacket!!

Moonlight-on-the-sea dress

An ethereal mermaid.

Too many beautiful dresses...

The final three.

7. Balancing Vata

Autumn brings with it drier and cooler weather, which can wreck havoc with our skin and also our body clocks.  To balance out the increase in Vata (in Ayurveda Vata means air and space), try and stick to a regular routine, eat warm and nourishing food and go to sleep a little earlier if possible.

8. Clashing

Right now I'm thinking nautical stripes, blue and lilac flowers and denim, all in the same outfit. Oh and Dries Van Noten did a pretty good job with the putting-everything-together look in the S/S 12 shows as well...

Lace, multiple prints, ballerinas, retro glasses...

9. Rapunzel

Not just any Rapunzel. The one from Tangled!!

If you're in London this Sunday the 2nd of October, head over to Kensington Gardens to watch Rapunzel officially become the 10th Disney princess! Details at http://www.disney.co.uk/princess/rapunzel/rapunzel-celebration/.

My favourite Disney princess!

Body Beautiful

Dragging myself away from the fashion shows for a moment (reluctantly), I thought I'd post about how to keep your body in top condition this autumn now that summer is sadly over and we're moving into the colder months, which can leave our bodies a little worse for wear.

Face

I can never recommend Mario Badescu's face products enough to people.  Favoured by many famous celebrities, the New York skincare line is surprisingly affordable (think £15 for a moisturiser that lasts up to a year).  My favourite item has to be the Seaweed Night Cream, which I have used every night for the past 5 years and I have never been tempted to search for anything else.

Eyes

The skin around and under the eyes is the most delicate in the entire body, and requires extra care to keep it from drying out. I've tried a number of different products for this area, but my favourite is Sisley's Eye and Lip Contour Complex, which unlike other heavier formulas is just perfectly light for fragile skin, and will not cause milia.

Forehead Lines

I started using Lancome's High Resolution cream on my forehead at night whilst studying at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, where the cool coastal air could be extremely drying for the skin.  It zapped any lines that ever started to appear right away! I still use it occasionally:

Chest

I'm pretty sure I'll be glad that I use Mama Mio Boob Tube Bust & Neck Firmer regularly in maybe a decade's time if I have children.  It smooths and tightens your chest as promised, and makes a noticeable difference straight away on application:

Stomach and Stretch Marks

Okay, so Christmas will soon be upon us, and we all know what that means - eating just a little too much! To prevent stretch marks, I like Elancyl's Stretch Mark Preventive & Reducing Cream, which is non-oily and so easier to use without staining clothing:

Legs

Voted one of the top two products to bust cellulite by French women (and I'll trust them on this one), I can honestly say that Elancyl's Cellulite Offensive treatment WORKS.  Try it if you don't believe me.

Get your beauty routine honed and enter Spring next year in a non body-panic mode!

Sexy

Everything sexy is having a moment. And we're talking more than usual.

Chanel A/W 11 make-up:

It's all in the eyes. Check out Chanel's new range of evening eye-shadows that have a perfectly pearly texture and iridescent sparkle:

My favourites? The green and purple.

Cut-out dresses:

Emphasise your curves in a peek-a-boo dress. I'm pretty sure that everyone's favourite is Stella McCartney's polka dot example, as paraded above by Natalia Vodianova.

Heels = essential:

They elongate your legs, raise your bum and just exude sexiness. They make any outfit so so much better on your body.

Tiny waist:

It's what boys love. Eat dark chocolate, plenty of protein and wholegrains, wild salmon, apples and almonds and walk alot to make other girls hate you for yours.

Lace:

This season's sexiest trend. The above is by La Perla. And this baby-doll:

Perfect your underpinnings:

Good lingerie is not just for the night. It makes your clothes look different, good different, in the daytime too.

Are you onto the sexy trend?