blossoms and chanel.

I've been waiting a while to see the tree standing outside my house to bloom into blossoms, to me this is when it truly feels like spring/summer. I just had to take some photos, and while i was taking them they reminded me of a shoot in the latest Lula edition. In which a girl wears a blossom shaped hairpiece. I loved it as soon as I saw it, and of course where else would something so beautiful be from, Chanel.

http://www.chanel.com/fashion/8#8-jewels-chanel-accessories-4,3

the beauty of chanel.

The Paris couture shows were out in storm a couple of days ago. And to keep with my love of dusky and nude colours i found myself in love with the latest Chanel couture look, surprise surprise! Last spring Chanel couture i loved how Karl Lagerfeld transfered plain white into something texturally beautiful, with the whole of the looks inspired by folded paper he said "he'd cleared everything away and started with a clean sheet of paper.".

The whole time i was looking at the spring 10 and kept thinking to myself 'hmm is this better than last year?'

Spring/Summer 10

Spring/Summer 09

It seems more playful and more risk taking, and totally relates to the latest trends of cotton candy colours for spring, however gives the element of romanticism and space age. (not that i tend to follow trends but i do really like this one). It had alot of elements to it, with the metallic and the candy colours, jewel encrusted jackets, ruffles and raras, flower ponchos and original structured shapes, as much as i loved the textured flower, ruffle dresses i do really like the revamp of the classic Chanel skirt suit.

But then again, just looking at last years, can you really beat those exquisite paper-flower tiara constructions and reworked beautiful, graphical, textured silhouettes? A collection to truly treasure.

http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2010CTR-CHANEL

turquoise varnish.

Today i went shopping bright and early in the morning so i could just breeze around the shops. Here is what i wore. I didn't buy much as I'm trying to save my money, but what i did buy were things on my clothes list (i get bored sometimes and start making lists and outfit lists of things i want). I bought a good pair of thick knitted grey tights from H&M. I also bought some jade/ turquoise nail varnish, which i was very happy about finding as the Chanel version is all sold out and i was looking in every make up section for a colour like it, and luckily i found one right at the end of my search. The nail varnish is by a company called 'Hot Looks' it was very cheap and i have found it to be of a good quality too. Now all i have to is stop biting my nails and learn how to apply nail varnish properly!

i first found out about the jade nail varnish, not from the Chanel runway but in fact one of my favourite quirky fashion stars, Alexa Chung, and here she is in all her glory. i never really wear nail varnish, however when i saw this i had to try it out as its my favourite colour.
http://www.zimbio.com/