Hot Nailpolish Trends - Fall 2011

Mauve - The mix between purple, pink and grey is trending big this season. It's a very lovely colour, that suits almost everyone and has a very elegant, timeless flair to it. It's kind of vintage but still very young. I personally love Butter London's Toff, which is in my opinion the perfect shade of mauve.

Metallics - Metallics are also very big this season in all sorts of shades. Whether it's metallic blues, greens or silvers and golds. It is a very nice trend which I personally support with a great liking. I love wearing silver nailpolish especially on a clubbing night out. If you can get your hands on one of those mirror effect nailpolishes like "Mirror Image" by Maybelline, I would recommend you to buy it! It looks amazing and is very trendy now. Also very very good is Butter London's the full monty, which is a very wearable gorgeous gold colour!

Olive Green - It is a colour that may not suit everyone but is still gorgeous and shouldn't be forgotten. As a very unusual nail colour, it doesn't trend too often and is surprisingly pleasant. It is classy but one problem with it may be, that it doesn't go along with every piece of clothing, so you definitely should watch what you wear when having olive green nail polish on. It looks best with neutral colours, greys, black and white and looks great with his colour siblings mustard yellow and rusty red.

Stylespired - Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley is an amazing young actress in her 20s who has already had lead roles in just so many big movies. Whether it's all parts of the "Pirates of the Carribean" series, "Atonement" or "Pride and Prejudice", she has always done an amazing job. When she isnt starring in movies, Keira plays at the theatre in London at the Comedy Theatre. Her personal way of dressing is very inspired by the trendy parts of her home town like Soho or Camden. Therefore her looks are mostly pretty cool and fashionable. She loves skirts, dresses just as much as her favourite boyfriend pants. Every ensemble seems effortlessly thrown together but at the same time so nicely fashionable. It is a very comfortable but likable look she has and it's very wearable too. Talking shoes she usually wears boots, ballet flats or broques. Keira mostly accessorizes her outfits with minimal jewelry but had a period when she loved to wear hats which kind of became her trademark. She let that faible down though. She doesn't wear too much of colour especially she doesn't clash them. She loves dark colours and combines them with one to two bright pieces. On the red carpet her outfits are mostly very dainty and pretty. She prefers knee length or ankle length linear dresses or ones that are 20s inspired. I really really like her style. It's cool, fashionable and comfortable. It's definitely something that you and me could wear (if only I had her fabulous figure...) So let's take a look at her gorgeous outfits!

BeautyLove - The rise of the Pixie Cut

Hairstyle trends spread very easily. Many changed their long locks into a long 70s bob at the beginning of this summer. Some even combined the dark/bright combo or dip dye with it. It was really hyped but the trend seems to fade again slowly. One hairstyle remains though and seems to survive over the years. It already had a great rise in the 50s when fashion icons like Audrey Hepburn and Twiggy would set a new trend with it. Now it is back and especially this year many celebrities couldn't resist the trend. What Emma Watson seemed to have brought back up again last year became a literal hype! Suddenly more and more celebrities started to chop their locks off and love their edgy, cool looks.

It is a very practical and chic look. You can either wear it spiked up, messy or down, whatever you choose, one thing is guaranteed - you will barely have bad hair days. No more messing around with fringes or waves that are not supposed to be there. If you like a cool, short and easy look that doesn't need too much effort, the pixie cut is right for you! It definitely suits women with delicate or sometimes edgy features best. You may avoid it though if your face is round or oval shaped, because it could look very odd on you.

However, if you consider jumping onto the hype train, get advice from your hairdresser of trust, which kind of texture and length will suit you the best or even if it suits you at all. 

Who did it? 
Natalie Portman, Pixie Geldof, Vanessa Hudgens, Michelle Williams, Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan, Agyness Deyn, Katey Holmes, etc.

Classy Basics 101 - The Break the bank (but love forever) bag

Women love bags and purses in general. But there are several bags that grow to our heart and become our absolute favourites over the years. Those are often the most expensive ones. Whether we scrimped and saved every penny for it for weeks or we indulged ourselves for something great we did, no matter how we got the money for it, we will never forget this one bag because it has a certain sentiment attachted to it. It is so beautifully expensive and unlike all the other bags, happens to go with everything we wear. For many, it's the first spendy bag bought with their first income, which is some kind of a statement for adulthood to many. That's why we will always love and never forget this bag or similar bags. Like the first pay-raise-bag, the friends-laid-together-to-buy-it-bag or the husband/partner-happens-to-have-a-new-credit-card-bag. Those bags are dear to us because they are something special and therefore classy sentimental basics!

Fall/Winter 2011 Trends - Wedge Boots