Hello Monday

Happy Monday my lovelies. I am very sorry for the lack of posting and Friday Freebie on Friday.... I had an utterly crazy day with doing makeup for two weddings which involved running around the city like a lunatic! I then had to rush back to do makeup for my Dad who was being photographed for a newspaper covering his retirement from radio (he is one of the country's longest running and most respected broadcasters).

So, all in all, I didn't get to sit at my computer at all on Friday and I am only just re-emerging from a pretty intense weekend of family and friends and partying which was wonderful but so emotional and very tiring!

I hope you had a good time this weekend...

Three Looks To Love

I want each and every piece in these images!

I'm aware how greedy that sounds, but aren't they just so elegant and chic? And perfect for Autumn running around...

These have all jumped to the top of my wishlist!

(from here )

TAXI!

I love this. This Dr Hauschka cab is ferrying people around London for the duration of Fashion Week. The driver is trained in the products and can give you skincare advice as you travel. You also get free samples of the cult rose day care cream and a discount on 15% on products with when you present your taxi receipt in the Notting Hill store.

Now there's one can I wanna hail!

(clever marketing people!)

Wow Wedding Dress

Feast your eyes on this! It's from Vera Wang for 2011. Isn't it amazing...such a work of art. Look at the detail among the tulle.

Stunning...

(image via dress design & decor )

A Bottled Miracle?

This is Lancome's latest offering to the foundation ranks; Teint Miracle, and it sure promises a lot. It is based on how the skin reacts to light and it gives an aura effect to the skin, an almost 'lit from within' glow.

The light reflective particles in this foundation are five times smaller than typical mother of pearl particles normally used in illuminating foundations and so the skin looks truely luminous not shiny. It has 10 times less fillers normally used in foundations and 40% of it is water. There is also rose extract to hydrate and soothe.

So far, so great....on paper. Does it do the job though? I tried some on the other day and I did like it a lot, it glides on to the skin very smoothly but I found the texture to be heavier than I anticipated. It is definitely a medium weight foundation and I personally prefer a lighter coverage, but that is just me. I think that this foundation will be loved by many who like a bit of coverage and also a glow. A lot of products with a decent coverage have been quite matte and false looking, so this will be a welcome change. It will also be a star product for more mature skins needing hydration and increased glow.

So is it a miracle worker? Perhaps...

Zara Goodies

Zara now have an online shop...yahoo! This doesn't help in matters of self control and frugality.

I really like the trousers above; lovely high waist and the perfect crop...very Isabel Marant.

I did actually buy this dress the other day and I'm thrilled with it. It's pretty short but great fabric and it feels lovely on. I also love the detail on the shoulder and the cropped sleeve.

As it's gettting colder I wore it to the Prudence awards with black opaques which help to preserve one's dignity! I'll experiment with some grey and burgundy opaques throughout the winter.

What do you think?

70's Vibe For Marc Jacobs

Ok so I'm jumping the gun a tad...right into next Spring in fact, but I just had to give you the beauty scoop on Marc Jacobs ready to wear 2011 collection that showed this week in New York. It was an extravaganza of seventies colours, shapes and textures and the beauty was reflective of that.

Francois Nars was the makeup maestro on hand to paint faces and he bleached out the brows, smoked up the eyes with a deep, forest green mixed with black and lot's of vaseline for a shiny, slightly messy look. The lips were red but pressed on to the lip with fingers rather than with a brush so the effect is transparent and a bit worn looking.

Hair was HUGE and crimped. Are we heading back to the seventies? What with the high waisted trousers we'll be wearing this winter and the luxe camel vibe.... I think so....

(images from here )