Tag Archive | Beauty

Shades of summer

What could be better than lazy sun filled days? Summer is just the best!!
From simple minimal makeup to your outfit, neutrals and pastels are the perfect compliment..

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Lazy summer days

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Loving these nude Armani pointy pumps for sophisticated summer casual.

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Looking after suede, hmmm…

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Minimal makeup. Les Beiges for cheeks and a nude palette for eyes (with just one quick application of mascara)!

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Highlighting your summer glow with just a dash of makeup!

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Beautiful detail on this sleeveless blouse makes it less casual, while still keeping you cool on hot summer days.

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Sleeveless  Blouse – H&M, similar here
Pants – MARCS, similar here
Shoes – Giorgio Armani, similar here
Bracelet – similar here
Lipgloss – CHANEL Levres Scintillantes Glossimer #93
Powder – CHANEL Les Beiges
Eyeshadow – Physicians Formula Nude Eyes
Nails – Essie Spaghetti Strap

Location – Blackwell House, Roosevelt Island

Stretching out these summer days…
|Ev xo

Just a splash of pink!

Just a tiny bit of pink, goes a long way!

This outfit all started with the shoes. All pink base, then dipped almost entirely in black leaving just a peep of pink at the front — so fun!
Loved this concept of just having only a tiny dash of the feature colour, so applied it to the remainder of the outfit.

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Cowl Neck Top – H&M (similar here)
Pants – Peter Pillotto for Target
Bracelet – Valentino Rockstud
Belt – Similar here
Shoes – Christian Dior Sublime Pump (Rose Et Noir)
Lip gloss – Christian Dior

Enjoy the weekend,
|Ev xo

Beige & Black

As the promise of springtime hangs in the air, one can now be brave enough to leave the house without the huge winter coat.
However, later in the day as the sun prepares to set, the weather does still require that one additional layer of warmth. So, another furry vest it is 🙂

I stumbled upon this ombre vest (mixed up amongst skirts at a sale) just a week after my shoe purchase.
The two match perfectly, and I love this combo! The soft fur and ombre colouring contrast with all black really well.

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It’s in the details – nothing is overlooked by CHANEL!

 

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A plain black shirt dress can work with most anything #musthave

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Ombre furry fun!

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Loving my new shadows!!

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Les 4 Ombres Quadra Eye Shadow – #37 Variation

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Nail – OPI Privacy Please

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Dress – H&M
Shoes – CHANEL
Vest – Lindex

Enjoy being out and about!!
|Ev xo

Glamour Kitty

Go and find your inner pussycat ladies – the feline frenzy is officially on!
To celebrate this and the fact that it is NYFW, Glamour Magazine got everyone out (even in the snow) to the Glamour Cat Fashion Concept Store.

I don’t need much of an excuse to be persuaded to head down to the Meatpacking district – and getting purr-alicious was a done deal!
See the cat craze below.

Feline Fashion

Feline Fashion

Before my cat eyes!

Cat eyes in progress!

Cat eyes in progress!

Cat eyes - I went with a mix of 5 and 8.

Cat eyes – I went with a mix of 5 and 8.

Love Karl!

Love Karl!

Cat eyes - thanks to MAC!

Cat eyes – thanks to MAC!

Every kitty needs a yarn ball!

Every kitty needs a yarn ball!

Fish choc cookies. YUM!

Fish choc cookies. YUM!

MEOW!

MEOW!

Cat nail art.

Cat nail art.

Purr-alicious!

Purr-alicious! — with cat eyes, nail, ring and broach!

 

Meow…
|Ev xo

Cuckoo for Coco (Chanel that is)

SO – i feel like the world may have just spun off it’s axis….. not even joking.
I just encountered my first negative Chanel experience.

It’s ok ladies. Take a deep breath and have a calming Chamomile tea.
I can get through this.

Obsessed. The key word to describe my feelings for Chanel.
L-O-V-E the “double C” – i mean who doesn’t? No really – who? (furrowing brow in anger)

Then there is Karl, we’re on as first name basis… and don’t even get me started on the bags. I want each and every one.

My new Chanel Inimitable Intense mascara, delightful – the lip-gloss sample i received from the lovely lady at the counter, just gorgeous.
Everything they do is amazing. Elegant. Classic.

So you can see my conundrum when today the experience was devastating.
The mission was to find a BOLD lip color for this evening’s festivities – outfit was planned, this was the final piece of the evening puzzle.
After a robust conversation regarding bold pink versus bold oxblood tones, my friendly sales associate and I landed a striking  Levres Scintillantes in Myriad.
Great, happy shopper departed the store only to discover (an hour later when sharing my newly found love of daring lip-gloss with a friend) that what was placed into my goodie bag was in fact a nude colored gloss.  UMMM WHAT?
Racing back to the store (remember, this is an important piece to outfit completion for this evening) down a windy 7th Avenue – no coat – bumping into crowds.
I made it back to the counter, unable to find my original sales lady. After capturing the attention of another retail assistant I was informed they were sold out of that color.

SERIOUSLY??????????????????

So my outfit may now be ruined – and not sure I am  able to make it to dinner.
Does this stop me being cuckoo for Coco??
Let’s be honest, NO. The reason it was sold out is because their products ARE SO GOOD!!
I must continue on and find solace in a different lip color for the evening.

I will leave you with a few parting words from Coco herself.

“Fashion changes, but style endures.”
– Coco Chanel

Chanel love forever.
|Ev xo