BEAUTÉ

Create your own Signature Scent..

on July 18, 2013

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“You are never fully dressed without perfume!”

Scent Memory

Anyone I know will tell you I have a small obsession with any thing that smells beautiful. I love scented candles around my home, flowers, home fragrances. Infact the first thing on my shopping list for my wedding day was Peony and Jasmine scented candles by Jo Malone  and The White Company placed around the church/ venue. It smelt so beautiful and romantic.  I put one scented candle in my wedding box and when I open it, all the beautiful memories from my wedding day come back. It really takes you back to being there.

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Create your own Perfume

At Floris Perfumery in London they have been creating bespoke perfume for so many years.

They have launched several fragrance gift experiences from customising your own perfume to designing it from scratch.

I think this is such a beautiful idea for a Mothers Day gift or for your Best Friends Wedding where she can pick out and make her own scent or if you just want to say … I made it myself ! I love it ! Its so personal and special. They also have a collection of scented candles and room fragrances for at home.

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“I wish we could see perfumes as well as smell them. I’m sure they would be very beautiful.” ― L.M. Montgomery,                                     

Enjoy, Bonne journée!

Love,

Elle ♡

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Roberto Cavalli AW13

on July 12, 2013

Every girl loves shoes, and both Elle and I are guilty of having one pair too many, so the feeling we are about to describe will be one that we are sure many of you have experienced. It’s that heart pounding moment when you see a new pair of shoes that you simply must have.  It doesn’t matter how practical the shoes are or if, at the back of your mind, you know you might not really wear them that much, they just need to be yours (even just to take out the box and stare at).

This is how we felt when we saw these by Roberto Cavalli for AW2013.

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cavalli2cavalli Cavalli has never been known for subtleness and is best known for loud and proud animal prints but this new collection is so wonderfully feminine yet directional. Each shoe looks likes a work of art as the print appears to be done by hand. Cavalli has referenced pottery as his inspiration with the flower pattern deriving from ‘’Capodimont’’ pottery, which has Italian heritage. The colour white dominants on a strong base colour which is a perfect blend of Summer and Autumn as we transition into a new season. The rest of the colour palette itself is taken from the world of porcelain with English pottery making being represented in black, navy, cobalt blue and purple colours.  The colours peony and peridot are atypical of Capodiment pottery and are represented in this collection in shades of nude, orange and canary yellow.

These works of art would make such a statement with a cropped black peg leg trouser and we can already picture the boots perfectly tucked into our faithful 7 For All Man Kind skinny jeans. They have a perfectly summery vibe that is so fitting for July but which is certain to cheer up any dark and wintery December. An investment item that updates any wardrobe.

Not that we need any more reasons to make them ours.

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on July 4, 2013

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Glastonbury 2013 Style

on July 3, 2013

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Hi everyone. A very quick introduction from me.  I’m Victoria and I will be working with Elle as an editor on her blog. Don’t worry you will still get frequent posts from Elle herself I’m just here to bring you up to the minute fashion trend reports, up and coming product reviews and some insider tips.  Each post I write is in collaboration with Elle and is always based on a topic true to her own heart and style.  Speaking of which, let’s start with Summer Festivals. . .

 

It’s the end of Glastonbury 2013 and the cleaners set in to clean up and restore the land to its former glory.  The lucky few, with tickets, are now left with a Glastonbury sized hole in their lives but what will always live on, long after daisies are growing again in the fields, is the sweet memories of who wore what. Here is our round up of the best.

Kate Moss is a seasoned festival veteran and knows how to rock effortless festival chic.  This year Kate rocked Glastonbury in a brown aviator jacket, skinny black jeans and gorgeous black-heeled boots, full respect for being able to walk around a field in those. While half the Glastonbury population were caked in mud Kate looks effortlessly glamorous yet true to her rock girl heritage.

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Kate Moss does rock chick

 Sienna Miller returned to her boho roots with a black vest, black shorts and a Technicolor dreamcoat . The oversized hat and wavy hair is reminiscent of Woodstock and is wonderfully romantic and will always be the look Sienna does best.

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Sienna Miller back to boho

Millie Macintosh hit fashion headlines as she lost her Glastonburgh V plates (she was there to support her Finance, Professor Green). She took hot-pants, the festival girls staple, but made them her own in leather.  Yes, leather, we salute you Millie.

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Millie Macintosh loses her Glastonbury V plates

Caroline Flack showed us all why the Brits win the festival style battle in a waxed Barbour jacket and Hunter wellies and if those wellies could talk wouldn’t they have a few stories! Hunters still reined as the festival footwear supreme despite a few rocking a heel.

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Caroline Flack in a nod to all things British

Finally we can’t conclude without a little nod to couple dressing and who rocked it better than our girl Flo (from Florence and the machine) and her beau.  Perfectly coordinated in their prints and John Lennon rounded sunglasses.  It’s not like Florence to show her legs and now we see this photo we have to wonder why she doesn’t get those pins out more; epitome of young and in love.

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His ‘n her style

Sigh.

 For a few days a year, in a field in Glastonbury, the world seems at peace.