Love and Fashion Blog

Handbags are still getting larger and larger and tending to be more those that you carry on your wrist rather than the shoulder bag type, although with the handles of these bags being so big as well you can easily carry them over your shoulder if you want to.

Patent leather is still very popular and this year these bags are being adorned with chains and dangly charms and lots of zips everywhere.

To go along with the bright and vivid coloured shoes that are out this year we can also find the bags to match although it is not so fashionable or necessary any more to have your bags and shoes matching.

The other material that is being used this year for bags is that thick mottled plastic first used by firms like Louis Vuitton, Tous, or Christian Dior which has their logo printed all over. This is a very sturdy material for a bag and it maintains its shape much better than leather bags which tend to soften up Read more…

If you would like to see your hands looking great but can’t seem to justify the cost of going to a salon to have them done, you can learn how to do them at home and even give them the French manicure look which is very in fashion at the moment.

To start with you will need a clean towel, a bowl filled with warm soapy water, an emery board, cuticle cutters, orange stick, cotton wool, some sweet almond oil and a French manicure kit (bought from any make-up department). This kit usually consists of an opaque white nail polish which is for painting on the tips of your nails and then a pale beige or pink transparent nail polish which you apply for the final finish.

Begin by removing any old nail varnish that you have on and then place your hand in the bowl of water for at least five minutes. Then while placing your hands on a clean towel, wind a bit of cotton wool round the end of an orange stick and begin to push your cuticles back (the soak in warm water will have made this much easier to do). If you see any bits of torn cuticles you can trim these safely with the cuticle cutters.

Now start to shape your nails with the emery board and try and make them square ended rather than oval, again because this is the fashion now. Concentrate more on straightening out the tip of the nail rather than curving the side.
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This year the fashion is to wear much less jewellery than ever before but what you do put on has to be big, very big and chunky and be as original and as striking as you can find.

All you need is one or maybe two statement pieces and that is it. A large ring on one of your fingers and a wide cuff bracelet clipped onto your upper arm.

To start with rings, it is no longer fashionable to wear lots of little rings on several fingers of your hand but instead you wear just one very large and bulky ring. Also where you place your ring has changed as well and it looks great and unique to place your ring on your index finger rather than the usual ring finger. It is also better for such a large ring to be on the index finger rather than any other as that way it doesn’t hamper the movement of your hand so much.
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Possibly Paris Hilton and her love for Swarovski glass may have had something to do with it but it is a fact that jewel encrusted clothing has become very popular this year and anything that sparkles is very much in fashion and is referred to as ‘bling’.

The glitter has been encrusted onto skirts, jeans, jackets, blouses, dresses, shoes, bags, swimwear, well why go on, it’s been put onto everything and anything and an interesting point is that glitter no longer goes just with evening clothing it is for day time use as well and there are even self adhesive pieces of glitter that you can stick onto your skin like say a shoulder or cleavage or your neck and also your nails.

I have to mention that one of the designers that has most used glitter in his garments has been Alexander McQueen who is the head designer for Givenchy and he has done it with such exquisite taste and elegance that we should try and find another word for his creations other than ‘bling’ because what he does is much better than what the word ‘bling’ seems to refer to.

All these sparkly things have made their way onto mobile phones, watches, belts, bags and shoes, pens, purses and even clothing and accessories for pets!
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Sunglasses are very essential summer styles for both males and females of whatever age. Oakley initially established for athletics in 1975 have been worn for over thirty years and still is the favorite choice of countless people. A portion of Oakley sunglasses are in style while the sports men and women find them in fact useful when vigorously running in the fields or anywhere. These fashion accessories are of much unsurpassed quality and therefore you can keep wearing them for a long time.

Their super definition Optics helps to get rid of misrepresentation and other visual problems and this feature is not kept back for the sports styles either. Furthermore, you can choose among the lenses colors you want to and even their frames. Read more…

If you fall in love with any flat shoes you set your eyes on, this summer 2009 season is all yours. There are various types of this trend for every price range thus there are no enough reasons for you not to add them in your accessory wardrobe. From various shoe art designers there is a wide range of color, designs, sizes, prices and quality to go for this season. Some of the fashionable shoe trends you should haunt for are discussed below.
At only ninety-eight dollars, you can take home fantastic flat shoes that will last longer than summer and become wearable even during the fall and winter season.

This is none other than the ‘Helen’ Buckle Metallic Peep-toe. It features the black suede detailing around the edges as well as silver buckle on the toe. Because of its professional color, career women can wear it even at the office so long as it allows open-toed shoes trends. Read more…

Buying a latest shoe trend that happens to not fit you is very disappointing especially for online transactions requiring shipping that cannot be returned. To be sure you are buying your pointed shoes intelligently, clear your doubts first by reading informational materials. These shoe trends are absolutely top ranking for both men and women.

The leather collections look presentable for career people while the casual styles are the majority in form of distinct colors, materials, design and elegance.
If you are planning on shopping pointed shoes online you must be very careful and well informed about your own legs and feet first. If you have legs with wide feet, it might be a bit challenging to purchase shoes without getting a chance to try them on. In this case, you should examine how other designer shoe trends you have bought in the past fit your feet and gave you comfort. Read more…