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Fab Finger Discount: Aqua Metallic Draped Dress
If you're looking for a dazzling and affordable holiday party dress, look no further than this Aqua Metallic Draped Dress ($70, originally $88). I plan on rocking it at my company holiday bash. What's great is that it looks fancy but doesn't feel that way — the cotton/metallic fabric is easy to move in.
Trend Alert: Opaque Gold Nails
Metallic nail varnish has been widely popular for the past couple of years, and it looks like the trend is sticking around for at least the rest of Summer. Celebrities like Fergie, painted her digits a rich gold at a Black Eyed Peas event last night in Los Angeles, whilst Lily Allen gallivanted around London on Tuesday evening with gilded nails. This look is fun, funky and definitely for those who aren't afraid of being noticed.
Coming Soon: Illamasqua Powdered Metals
Due out 13th July is a new face powder from Illamasqua called Powdered Metals (£22). At first glance it looks similar to a bronzer or a large vat of loose shimmer shadow, and actually it's both of these products and a whole lot more! I love it because it's multi-purpose, and in the face of a credit crunch, let's face it, individual beauty products just aren't as practical.
Do You Know Your Makeup Metallics?
Metallics are all the rage this Summer, especially when it comes to eye shadows. For those of you experts out there, this will be a piece of cake, but for beauty beginners, this might be just the crash course you need to help you decipher between gunmetals and golds. Take my quiz to test your knowledge of Summer's hottest metal-coloured makeup.
Desire/Acquire: Fisherman Pendant Lamp
I love the industrial, retro look of this Modern Dose Fisherman Light ($235). Its silver-toned steel surface provides a great neutral palette that one could decorate around, or simply add to an already-established room's decor. And while it's rather reasonably priced, if I want to decorate with multiples of these (I can see three of them hanging in my kitchen), they do add up.
Guess What This Lamp Is Made From?
This metallic shade's floral patterns create cutout mosaics that look gorgeous when lit up. Can you tell me what type of metal was used to create it?
10 Lamps to Take You to Marrakesh and Back
You know how I love all things Moroccan. Most recently, my eye's been lingering over these gorgeous Recycled Metal Globes (on sale for $118). Their circular shapes and cutouts are sure to transform a room.
Bobbi Brown Metallics Collection
The metallic makeup trend is one of the hottest looks this autumn and most of you think it's ultra flattering too.
Bobbi Brown makeup is always beautifully wearable whilst still giving a high-impact look. Their new Metallics collection will hit counters in October, but here's a sneak preview of my favourites.
Vivienne Tam's Feminine Glory
The pretty florals and ruffles on the Vivienne Tam runway at New York Fashion Week had an innocent and playful air. The sculptured, striking makeup looks gave an edge to the feminine styles we'll all be wearing next season.
Simple hair and muted metallics gave the beauty looks lust-have appeal.
Metallic Makeup: Hot or Not?
Metallic makeup first came onto the mainstream beauty radar in the late 90s, with Jennifer Lopez being the poster girl for glowing skin – teamed with metallic gold eyeshadow and shimmering cheekbones.
Next season, nails are a steely metallic, whilst gold and silver shadow seems a natural complement to the gothic lace, heavy fringing and dramatic matte hair dos, that we'll soon be coveting.
The light-reflecting, iridescent quality of metallics makes them catwalk and fashion shoot beauty staples, but for real life, they tend to polarise opinions.
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