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Thursday, 21 February 2013

My Spring/Summer '13 Essentials

After avidly keeping an eye on London Fashion Week this year I have compiled a few of the upcoming trends for next season along with some of my own picks for what I think are some staples for Spring and Summer 2013.

Neons, printed tailored trousers, printed blouses and stripes were all straight out of the catwalks this past week at LFW. And according to beauty guru Anna from ViviannaDoesMakeup, dewy skin is not going to be disappearing any time soon, and for that I love my Liz Earle Skin Tint.

A few of my favourites for S/S are a good denim jacket, pastels, skater dresses, a light knit, bright lips and a good transition shoe. For that particular function I have chosen the good ol' creeper. Now these are not to everyone's taste but I love mine and they are always that shoe I head for when it may have been raining recently and it's not cold enough for a boot but sandles still wouldn't be appropriate. I love wearing mine with some kind of trouser rolled up to about ankle length.

MUA Lipstick Shade 1

I have been hunting around probably all A/W 12 for a lipstick this colour and I finally find one when it's coming into S/S13...typical! I was scared about dark lipsticks but after purchasing Rimmel's Stary Eyed I caught the bug. However, it as just abit too purple for me i felt and I went back out searching high and low for a more wine coloured red. Now I would love to have gone to MAC but as this was something that was either going to be a hit or miss I couldn't justify spending the money. I finally found what I was looking for in MUA's (Make Up Academy) Shade 1...I hate it when lipsticks have boring names..boo. The best thing about this lipstick for me is the price tag of just £1! The formulation is so creamy, not at all drying, and after field testing it on a night out I can confirm it definitely has the staying power. As you can see from the pictures I bought a Lip Liner from Rimmel for £3.99 in the shade Pleasure Red..ohh la la. This is a must for dark lipstick because you don't want it sliding all over your face. Also I definitely think the colour of the lip liner under the lipstick makes it just that bit more of the colour I was going for.