Clips from LFW!

Instead of the usual (writing a review), we thought we would share our favourite clips from London Fashion Week, so you can see for yourself the trends and the 'must have's' for Autumn/Winter 2013.

Burberry - key things :

Camel colour coats with wet look style sleeves
Lots of burgundy
Hearts

Burberry Prorsum Womenswear Autumn/Winter 2013

Topshop Unique – key things:
Oversized clothing
lots of khaki, taupe and burgundy
high shine
formal dungaree
strapless crop top

Topshop Unique Autumn/ Winter 2013

Issa London – key things:
Total body coverage
formal hats
heavy patterns
mustard, browns and greys
high kneck

Issa London Autumn/ Winter 2013

John Rocha - Key things:
Frills
Sea green, candy floss pink and black
Minimalistic suits
oversized
cut-outs

John Rocha Autumn/ Winter 2013

Victoria Beckham - Key things:
High kneck
Block colour
Purple, navy, black and yellow
Midi dresses

Victoria Beckham Autumn/ Winter 2013
Please let us know what ready-to-wear catwalk shows were your favourite so we can post them on the blog!

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Eyeliner diaries

I have been using eyeliners since I was old enough to wear make-up and I have been though them all, trying to find the best one out there. I have tried expensive products even cheap products. I wear eyeliner every single day so when I'm looking for a eyeliner I want it to last all day and nothing that will break the bank, as I need to buy it at least once every 2 months. 

Products I have tried and tested

Rimmel liquid eyeliner: As a last resort Rimmel has always been their for me, when I haven't had the funds also when I was younger Rimmel was the only product around.The brush glides on the eye lovely very smooth product. Its a great product it lasts but not all day. It does fade throughout the day. Its not as striking its quite a faded product.
Price: £4.99
Product rating: *** 3/5

Mac tattoo liquid eyeliner pen: I bought this product whilst in LA a couple of years ago the sales adviser really sold it to me, when I tested it on my hand, it was so opaque it looked great. I used it continuously for 2 weeks and which the heat it lasted pretty well. But after those 2 weeks the eyeliner had ran out I was so disappointed. As it wasn't that cheap compared to what I usually pay. This eyeliner was a pen which in my opinion does run out very quickly compared to others.
Price: $18.00
Product rating: ** 2/5

Collection 2000 liquid eyeliner: I bought this eyeliner a while ago, someone told me it was a great liquid eyeliner and it lasts all day, well they were wrong, this eyeliner was terrible. The application was rough and it wasn't smooth at all. It also peeled off throughout the day so I would find bits of it on my face which would then leave marks on my face not a great product at all.

Price: £3.00

Product rating: * 1/5

Bobbi Brown Gel Eyeliner: I had this as a birthday present from my house mate, as I'm such an eyeliner fan. I was always asking her about it and she said its a great product. And it was I loved this product its great for going on a night out if you want a strong looking eyeliner. The only problem I found was that its not so great if on your the go as it needs an eyeliner brush for application. The gel was very smooth to put on a glided lovely especially when you are wearing eyelashes for a night out. I lasted a while but its not a product I can afford if I'm wearing it everyday.

Price: £22.00

Product rating: **** 4/5

Topshop liquid eyeliner: I cannot boast enough about this product it is absolutely amazing and I am so upset that Topshop don't sell it anymore. This product is amazing, I bought it as someone had recommended it to me and having discount I thought it would give it a go. And I'm glad i did. the application is very smooth and it lasts all day! also this product has lasted me a year and its still going strong. This product is great value for money. Whilst working in America I was worried it would run out, so I bought one Rimmel eyeliner with me to tide me over. I didn't use it once. I love this product, because it lasted so long. Whilst I was in New York I asked the make-up adviser in Topshop if they had the product to see if I was in any luck. But no they didn't stock it anymore but she did say that it will be back soon, its out of season at the moment so fingers crossed and It might make a comeback. So PLEASE Topshop bring it back.

Price: £7.00

Product rating ***** 5/5

Topshop Magic Eyeliner pen: After being astounded by Topshop's eyeliner product and it being discontinued I thought I would give this product a go. Its a lovely product glides on smoothly and very handy for on the go as its a pen. It does go on smoothly like the other Topshop product but i don't think it lasts all day. But Topshop must be doing something right with their make-up products as it hasn't ran out yet. and I don't have a great expectation for pen eyeliners. But its still going and I have had it for about 6 months now. I thought it was a lovely product but just to tide me over from missing out on the other eyeliner. Amy used this product and she wasn't to impressed with it. 

Price: £6.00

Product rating *** 3/5

Sephora Liquid eyeliner : As much as I LOVE the Topshop product, this product is amazing. I bought this product whilst in Hawaii, whilst visiting some of the Sephora stores I tested out some of the eyeliner products and thought why not give this one a chance its cheap and from previous sephora products I have had they have been pretty good. I actually should be thankful that Sephora isn't in this country as I would be constantly poor. This Store is a mecca for make-up lovers all brands under one roof including their own  brand which is so good. This eyeliner product is amazing it may be a little bit better than the Topshop eyeliner. But we shall see how long it lasts iv had it since September and its still going strong. This product glides perfectly and is so dark really stands and lasts ALL day. I can go to work in the morning and going out after work for drinks without topping up my eyeliner its great for someone on the go who doesn't have time to top-up. All round amazing product. I wish they sold this product in the UK, the closest store is Paris. But I'm sure they deliver to the UK I will have to investigate. I wouldn't use any other product........unless Topshop bring their eyeliner out again then I wont have to travel to France to buy my eyeliner.

Price $13.00

Product rating ***** 5/5 ( I would give it 10/10) 

I hope this blog post helped you out with your eyeliner troubles, We would love to hear your comments on what you think of the eyeliners you have used. :)

TOPSHOP hits LA with style, street party

Topshop has finally hit LALA town, we have been waiting for months for the grand opening of the new flagship store in The Grove LA, it's about time they opened a store in California as, 25% of online purchases were from California so it's only right that they opened on the west side. The store is 30,000ft the biggest store they have in the USA. It has two very spacious floors. The grand opening was an absolute success Topshop hosted a "Big British street party" showing LA how us brits party. The grove is perfect for a street party just like this as its all pedestrianised. Even though The Grove has been the top of the list. Phillip Green had other LA locations such as Beverly Hills, Glendale and Third street promenade. But  like Phillip we think Topshop at the Grove is a perfect location for the fashionista store. About 10,000 Topshop fans graced the grove which has been named as the biggest store opening yet. Overheard was a tourist saying "Is this how you open stores in LA" and a passer by replied with "yes sir this is how we do it" we love this comment. Customers started arriving at 5am for a 4.pm store opening. The lucky first 100 customers through the door got a $100 gift card to spend in Topshop. The famous Topshop ice cream van was there to give out swag bags which had gift cards ranging from $20-$1000 to have a $1000 to spend in Topshop JUST WOW!! The things we would buy. The street party had plenty of swag stands, printing personal t-shirts, Topshop temporary tattoos and cute little Topshop lemonade stands. Models dressed from head to toe in Topshop/Topman and had sweet vintage bicycles riding them up and down the street giving out Topshop swag bags containing water,Topshop magazine and gift cards. The street was decorated with balloons and true British bunting, it's like the jubalee decor all over again. The DJ pumped the tunes throughout the street, Demi Lovato performed on the Topshop stage she sang "give your heart a break" the fans screamed for Demi which could be heard all over LA. A mini catwalk show was held just minutes before the opening with models and special guest stars arriving in black London cabbies. Kate Bosworth, Demi Lovato, Chole Green and Phillip Green all opened the store as 10,000 customers watched them cut the ribbon. We love how Topshop is still sticking to their British roots. 

Topshop LA pre-launch party

It's finally here the opening of Topshop LA we have been waiting for this for ages, after seeing the popup store on Melrose we were so excited to see a Topshop on the west coast. This is the fourth store to open on the other side of the pond. Appearing in states like New York, Chicago and Las Vegas. As we predicted Demi Levato was the chosen celeb to open the Flagship store. Demi is always papped in Topshop from head to toe. So it wasn't a suprise she would be the face of the flagship store. She even made her appearance at the opening party event in a leg cast and crutches, nothing was stopping her from attending the biggest fashion event in LA. Her leg cast even had style, which was black with silver studs all over it. Loving the broken leg style haha. 

Kim K stole the show at the opening party wearing a black lace dress hiding her teeny baby bump. The event was held on cecconi's restaurant on Melrose. The lobby was full of neon pink and classic British Union jacks, and guests were served shepherd pies, fish & chips and ice cream cones, a flock of London cabbies parked in a row down the street outside the street. Still repping the true Brit style. Carrying on with the Brit style inside the restaurant was a Brit red telephone box style photo booth, where guests hogged the booth to have pictures with their friends. Odd photo combo was Chris brown and only way is Essex's Lauren pope. 

The even was also described as "LA's weirdest fashion crowed" which we can totally see, perhaps it was the mixture of Hollywood's fine A-list and not so A-list Brit celebs. Celebs captured at the event were Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson, Emma Roberts, JLO (who had a little accident whilst at the party, a waiter accidentally poured tomato sauce all over her WHOOPS) to name a few that attended the event. We were a little suprised to find out that the Sugababes attended the event not only was it the Sugababes but the ORIGINAL Sugababes Siobhan and everything, very retro. Solonge Knowles performed at the event and rocked the show.Their was a slight competiton with the opening of Topshop as Tommy Hillfiger the same night was having his own opening event a couple of streets over on Robertsons Boulevard. Some celebs spilt between the event. We read a quote from Heat magazine and thought exactly the same thing and sooooo true. "LA now officially has everything, Ryan gosling,in n out burger, sunshine and Topshop" WE LOVE THIS!!!! Get us to LA permanently. We have an update on the OFFICAL opening day in the next blog post. We have some sneaky inside pictures of the store and WOW it's so pretty, bright and fresh. 

Denim Dungarees

Denim Dungarees

Believe it or not, dungarees have been around since the 1700’s. We normally associate them with rural Americans, worn by those hard labourers such as farmers, railroad engineers, mechanics etc…

Dungarees were cheap to make, it didn’t matter how they fit or how they looked, they were primarily made to be durable, and were a symbol of being at the bottom of the food chain.
It wasn’t until it was 200 years later when women started to wear them in factories during the First World War and then 30 years after that, they were introduced to children.

Anyways enough about the history…How did they become such a fashion craze?!?!?

Throughout the 20^th century, they constantly made an appearance, but it wasn’t until spring/ summer 2010 when couture fashion designers such as Roberto Cavalli, Chloe and Ralph Lauren bought them to the catwalk, that people were convinced they were stylish.

Although, the craze has been growing over the past few years, this spring/summer 2013, is when you will notice that everyone will have a pair of trendy denim dungarees, especially when we have spotted Alexa Chung and Zooey Deschanel wearing them!

So where can you purchase yours from?

Your traditional looking Dungas!

Mango £59.99 (As seen in Company Magazine)

Try a bit of Aztec!

River Island £45

The playsuit

River Island £30

Button up!

New Look £22.99

Try a pattern

Topshop £38

Go for a girly colour

Topshop £42

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Kendall & Kylie - The Clothing Line

Kendall & Kylie's junior clothing line will be launched online and in stores tomorrow, 8th Feb!!

We really think that after taking a look at the previews, their collection with Pacsun will just be as good as, or even better than their sisters clothing line, DASH.

The Jenner style  is very girly and fun! It really does reflect their own fashion flare.

Their clothing line embraces the typical, casual California style. The sisters have said that they were "very involved with the whole process, from patterns, to fabrics and colours."

Their spring line includes a lot of crop tops, highwasted shorts and a lot of ombre.

Make sure you check it out at Pacsun

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River Islands Spring/Summer Lookbook *sneak peek*

Here is a sneak peek at River Islands Spring/summer collection for 2013. River Island has got it so right this summer with all the key trends. Monochrome prints,floral, bright white and vibrant neon. These lovely items should be appearing in stores very soon. Let us know what you think of this collection :)