Tuesday, 26 October 2010

nOir jewelry.












Is a jewelry site to watch! Big stars such as Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Kelis and Katy Perry have all me seen wearing pieces from the collections.


These are my personal faves, though in fairness there were alot more of my faves but I would be taking up to much of the page showing you them all!


Take a look most things are reasonably priced for what your getting, as things are gold plated and real precious stones.


happy shopping FREAC's!

Your in my "snood" now!



This winter try out a snood (a hooded scarf ) to keep you warm and on trend! Snood's are becoming increasingly available in most high street stores, Topshop/man, h&m and Biba.
Also they're unisex so guys don't be nervous of picking up one from a the girls section if you like it!
They're super comfy and easy to wear, fling it on with any outfit (so get a couple in different colours, but try and stick to neutrals NO bright colours)

How to wear it:
*Either wear it as a scarf by wrapping it round ans many times as you like around your neck.

*Wear as a hood, letting the rest hang down to create a geometric shape to your outfit.

*Wear as a hood and also wrap ( the warmest solution)

Sunday, 17 October 2010

These boots are made for walking.







This autumn/winter the shoe to be seen in is the heeled shearling boot, they're EVERYWHERE! from high fashion to high street. These boots are perfect for the winter weather, with their rubber grips on the sole and their warm fur lining. Designers from Burberry to McQueen have done variations on the boot and this has filtered down into stores such as ASOS, Topshop and Dorothy Perkins.
How to wear the boot :
Wear with camel cigarette trousers, skinny jeans or if your more of a dress kind of gal try wearing a dress with socks whether it be ankle, knee high or thigh high, a great tip to look out for to be more on trend wear a cable knit sock in neutral shades.

.Above.
Burberry Prorsum
Alexander McQueen
ASOS
Dorothy Perkins

Saturday, 16 October 2010

The jewelery guide.


Jewelery plays a big part in our style choices whether your a man or a woman, so both pay attention!
Here are a few tips on how to make sure your wearing the jewelery and the jewelery isn't wearing you.

Step 1 : Determining whether your a gold person or a silver person.
Its really quite simple to determine which suits you best, gold is a warm metal and of course suits warm skin tones and warm hair colours better, and like wise silver is a cool metal and suits cool skin tones and hair colours better.

If your don't know how to tell which you are the best way to realise it is to take a piece of both coloured metals in the form of a necklace or something hold them up to your face in natural light and look to see which glows next to your face and hair. Some people are lucky and can have whats called a neutral skin tone which means you can pull off both metals!

gold usually goes with peachy fair skin and olive skin tones and natural blondes, red heads and chestnut browns.
Silver usually goes with pale porcelain skin and black, ash blondes and cold brunettes.

Step 2 : Colours that go great with each metal.
When it comes to gold, gold goes great with neutral colours like camel, cream, mossy greens and browns but also with bright exotic colours like peach, orange, lime greens and aqua blues.
And..
With silver, jewel colours such as sapphire blue and emerald green go great with a great silver piece of statement jewelery, but also pastel colours set off silver jewelery just as nicely.

Step 3 : Picking a great statement piece.
When it comes to jewelery I'm a firm believer that a great statement necklace or earring etc, finishes off and accentuates a killer outfit.
BUT
There are a few tips I feel I should share.
When it comes to dresses with sweetheart necklines never wear a long necklace it detracts from the cut of the dress wear a short necklace, if the dress is simple try sprucing it up with a chunky wow factor necklace or if the dress is busy try pairing it down with a simple short chain and pendant.
When wearing a high collared t-shirt or dress go for long chunky chains, pearls and beads.

Pick one statement piece, NEVER overload an outfit by over accessorizing. Choose a chandelier earring, a over sized cuff or cocktail ring or just a jaw dropping necklace.

Saturday, 9 October 2010

Cheeky cheeky!




Want chiseled cheekbones, don't we all well I've been using this technique for the last week and a half and I feel like it's sort of helping so I thought I'd pass on the tip!

Open your mouth as around and wide as you can for a few seconds and then relax it. Do it about 30 times a day, 3 times a day morning, afternoon and evening

Pronounce the letters X and O about 50 times and make sure to over pronounce the letters.
Good luck FREAC's.
x

Monday, 4 October 2010

Wake me up with Wakeley: photoshoot










Photography - Tommy Ga Ken Wan
Styling/ Art direction - Calum Caldwell of (I AM A FREAC.)
Models - Amanda Robertson, Stevi Crawford & Julia Bell
Hair and Make up - Aveda & Benifit