Oscar Fashion Roundup

I’m not a huge Oscar watcher… in fact, I didn’t watch the Oscars, I just watched the red carpet pre-show. I just wanted to share some of my favorite looks of the night with you. I have to be honest though, I didn’t love very many looks. There were a lot of beautiful women, don’t get me wrong! There just wan’t a whole lot of wow.

But speaking of wow- Mila Jovovich definitely wowed in Elie Saab. It was her first time presenting at the Oscars and she sure made a great first impression!

I almost always love what Michelle Williams is wearing and last night was no exception. She’s so CUTE! She just looks and seems like such a sweetheart. Like we could totally be friends ;)
Here she is in Louis Vuitton looking as sweet as ever. Loving the brooch. Perfect touch!

Octavia Spencer looked so spectacular in Tadashi Shoji! What a great choice for her figure- I love it! Cream was really big this time at the Oscars. It so classic and pretty…

Another stunner in cream, Rooney Mara steps out of her usual severe black to wear this gorgeous dress by Givenchy Couture. I love this dress. I feel like it could be an amazing wedding dress btw!

Glen Close!! Wow mama, look at you. This is so great! Perfect shape, lovely color and totally age appropriate. I hope I look half as good…

George Clooney showed up with his own golden trophy. Stacy Keibler looking fantastic in Marchesa. Her dress fits so well and looks like liquid gold. 

One of my absolute favorites of the evening was Viola Davis in Vera Wang. This photo doesn’t do it justice I’m afraid. The color against her skin tone took my breath away. It was so perfect!! Her body is killer and this dress hugs it perfectly. Love love love!

This is a little better idea of the color…

And finally, my other favorite was actually behind the scenes. Giuliana Rancic knocked it out of the park with this TDF Tony Ward dress. Obsessed!

Twirl With Me!

I am an avid Pinner (click my link up there to follow me) and if you use Pinterest too I’m sure you’ve seen all the cute ways girls are rocking tulle skirts! I scoured the internet for the perfect one and I finally found it! My new favorite skirt of all time is made by Space 46 Boutique. It’s exactly what I wanted and with a rainbow of color options and different lengths, (mine is the Wendy in dusty blush, 25″ length) you’ll find your perfect skirt too :)

I wore mine for this shoot for Love Luxe Life with a white cropped top and my Chanel candy necklace. The Chloe shoes I’m wearing are now considered vintage at nearly 10 years old, and they’re one of my all time favorite shoes. Perfectly pretty and girly!

ISABEL MARANT, DICTATOR OF FRENCH COOL, SAYS '80S FASHION IS BACK FOR FALL

A look from Isabel Marant's fall 2016 collection. Photo: Imaxtree

With all the attention the '90s have gotten from the fashion community for the past several seasons, we forgot how fun the '80s were. Having only spent about a year of that decade alive, I'm referring more to pop culture's depiction of it, and it appears that we're going to start dressing like that again soon based on Isabel Marant's fall 2016 collection (Lanvin went there too, as did a few other designers, though more subtly). As upbeat '80s hits played in the elegant Place Colette near the Palais-Royal, attendees forgot all about the gloomy weather outside. Marant seemed set on making this show a fun one.

The '80s can be a tricky inspiration point to execute, but Marant did it the right way — without much of the tackiness that's often associated with that era of fashion. Hair was teased just the right amount, and several models' bouncy curls had me rethinking my decision to straighten my own. Plus, the fact that this was a fall collection helped keep things classy: patent leather miniskirts and pants were tastefully paired with wool knits and/or oversized, ankle-length coats. Preppy sweaters were layered over button-downs and Victorian-style blouses. Animal prints were balanced out by somber grays and plaids. Ruffly, partly sheer, black silk dresses looked romantic and luxurious while evoking an '80s dance club vibe.

A few of the bolder pieces, like a long, bright red patent leather coat with a studded belt or a shiny, red, skintight satin jumpsuit with a gigantic bow on one shoulder, won't be for everyone, but there were plenty of wearable pieces with commercial appeal. I'm also willing to bet that even for those of us who can't afford Isabel Marant, her '80s influence will still find a way into our wardrobes in the coming year. The designer does have a way of knowing just how women want to dress, after all.

5 style hacks every man should know

Life’s hard. So if there’s an easy way of doing things, well, you can always colour us interested. Looking your best costs time and money, so to save you a bit of both, we’ve cobbled together a list of ways you can cut corners without sacrificing so much as an ounce of style.

1. Roll Your Shirt Sleeves Like A Marine

Sometimes it’s the little things that let your outfit down. Messily rolled shirt sleeves not only make you look like you’re about to do battle with a blocked toilet, they’ll also repeatedly fall back down your forearms. Annoying.

For a neat roll, deploy the marine’s approach:

1. Start with your sleeves fully extended and cuffs unbuttoned.
2. Bend the sleeve at the cuff, curl it upward and over itself until it’s inside out.
3. Straighten both the bottom and top of the rolled cuff, ensuring there are no creases.
4. Repeat the process as necessary, gradually folding up to the desired height on your arm.

2. Sock It To ‘Em

Nothing quite kills a carefully curated ensemble like a pair of wayward socks. Small (and mostly out of sight) as they may be, a flash of Spongebob under your glove-fit suit trousers instantly undoes any and all of your efforts.

Stop playing a game of chance with your sock drawer and stock up on styles that actually work with what you usually wear. As a general rule of thumb, match the colour of your socks to that of your trousers (a shade darker or lighter works too); or, for more seasoned players, try a contrasting colour that doesn’t clash so much as complement your trouser and shoe choice.

For more tips on this subject, check out our guide to matching your socks to your outfit.

3. Put A Stop To Pilling

Bobbles wrecking your knitwear vibes? Restore your garment’s true nap with a Sweater Stone. Simply stroke this pumice-like lifesaver gently over your pilling pieces and see the finish of your jumpers, jacket collars and cuffs instantly renewed.

In a pinch? Raid the bathroom cabinet instead. A disposable razor will do a similar de-bobbling job, but should be used sparingly as the blades can damage sensitive fibres.

4. Rotate

Not only is wearing the same thing day in, day out terminally boring, it’s bad for your clothing’s lifespan too. Leaving a day or so between wearing your favourite pair of brogues or that trusty white T-shirt allows them to absorb perspiration and dry thoroughly.

Fail to do this and your footwear’s shape warps, while your tees quickly acquire that pungent fragrance you’ll never quite be able to wash out.

5. Kill Creases With Ice Cubes

No time to iron? CBA to iron? Get rid of wrinkles the easy way by chucking your shirt into the dryer along with a couple of ice cubes and then run it on its hottest setting. Once the ice cubes melt to steam, the dryer’s hot, moist air relaxes creases, leaving your shirt smooth and fresh.

Don’t get heavy-handed, though – use two to three ice cubes max, and be sure to only run a couple of shirts, or a shirt and a pair of trousers, at a time.

Sneakerboots Trends For 2016

If you’re uninitiated or have some kind of blindness to compound words (an affliction that must make 2016 a truly hellish time to be alive), a ‘sneakerboot’ is a hardwearing variant of the trainer aimed at the divergent audiences of svelte fashion bloggers and blokes who climb hills to Instagram photos of all this bloody wood that they’ve just chopped.

2016 – with its, thanks to climate change, unpredictable weather situations – might just be when this heretofore contentious footwear style comes into its own.

Nike’s new double-black Air Max 90 sneakerboot is the street classic on steroids. Beefed up beyond compare, it’s the discerning Roadman’s Big Weekend In The Countryside shoe and we’re all for that, along with the rest of Nike’s muscular All Conditions Gear (ACG) range.

The sneakerboots from outside Oregon’s favourite superpower are a little hit and miss, although adidas’ Tubular Boot (strictly for fair-weather boot fans owing to a soft suede construction) and the impenetrably cool Yeezy 750 certainly do their best.

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Men’s Accessories Trends 2016 I Mirrored Glasses I Blue Suits I Tangerine Bags

Mirrored Glasses Trend

If you’re anything like us here at the Trendspotter, your collection of sunglasses is updated as often as you can find an excuse to do so. When it comes to guys’ sunglasses, the standard old athletic style is no longer your only option. Unlike women, who accessorize with jewelery and handbags, sunglasses have become an important part of a trendy accessory and a man’s outfit. So, looking the part by throwing on cool shades is one of a few opportunities to reflect one’s personal style. Seems as though this year, the sunglasses are coming roaring back into popularity in a big way. And we’ve spied a major trend to try this season are retro chic designs with mirrored lenses. That’s right, from the streets to the runways and back, mirrored sunglasses are back in action 90’s style. We can’t help but notice the plethora of mirrored styles modeled everywhere this season. Designers are going bolder than ever by introducing brightly coloured lenses in hues of blues, pinks, or purples feel fresh just in time for the new season. Whether you’re looking to channel a bit of that downtown cool-kid vibe or a glamour boy, the of-the-moment mirrored shade will provide an instant update from a simple polo shirt to a relaxed tux.

1.Le Specs Round Sunglasses With Mirrored Lens, 2. Westward Leaning Color Revolutions Acetate Square Sunglasses/Blue, 3. Marc Jacobs Sunglasses MJ 364S 06Q/89, 4. Ermenegildo Zegna Sunglasses SZ3249 589B A, 5. Costa Del Mar Sunglasses Cut Polarized UT 47 OGMGLP

Blue Suits & Jackets Trend

It’s no surprise when warmer months are around the corner, the colour preference in menswear becomes much more popular and acceptable. Well, this season is no exception. The high fashion designers are all about advocating colourful suits. If you are not one who does tailoring every day, perhaps a special occasion requiring a tailored attire can be an excuse to try this trend. And you’ll stand out for all the right reasons.Two of the biggest designers celebrating colour tailoring this season are Paul Smith and Gucci. Featuring colour suits in hues reminiscent of a Mediterranean summer, aquamarine blues and pastel turquoise suits and jackets created a colour palette that maintain the overall aesthetic understated and refined. Most blue suits offer a solid foundation for playful accessorising. Lending itself to a broad range of complementary shades, like purple or burgundy, blue tailoring demonstrates that colourful suiting can be toned down when paired with more restrained neutrals. When paired with white shirts, supper skinny tailoring offers a suit mod-like appeal. While a pale shade of blue gives even the most formally cut suit a playful air when put together with white loafers for a slick yet sophisticated summer feel. So there we have it. Both the high fashion and the streets are undoubtedly giving a nod to all hues of blue when it comes to tailoring this season. Will you?

Tangerine Bags Trend

Nothing makes a statement quite like tangerine or high-octane orange – a favourite shade among top designers this season. It has been declared the IT colour and the runways in Paris, Milan, New York and London were filled with it. Also known as red-orange, it is the ultimate way to wear bright bold colour this year. In men’s deparment, this bold colour trend has trickled down to the accessories department and the bags seem to have it. Fashion houses such as Salvatore Ferragamo, Hermes, Dolce & Gabanna and, Christian Dior definitely gave a convincing account why orange should be on your list this season. Paired with natural tones, like navy, grey, or white or juxtaposed to another one of the hottest trends this season – camouflage – tangerine is certainly striking yet really versatile statement colour to accessorise your outfit with . So, what about the shapes of the bags? Look for daytime clutches – medium in size – which are easy to carry, or opt for a top handle satchels, which offer both function and style.

7 Things you need to Consider before Buying Wedding Shoes

Wedding is a special and one of the best moments of anyone’s life especially when it comes to brides. They want to have the best in anything and don’t want to compromise on anything less. They want to have the best wedding gown, accessories as well as the best wedding shoes.

No one can tell you what you have to wear and what you don’t like when it comes to shoes and especially wedding shoes. Here are a few things that all those pretty brides out there wants to know when they go out for the best day shopping to make their dream come true. So here we go without further delay.

• Comfort and functionality

For finding a right pair of shoes for your wedding so that you can walk around and have your first wedding dance, they need to be comfortable. You may have found beautiful shoes that you dream about, but they are not the right ones if you can’t walk in them. To look graceful for your walk down the aisle to the love of your life, you need the best shoes, one that are conformable and functional.

• Let your personality shine

Why not choose something bright and bold when you don’t want to match your shoes with your wedding dress? It will add some quirkiness and fun to your wedding dress as well as you can add it to make some of your own fashion statement without something much outrageous. There is no rule to wear heels and matching shoes to the wedding dress, so remember choose them if you like those best.

• Check the weather for the wedding

Outdoor weddings are common and the weather is what you should keep an eye on as it may affect your wedding day. It also impacts the type shoes you want to wear. If the weather predicted rain, you might ruin your heels with mud so plan accordingly which shoes you want to wear depending on the weather condition. Having a pair of some functional shoes like boots or flats and changing to the heels for your wedding reception is a great idea. Don’t you think?

• Wear them again

It is not a necessity that you can’t wear your wedding shoes again unlike your wedding dress. You can find something that balance price, comfort, style and functionality and we should mention that it is not that easy thing to do as you can wear these shoes again, we would say that you can spend some extra time and money to find the perfect one for you.

• Break them in

You should try these shoes you select and pace back and forth to check them again and again for any kind of discomfort as you don’t want them to spoil your special day.

• Match your dress

Even with a floor length dress, you might have your shoes peek out a little. If you want you can match the dress the best to your shoes. You can take a small piece of the material your dress is made of and match it with the shoes in the shoe store. You can in this way compare texture and color and select the best shade.

• Always have a backup plan for shoes

A backup shoes pair is a great idea since you don’t know what might happen. Weather conditions, broken heel or any kind of discomfort may make you need new shoes. It is also a common practice to change shoes for the ceremony and for the reception.

7 Scientifically proven strangest skin care tips for women

Beauty tips are we all read on the internet are a bit strange sometimes. Here in this post we will be sharing some of the tips that might sound a little strange and unusual but they can make a huge difference in your beauty routine. Most of the beauty treatments and tips we find online are for girls, but sometimes guys need to use them as well. So let’s not waste any of your precious time and get started with some strangest and proven skin care tips for women.

Beauty tip #1: use a tablespoon for puffiness

Have some complain about the puffiness around your eyes? Well to get rid of it, you can use simply a simple teaspoon. Yes! The one you use to eat. You can put it in the fridge for some time like 5 minutes and when it’s cold enough, use it as a proven method to get rid and reduce the puffiness.

Beauty tip #2: cucumber and potatoes to reduce swelling on face

You can also use slices of cucumber or a potato to solve this same problem. It’s strange, but the spoon treatment is very good to cure and reduce the swelling around your eyes.

Beauty tip #3: easy and natural scrub

Well, it’s summer and chilling in the sun on a beach is a wonderful way to spend your holiday. You can make an easy scrub while you are on the holiday, relaxing on the beach. Scrub your body with the sand mixed with water. It is a natural and perfectly healthy way. Well, strangest of all things you can do on the beach!

Beauty tip #4: highlights using lemon juice

Highlights using lemon juice? Ever heard of it, no! Well, you might feel strange but it can be used to create natural hair highlights. You have to mix the lemon juice with an equal proportion of 1:1 with water and apply it to a thin section of hair and just sit under the sun for some time. The acid in the lemon juice will react with the sun rays and will help to lighten your hair. The highlights are extremely natural.

Beauty tip #5: whiten your teeth with strawberry

Now you can whiten your teeth with the help of strawberry. A good and tasty delight can be beneficial for your teeth. You can take a strawberry and rub it on your teeth or mashup it with your toothpaste. Dip your brush in the mixture and apply it to your teeth, brush them. If you do it a couple of times, you will see some significant changes in your teeth, they will be whiter than before, all this is because of the acidic content in this small delightful fruit.

After you are done, make sure that you rinse your mouth properly.

Beauty tip #5: pimples!

Toothpaste for pimples is a definite yes! It may sound weird for most of the people, but it works and is much more effective than other methods. Apply a small amount of paste to your pimples and get rid of that uncomfortable and disgusting problem.

Beauty tip #6: Red wine for a beautiful skin

Wine can be used for many purposes and we believe none of us might have this in mind that it can be used for bathing. Well, Teri Hatcher adds red wine to the bath to soften her skin. Strange isn’t it?

Beauty tip #7: ketchup!

Well, it’s strange but some celebs tips may be a bit eccentric. Sienna Miller fixes hair color flaws with ketchup. You can use it to but for more good results use henna.

Mermaid Wedding Dresses for Girls by Dar Sara

Mermaid Wedding Dresses by Dar Sara

Mermaid Wedding Dresse a magnificent bridal collection made by designer basedin Dubai Joumana Al Hayek. If you have a dream scenes magic and luxury, as seen inthe grand ballrooms and fairy tales, romantic spirit and then these dresses are what we were looking for .

These voluminous dresses bathe in combination with lace detailing thousands of Swarovski crystals. So, enjoy this amazing bridal collection and choose the favoritebride dress for the big day. You will definitely be the most beautiful bride and fell like being part of a fairy tale …!