Fall and winter must haves on a budget

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budget, clothing, clothing haul, color, fall fashion, fall winter 2012, fashion, Forever 21, h&M, haul, misswwfashion, peter an collar, Vero Moda

So I went shopping recently, a few times actually in order to get items to complete my existing wardrobe with this falls hottest trends. The thing is … I have big plans for next year and I’m actually on a saving money mode. But that wont stop this fashionista on following this seasons trends and especially not from shopping. SO I decided to stay on budget and get some essentials to work with what I already have.

I decided to get a few of seasons biggest statement pieces by keeping it simple and versatile so that I can create many different outfits by reusing the same items.

Here a few of the items I got a at very affordable price. So I decided to share them with you … and hopefully you will get a few of them because they look great on and are very very affordable.

Trend #1: Red and beet Red clothing items

I got this dress at forever 21 and it costed only 14.50$+tx (in Can $) it is called the Scoop Back Bodycon Dress and you can get it  at their online shop that is linked here.

Wear it with a thin or large belt around the waist. Looks great  alone for a night out or with leggings for colder weather and daytime outfits. You can also wear a cardigan over for the office.

Trend #2: colored pants and forest green.

I got these pants at H&M for 14.95$+tx (in Cad $) you can get the trousers at an H&M store near you (I’ve put a link for your information).

Wear them as a great color accent with white, beige and leather. Looks great and balances out any outfit with a shirt that has prints (since printed clothing is still very in this season).

I also got this Sevilla LS Blouse for 25$+tx (in Can $) from Vero Moda at Winners in the same dark forest green color. Knits come back each fall and winter and are so easy and comfortable to dress.

Wear it with any casual outfit. Looks great with jeans and White pants. I love to add a nice scarf and accessories to dress it up a little. I Couldnt find a link online where to buy but you can loock it up here only in an diffrent color.

Trend # 3: Prints and whites.

I got these tribal printed white trousers at H&M for 14.95$+tx (in Can $) you can find them in a local H&M store.

I love these pants, they add an extra kick to a simple black or white sweater every time. Add some Gold accents and nice accessories and Voila!!

Trend # 5: Pastel

This is an unusual trend color for fall but I love it!!  I got two sweaters From H&M in pastel mint green.

I got a silky studded blouse for under 30$ and the knitted top worn by Lana del Ray in the fall collection for H&M for 19.95$+tx (in Cnd $).

 

 

 

 

 

I love to wear these items with white pants and light jeans. The blouse is great for the office and has that great it collar.

Trend #6 peter pan collars.

Well I cheated for this particular trend by getting this pretty peter pan collar inspired necklace. You can wear it with any sweater and add that peter pan collar anytime to your outfit.

I got it at H&M for around 19$ (in Cnd $)

Trend # 7 Gold accessories

Gold accents complete any outfit this fall especially if you wear them around the neck.

So I got this Gold necklace from H&M for under 15$ since I already own plenty gold accents, but I love it since it has some white enamel accents and you can also wear it as a bracelate.

Sorry I could find a link to a direct source for each item, but you know where to get them if interested.

Hope this helped you out for shopping inspiration on a budget.  The only thing left to do for me is to have fun and pair everything now with what I already own!!

Have a fashionable fall and winter and thanx for stopping by!!

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October magic is in the pumpkin

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beauty, cinderella, Disney Cinderella by Sephora, eyeshadow, magic, makeup, nail polish, nailpolish, nails, O.P.I., october, perfume, sephora, walt disney

As a little girl I would belive in magic. I wanted to find the perfect prince charming and live in a big castle. Cinderella was one of my favorite fairytale and tought me that if you belive in your dreams just strong enough, they become true. Let me tell you… Cinderella was right.

All grown up I found my prince charming, have realized many dreams and can’t wait to realize some more. Deep down I’m still that little girl believing in magic.

Not only has Walt Disney’s Cinderella story concurred many little girls hearts when I was little. It still does! As Many of you know Walt Disney just came out with a new Dimond edition with restored digital colors. What better time than the month of magic pumpkins for the release.  I already have the previous published DVD edition and watch it whit my little sister. I still feel like buying the new one because it’s on blue-ray, but that’s besides the point for this post.

This post is all about the glamour and beauty that comes with cinderella. It’s about Sephora’s first and limited edition of The Disney’s Reigning Beauties Collections to come.  The Limited Disney’s Cinderella by Sephora beauty collection.

I went shopping at Sephora Today with my boyfriend and when I saw the collection I fell in love. Got almost the whole collection. It’s so beautiful and the eyeshadow colors are such a good quality is wonderful. I tought Why not share it with you, so if you like it you still have time to get it yourself since it just came out this month. But hurry it’s limited. Well let me show you the pictures I took from the ones I bought.

From left : So Totally Enchanted – Step Off, Sister – I Blue My Curfew – Bibbidi, Bobbidi, Pink! – Self-Maid Millionaire – Rags to Rhinestones

I  love the Step Off, Sister glitter polish… sooo beautiful!!

I love all the little names they gave to the diffrent colors and all inspired from directly from the story.

First I didn’t get the perfume and had only sprayed it on my sweater. Walking around in the mall I got so enchanted by the scent that I had to go back and buy it.

You can get the Disney Cinderella by Sephora collection on sephora.com here is the link:  http://www.sephora.com/disney-cinderella-collection

You can also visit the Disney store online to get the story on dvd or Blue-ray: http://www.disneystore.com/cinderella-blu-ray-and-dvd-combo-pack-diamond-edition/mp/1320016/1000233/

I also got this sweater at forever21 not so long ago, so comfy and nice I wear it on weekends and around the house.

You can get it at forever 21 online store: http://www.forever21.com/product/product.aspx?br=F21&category=top_sweatshirts_hoodie&productid=2019571695&variantid=

I cant wait to use the colors and get inspired.  Hope you were!! Now it’s time for your moment!!

Hair color at home? And still look gorgeous…

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Before and after, color, diy, DIY hair, Do it yourself, hair, hair color, misswwfashion

Here is my before and after…and some tips for you out there!!

Everybody knows the real value of fashion and a glamorous impression. If you don’t!? Let me tell you: Expensive!! But does it really have to be ?? Well no! I think with the right amount of fabulous work and inspiration you can accomplish anything. Yes even a good hair coloring job. But careful not every color can and should be achieved at home.

If you ask me coloring your own hair should only been done if you feel comfortable doing it yourself. You have to be confident that what you do will end up looking good. If you’re not sure… don’t do it at all or go do it in the hair-saloon.

My tip for the perfect at home hair coloring achievement is:

1- Only color your hair in the same nuance or darker if you do it yourself.

If you want to go lighter, visit a professional, especially if it is much lighter than what your current color is. Also if your hair is colored, you should see a professional before lightning, since you might have trouble with the pigmentation and he undertones might come out differently as a cause of the pigmentation in your current colour.

Getting lighter is much harder if you want an even color. The heat of your scalp accelerates the lightening process at the roots. Since the ends of your strands are much cooler you might easily end up with super light roots and much much darker ends. Plus, it is a much more chemical procedure that can easily harm your hair. If you still want to do it, then do the exact opposite of my coloring advice, and wait till your ends are light enough before adding the bleach to the two inches near your scalp. If you have long hair and have colored it, start from the ends and slowly work up till the top by waiting between applications as the bleach lightens the ends. But my advise stays the same: lightening your hair is always better done by a professional and with less damage. After all you want shiny and healthy looking hair.

2- If you color your hair yourself. And I mean color with a shade, not bleach. You should always do your roots first and leave the ends untouched for some extra time. I follow the role: 3/4 of the total time mentioned on the box for the roots and then add the color to your ends for that extra 1/4 of the time left. By roots I mean an approximate of 5 inches to 7 inches of the hair starting from your scalp if it’s the first time you apply the color. You wonder why?? Well because… your ends seem to have much more open cuticles which helps the color to penetrate much easier and faster. The cuticles of the roots are much more closed so it takes a bigger amount of time for the color to work in. By following this rule you get much more of an even coverage effect.

3-If its a retouch, apply only on the visible roots for the first 2-3 touch-ups.

The fort time you touch up your roots follow the 3/4 and 1/4 method mentioned above. This will help you to get an even shade. As you may realize just by looking around that some people seem to have darker ends and lighter roots. It’s not ideal unless you’re doing the ambre trend. It’s explaind by the fact that by recoloring hair completly each time, the color stacks up on the ends as the roots only have one layer of color.

4-Prepare your hair before coloring.

Don’t wash your hair at least a day before coloring. Brush hair throughly. Separate your hair in four even parts using pins. It is much easier to die each part separately than attacking the whole head at once, especially if you have thick hair.

5-People always condition your hair well after coloring.

This will help help to repair damage and the cuticles to close and keep the color sealed. My extra advise: don’t wash hair with hot water, always tend to wash with cooler water. Hot water opens cuticles and open cuticles let the color out, so it fades over time quicker. Cold water closes cuticles, seals in color and gives you shinier looking hair.

6- Of corse respect the skin and skin tone.

Well by skin i mean, cover it up before coloring, put some extra cream around the face or some vaseline. Wear protective gloves and a thin long sleeve sweater you hate (since it might get messy) and a towel. Long sleeve?? … because it protects your arms. By skin tone I mean, don’t go to crazy and seek for colors that match your skin tone nicely. If your not sure, seek professional advice. After all you don’t wanna look like something or someone you don’t want to look alike. 😉

7-Cover up the surface of your bathroom since the color might be hard to wash away.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I used, and it’s one of my all time favorites the perfect 10 colour from clairol you can visit : http://www.clairol.com/en-US/products/perfect-10/high-gloss-hair-dye

Let me know if these tips helped you!! Hope they did. And always be carful and follow the instructions on the box before coloring!!

The sticky solution to an outfit wow effect.

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bra solution, dream shapers, Flowers, la senza, lasenza, misswwfashion, open back bra, open back clothing, summer dress

Remember the D.I.Y project I did to create a flower ball to dress up your room?? Well as promised here is the dress That inspired that project. Here it finally is!!!

Even if the summer is coming to an end and the occasions to wear such a summery dress are slowly disappearing there is a pretty good reason for me to show you the dress.

Any one noticed that open back concept?? Oh yeah, that’s what I’m talking about. Not only is it sexy, but it also adds something extra to any kind of outfit. An open back creates something special on the plainest and most simple clothing item. It can be a long sleeve shirt, a t-shirt, a dress or even a jacket (well… maybe not a jacket…that could be weird!! unless …it is created carefully or by an haute couture designer) an open back is something that can take your outfit to a whole other level of fabulous.

The only way to achieve it to fabulous is by wearing it right!!! Here it is … the PROBLEM!!

How do you pull of an open back with the hold for the front part?? Well ??  By not wearing a bra of corse!!  Okay, relax!! I was just kidding!

What I really mean is = By wearing the right bra, ladies! Well here we have our real reason for this post.

One of my favorite bras and my absolute go to for this kinda situation is what i call ”the sticky bra’’!! You heard right!! It is a bra with no back or shoulder stripes. The front part actually sticks to the skin with some kind of sticky silicone. The front looks like a regular bra with a clip in the middle wich creates a push-up effect. A great solution for dresses with no back, where the regular adjustable bras don’t do any justice at all.

My advice is do not wear them every day, because they don’t give you the same support a regular pice would. You don’t want to en up with the nice part of your chest, laying on your stomach. The other reason not to wear them every day is because of the part when you have to take them off. It sticks to your skin, so you can imagine the rest. But don’t worry, it doesn’t do any waxing job, so the sticky part isn’t that intense…just enough to hold trough the day without you losing any pieces. We wouldn’t want that, it would be worse than stripes showing off.

So here is a link where you can get this #1 solution, and a life saver for any great occasion. The ones I use are the dream shapers that you can buy at LaSenza store.

Here is a link where you can get this product online: http://www.lasenza.com/eng/products/accessories/others/feather-lite-push-up-bra?385201-021

The dress I got from a discounted and temporally store as told in the D.I.Y post. I know that it was sold or supposed to be sold in the stylexchange stores under the brand called nu numero, but I couldn’t find the item on the internet. Sorry!!