COLOURS D'ETE

Avec Kimberly.... tres jolie! :)

Getting Ready

There is nothing more refreshing than to see a splash of colour, most especially when its 49 degress outside. :)

Make Up: Anna de Leon

Photographie: Danabelle Gutierrez

SPRING BRIGHTS

Spring Brights for the evening.

Instead of Neon lips go for a deeper shade. More grapey.

For a bolder look, line the eyes, make sure to wing it at the corners.

With an angled brush, line the lower lid with a black shadow followed by a turquoise shadow.

Go For Magenta Lips.

Line the lower lash line with the same shadow colour.

Line the waterline with White liner and apply 2 coats of Mascara on the top and bottom lashes.

For the highlight on the brow bone I decided to combine 2 colours. One is an extremely light shimmery turquoise and the other one is a white shimmery shade.

Apply a black shadow and concentrate on the outer V to define the eyes.

The Eyes are starting to look better.

Apply a medium shade on the centre and the darkest shade on the outer corner of the eye.

Blend. Trust me. :)

I went for a thicker but lighter brows for this look.

Prime the Eye Area with a Neutral Colour such as MAC Paint Pot in Soft Ochre

For this look I decided on Turquoise instead of green as seen on the cover.

Start with the lightest Turquoise on the inner lid.

PLAY WITH COLOURS THIS SPRING

The Inspiration for this Look.

Last year around December, I wrote about seeing the Versace lady having a make under and instead of seeing the traditional sexy smokey eyes, the supermodels walked down the runway with light lilac eyes.

Pastel eyes is just one of the beauty trends for Spring/Summer 2010 and since I have done Violet Peepers already (which is great for Brown Eyed belles) I decided to write about wearing bright colours for your eyes. This was also inspired by a breath taking Vogue Paris cover :) just tweaked it a bit so it can compliment my dress for an event that I had to attend that evening.

So, if you are feeling a little bit adventurous, read on and try this look for Spring :)

This post is for Kay :) Have fun this Spring.

SPRING/SUMMER 2010 - ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA

Everything is coming up roses, lillies and dahlias this Spring.

This dress has an eclectic mix of all the things that I love. The pleats brings me back to the 70's (perhaps my favourite decade), the sleeves reminds of the orient (my roots) and the print is very vintage, very shabby chic.

Strike a balance with a cinched waist and electic pleats

Say 'Hi Spring!' with Vibrant Lips, flushed cheeks and gold lids.

Dolce & Gabbana in Full Bloom at the Milan Sping Summer Shows

Every season there are just some items that leaves an impression that even after you have walked out of the store and shrugged off the idea of buying yet another sundress, it just hunts you. You get these flashbacks of how it looked like while you were in the fitting room or how the fabric felt or how perfect it would be to pair it with that bag or shoe.

After having surveyed several of my favourite shops and not finding a particular piece for Spring/Summer, which had that X factor, my girlfriends and I decided to go home. En route to Krispy Creme though, I decided to make a bee line to Splash and lo and behold....................... MY SPRING DRESS. I could feel my heart beating, though my palms were not sweating. I just fell in love. This is one of those moments when you just have to have it but could not because I saw the faces of my friends and it says. ‘Don’t Fit it. We are tired!’ I decided to let it go and come back the next day. If its for me, it will be there when I have the luxury of trying it on. J

I went back to Splash after 2 days and it was still there...... waiting for me. Just as I had predicted.... it was amazing. Floral prints in Violet, green and dove gray spells Spring and the fabric just drapes wonderfully.

This trend for the season can bring out the girly girl in everyone and here are a few tips in finding the perfect floral dress for the season.

If If you are petite like me, choose prints which are small, big floral prints in bright colours may drown you out.

2. Voluptous? Not a problem. Choose floral dresses with dark backgrounds and small floral designs. Avoid dresses that have pleats like mine especially if you have a well endowed hips.

3. Choose fabrics that are breathable and flowy. Makes any woman look romantic

To finish the look go for a simple yet polished look with bronze eyes, curled lashes, flushed cheeks and bright pink lips which says, ‘WELCOME SPRING!’

DMI SPRING SUMMER 2010

FROCKS THAT ROCK BY DMI

Mark this Thursday, December 3 and be at The Warehouse, Le Meridien, Garhoud for the launch for DMI, Spring Summer 2010.

I love seeing new talents in the industry, it is these individuals who really inspire me. It is as if that the fashion industry can't get any better until a newcomer comes along and starts shaking things up.

Iam lucky to have worked with Dmi in this launch and I have never been more happy to hear the inputs of the designers on how he likes the make up, the hair and even on how I would convey his clothes to the public in my styling.

I hope that this launch will inspire budding designers to FINALLY DO IT! :)

Hair and Make Up: Anna de Leon

Styling: Anna de Leon

Clothes: Dmitri Gunasena

Photography: Tinayums