Articles about: trends

Bam! Pow! Zap! Comic Couture Takes Over – Will You Let Your Inner Super Hero Out To Play?

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s the latest trend to take over the fashion world, and depending on your viewpoint, it’s about as childish or as cute as it gets. From the sublime to the ridiculous: Tom …

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Read More |March 26 2013 | 14 Comments
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Blue Eyeshadow Is Back Baby Back! Will You Be Trying The Trend?

It was all over the SS13 runways, Natalie Portman rocked it in the latest Dior campaign and Nicole Ritchie wore it to the Golden Globes.  Yep, whether it’s cobalt, royal or teal, there’s no getting away from it: blue eyeshadow is …

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Read More |March 22 2013 | 34 Comments

Neon: So Nuts Or So Now? Are You Feeling the Fluoro Trend?

When I was about 11, I had a pair of black dungarees trimmed with neon yellow that I thought were the cat’s pyjamas. But there, aside from a brief flirtation with fluorescent lipstick, is where my relationship with neon ended. …

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Read More |March 8 2013 | 26 Comments

Fashion prediction: Five hyped up trends that will go straight to the SALE rails?

Each season, we’re told about the absolute must-haves for the months ahead; magazines scream about how this piece will bring you bang up to date for spring/summer. Heck, I’ve been guilty of it myself! But for every amazing embellished trophy jacket …

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Read More |March 5 2013 | 29 Comments

Scrunchies are back, and this time it’s for real. WTF?

YOU THERE! Are you a 6-year-old child? Reading this from the late ’80s? Or taking part in a The Sweetest Thing style movie montage that heavily references Madonna and maybe Olivia Newton-John’s Let Get Physical video? No? Then take that …

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Read More |March 1 2013 | 23 Comments
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Turning Japanese I think I’m turning Japanese: Oriental fashion for SS13

Years ago I had the most gorgeous little oriental dress from AWear that I loved and even in photos now it still looks good. Maxi dresses and bust flattering kimonos ensure that the oriental trend works on every body type: …

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Read More |February 12 2013 | 15 Comments
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Textured Nails: SO. HOT for SS13

The new minimalist glitters from Zoya and OPI that I told you about in January are part of a wider trend for textured nails in 2013. So what, sez you, and who could blame you because textured finishes have been …

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Read More |February 5 2013 | 11 Comments
MAC Trends Report SS13

MAC Trends Forecast SS13: contour your cheeks, forget about your eyes

So we’ve shared our predictions on the biggest beauty trends of the year, but now we have some hard and fast facts for you, gleaned at a recent meeting with the awesome  Lesley Keane, Senior Artist at MAC.   This …

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Read More |February 1 2013 | 24 Comments
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Monochrome stripes are HUGE this season: are you ready?

You can’t have missed the Spring Summer 2013 trend for stripes. Especially black and white stripes. I’ve never really been a fan myself – I keep having flashbacks to a pair of black and white cropped trousers that my Mum …

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Read More |January 22 2013 | 17 Comments
Rose Gold Metallic Trend SS13

Mirror Mirror On The Wall: Rose Gold’s The Prettiest Metallic Of Them All

As we saw in our cosmetic crystal ball, metallics are having a moment and by spring, they’ll be bigger and better than ever.  Puzzlingly, one of the prettiest and most flattering to wear tends to be tricky to find on …

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Read More |January 12 2013 | 10 Comments