Rainy Day Whimsical

Styled piece for rainy days. Keep the spring feeling going with these pieces.

Filly Blouse by Goldie £49.00 - Topshop.
P.A.R.O.S.H high waisted skirt £204.00 - farfetch.com
Havaianas Printed Rain Boots £60.00 - Littlewoods

Style Stalking..The Branch my new love

Earlier this year I attended Vodafone London Fashion weekend, the peoples taste of London Fashion Week. At this usually fab event I enjoy finding about new designers and off the main stream shops.
This year as I glided around tent to tent wide eyed and loving it all I stumble on a stall and gasped.

Just my style and impeccably made "The Branch" www.the-branch.co.uk  with an amazing collection of wooden inspired accessories mixed with stones and silver or gold metals. The crafty designs and flawless looks translate perfectly from season to season while adding the perfect touch to any outfit. On first glance you can not help but immediately start to mentally style yourself with each piece. Check put a few pieces below and shop
 www.the-branch.co.uk .

 

Style Away

Kay

TODAY'S LUST HAVE

Loving the look on this French Connection Coat. Tailored yet girly but slightly militarain. Add a wicked turban or fur hat pair with a small cross body purse and shades. Finish off with super sleek and high boot to bring extra pizazz. No need to over kill on what's under this number jeans and a funky tee will do.

Anderson Fur Collar Coat £190.00 - French Connection

courtesy of ShopStyle.com

Happy Shopping

Kay

Classics Live On

 10 Classics That Will Never Fade

"Fashion fades, only style remains the same"
Coco Chanel

1. Chanel Vintage Quilted Bag – The iconic “IT” bag can still rock a runway, be pictured in a mag and bought at a local vintage shop.

2. Shift Dress – Every woman must own one. Always flattering on just about any body type and gives your wardrobe flexibility and options.

3. Red – be it nail polish or lipstick no matter what’s the new colour trend. One can never go wrong with a red.

4. White Diamonds by Elizabeth Taylor – much like Elizabeth this perfume will live on forever. Launched over 20 years ago White Diamonds is quoted as “still the best selling celebrity fragrance of all time”.

5. Black Pump – never boring, goes from work to date night to girls’ night out a black pump will jazz up any outfit and save your wallet from trend overload.



"Make-up can only make you look pretty on the
outside but it doesn't help if you
are ugly on the inside. Unless you
eat the make-up"
Audrey Hepburn



6. “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”- Before Sex and the City there was Audrey Hepburn in this classic, she gave new meaning to “the little black dress”. If not for the story watch it for the fashion.

7. Diamonds – are truly a girl’s best friend. Over the top or understated a woman can always turn to her diamonds as the perfect accessory.

8. Wrap Dress - be it a DVF original or a high street version much like the Shift a Wrap Dress is must own item.

9. Denim – coloured or classic blue, denim has lived on and reigned king over all. Every fashion khouse or closet has denim. What would life be without it?

10. A smile – yes the one accessory that’s free as we are born with it and somehow it has magic

powers to make anything look fa-bu-lous!

Forever,

Kay



Hitting the Reset Button

Every once in a while it's nice to "hit the refresh button". So here I am in this mode.

I am expecting a little bundle of joy soon..YAHHH and I thought what better time to re-evaluate where I am, what I am up to and hoping to take my life.

Needless to say I have decided baby steps are OK at the moment. The bigger things will come once my energy level is back to normal. These days I can't stand, keep my eyes open or think straight for more than an hour.

Quest 1. Eradicate the acrylic nightmare. For years I have worn acrylics and could not see it any other way. The fear of what would be under the acrylics have held me back from getting rid of them. Well lo and behold this weekend I walked in the nail salon and said "soak off and manicure, please?"

After much research I went in armed with O.P.I Nail Envy maximum strength formula for sensitive and peeling nails. I must say this cost me a pretty penny around £18 but hey if your'e going to do it invest and do it right. So fingers crossed I will be sporting healthy natural nails very soon.

End result of the mani. Not bad huh?!

Quest 2. Return to the burn. I have been sporting some "roots" for a few months. Between finding it difficult to find a new hair genius and not having the time to troop all over town I have not put a relaxer in my hair. Now months and inches of new growth later I am at the point of almost no return. To live natural and burn free or take the easy way out? What do you think?

 

Quest 3. Maintaining a Healthy Glow.  I have somehow managed over the years to maintain healthy skin but it seem with my move to the UK my skin lost its grip and freaked out on me. My eczema made a horrible appearance I suffered from dry patches to just dull skin all together.

I tried more than a few products and while some seemed to do the job my skin ultimately did not progress instead it merely balanced out and eventually returned to a state of horror. How happy was I when I wondered into a beauty supply store by my home and way in the back on the last shelf was sitting some Nubian soap products along side oils from every living branch. I quickly snatched up a Nubian Olive Oil Soap and what appeared to be natural Aloe Vera Oil went home and immediately indulged in a regimen. A few weeks later I must say I have a bin of skin products from pharmacy brand to name brand just simply sitting there untouched because my skin has peeled back the layers and produced an even healthy glow that I once loved!!! Woohoo

MAC free and loving me!!! Muah

As for further quest, stay tuned my adventure has only just began. Until then....

Ciao!

Kay

Swatchbin: Stella & Dot Independent Stylist

Swatchbin: Stella & Dot Independent Stylist: Trunk Shows and Launch Soon!!!! Hello Everyone, I would like to introduce to you my new business adventure, Stella & Dot! I am now...

Alek Wek Rocked the Cover

34 year old hotness, uber-model and activist Alek Wek donned the cover of the September 14 issue of Stylist magazine and turned it out.

Me being an avid reader of Stylist was peeved I missed the usual Wednesday free issues. Nevertheless I was delighted to snag one on the tube but was even more over the moon when the bright yellow cover popped out at me. Here was Alek looking tall, perfectly chocolate glazed portraying as the cover stated "Fashion is Power". Please enjoy....

Do other models inspire you?

Christy Turlington. She’s beautiful, she’s a mother, a wife, a businesswoman; she’s giving back to society. She’s like my sister away from home and I think that’s how women should be. We should embrace each other, we should inspire each other and we should empower each other.

-quoted from Stylist Magazine

She rocks!!!

Be inspired

Kay