Bridal Nail Trends: Stand Out!

Want to be the Belle of the Ball?..... OF COURSE YOU DO! It's YOUR wedding day after all! And you want everything to be perfect and scream for attention, you deserve it. I'm sure a lot of you don't even think about what your nails are going to look like until a week before your wedding, so I'm here to help give you some ideas for when you go get your mani pedi on the big day. Go Big, Or Go Home! Bling out your nails. If you don't usually go all...

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Reality Retouched

Before you even open a magazine, your eye is caught by a beautiful woman with features that appear flawless. Her beauty strikes you as remarkable, and you think to yourself why can’t I look like that. You slowly begin comparing yourself to her, realizing that you, in no way, shape, or form, can be as perfect as she is. But then again, is she really as perfect as she seems? As society has progressed, it is my view that we have lost sight of...

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Where Candy Lives

This is an assignment we had to do for school. It was chosen to be in 60 foot window display at Humber Lakeshore next Spring! This season it's all about colour blocking and fun accessories. Our inspiration came from the board game Candy Land and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Just incase you can't see the credit text: Photography by: Paul Chmielowiec, Art Direction: Bobby Raffin, Wardrobe styling: Allison Noel, Hair & Makeup: Vanessa...

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Impossible Conversations

Next month, The Metropolitan Museum of Art is opening an exhibit called"Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations." I'm not an expert on Schiaparelli or Prada, but it's very interesting to see and learn about how this exhibit unfolds. When researching the 20s a couple of years ago for a high school project, I heard of Elsa Schiaparelli. Unfortunately, when researching the 20s, there is a lot of emphasis on Chanel and not enough on Schiaparelli....

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The Little Black Jacket

I am in love with all things Chanel. Learning about Coco Chanel and the fashion house is one of those small joys I have in life. I like reading books, and the Chanel books are some of the things I want. In the next little while, Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfield can add to the line Chanel books available with "The Little Black Jacket: CHANEL's Classic Revisited." It's a coffee table book featuring the Chanel LBJ, and how versatile it is....

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