Lanvin Stamps

I've always found that there is something so special about recieving an actual letter in the post (that isn't a bank statement). Now theres even more reason to love handwritten letters: Lanvin Stamps.

Thats right, Lanvin designer, Alber Elbaz, has designed to stamps, for the French, to celebrate Lanvin's 120th Anniversary. Alongside these stamps, you'll be able to get other comemorative items, such as pencils and notebooks. The stamps will be available to buy from early next year.
I really am tempted to book a trip to Paris to get my hands on these.

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Sherin xx

P.S. Leia was featured on Ella's blog carnival yesterday. Check it out here.

My Holiday

All my posts from the last 2 weeks were scheduled as I was on holiday. Believe me when I say that it feels good to be writing again!

So, basically I went to Pakistan for my cousin's wedding. Traditionally, the weddings last for about 3 days, which is always great for dressing up. I flew in the morning of the first day, so needless to say I was quite jetlagged for that first night.
Anyway, heres a round-up of my wedding outfits:

Day 1: I loved my make up more than anything here. According to my dad it looked fairly '1920's'. I'll hopefully put a tutorial up about it in the next few days. I only saw the outfit for the first time about an hour before. My mum bought the fabric and had it made before I got there. I honestly didn't like it at first, but it grew on me. I'm also wearing this headband. Turns out no one in Pakistan had seen headbands before, so everyone loved them!











Day 2: This was my favourite outfit of the wedding. You can't really see it in the picture, but the trousers were really baggy and was very layered! There was also sequins around the trousers, making them really heavy to walk in. I was also wearing this headband. Again, I was getting compliments on it all night. Unfortunately, wasn't having the best day, thus the puffy eyes. But I did love my eyeshadow. It was a beautiful shade of green, and I bought it the day before. The brand is 'luscious', which I hadn't heard of before, but I love the eye make up so much that I went back for more!










Day 3: This is me after 3 days of no sleep (Pakistani weddings tend to start at about 11pm and go well into the mornings!). Benefit concealer did make life a lot easier though. I think I've posted about this outfit before, and I'm also wearing a headband that was similar, but smaller, then the one for 'Day 2'.












Because I was in a fairly traditional country, my usual outfits wouldn't cut it, so I had to re-invent my style for the 10 days I was there. It was actually quite warm there and here are examples of what I was wearing (no outfit posts due to mosquito bites all over my face!!)

I also spent a lot! I saw a lot of H&M style shops while out and about, and the prices were good, so I managed to buy loads of clothes and shoes. Hopefully, they'll be making appearances in recent outfit posts.

Sherin xx

P.S. Hope you all have a fantastic Christmas!!! We won't be posting for the next couple of days, but hope you all have a great few days.

P.P.S Last day to enter our Perricone giveaway.

Sienna Miller for Hugo Boss

Its no secret that I absolutely adore Sienna Miller. I'm a huge fan of both her style and her movies. She's beautiful and is a fantastic actress. So I was very excited when I saw her doing an ad for Hugo Boss's Orange Fragrance. I know this collaboration is a bit old, but I just saw the ads and love them. I also got this perfume for my birthday and love the smell so much.

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Above pictures from PopSugar

Photo from Debenhams blog

Orange is Hugo Boss's first ever signature fragrance and everyone at Boss seemed to agree that Sienna Miller was a perfect choice: "Sienna...truly embodies the spirit of the brand," said Thomas Burkhardt, GMD for Hugo fragrances, "She is a liberated soul - light-hearted, spontaneous and passionate - and she quite simply wears her heart on her sleeve." (Vogue UK)




















Above pictures from Zimbio

I love how much fun she seems to be having! She looks so amazing in such a casual outfit as well. I might have to try this because I have a really similar top to the one she's wearing!

Heres a shorter version of the advert:



Sherin xx

P.S. I'm also back from my holiday. Yay. I'm still a bit jet lagged, so hopefully will be catching up on my blogging now.

Bittersweets

Hello, my name is Sherin and I'm a Jewellery-aholic. I jewellery of all shapes and patterns and I never leave the house without some kind of bling around me. I also have a passion for all things dark and gothic. So what happens when you put the two together: you get Bittersweets jewellery.

Bittersweets was set up in 2002, in New York, and the idea behind it was to make something exquisite out of the everyday objects. Their designs include a lot of earthworms, snakes and even fangs!!! It's all absolutely brilliant.

You can't deny that their designs are pretty cool. Personally I love them, especially the fanged rings!

Sherin xx

How far would you go?

It's time for a serious post: yes, it was bound to happen eventually, hehe.

I've always wanted to read Dorian Gray. Its one of those storylines that I've always been drawn to. I recently saw the movie and it was just so intiguing and interesting! It encouraged me to read the book, which I've just finished, and I loved it. It was full of some great quotes but the moral of the story was superb. It was so shocking and really thought provoking.

For those of you who haven't read it, I'll give a quick synopsis, hopefully, without ruining it for you guys. Basically, its about a young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty. A portrait of him shows whats going on in is soul, but his beauty remains untouched, as he pursues a life of immorality.

This really got me thinking about how far someone would go to perserve their youth. I mean we all want to look young and beautiful forever, don't we?
I'll be the first to admit this, I'm very vain and personally, I've aways been kind of scared of growing old, especially since recently, when I found my first small strand of white hair!

We live in world that is obsessed with image and beauty, and we've seen how the media hounds celebrities when they're not looking their best. We've all heard stories of plastic surgery going wrong but even then, its becoming more and more popular. Personally, I think the only time someone should get plastic surgery done is when they are physically scarred, for example from severe burns. But lots of people spend loads and loads just to make themselves appear younger.

A lot of people do age gracefully and naturally, so why change the natural process?
Not to mention the ridiculous amount of creams and formulas that are designed to make you appear '10 years younger'.

So I wanted to ask: how far would you go to maintain your youth? And why do you think that people are so scared of growing old? And last question: would you actually like to be eternally young?

Sherin xx
Dorian Gray picture from Fire Drank
Madonna Picture from Celebrity Beauty Buzz

P.S. This is a scheduled post as I'm on holiday. I'll reply to all comments as soon as I get back (well after some sleep)

The Humble T

It's time for another guest post. This time we're featuring Harriet from Where Is Harriet?. She is a lovely blogger, and, having met her a few times, we can attest to the fact that she's an even lovelier person! Enjoy her post.

The humble T-shirt. There must surely be at least one in every wardrobe, gathering dust and taken out only on that rare occasion you decide to go running or (gasp!) the gym. As I was browsing ASOS recently (which I almost never do, obviously…) and on the odd trip to the shops or two (another very rare occurrence, I’m sure you realise…) I noticed that printed t-shirts really are never out of fashion, and are definitely not just for lounging about the house in (You only have to look at Sherin’s fabulous T-Post t-shirt or Leia’s ‘Escaped Convict’ Topshop tee!)

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How to Wear It:

The most ubiquitous way of wearing a t-shirt is naturally the t-shirt and jeans combo. Whether an outsized tee over skinnies and ballet flats, with a snugly boyfriend cardi, or a pair of peg jeans, some fancy-schmancy heels and a sophisticated blazer this is always a winner for those ‘I don’t know what to wear’ days.

If you want to try something a bit different though why not go all Marcus Lupfer and tuck your t-shirt into a high-waisted skirt with just the top of the pattern peeking out, or dare to bare your midriff with a cropped t-shirt, plain skirt and thick tights. If this is a bit too cold for you how about a body or slim fit cami underneath to keep those pectorals warm?!

The T-shirt dress is another staple that works great in summer with sandals and sunglasses, or in winter with a warm scarf and woolly tights. If you’re a dressed down kind of girl it’s a great way of dressing up without actually dressing up!

Where to buy it:

Where not to buy is a more likely question! Browsing the shops here in the UK has turned up hundreds upon hundreds of candidates for my wardrobe, with H&M, New Look and Miss Selfridge winning for cute budget buys. If you’ve got a bit more money to splash how about looking at Wildfox on ASOS, or heading over to My Wardrobe for DKNY and Zoe and Morgan or Netaporter for McQ by Alexander McQueen and See by Chloe?

Credits for Picture (clockwise from top left): DKNY, Lanvin at Browns, Miss Selfridge, Beyond the Valley at Farfetch, New Look, Miss Selfridge, Wildfox at ASOS, Marcus Lupfer, ASOS, Topshop, McQ at Netaporter.

Thanks, Harriet! We must remember never to underestimate the power of a great tee.

Remember, if you want to guest post for HiFashion, we'd love to hear your ideas. E-mail us!

P.S. Sherin is still on holiday and really wants to come home now :(

Perricone Giveaway

We're teaming up with Perricone for a third time for another giveaway.

We're giving you the chance to win their Cold Plasma. Its a product to help enhance your current anti-aging routine through the power of biochemical individuality.

Cold Plasma works so that your skin can extract from Cold Plasma’s formula according to your individual, unique needs. This personalized system, called biochemical individuality, is a self-selection process. It basically takes the ingredients that it needs and leaves the rest.

Cold Plasma works through this system to deliver optimal nutrition to skin cells to help skin achieve a healthy, glowing, youthful appearance. It combats signs of ageness, such as blotchiness, wrinkles and dryness.

To enter, just leave a comment telling us why you need this product. Winners will be picked randomly!

Unfortunately, this competition is only open to US readers. But don't worry, I'm aiming to buy something from my holiday for a worldwide giveaway!

The competition runs for 10 days, so will end on the 23rd of December.

Keep checking on their website for other Perricone Code aswell.

IMATS Show

In January, Leia and I are going to go the annual International Make Up Artists Trade Show (IMATS). IMATS is known as the make-up world's biggest gathering! We've got Press Passes for their show in London (the venue is literally a few minutes away from where I live) and we honestly can't wait. We both love make up and are really looking forward to some of the great make up that comes out of IMATS.

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The London show will take place on Saturday January 30th (8.30am-5pm) and Sunday January 31st (10am-5pm) 2010, at Alexandra Palace. If you are around in London that weekend, definitely drop by and have a look at whats going on. We'd love to see you there. Prices range from £28-£65.
Don't worry if you're not in London then, they're also doing shows in Vancouver (April 17-18 2010) and Los Angeles (June 26-27 2010), as well as already doing shows in Sydney and Toronto.

The show in London is set to be a blast. Special guests include Terry Barber, M.A.C Cosmetics' director of make up artistry. I am really looking forward to bumping into him, as a) he works for one of the best make up companies in the world and b) he's collaborated with the likes of Alexander McQueen.
Other special guests nclude: Bill Corso, who's worked with Jim Carey on many movies, such as Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events along with a lot of other high profile movies, and Tom Savini, who has worked on movies such as Dawn of the Dead and Friday the 13th. I am also excited to add that Corso is an Oscar®- and Emmy® award-winning artist.











(Barber, Corso and Savini respectively. Images sent from the IMATS Team)


I really can't wait to see what else is lined up for the show. Heres some more information about it from their press release:

IMATS also features an exhibitor hall, where more than 50 cosmetics companies in 100 booths will unveil new products and tools and offer discounts on old favorites. Industry leaders will teach workshops, do live demonstrations and show their work in the Make-up Museum.
And students will race against the clock to create winning looks in the student make-up competition, which is divided into beauty and character categories. This year’s beauty competition has an Alice in Wonderland theme; the character competition has a Grimm’s Fairy Tales theme.

Make-Up Artist magazine, which produces IMATS, is read in 50 countries around the world and was created in 1996 by Emmy Award®-winning make-up artist Michael Key. IMATS is held five times annually: in London in January; Vancouver, B.C. in April; Los Angeles in June; Sydney in September and Toronto in November.

To arrange advance or onsite interviews and photos with speakers, contact Managing Editor Heather Wisner at 360-882-3488, ext, 106. For tickets and more information, visit www.imatsshow.com or call at 360-882-3488, ext. 101.

IMATS is held all around the world, so check if your city is one of the 5 to hold one and definitely get yourself down there. It looks set to be so much fun!

Sherin xx

New Look S/S 2010 Press Launch Part 2

On Monday, I started my post about the new Spring/Summer 2010 collection at New Look. There was far too much to say for one post, so here's part 2!


Cupcake:
When it comes to style, there are very few things that both Leia and myself agree on. But this collection was one of those few things. We both simply loved the Cupcake collection! It probably was both our favourites. There were a lot of polka dots and bows, as well as some chiffon, in the form of a cute skirt and dress (only an hour before we saw this collection, I was telling Leia that I wanted a nice chiffon dress for the summer).
There was also a 1920's vibe to the collection with a flapper dress and flapper style top, as well as a Chanel inspired cardigan.

On my wishlist: the polka dot shoes, the monochrome Chanel-esque cardigan and skirt, and the polka dot trench that I am holding up in one of the pictures.

Silican Siren:
I seriously had no idea how much I loved this collection, until I had a look at the photos. It was another collection that leaned towards a rock chic look, and featured lots of reds and blacks. It was very sexy and had a few exposed/busty style tops and bows on shoes. I loved the dress thats pictured below. Its another thing I'm going to buy when the collection hits the stores.













Swimwear:
Very fun and very colourful. Enjoy the pictures and I can't wait to be hanging in these next summer.












Menswear:
The menswear was really cool. I'm dying to find a guy who wears stuff like this. There were fedora hats, very cool sunglasses and even a bow tie. The look was quite preppy, with a slight direction towards Chuck (Gossip Girl).



















I particularly loved the shoes they had. There was a pair that looked a tad like a pair of Toms and they looked really cool.














Accessories:
Because a picture is worth a thousand words, I'll show you some of the pictures of the accessories.
Jewellery was big and sparkly. There were lots of layered necklaces, in silver, and big statement pieces as well. It really was all about standing out with the bling. I particularly love teh tiger set thats at the bottom.
The bags were big as well, with a lot of leather and a lot of studs. But one thing that I noticed with the bags and jewellery that there was a lot of ethnic pieces, that we were seeing over the summer. I'm so glad that this trend isn't over.



























Some of these items are going to be stocked in store starting from January. I can't wait till they arrive; the only question is: how am I going to stop myself from buying everything from the Bloom and Cupcake collections?!

Sherin (and Leia) xx

P.S. Tamara from I Want That Look featured on of you my looks on her blog. She did an amazing job playing around with it. Check it out.

P.P. S. By the time you guys read this, I'll be on a plane. I'm on holiday for the next two weeks, and I doubt I'll have access to much internet. Hopefully I'll get a chance to keep up to date with all your lovely blogs, but if I can't, bye for now. I do have a lot of interesting posts scheduled though.

New Look S/S 2010 Press Launch Part 1

Leia and I were really lucky to be invited to New Looks Press Event for their S/S 2010 collection. We went on Wednesday, when they were previewing their womenswear and menswear, which isn't out until January/February next year.

I wore my Over The Knees (New Look) and a H&M Plaid shirt .My skirt was from a small un-named shop in North London.

I was wearing my We Love Colors tights, ASOS skirt, Zara belt, Zara v-neck top (Mum's - making it comfy and slouchy), and Davina booties.

But anyway, onto the collection: We both absolutely loved everything. There were lots of different collection and both me and Leia had our clear favourites. Everything from really rock chic styles to more retro feminine pieces were displayed and we both agreed that it was refreshing to see so many different styles under one roof. There was so much to see that we're splitting the post in two, so that each collection gets the attention it deserves.

Blush
I think that if it was physically possible, Leia would marry this collection! It was a beautiful collection. There were a lot of bright and fresh colours, as well as a lot of pastels, such as beige and pink. There was also a lot of lace here as well. I have been seeing a lot of lace recently, so it looks like this is a hot trend for S/S 2010.

I also did find one amazing piece here. It was a grey, studded, leather vest. Now, I know Leia's not a stud fan, but even she had to admit that this looked good.

I must, must, must have this lace-effect coat! It's awesome, as is everything else in the Blush collection. Pastels, lace, ruffles, and pretty feminine things - I want it all!

Mash
This was a very cool collection, and one of my faves! It was very 'rock chic', with a lot of blacks and greys.
It also had one of the coolest t's I've ever seen. The T-shirt on the left was amazing. I'm a huge T fan and thought this was so perfect.
It's definitely something I'm going to buy when the collection comes out.







Idol

We've written about Idol in the past and have always loved it. The Spring/Summer 2010 collection definitely lived up to expectations!!!

Again, there were a lot of studs and silver jewellery, which I am very happy about. I really can't wait to wear some super cool studs next season. There was also a lot of black and this collection had the same rock chic vibe that Mash did.

The jewellery with the Idol collection wasexactly what you'd expect from such a collection. And the shoes were magnificant. I love the booties with the studs!

Aren't the silver-wedge booties reminiscent of these Chanel ones? A great way to get the look for less!

Glam Athletic
I can't believe I didn't pictures of this collection!!! It was a very good one. There were a lot of blue and greys, along side some yellows.

Global Pirate

I really loved the name of this collection and the pieces were great as well. I saw a lot of black and pinks here. It carried on from the Mash collections, but with a bit more femininity. There were Maxi dresses, alongside lots of frays.
But we both agreed, that this swimsuit was AMAZING!!!

It was so sexy!





Cowboy Crinoline:

It's no secret, I love denim. I love jeans, denim skirts, jackets etc, so you can imagine my glee when I saw this collection! There was a lot of denim and some gorgeous white pieces, that had one shoulders.















Come back in a couple of days, where we'll be reviewing the rest of the collection!

Sherin xx