Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Oscar Inspired Style

With all the buzz of the Oscars we've decided to look back in time at some classic looks. Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Kim Basinger all ooze glamour in their beautiful Oscar frocks. Just prooves you can't go wrong with white lace and pastel shades. We've selected these pretty dresses as modern day interpretations that could be worn day or night. Oscar style for a fraction of the price!!

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Sarina Tailored Lace Dress, £21.00, Betsy Pleated Dress, £17.50, Lilyana Heart Back Dress, £22.00

Monday, 27 February 2012

She's got just what it takes - 1, 2, 3...style

Check out Barbara from She's got just what it takes - 1, 2, 3....style! in our lace tiered dress which she's cleverly transformed into a top, nifty!! Teamed with olive shirt, coral blazer, grey tights and suede hot pants for a totally vintage look. We think she looks effortlessly cool!

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Friday, 24 February 2012

You can live in a movie - Snow white and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated film produced by Walt Disney. It is their first ever movie, and what a visual feast of beauty. Lots of natural drawings, delightful animals and unforgetable forest. Gone is the way how animations are done these days, go and rent this movie, you won't regret it. It will take you back the forever enchanted land of loveliness.

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1. Marilyn monogramme cardigan, £45. 2. Judith Leiber apple clutch, 3.toad stool lamp, 4. maisy merry go around cardigan, 5. owl stool, 6. bird cage light , 7. Hemma high waisted shorts.

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Clockwise from left: Chinese ceramic stool, Bleached jeans, 30s plate ( great for putting all the bits and bobs of life on it), second roll: a pair of light sconce (great price and working order, amazing anywhere), faceted lamp, (only £7.99!!) fantastic for small spaces like bathrooms, shell chair ( repro antique, will reveal later how we can dress it), peacock wall murals( I've been staring at this for a long time, someone please go out there and buy it, stick it screen, there you go, a wall makes Celerie Kemble green with envy).
I mean just look at the above pictures, it's absolutely the image of happiness to me. The bed, the mural, the lucite, the pink. Now for that price, you can certainly get yourself a dream come true of a bedroom.


Thursday, 23 February 2012

Great seller on ebay

Ever since I saw this picture of a boys room here, I was swoon with excitment, surely it's not that hard to find a chandelier that is like a balloon for my little girl's room? So the search term 'balloon chandelier' is certainly on my hunt list on ebay. And one day, I found it, a even better, more fantastic version came. Well it can never be, it's £211. It certainly worth every penny if you ask my opinion, but not within my budget so people, please check out some other items from this seller, the prices they have are very reasonable, and just devine. Shop for me. Or sponsor me or something to spurgle on my house..

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Radness delivered. Lots of rainbow colour, reminds me of lemon sorbet, rasberry pie, mint icecream and camel rug. Come and get it. 

Monday, 20 February 2012

Countdown to Spring

Fed up of the wintery mornings and cold dark evenings!? Then here's a little look at some colourful fashion inspiration. With muted tones like beige and mocha these pieces are perfect to wear during the transition from winter to spring. Wine is the colour of the moment and you have to admit it looks rather classy when mixed with these colour combinations. Teal is also great for adding that little dash of colour. So why not replace boring black with some of these shades for a more unique look.

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Mocha Dress £20 - Siren London, Hat £20 - Topshop, Cardigan £45 - Siren London, Satchel £40 - Miss Selfridge, Sunglasses £120 - Polo Ralph Lauren, Wedges £45 - Office, Feather Top £15 - Siren London, Bow Clutch Bag £3 - Topshop, Skinny Jeans £35 - Label Lab

Gorgeous Green & All Things Heritage

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The colour green symbolises harmony and fertility. In nature green signifies growth, renewal, health and the environment. It is a restful colour and is thought to have some of the same calming attributes as blue. However, it also symbolises jealousy and envy, like the green-eyed monster!!

Green is the colour that keeps popping up throughout the 'heritage trend'. Designers have taken the 'escape to the country' theme and created womenswear tweeds, skirts and breeches. Wax jackets, quilting, capes and tartan prints are also being used heavily throughout the theme.

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Heritage is proving ever popular remaining in the top ten most talked-about trends over the past year and there is one brand which is totally synonymous with the look; Barbour and their infamous waxed and quilted jackets. They have taken country appeal to the urban masses with celebrities like Alexa Chung, Fearne Cotton and Olivia Palermo buying into the brand.

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Why not get the look with your very own Siren heritage style jacket....

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Images: pinterest.com, editd.com, piccsy.com

Saturday, 18 February 2012

Tangerine tango

In the blogger's sphere, everyone is going on about the Pantone's 'Tangerine Tango' as a big hit collour for next year. My favourite combination with orange is royal blue. Or china blue. Love it. 
Pictures from pinterest

Urban Outfitters Rugs






For those of you lives in the US, you are no stranger to the fantastic range of homeware that urban outfitters offer. However, brits like us are certainly fond of the urban 90s cool clothes, and not sure they offer a great range of insanely priced rugs. Now secrets is out, people, get yourself some rugs for the price of a tee shirt. Rugs from urban outfitters. Zig zag rug £65, kilim rug, £45, , all other floral rugs £35.

Paul and Joe cat cosmetic

I am a huge feline fan, as some of you might know, I am so excited about this new collection of cosmetic from Paul and Joe. I would love to receive a belated valentine present which would be like lipstick from this adorable cat shape ones, hint hint. However, they are simply too sweet to use. I will be like a little girl cherish my brand new pencils again. Pictures from designsponge

Friday, 17 February 2012

You can live in a movie - League of their own

I've been a huge movie buff for many years, the go to cheer me right up channel always had been TCM. Here on our blog, I am going to start a series called "You can live in a movie". First movie that I want to talk about this "League of their own". About a baseball team is purely play by women. Wanna have some girl power throwing your way on a sunday afternoon? Yeah, we are on. And like Tom Hanks says, 'They are going to win' says it all about my attitude in life. What's more, I get to catch up on my idol, Madonna.

Baseball jacket- £25, sirenlondon.com charm necklace, £5 Sirenlondon.com , yellow dress, john lewis, baseball cap - £9.99, amazon.com, vintage suitcase £248, Amazon.com, baseball bat, £35.16, wire wastebasket, amazon.com

Sunday, 12 February 2012

The painfully beautiful butterfly lucite table

Well, at first my husband did't think so. I can understand that. I can clearly explain to him, that after two attempt to collect it and failed, and 4 hours drive, £80 poorer, that this little butterfly/bow lucite table is going to change our life- forever. We will bath in good taste, calm and collective manners, and bring up our kids like the people who shop in 1stdibs.com. We will go sailing in golden sunset, and forever embraced the sunkissed look.. Stop right there. If I tell you that table could have cost, like thousands, and I owned it now. Phew.. the search is over.

See here, here ,here and here from 1st dibs.