I haven’t followed much of the fashion week runway collections this season but I love to watch the street style and highlights on Instagram. I was watching someone’s highlight the other day, I can’t remember who, and THIS SHOW STOPPED ME IN MY TRACKS! Sure Karl Lagerfeld’s seaside-inspired Spring-Summer Ready to Wear 2019 collection was …
Not only do I love an intimate behind the scenes look at how things are created, especially in the fashion industry which seems so decadent and closely guarded, I am seemingly captivated by the world that is Chanel. Set against an orchestral score composed by Gabriel Yared, the precise details and complex artistry of the …
Chanel makeup, especially face powders and foundations, will forever remind me of my grandma. She wore it until she couldn’t any longer and even then, was laid to rest in a face full of Chanel makeup. Morbid, maybe, but I can’t help thinking that it may have had a little to do with my grandma’s …
As you know, I’m Chanel beauty obsessed, and a lip gloss fanatic, so finding Lisa Eldridge’s latest lesson in lip gloss was a bonus. In this video tutorial she creates two easy makeup looks using two contrasting shades of lip gloss… with a soft and shimmery day look to a dramatic evening look to compliment …
While everyone is a buzz about Brad Pitt’s appearance in the new Chanel No.5 perfume ad, I’m MORE intrigued by the history of the perfume itself and got lost in an almost 100 year timeline video the other day. {and you should too, it’s great! & only like 4mins} “A fragrance created in 1921 is …
A few weeks ago I came across Chanel’s silver and pink 2012 runway nails and thought it was a better {and much easier} way to achieve that neon rimmed nail art manicure that didn’t go over so well — and I couldn’t wait to try it! Luckily I had a fresh pack of metallic silver …
“The camellia, a flower of stark simplicity and pure white, could not fail to charm Mademoiselle Chanel. It formed part of her private world: [in her apartment] scattered on Coromandel screens, it also appears in chandeliers or in bouquets with rock-crystal. Prior to being the flower associated with demimondaines or dandies, the camellia symbolized purity …
I wonder if Karl Lagerfeld’s inspiration for Chanel’s temporary tattoos a few seasons ago came from this man I mean, you just never know where inspiration lies …or when it may slap you in the face. 🙂 * Chanel Temporary Skin art still available here $75 Tweet
Is it me or does much of the Chanel 2011 Resort collection look like Lagerfeld rummaged through a thrift shop & called it a day? It’s not that I hate it because I would buy these vintage looks from a thrift shop in a heartbeat and wear them tomorrow …but don’t try to sell me …
I couldn’t help but jump onto this fun trend and grab the Chanel temporary tattoos before they were sold out. I’m not sure I’ll ever use them, but they are adorable nonetheless. Chanel Temporary Skin Art Jak & Jil
