The Green Mile

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Green comes in all shades this summer. Due to the military trend on the runways, camouflage prints and olive colours are among the must-haves. In addition floral patterns were seen everywhere along with soft pastel peppermint tones. Here are some of my suggestions to get the look right. Start mixing different shades and add some flower accessories like the cute Vivienne Westwood bag or Oscar de la Renta headband above.

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A great entrance makes the combination of camouflage and animal print. A military jacket like Balmain’s stunning interpretation here is the absolute It-piece this season along with Stella McCartney‘s camouflage print dress.

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Mint green is always lovely in union with different water colours like turquoise for example. Do the unexpected and add a bold accessory to get that twist that is so hard to copy.
My preferred choice is yellow as it works great with all sorts of green.

Happy Saint Patrick`s day to my Irish readers!

LoL, Sandra

Matte and Suede by OPI

If you adore nail polish like I do, you will probably love the new textures: Matte and Suede.
OPI introduced the new look for some of his best-selling shades like “You don`t know Jacques” or “Lincoln Park after Dark“. The rich suede nail polish reminds me of accessories in the same leather. As suede is a trend material this summer, your nails are elevated to a new dimension of fashion. The matte versions I associated immediately with deep wall paints like the Flamant ones for example.

Me wearing You don`t know Jacques in Matte

It is a different new look that you could wear easily for one evening. You can apply the colour five minutes before leaving the house as the formula dries very fast and the use of any base or top coat is not recommended. That is the good part about it. The negative side is that it won`t last very long. The problem is that the matte surface doesn`t like any hand cream or daily work. Nevertheless, you can apply the nail polish using a top coat and you will have the same shiny look that you are used to.

To sum up, I can say that it is definitely worth a try as you can use it in so many various ways.

LoL, Sandra

Photos: Courtesy of OPI