Trend SS11- Colour Blocking

One of this summer's biggest trends is certainly not one for the faint hearted..it's all about making a bright,bold statement! Colour Blocking was all over the catwalk this SS11 from Prada and Gucci to Sportmax and now the celebrities are getting in on the action. After all this time of being told what colours we should and shouldn't wear together..red and green should never be seen..blah blah... we can finally forget the rules because this trend is all about the clashing of colours.

Celebrities have been opting for shades of yellow, red, orange, pink, green and blue paired with gold accessories, to create a simple yet oh so chic statement outfit.

The trick with this trend is to opt for light fabrics and layer, try a blazer with loosely draped hareems, or a bodycon skirt with a boyfriend blazer. If your not quite ready to make such a statement try the trend with your accessories, clash your clutch with your wedges or your ballets with your tote.

A few pieces i have put together to create this trend..

Outfit 1:
Dress - Topshop £46
Sandals - Asos £25
Bag - Asos £20
Bangle - Asos £20
Necklace - The Branch £95

Outfit 2:
Blazer - River Island £35
Tank top - www.glassworks-studios.com £38
Bodycon skirt - Topshop £22
Peeptoe wedges - River Island £70
Necklace - Topshop £30
Cuff - Tallulah Tu for Asos £26
Clutch - Alexander Mcqueen £895

Summer blush

As it's now summer i have changed my makeup routine up a little...although the sun is still nowhere to be seen it's always nice to switch up your daily essentials. One of the things i like to change for summer is my blush and recently i have been staying clear of any pink tones and opting for peachy warm tones instead. I have been tanning a lot more using Xentan dark lotion and these tones are definitely suiting me a lot more at the moment.

Nars Luster £20.50
Luster is my first ever nars blush and has become my favourite blush ever! It is an apricot peach with gold undertones, again like style i wouldn't need to wear a highlighter over this as the gold shimmer does the same job. This is such a gorgeous colour for summer, i am an NW25-30 but i think this blush would suit most skin tones.

Mac Style Blush £17
This one was abit of an impulse buy, i was in the mac shop picking up a lipstick and noticed the girl serving me was wearing the most gorgeous peachy shimmery blush,so i asked her to show me which one it was...and surprise surprise it ended up in my basket. Style is a gorgeous corally peach with a very subtle gold shimmery undertones. This blush acts as a bit of a 2-1 as you definitely don't need to use a highlighter over this. The gold shimmer gives such a lovely sheen to the cheeks and isn't in any way glittery.

Mac Coppertone £17
I bought Coppertone after i had just ran out of my favourite ever mac blush - Happy together (Discontinued) and was looking for something of a similar shade. Coppertone is a matte brown with copper undertones and can be used as a blush or for contouring. I prefer to use this blush in the evening and when i am more tanned as it is quite dark on my skin. This blush is perfect if you are going for a more bronzed look and want to still look quite natural as it is completely matte.

Nars Multiple Tint Turks & Caicos £27
This multiple tint is perfect if you want that 'dewy skin'. The colour looks a little scary in the tube but on the skin it gives a really natural golden sheen. I swipe this across my cheeks and then use my fingers to blend, it literally takes no effort at all...would be perfect to take on holiday.

What are your favourite summer blushes?

Celebrity bun craze

So a few weeks back i posted about some of the 2010 hair styles and trends and mentioned the high bun. Well since then it seems there has been atleast one celebrity at every red carpet event ditching the big blow drys and messy up-do's and opting for this sophisticated look. I admit it's definately a hair style that takes some guts, and not everybody is going to feel completely confident with their hair pulled off their face, but it's such an easy way to dress up a simple outfit and you'll be bang on trend for summer...so i say give it a go!

If you want to keep it simple try a smaller bun and wear it further back like Kim Kardashian and Nicole Richie, but if you want to really go for it...go SJP style!

2010 Summer Nail trends

Bold and bright, pastel, matte, metallic and nude are just some of the summer nail trends for 2010. There are so many brands out there selling millions of colours it's too hard to choose, and I no for me It seems once I buy one nail polish I just cant stop! If it's bright and bold your looking for stick to Barry M, MAC, and Rimmel. Nars currently have some amazing metallic colours,or if it's pastels you prefer Chanel and YSL sell the best candy colours and warmer tones. Currently my favourite brands are O.P.I, Models Own, Chanel and Barry M.
Here are some of my favourite summer colours!

Summer Hair

So i asked everyone to let me know on my formspring if there was anything they wanted me to talk about on my blog, and one of the responses i got was a request for a summer hair post. As I've already done a hair trends for 2010 post, I've decided to write about the most popular summer update for hair...highlights! Flicking through magazines this morning I noticed quite a lot of celebrities have lightened their hair for this summer, with either a few subtle highlights like Frankie Sandford or built up highlights like Audrina and Ashley Greene. If you're thinking of getting highlights this summer start off with just a few on your top layer of hair in 1 or 2 shades lighter than your current hair colour, you can then decide if you want to keep building them up to gradually get lighter. Quick tip- If you do get highlights make sure you are deep conditioning your hair at least once a week, as the lighter tones are likely to make your hair dryer.

Here are a few celebrities who have ditched the dark locks and lightened up for summer 2010.

Last summer i got highlights and started off with a few lighter caramel tones, what do you prefer on me.. dark or lighter? Let me know on my Formspring, and please carry on requesting any blog posts you would like me to do.
http://www.formspring.me/jordanmarshall

River Island VS Miu Miu

First of all i have to say..the Miu Miu pink platform Mary Janes are to die for..i am in love! 6 inch heel and a 1.5 inch platform..perfect! The Miu Miu spring/summer collection is my 2010 favourite..and the printed embellished heels are genious!
(I've decided i will do a detailed post about this collection sometime soon!)

Anyway, browsing the highstreets 'New in' I spotted these River Island incredible lookalikes. Thick heel-check...pink and black print-check...embellished in jewels-check.... the only major difference being they cost a fraction of the price! At £54.99 these are a summer must have!

Wildfox Summer 2010

LOVE LOVE LOVE
Whats your favourite? Mine's Cocktail hour doll!

Smokey eye for summer

So..i decided to play around with some make-up today, and try a smokey eye..in summer colours. Instead of the usual metallics/browns/black i've used a pearl colour,pink and a dark purple. I really like how it turned out..hope you do too!

The three colours are MUA shade 1, Benefit buns and Bourjois 12 taupe

Ok so start off by applying your foundation base, i use Chanel pro lumiere and an eye primer, my favourite is Urban Decay Primer potion, this will get rid of any natural red pigments you have in your skin and create a clear base for your eyeshadows.

I then used Benefits High brow to define the arch in my eyebrow, apply a small line and blend with your finger. To fill in my eyebrows i used Benefits brow set in medium.

Then using a medium sized eyeshadow brush, apply the pearl colour to the very corner of your eye, and juaround your tear duct area.

Using the same size brush apply the Benefit buns colour to the middle of your eye lid, and blend well.

Using a smaller eyeshadow brush apply the Benefit buns colour along your lower lashes

Then apply Bourjois tape to the outside of your eye lid and blend upwards into the crease, and apply two coats of mascara.

Finish by applying Bronzer, a blusher with brown tones instead of pinks and a highlighter, i use Benefits moonbeam, to your cheeks and brow arch. These eyeshadow colours work alot better with a bronzed face, and will make this look perfect for summer.