Photo by Claire Huish, Make Up by Liv Lundelius
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Via My-Wardrobe.com
this dress is by Acne, shoes by Sam Edelman
In the unlikely event of Liv attending Dave’s brothers wedding in Australia in August this is what I would wear.
With smoky eyes and nude lips.
Sadly I am stuck with loads of work in London and couldn’t get the time off, so he will have to go on his own.
I can only dream- If I were going to attend, let’s say my work for August will be getting cancelled and I will be able to take holidays, at the same time I will be able to get a free flight and I will have only 1 day to get my outfit together online and uhm, while we are at it, I wouldn’t have to pay for my outfit either….
…Then I would prob. wear the outfit above. All found at My-Wardrobe.com
I would love to make it happen. Weddings are so magical.
I only need to find the time to go. The fabulous evening dress I can do myself.
3 weeks later, my nails have been growing really fast, so that I can see now a gap between the gel and my natural nails.
The colour is still brilliant and shiny and didn’t chip at all.
Fascinating. I really liked having my nails done without worrying for weeks, and would definitely recommend this to any brides.
Today I soaked the gel off, and it’s true, my nails underneath are healthy and strong and not damaged at all.
For now I will only wear a clear base coat and will try to keep my nails in this good condition.
As professional make up artist, I really have to look after my nails, since I am touching peoples faces all the time.
But I am not a fan of thick tacky plastic nails or smelly toxic nail salons either.
My research for a solution lead my to Bio Sculpture and after all great things I read about it really wanted to try it and see for myself and tell you about my experience.
So this week I had a Bio Sculpture nail treatment done! Whoop.
And it looks fantastic.
So why is Bio Sculpture different then?
Bio Sculpture is is a non-chip nail treatment that can be applied to any nail type, much like a regular nail polish. The gel-like substance is formulated without any toxic chemicals (meaning it’s free from acrylic, formaldehyde, toluene, and DBP), and is designed to act as a protective layer to your own nails, treating and improving the overall health of your nails while simultaneously providing a smudge- and chip-free nail finish.
Yes that’s right, non toxic, non tacky, chip free, strong nails for about 4 weeks.
I went to the U.K. head office in Hertfordshire, where Haley their professional nail technician worked magic on my nails.
With about 140 colours to choose from (they do french as well),
I was spoilt with choice.
She just got married herself and explained that Bio Sculpture is great for brides, because they can have their nails done a week before the wedding and will still have great chip free nails through their honeymoon.
I choose a bright coral pink that I am loving but I can apply a different colour Bio Sculpture nail varnish on top any time.
“What’s your favorite colour?” asked René who is managing the whole head office. She surprised me with a few more purple and orange nail varnishes, so that I can change my colour.
So far I am really impressed with the result and I will keep you up to date, how it wears and lasts now.
I have been in “need” of fabulous new shoes.
Being a busy bee at the moment and the whole day on my feet I should better go for trainers or some sort of healthy shoe.
I usually don’t like compromises either.
But hey, I have to grow up or at least sometimes make a grown-up decision.
Just in case you are in the same boat, I have a shoe hybrid recommendation for you.
These heels are comfortable, but they are making your legs look loooong.
Might be good for dance-loving-brides(-maids) as well?
I got my women’s boots from very.co.uk because of my moving chaos situation I haven”t found time to go shopping.
(hooray for online shopping!)
I found a few hot shoes for your wedding at SIREN an Australian shoe label.
photos of Alice + Olivia Spring 2011 Ready-to-Wear via thefashionspot.com
I am still trying to ignore the winter and snow outside.
That’s why I am digging orange lips right now they remind me to focus on the upcoming holiday.
If you like the orange “let’s-escape-winter-look” as well, you can find a make-up tutorial for this look here.
Through my new day job beside Blushless I decided to listen to my passion and the direction that life is pushing me through.
That means I am about to start a new career as make up artist.
It’s not a completely new field for me but I will built a brand new portfolio and keep learning.
These are lifting me up:
+ First of all congratulations to winter bride Anna And The Ring, who just tied the knot, at the weekend.
+ I love the mug with the reindeer by Hudson’s Bay x Geoff McFetridge, it reminds me that I will escape the winter soon towards hot Australia.
+ Orangey-red lipstick and glowing cheeks: A warm look that cheers me up and could do as bridal make up!? via Vena Cava
+ The words KOALA ROOFTOP & ROCK POOL that I discovered while planning the holiday.
Yes, we are going on holiday! Yes I am going to meet the parents.
The weather in London lately feels life threatening.
For me. I am just not built for it.
I know that some people don’t mind winter and others even enjoy it.
I am trying.
Tiempe Passate by Antonias Flowers is my favorite fragrance at the moment.
It was named for a love song written by her grandfather in the 1920s.
I tried to figure out more about the song but couldn’t find any lyrics.
Anyway it’s an incredible unique sent with notes of bergamot, clementine, sage, mimosa, cyclamen, Montauk rose, white orris, cedar, vetiver and amber.
Upper image via Music for Media, Suit via Paul Smith
Dave was in need of a new super cool suit for an upcoming business trip and I have been totally thrilled to join him on the suit shopping tour.
Really what I needed to lift me up and relax for a few hours from job hunting.
Though I usually try to find smaller more independent brands, it’s not too easy when it comes to suits, plus: our time was limited. We only had one afternoon to find the wonder suit.
We couldn’t have found a better more suitable piece. Fit, style, color everything was just right.
So you grooms-to-be out there, check out Paul Smith for rad suit designs.
And their staff in their flagship store was super helpful and great as well.
I just received this stunning Quilted Bandeau Set by Mouille. The talented designer of Mouille that I featured on my blog before here sponsored this glamourous piece for me to review.
It’s rad. As a designer myself I can tell that the quality of the fabric as well as the production is excellent. It’s been ethically made in India and I love to support extraordinary emerging designers. This item is from the brand new 2011 collection. I totally dig the nude color.
The only problem: I want to wear it straight away. (and the current temperature in London is about 12degrees)
Maybe I should match it with my new vintage camel coat? And fake fur hat?
Summer is over. My body starts to get into hibernation mood.
When I get up in the morning it’s still really dark outside.
But there is always coffee…
The other good news are that there is an exciting new blog project coming up.
The ladies of Artschoolvets, a cool Berlin based group of artists, designers, musicians etc. are about to launch “this is Jane Wayne” the female counterpart of the main website.
I am more than happy to follow their invitation and join the cool ladies behind it.
I will keep you up to date about the launching date.
I have to push my self now to get out of hibernation mode, to get the print look books done and preparing for sales and production. Get started with the new blog….and finding myself some cozy winter clothes.
I hope to work with lots of great brides this season and I am already really looking forward to create fantastic styles for them!
What a rad grooms outfit this would be.
Miles Davis in Greenwich Village: That was the Inspiration behind the stunning menswear collection of Silvain Sylvian.
A Japanese label that currently shows two lines BLACK SURF which is the more casual day wear line
and SILVAIN SYLVIAN which is full of stunning suits!
found on brutal.jp
Liv loves hearts!
This pendant is just incredibly cool.
An extremely realistic heart pendant, molded using a 3D biological model of a human heart－ the intangible kind, life, and feeling.
Wrapped around the heart is a ribbon, on which can request us to engrave any words that you wish.
The design is themed on the human desire to express a message; you can lay to words to rest, express your personal intentions, or express anything else from the heart.
P.S: How cool are these wedding bands? I would totally get them straight away.
Has everyone checked out my Blushless avant-garde wedding dresses?
New styles coming soon.
Photo by Liv:
Shoes: FRED PERRY; Scarf: LOVE LABEL
both sponsored by and available via VERY
Dress: BLUSHLESS; Blazer: Liv’s own/Vintage
Here is to the ultimate eloping outfit:
I would highly recommend my new shoes as comfortable bridal flats, for all the “eff-the-heels-brides” that look for something cool and chic (and vegan).
They would make fantastic eloping shoes to just run out of the townhall and jump in the car!
Complete the look with the soft cotton skull & heart print scarf, that you can drape around your head to protect your hair while driving away in a convertible off to your adventurous roadtrip honeymoon ; )
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