YOU are invited to My Pastel Party at My Pastel Palace, bring a friend! xx

Hi gals, today I would like to invite you to my pastel palace, so if your not a pastel gal, please look away now! As a stylist I look for inspiration on using colour with my clients every where and where better to look, when creating mood boards for the stylish pastel looks, that are so big this season than amongst the ranks of sweet and cake distributers!! Like the first picture I have featured here of a bulls head made from icing featured in blamethemoon.com it's so fun! The rest of the cake palace is featured below!So given the great inspiration, I make no apologise if my post is a little cake heavy! I don't know about you but if your an old fashioned romantic like me, you need lots of nudes and pastels in your wardrobe, they are so delicate, they don't dominate your unique beauty and are purely feminine.

My top style tip for those gals wanting to introduce nudes into their wardrobe would be, they can look a little blah, so don't be afraid to clash them a little with brighter colours,or accent them with small quanties of neutrals such as grey, black, brown or navy. This will add  crispness and defintion and really make those pastels shade's pop in a understated way!

Are you a pastel gal, what's your favourite shade or combination? 

 

cake shrine -from blamethemoon.com!

Adore, sigh sooo preety, adore the way the glaze is caught dripping off. the cake stand (clarasdesignercakes.com)

 So English country garden! 

don't be scared to clash your pastels a little!

I want that necklace!

Are these not the most adorable cakes you have ever seen?!

unleash your creative pastel spirit!

Stronger neutrals with pastels, give your pastels wardrobe an edge!

Divine decadence, dyed lilac feathered head dress, sigh so beautiful

  pastels look great with shimmer gals

Sharon x

Confessions Of A Curly Sue

Today I am in a very good mood, why? Well as someone who sometimes struggles with wavy hard to tame locks it gives me great pleasure to pronounce firstly, big hair is back! Secondly, wait for it, frizzy untamed hair is even hotter! You heard it here first and yes I feel fine and have not lost complete control of my senses or my hair straighteners for that matter! If you want to know who those of us who have hard to tame hair have to thank, for this miraculous new trend in hair styling, it is the lovely Sonia Rykiel, who has put frizzy, fluffy and full tresses, well and truly on the Style map! 

 Sonia Rykiel, cute new looK's for H& M

Forget mirror shine, unless your born with it!

Why struggle each morning trying to achieve the impossible with straighteners, brushes and smoothing gloss!

When all you need to do is indulge in a spot of dancing in the rain and let nature take its course!

Result! Perfect! Sonia would be happy!

What do you think gals, IS IT HAT'S OFF TO a new fuller look?

If you haven't entered my Topshop scarf giveaway there is still time, details top right of my sidebar, good luck!

Mirror Mirror On The Wall What Is The Most Desirable Accessory Of Them All?

Hi Gals, hope your having a great weekend whatever your doing! I was wondering, what accessory can you simply not live without?! Mine would have to be a belt. I would love to know what your is.

A hat or prehaps a saucer, worn as a hat? Tee hee! She does look rather chic though

Satin bow watch

Deluxe stone tassled clogs, droolworthy!

Cupcake colours on your toes?

This fabulous bike for the family in a serene shade of blue?

Studded belt

Beautiful tribal bag in earthy tones

stripey rucksack for gals on the go!

If all else fails, a sweetie, while you decide?P.S don't miss the Topshop scarf giveaway, details top right of my sidebar! Good luck!

Fall Down The Rabbit Hole With Me, We Are Late For A Very Important Date With Some Shoes!

I first fell in love with beautiful clothes through a love of theatre and film costumes, the original Alice was one of my best loved films as a young girl, like hundreds of others.I adored the fantasy and eccentricity of the film. As well as it's shocking colours. I am so excited about seeing Tim Burtons version! So todays post is dedicated to all things Alice, or Alice esque. It features some gorgeous shoes from schuh, that I can sooo see staring in the film! If you can't quite stretch to buying the shoes, enter my Topshop scarf giveaway, with a choice of 3 scarves, details top right of my sidebar to win. Good luck lovely ladies! 

join me for tea and a wonderful adventure?

please take a sticky tart fragrant with strawberry, let it propel you towards summer like a fuzzy bee seeking out its perfect flower xx

                                                    

smile the cheshire cats arrived! Strictly no shoe sulking allowed! Tee hee

So pretty a patchwork of patterns in bluebird colours topped off with a mad Hatter giant bow!

Tinsy Totsy sugar cube cards, curious and curiouser

An alternative Alice perhaps? Complete with chrome dress and red lippy!

why let cooks babies distract you, my dears, give your heart to a jam tart instead

Toadstools always come in very useful when you need to try on lots of shoes!

            

Sharon x

         

You Asked I Answered-Dollie Daydream,3rd Avenue Style,La Vie J'aimie and Couture Millinery Atelier!

Hi Gals, hope your having a lovely weekend, the last 3 posts have all been Style Dispensary session' on how to wear these trends this S/S season.I invited you to ask any Style questions you might have in these 3 areas and to share your favourite colour combinations, Couture Millinery Atelier asked -

For several years I have wanted to purchase a dramatic red gown, but am afraid to do it, thinking that for me a platinum blonde, it would be too much, what do you suggest?

Answer - To stop red's looking too brash with platinum blonde hair, opt for orangey red's or red's with pink undertones. As in the picture above featuring the beautiful Marylin Monroe in her sweater.

Katie from 3rd Avenue Style asked-

Style Dilemma- So how does wearing clashing print's work if you are say not so petite? I love the clashing prints look but worry about adding extra pounds to my look!

Answer- Opt for wearing a dress in a smaller print and then create a panel down the centre by wearing a larger print in a cardigan of the same colour, thus elongating your shape with a paneled effect, simular colour's create a more groomed style, which is also flattering for more curvy women. The 2nd trick is to wear bold print on the hemline of your skirt or dress, thus drawing the eye down.

Avoid large print all over, horizontal print and print which divides the body up into too many sections, reducing the length of the body and increasing the width.

Jaimie from La vie J'aimie asked me where this top came from. This very stylish number was a summer 2009 buy from Boden, POWER to Boden's timeless look, that it still tick's all the boxes for dressing this S/S!

These picks are for KITTY over at Dollie Daydream who shared  her lovely favourite colour combinations with me, pinks, peaches and creams.Soo pretty!

 hope you enjoyed reading other bloggers questions and my style tips! Come back soon gals. If you missed out on my fantastic Topshop scarf giveaway with 3 choices! Your not to late,there is still time to enter!Just click on the link top right of my sidebar for the details. Good luck!

Sharon x