Paris Fashion Week, Day 6...

Bonjour and happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend. I can't believe it's almost October! While we were relaxing, Paris was pushing on with their shows. Let's check out yesterday's best looks and discuss all of the trends. A lot of heavy hitters showed their collections on Sunday, so it's time to dissect!

Absolutely adoring all of the fun prints and shapes, as well as the looser fits and silky materials.

Left: Maison Rabih Kayrouz (love the high-low inspiration)
Right: Akris (inspired by Malevich!!)

Lots of black and texture in evening wear, which we've been seeing consistently for the past month!

Left: Chloé (amazing texture that acts almost as jewelry!)
Middle: Céline (love the bottom texture and movement)
Right: Givenchy

Prints and patterns in all different colors and shapes. I love the mix of bold and neutral prints as well.

Left: John Galliano
Middle: Comme des Garçons Comme des Garçons
Right: Kenzo (love this neutral camouflage-inspired print)

What did you think of the shows? Any particular designer have a great moment/disappointing miss? My favorite collection from yesterday was Kenzo - I loved all of the beautiful prints and pastel hues, as well as the excellent graphics.

Let me know - I'm dying to hear your opinions!

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Looking Sharp(ie)...

I've been having so much fun with my nails lately! It's something that makes me feel creative and polished (no pun intended!).

My favorite brands of polish are Julep and Essie, and I had fun making this springtime mani below using a combination of their colors!

It's definitely difficult to keep steady hands when you are doing nail art. I'm learning more and more every time I do my nails! Hopefully, I'm getting better too.

Another thing I've been toying around with is using Sharpies for detailing. Since I don't have the most steady hands using a toothpick/striping tool, I thought I'd do some dots with a thick Sharpie to see how that worked. It was awesome! My only advice: give the dots PLENTY of time to dry before adding the top coat or they will smudge a bit. 

Here are my two latest feats:

These watermelon inspired nails were so fun! I used a Julep mint green and a Sally Hanson Wet n' Wild hot pink.

These are my current nails! I may have gone overboard with the polka dots, but this warm weather definitely has me feeling bright and fun! The highlighter yellow is from Lime Crime, while the lavender color is from Essie.

I'll keep you posted on more of my forays into fab nails!

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