Well, it’s time to shake off winter and take stock of what’s in our closets. Spring cleaning is my favourite time of year - checking on what wardrobe items I will move out and making room for the new spring / summer fashions I will be bringing home.

Colours for SS18 will be influenced by our northern hemisphere fashionistas, but Australian designers also like to do their own thing.

You’ll see a mix of some bold standards - blues and reds - mixed with a larger palette of pastels. Pink will range from softer pastel into more bold colours reaching a beautiful rose hue.

Red will be a staple, featuring across fabrics, accessories and statement accents, and will also have range that allows for tangerine to make an appearance leading into summer. You may have already seen lots of fun blue/red and blue/tangerine stripes moving onto the racks.

Oh! And metallics!!! Yes!

And, of course, black is always a great balance - so check what you already have in black accessories.

So, what about nail and lip colour? Accent with similar colours from the fashion palette; blues, tangerines and bold pinks for nails and reds, tangerines and pinks for lips. These ladies sum up the spring trends rather nicely:

To help you kick start your spring look, we’ve got our Spring Stay and Play promotion - book a mini-makeover and any cosmetics you purchase on the day will be 20% off.

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

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With several billion eyes across the world focused this past weekend on one woman - waiting feverously for their first glimpse of HER, her dress, her poise, and who she might really be outside of her television character.

It doesn’t appear there was much disappointment.

Meghan Markle’s character in the television show Suits, if you haven’t seen it, is a bright, savvy and talented young member of a large NYC law firm. Her appearance matches: perfectly tailored to-suit-her figure business attire, and hair and make-up that can say, “don’t mess with me”.

On her wedding day however, her dress was classic and her hair and make-up natural. She was prepared for a TV event, yet, clearly the change in direction of her look was on her terms and not driven by Hollywood.

Light, dewy foundation that let us see her natural look, freckles and all. Freckles - yes - while many women are doing their darnedest to hide “facial fingerprints”, Meghan’s were out and proud!

Completing her natural look was a light smudging on the eyes, lashes, mascara and a very soft lip.

So as Princess Katherine before her - among many others - that can crash a fashion house’s website and sell out a dress within the blink of an eye, will Meghan become a style icon?

Celebrity make-up artist, Nigel Stanislaus has given us a clue in his post-Royal Wedding statement:

“Women used to look like this, and then Instagram took over.”

So let’s raise our champagne glasses to highlighting our natural beauty with softer new make-up looks!

…AND THERE’S MORE….

To celebrate the new fashion direction in make-up looks, we are giving you the chance to WIN one of 3 WORKSHOPS!!

One winner will be drawn each month in winter.

To win a workshop for yourself and 7 friends, simply enter upon your next hair, beauty or nail appointment at our styling boutique - the more times you visit, the better your chances of winning.

So don’t forget to make your next appointment.

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…AND THERE’S MORE….