The choice brand of Jay-Z has collaborated with everyone's favourite kicks producers - Converse.  On September 20th you could (for a cool $200) get your hands on these delectable trainers.  

 

You may be wondering, "are they two different pairs of shoes?" and if you are, you would be mistaken.  These converse are painted in trademark Margiela white paint and through every day wear the paint flakes off and unveils the real shoe colour underneath.  You can pick from red, black, navy and yellow as the base colour, and either Chuck Taylors (the shoes pictured) or Jack Purcell's (the shorter shoes).  

Personally, as a lover of both brands, I adore them but I have seen mixed opinion elsewhere. I understand the arguable impracticality of the shoe but let's just remember, if you're going to pay $200 for a pair of high heels, will they always be practical?

now playing: why do you only call me when i'm high/arctic monkeys - icarus/bastille - supersoaker/kings of leaon - we can't stop/miley cyrus (sorry)

Way back in July I posted a super excited post about Rihanna's collab with River Island and how it was due in March.  Well, it appears March is nearly upon us.  As it Rihanna's collab! I love it.  It's so simple yet so Rihanna, the kind of capsule wardrobe I would assume she has herself.  Simple items from varsity jackets and cropped tees to beautifully elegant yet somewhat casual maxi dresses can be teamed with edge biker boots with stiletto heels and snapbacks.  I'm going to see Rihanna in Cardiff in June so I feel I may have purchase something to wear...It's only fair after all.  

pictures from River Island facebook

Love the button detail of her trademark 'R' on these denim hotpants...certainly in with a chance of meeting my wardrobe!

Here's a link to the facebook page where you can see all of the collection - minus the prices so far!

What's your favourite?  I'd love to hear.

Valentine's Day Nail Tutorial 

By TheTrendyChick

Hey guys! I am so happy to be collabing with Elinor to bring you this cute tutorial! I am going to be posting her Valentine's Day post on my blog as well, so hop over and take a look! I blog at http://thetrendychick.blogspot.com mainly about fashion, but I also include in recipes, diy's, and nail tutorials like the one I am going to show you today. 

Today's tutorial was inspired by the Crayon Art pictures that I am sure you have all seen! You know, the ones where you melt crayons with a hairdryer and let it run down the board? I have always thought that was such a cute idea, so I incorporated it into a nail tutorial! Here is a step by step tutorial on how to create it: 

 

 

 

 

 

  

As you can see, it is a really easy look at long as you do have some smaller brushed nail polishes. I prefer the Kiss brand which I normally buy at Walgreens, but any brand will do! You might also be able to use a toothpick or nail dotting tool to do the stripes instead. On a different note, please ignore the atrocious lighting in the one picture... I didn't notice just how bad it was until now!

I love how you can switch the colors too, but I just chose to do purple, red, and pink because of Valentine's Day! And I added sparkles on top because who doesn't love a little glitter, especially for V-Day! 

Let me know if liked this tutorial in the comments and don't forget to checkout Elinor's post! 

xo, Scarlett