Happy Monday!

Well at least its March tomorrow! pinch punch in advance :) can feel its going to be a good month... SPRING SHOPPING, BIRTHDAYS, WEDDING PLANNING, PREPARING MY BEACH BODY. 2011 is the year of action, nike said it best.. JUST DO IT!

Orange Juice

TANGERINE IS THE NEW BLACK

..not the fruit, the colour which is o so juicy! I love love love colour, especially Orange and all those peachy, coral shades inbetween. They suit any skin tone and just ooze energy! I have let a lot of black sneak into my wardrobe but with spring approaching I am ready to get back into colour. Brights are not everyone's cup of tea but take baby steps with nude/ pink tones and it wont be long before you're colour clashing your way to summer!

(if anyone owns a dress/playsuit like Keisha's , feel free to send it to me!)

Keri Hilson - Pretty Girl Rock

The gorgeous Keri Hilson, representing the ladies. This has got to be my tune of the week, think a remix would make it perfect though. Love how she rocks the fashion through the decades. Do the Pretty Girl Rock yall!

Who's Average?

The answer to that is noone and let's face it , who wants to be? Just look at the music industry over the last few years.. Rhi Rhi turned bad, Nicki Minaj grabbed our attention with 'Barbie' and then there is lady GAGA............. enough said!

Im not ever gonna roll into work with green hair, wearing a pink leather catsuit (as much as i would love to) but I'm all for being different. Just know where you ends and insanity begins because I just feel the more people try to be 'crazy different' the more we will all end up being the same.

Solution?

Heard of the sales term USP? Unique Selling Point. Find yours and work it ! whether its your laugh, your genius mind, pixie ears, neverending legs, big boobs, high cheek bones, child bearing hips or mesmerising eyes, embrace it like noone else can !

Single Lady

FEBRUARY : So then it was back to reality! This month has just flown by , they say that happens when your having fun and although I have had lots of it, I have spent a lot of the month suffering from 'post holiday blues'. Yes this is a self diagnosed disorder ok! everytime I go away I come back fantasising about living in the country and the fact that the beautiful islands are where I originate from just made it even worse this time. Yes there is poverty, goats and monkeys in the roads and limited resources but there is also sunshine, great food, positive people and most importantly lots of family, which make it home. After a catch up with my girls I remembered that I have a family here too and as much as I moan about the UK , British is part of who I am, and I love me so I gotta love the UK too right?! :D

What else did February bring? hmm well it didnt bring love! Gone are the days where you can wave your ringless hand in the air & do the single ladies dance ... BEYONCE - WHERE THE HELL ARE U NOW?! WHEN WE NEED YOU THE MOST?!! HUUUUH!?!

O MY BAD, I FORGOT, YOU GOT THAT RING ON IT!! lol ok so im not bitter.. in fact im happy for all you love birds, i just dont need a over commercialised day like Valentines to dictate to me when i need to be in love.lol Im feeling the pressure but at the same time your 20s are one of the few decades you can be as selfish as you like so Im enjoying the me time while I have it and all the thrills that the journey to Mr right can bring!x

Superwoman says Hello!

its me, hiiiiiii... Long time no blog!!! *hangs head in shame* Can't even begin to fill you in on all the highs and lows of the last few months but hey its 2011.. a brand new year so i'll take it from here. JANUARY: I escaped the freezing UK temperatures and spent the first few weeks of January in the Caribbean island hopping- a long awaited trip of a life time! Sun, sea, sand, meeting my family, eating , cocktails and more eating. . .

... A few of my holiday pics, hope they brighten up your day

or just make you jealous!

xxx

Stuff I wish I'd Never threw away

<b> My Pink Fluffy Snoopy Jumper </b>
In primary school I would wear my jumper with a shirt, knee high argyle socks and and a lil skirt (trying to channel Dionne from clueless, I don't care what anyone says bump Cher, she was the baddest.)

I wish I had a picture to show you guys but anywho this post was inspired by this dope picture I found on neshaloves tumblr


It's exactly like my jumper minus Snoopy and Woodstock...
If I still had it I would style it up exactly like this.... but such is life. My poor jumper is probably decomposing at the bottom of a dump or on one of my many family members in Nigeria (my mum has a knack for sending my stuff off without my knowledge :(

STYLE BUBBLE @ TOPSHOP & THE SWAROVSKI FASHION EXHIBITION

So me and Bella thought we'd pop over to one of topshops scheduled LFW events - Style Bubble's blog master class @ topshop.

It was nice to get some tips from someone who has been in the blogging scene for sometime and has succeed.

Listening to her kinda gave us a confidence boost, I like the fact that she clearly states that "she is not a fashion expert nor insider, but merely a fashion lover / consumer" in which we all are. It's true, as much as everybody is so excited about London fashion week, its not merely what we see on the catwalk that interests us the most, but the unique and personal touches in which individuals put on from the catwalk trends we see each season.

Its not so much ;

"I ooohhhh wonder what Lavin will be dressing Agnes Deyn this season",

but instead,

"I wonder what style bubble will be wearing tomorrow"

After that, Bella (My personal events planner - I swear to you shes the best...what ever you are looking for, she can arrange for you) dragged me along to the Swarovski Fashion Exhibition.

There we saw some very beautifully decorated garments: (Excuse the bad Camera quality... We had both left the house in a rush that we left our cams)

Bella's Favourite

My personal Favourite

And Nikki Minaj's personal favourite! hahahaha

her type of thing...except with Swavorki diamonds! lol

Until next time homies

Txuna

XOXO

The "Frill" Of Fashion

Elie Tahari Spring/Summer 2011

As stated in my previous post – (Spring/Summer 2011 Fashion trends), I am absolutely loving the 70’s inspired looks.

If you had told me 6 months ago that I would be even considering putting of wide legged / flared patterned trousers, fringed jackets/shorts and super-sized, mama-jamma chunky hill, I would have told you to go some where with that silly talk.

But slowly, the look has been growing on to me, and day by day I’ve loved it more and more.Specifically speaking, I really love the frill’s or some would say pleats. I already own a layered frilly top (bought from H&M a couple of years ago) which I absolutely love and even more so now as it is right on trend.

The frills work for me not only because I am a frill seeker (hahahah you see what I did there), but also because I am a little petite in size and I feel I have a boyish figure. So putting on some frills, especially on my bottom half, can not only just give me that girly twang I sometimes lack, but also give the illusion of wider hips. – YES I HAVE BEEN OVER WATCHING GOK THIS SEASON….SO KILL ME!

Here are my top 3 Topshop “frills”;

70's INSPIRED SPRING/SUMMER 2011 LOOKBOOK

Ok, Pardon moi for my lateness. I been meaning to do a daily fashion forecast as it's London Fashion Week, but my internet decides to die on me at the most inconvenient times. - Silly thing!

So yes, I am a good 4/5 days late, but I dont care, I'm gonna bombard you with with all my fashion likes, dislikes and ventures of LFW.

So as of yet, I'm loving the natural colours of nudes and creams in contrast of acid colours such as lime and yellow.

Issa Spring/Summer 2011

And the 70's flared trousers, high waisted shorts, fringes and pleats are looking popular this season which I am actually loving.

ImLovin....

Check Amber out... Now this is why I love her! ;~)

Fierce with it!

Txuna xxx