Hello Danilo Event

I was lucky enough to be invited down to the Danilo Gabrielli 'Hello Danilo' event by the smashing folk at Katch PR on Thursday night at No. 5 Cavendish House. 

Danilo was educated at the Accademia Pistoiese in Rome in Fashion and Costume Design before moving to New York where he spent many years pursuing his fashion design career whilst working for several high end labels and has finally launched his own self titled line!

This AW 12 collection was inspired by the glamour of the 1940s, Hollywood, Greta Garbo, and the growth of feminism with women in the workforce all playing vital parts in his inspirations. This resulted in a contrasting collection combining masculine styles with classic femininity. 

The collection was beautiful, the combination of contrasting textures, silhouettes, and gorgeous autumn colours resulted in a fab collection and such a fun launch party! 

But of course, what would any fashion show be without the hilarious Stu Bradley of Not So Lonely Londoners giving his 'The Flamingo' of his Fashion Blogger poses on the catwalk (well not quite...) 

Sophie

xo

Primark Polkadots

As a student, Primark is my fail safe. Where else can I get a whole outfit for under £20!? One of my favourite bits are the impulse buys at the checkout, as everything is £1! Now I don't usually sport acrylic nails, I think they can look untasteful and tacky at the best of times! But I absolutely fell in love with this black and white polkadot beauties priced unsurprisingly enough at £1 from Primark. 

Cosmic Karma

Topshop make up is always a fast favourite of mine in terms of high street cosmetic lines. The other day in the flagship store at Oxford Circus I spotted the lovely collection of metallic polishes they have at the moment. I always love Topshop polishes, although they aren't the longest lasting products. (I usually encounter some chipping 1-2 days after application) They're so quick and easy to apply, and usually dry quicker than expected! 

Now if you know me, you know that I love my sparkly metallic polishes, so I couldn't leave this shiny blue one! It's called cosmic karma, one of the new additions to the core collection. I love how striking the colour is! It really stands out from across the room, and for only £6 it is a real bargain! 

Topshop make up have lots of metallic shades at the moment as a part of both their core and Sisters of The New Moon collections. 

I just adore this polish, and the quality of it really rivals my OPI 'A Rose at Dawn, Broke by Noon' but for a far more competitive price. All of Topshop's current polishes can be found here and I'm definitely going to invest in some more for this current trend. 

What do you think of the polish?

Sophie xo