Bay Area Fashionista

Spring into fall and stay pinch-free on St Patrick’s Day with green

 in General Fashion  tagged green / holidays 2012 / spring 2012 / st patricks day / tips by

One of the biggest colors for spring 2012 is green. This bright hue is being shown in many shades of green including neon, bright, blue-green, seafoam green and pastel. The fabulous thing about the color green, is that the shade is continuing to be hot for fall 2012; in fact, green has been forecasted through 2013, love that!

Today is March 1, that means there are seventeen days until the leprechauns come out to play on St. Patrick’s Day. One of the best ways to avoid the tricks of leprechauns is to wear green. Pesky little leprechauns love to pinch people who are not wearing green; this cannot happen to you! You are a Fashionista!
Thankfully green is hot this season, so if you do not have something green in your closet, you can feel good about buying something in this popular color since it will continue to grace the runways through 2013.
We found a few items around the web and assembled them into the Polyvore set below in order to help get you started. Hope you love it!
Ever wonder why we wear green on St. Patrick’s Day? Click here to find out!
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The platform versus the flat sole: which will take over next year?

 in General Fashion / Shoes / Trends  tagged fall 2012 / high heels / spring 2012 / summer 2012 / winter 2013 by

As designers send their fall collections down the runways for fall 2012, shoe fans everywhere are watching the sole of every pump and bootie that walks the catwalk. The flat sole is appearing to be dominating half of the runways, while the platform dominates the other half. Which one is it?

Platforms crept into style over the past five years, and just when forecasters thoughts the platform had run its’ course back in 2010, the style came back stronger, higher and more popular than before. The flat soled pumps which graced the fall 2009 and spring 2010 runways barely appeared on store shelves and women flocked to the highest platforms they could balance and shuffle down the street in.

The outcome for the fall 2010 runways? The platform dominated; and has been doing so ever since. What is it about the platform that is so alluring? Is it the added height? Perhaps platforms allow for a more artistic shoe? Is there a sense of strength from the added height off the ground? Perhaps. . .

It will be interesting to see what store buyers stock their shelves with this summer when fall 2012 begins to arrive at retailers worldwide. And when the flat soled pump is displayed prominently alongside a bigger than life platform pump, which one will the consumer reach for? Which one will you reach for?

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Chanel releases their spring 2012 runway nail polish: Attraction is here

 in Beauty / Nail Polish / Trends  tagged chanel / chanel nail polish / reviews / spring 2012 by

Chanel has released their spring 2012 runway nail polish color, “Attraction” to stores this month and with the pearly white shade, the iconic fashion house has also released three additional, late spring colors. The three additional colors, “Distraction,” “Frisson” and “Tentation” are shimmering colors which are also on-trend for the spring 2012 season.

“Attraction” is the long-awaited runway shade from the Chanel spring 2012 show during Paris Fashion Week last fall. The hue, which offers a pearly white color, needs three applications to not show streaks. This is the perfect warm weather neutral since it can be worn with all of the bright colors of the spring 2012 season. This is also an easy color to wear on toes since it will not clash with colorful sandals and open toe pumps; love that!

For those who enjoy a bit more color and are getting bored with April, May and June, the new late-spring shades are juicy and packed with sparkling color. “Distraction” is a fabulous bright pink with an orange undertone. This warm color applies perfectly in two coats and works well with all the orange, yellow and pink colors of the spring season. Love!

“Frisson” is the perfect pink for the Fashionista who has embraced the pastel color trend for the spring 2012 season. This light pink is sweet and candy-like; it too applies nicely in two coats.

“Tentation” is a dark pink with cherry red undertones which works well with shades of pink, red, purple, fuschia, blue and green this spring season. This is a great alternative to red for Fashionistas who enjoy a more classic nail polish, but are ready to break away from regular reds.

While the “IT” polish for late spring is Chanel’s “Attraction,” the other late-spring colors, and the early spring colors of “April,” “May” and “June” are all perfect and on-trend for the warm weather season. So many options=fabulous!

Bay Area Fashionista tip: We love “Attraction” on toes and wearing “Distraction,” “Frisson,” “Tentation,” “April,” “May” or June” on the fingers. Since spring 2012 is all about color, why miss out on the opportunity to show off your colorful side with your hands! “Distraction” is perfect for toes since toenails are so close to shoes, you never have to worry about clashing. 

Which color is your favorite?

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