winter 2015


Pantone Color of the Year 2015 is Marsala

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Pictured: Pantone color of 2015 Marsala. Courtesy of Pantone.

Drumroll please. . .Move over Radiant Orchid, the color of the year for 2015 is. . .Marsala!

Pantone has announced the color of 2015, and it is Marsala. This dark rose hue, is a cool color which will work well with 2015’s red shades and blue hues.

To view the top ten colors of the spring/summer 2015 season, please click here.

What do you think of Marsala? Will you be wearing it?


Nars Alogonquin winter 2015 nail polish review

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Pictured: Nars Alogonquin nail polish for winter 2015. 2014©

Nars Alogonquin nail polish from Nars’ “Laced with Edge” winter 2015 beauty collection is a beautiful, dark lavender hue with a generous amount of sparkles. It is soft enough to wear everyday, yet edgy enough to add a little bit of sass during winter’s dreary weather, and dark color palette. Love that!

I started using Nars lipstick and eye shadow back in the mid-1990’s. I always loved the color saturation and cutting edge palettes. For some strange reason, I never got around to testing out their nail polish! When the “Laced with Edge” winter 2015 beauty collection came out, I was actually looking for lipstick! Instead, I found three beautiful nail polish colors from Nars for the winter 2015 season. One of those colors is Alogonquin which is an amazing dark lavender, light purple hue, infused with a generous amount of sparkles. 

I fell in love with both the color and the wear of Nars Alogonquin nail polish. I used two coats of color and one base coat, no top coat, and wore the nail polish for seven days. I only received one small chip on my thumb on day seven! Nars Alogonquin held up really well, and if I had used a top coat, I am certain it would have lasted longer than seven days.

I will be testing out the other two nail polish colors from Nars “Laced with Edge” Winter 2015 beauty collection very soon; so stay tuned!

Nars Alogonquin nail polish can be found online here and here.


Puffers jackets and vests for winter 2015

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Pictured, puffers for winter 2015: Navy Puffer Coat / Black Puffer Jacket / Raspberry Puffer Vest

Now that winter is well on its’ way, it is time to think about serious outerwear for the cold weather season. One of the coziest, and trendiest, types of outerwear for the winter 2015 season is the puffer.

Puffers come in many different forms. Puffers come in three distinct styles; coats, jackets and vests. There are also different types of puffers including down, part down, synthetic down, natural stuffing and synthetic stuffing. In addition to styles and stuffing, puffer coats, jackets and vests come in different levels of warmth and many different colors! Whew! That is a lot to think about when shopping for a warm puffer this winter season!

Some of my favorite trends in puffer coats, jackets, and vests this winter season include asymmetrical zippers, winged collars, and mixed quilting. These three trends for winter 2015 in puffer coats help to make this traditional, puffy outerwear both fashionable and attractive. Love that!

I found a few amazing puffer coats, jackets and vests around the web and put them together in order to create the shopping widget below. Many of these styles are selling out fast; so now is the perfect time to buy a puffer coat, jacket or vest. I am trying to decide which one to buy myself! which style of puffer is your favorite for winter 2015?