For many romantic girls, the wedding day is still the most important moment of their lives. Each bride-to-be is a princess with the most fabulous bridal look and an ethereal, glowing face while walking down the church aisle. A day to remember where and when everything must be perfect, but how to? Click the picture and get inspired by my perfect Disney-inspired bridal lookbook. You’ll find style, make-up, hair and manicure ideas, ready to be copied and make yours. Valentina Chirico aka Valens
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Avon Cosmetics Summer 2016: SHINE BURST
In this very hot season, Avon wants to see all its beauties shine: summer 2016 new products recently launched in Europe or coming soon are even colourful, bright and sparkly. The major European beauty launch is the brand new lipstick line called Shine Burst! The name reveals what makes them special, indeed they are super shiny, starting from the metallic, mirror shine packaging, in 4 different colours coordinated with the shade spectrum of these lip colours. Shine Burst are summer lipsticks because they add just a pinch of colour and, most of all, are shiny like lip glosses and hydrating like lip balms. These 12 shades will make the majority…
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Brazil-inspired fashion: forest prints and carnival colours from head to toes
The whole world is in turmoil, hypnotised in front of the big screen and by the 31st Olympic games; cheering, sighing and dreaming of a far away exotic destination: Brazil. The fashion world, however, isn’t simply attracted by, but rides and guides the big style wave, it exploits the trend and tinges everything with a thousand vibrating colours. Brazil, with all its contrasts, architectural and natural beauties, translates into a vitamin chromatic palette that’s easy to adopt, especially in summer. Vogue Japan – Marie Claire Australia If you’d like to bring the healthy vitamin B(razil) in your wardrobe, you can play with neon hues and saturated shades: outfits with…
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Indie Interviews: Shiran Tal Soffrin, Urban Raven Upcycled Jewels
There’s something in common among the Israeli jewelry designer Shiran Tal Soffrin, founder of Urban Raven, and archaeologists: they both look at material things in a total, different way. What has been thrown away or set apart and forgotten, gain interest and get an unique story, but for Shiran discarded objects and little memorabilia unleash a range of creative, chic and eco-friendly possibilities. It’s time for a virtual coffee at Valens’ with Shiran Tal, she has a lot to say about how she has become the “Urban Raven” and her new projects. How and when was “Urban Raven” born?While studying industrial design at HIT College, I became interested in jewelry design…
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Republic of Pigtails Autumn 2016 Hair Accessory Collection
Rika Gunawan has a revelation: she has been working on something new for her hair accessory brand, Republic of Pigtails. While we’re fully immersed in summer and party trends, the Indonesian designer is already preparing her exciting new collection of handmade hairpieces for Fall 2016. This autumnal collection will have a peculiar accent, she said to “Valens… per voi” it will bring people back to spring even in the coolest autumn days. All her designs are inspired by “Fall fashion but still have some Spring flair” as Rika describes them.The inspiration came unexpectedly one day, last October, while she was helping her daughter dressing, she continues “she didn’t like any…
