Spring Fashion - Style Report 1

This Season Get ready to have all eyes on you, as we embrace a spectrum of BRIGHT COLOUR! Think Juicy Orange, Flamingo Pink, Canary Yellow, and Electric Blue.

And with these bright colours, one of the hottest trends for this season is the technique of Colour Blocking.

Essentially it’s putting blocks of solid color next to each other in an outfit.

The Spring 2011 Collection by Gucci I adore!

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So to make a colour block outfit; take 2 to 3 bold colours and pair them together. And remember Combining Composite Colours work best.

Now Clothes, shoes, handbags and accessories can feature already colour blocked designs:

(Got this great pic from the blogger frompariswithlovex)

But to avoid looking like a Rubik’s cube- if your wearing an already colour blocked item, keep the rest of your outfit SIMPLE.

For those of you that are afraid of colour- Don’t be! Because you can Employ this technique to your advantage to hide any flaws and highlight your assets. 

You can see in the Pic below that these curvaceous ladies are working it! 

 As we all know dark colours have a slimming effect, same thing applies when colour blocking. So what you can do is use a darker column of colour down the torso or wear open a lighter coloured cardigan or jacket. 

Generally a colour-blocked outfit will work for you if you stick to the usual rules for your body shape, For Example;

If you are pear shaped, stick to wearing darker colors on your bottom half.

If you are apple shaped, avoid horizontal blocks of colour around your stomach and instead highlight legs with brightly coloured pants.

If you are an hourglass, you can color block around the waist to highlight your womanly figure.

Colour Blocking is a fabulous trend to flaunt this Season but make sure you stick to 4 colours max and keep accessories to a minimum!

Gone is the season of muted tones - Its time to paint the town in as many colors as you wish!

For More of My Fashion Tips Stay Tuned to the “Style Report” on www.Alive Live.TV

Stay Stylish xoxo

My Top 10 Beauty Tips

Tip #1: SMILE – You look more attractive and you attract goodness into your life!

Tip #2: Establish a Daily Skin Care Routine Using ORGANIC Products- 
Twice a Day:
1. Cleanse
2. Tone
3. Skin Condition
4. Moisturise
5. Eye Gel
6. During the day also use Sunscreen (use products especially for the face)

Weekly: 
2-3x a week Exfoliate after cleansing
1x a week either a purifying or hydrating mask depending on what your skin needs

Tip #3: Always wear Sunscreen. Nothing ages you faster than the sun - so protect those fresh exfoliated skin cells everyday!!! Even when the sun is behind the clouds - you get even more sun exposure on cloudy days than clear.  When you are having fun in the sun, remember to reapply about every 2 hours! My Favourite is De Vita Spf 30+ Solar Body Block.

Tip #4: Moisturise Day and Night! To keep your skin smooth & supple. Massage it into your skin so that it re-activates your blood circulation and helps reduce cellulite. A Body Mist is perfect for girls on the go and don’t forget about Hand Crème - I keep one in my handbag, one in the car and one at home.

Tip #5: Eat Your Greens! Eating whole fresh fruits and vegetables (organic is Best) as opposed to sweets and processed.  Swap a Chocolate Bar with grapes, cherries or mixed nuts and swap packeted chips with carrots and celery. Or my essential- Avocado J It is just a simple and known fact that fruits and veges are filled with the goodness that your body needs. Try not to eat junk food the majority of the time just because it is easier and more convenient. Remember what you put in you will get out.

Tip #6: Stay hydrated with Fresh Water - not softdrink, black tea, or bottled juices (of course you can have those things in moderation, but not in place of water). Just think how your skin and hair would look if you only took a shower in softdrink - you would be a sticky dirty mess very shortly - that is what your insides look like if you only drink sugary drinks- and what is on your insides quickly transfers to the outside. So drink plenty of fresh water all day long and keep it in a glass or tin water bottle. NO PLASTIC.

PS: Strictly keep drinking alcohol to a bare minimum. This is a no brainer. All it will do is give you a hangover, put your organs under stress and dehydrate you and your skin severely. You can still be the life of the party drinking iced water Instead lol It will keep you replenished after you tear up that dance floor and it will also ensure that you are not stumbling home, heels in hand and being mortified the next morning at the messy photos taken of you. Keep it Classy.

Tip #7: Give Yourself Manicure & Pedicure Regularly. You don’t even need to go to the salon, just keep your nails well manicured & painted. It is really pretty and polishes off your look. Hot Pink is my signature colour but when I’m filming I go with a glossy nude shade.

Tip #8: Find your Perfect Eyebrow Shape & Maintain It. The shape of your brow is one of the most important facial 
features because properly defined eyebrows will frame your eyes and make them look bigger. It also gives your face a polished look and can even create an illusion of a face lift.  Unruly bushy eyebrows that are shapeless can ruin any make-up effect you try to create and looks messy. And from experience always be clear about what you want. A great example is Megan Fox, she has great eyebrows

Tip #9: Apply Mascara. Mascara is a beauty bare necessity as it instantly opens and defines your eyes. Long and Thick Lashes make you look very pretty. I am still scouting for the Best Mascara as I have yet to find one I adore. Lancome has been the best for me so far but if anyone has any recommendations, please let me know!

Tip #10: Get your Beauty Sleep! Your skin does so much repair work at night and if you cheat yourself on sleep you are cheating your skin on it’s down time to repair and detoxify. So try for 8 hours or as close as you can get - Sweet Dreams!

*PLEASE NOTE: Before you consume or use any of the above skincare products - Read the labels and Consult with your doctor first. I am just sharing my routine that has personally worked for me. If you are not able to use or take these products due to allergies or any other reasons, please DO NOT.

Highlights of the eventful month that was...

I have been SUPER BUSY and have not had a chance to blog and now I am finally settled in my lounge room at 10pm at night and ready to tell you all about my VERY  EVENTFUL Month.

1. I am currently Nurse Ogawa on Steven Spielberg’s brand new TV Show “Terra Nova”. So I have been doing a bit of work on that here on the Gold Coast and it has been nothing short of Amazing. The sets, the locations, the cast, the directors, the crew – AMAZING! Keep an eye out for it as it will be airing on FOX in the US next week and on Channel 10 here in Australia Soon After J

2. I am also a presenter on Alive Live TV and have been interviewing some very exciting emerging Aussie Talent and Fashion Designers . To see more check out www.alivelive.tv 

3. I have had quite a few auditions as well. I actually love auditioning it brings back the thrill of the chase and gets that adrenaline pumping. Notably was my audition for a coca cola TVC, where I had to do numerous bomb dives into the pool ha-ha it was pretty fun.

4. I have also worked on a Corporate Video Project with Aash Aaron, which was great. Aash is an incredible Acting Coach, Writer, Director and Producer and I love being around him and being able to pick his brains. I had my first film role in his Horror/ Thriller Feature Film I.C.U.

5. Now I also finished filming in the Sunshine Coast a Physcological Thriller– Mind Fire. I am one of the scientists “Clover”. I can’t tell you too much about the film because I am not allowed to just yet but I will keep you posted when I can.

It was an arduous and adventurous full day of filming but it will be all worth it when you see the finished product. We shot right until sunset, where I was being eaten alive by mosquitos, I had mud, blood and guts all over me and my teased up hair and I was freezing cold from being  submerged in the creek. 

Due to filming on location in the bush I had nowhere to shower and I was already running late to get back to Brisbane so I just made a quick dress change.

AND NOW DO I HAVE A STORY TO TELL YOU:

I was rushing to get to the hotel to get a quick shower before I got to the Suncorp Stadium to see the Broncos Smash the Warriors Moihahah.  Now the new extensive roads and bridges in Brisbane caused my GPS to go ballistic, as it wasn’t registering it all. It kept taking me around in circles so as you can imagine I was a little distressed.

Now as I was driving back on the busy highway, my car starts to make rattling noises-and I ‘m thinking hmm that’s a bit weird, I’ll check that out on my next stop as I don’t have time to stop right now. I continue to drive however the rattling progressively gets worse- to the  point  where the whole car starts shaking. So I start to slow down to about 90Km, and I’m in the far right lane with no place to stop on the right side. And before I even had a chance to change lanes and pull over, my back left TIRE COMPLETELY FALLS OFF and rolls in front of me at high speed. So there I am on the road hysterical, swerving to miss other cars sparks flying…Thankfully I did not collide with any cars other and I managed to maneuver the car the left side of the road and no one was hurt!

As I am trying to collect myself and get a grip of what actually happened, a car pulls over about 300m in front of me and a man hops out of the car. I’m thinking yay someone has stopped to help me!  As I get out of my car and walk towards him, I see him pick up my tire,

but instead of giving it to me, he throws my tire into his car and drives off...

YES HE STOLE MY TYRE???!!! WTF!!!  WHY???
 

SO there I am standing on the side of the road in the freezing cold, shaken up and completely bewildered. Thinking did that jus t actually happen? And Yes it did!

In any case my boyfriend who was already at the game, who just sat down to watch it, had to come get me. We had to get the car towed back home to the Gold Coast and Unfortunately we both missed the game but the good thing was that the Broncos Won! 

We then just went back to the hotel in North Quay Brisbane; I had a long hot bath and went straight to bed as I was completely exhausted.

We had to wake up bright and early the next morning to get back to the Sunshine Coast for the last day of filming. So we checked out of the hotel and went outside to where my boyfriend had to park his Ute (he had to park it outside because it was too big to fit in the underground car park), only to find that the whole right side of his car got “keyed”! His brand new Ute that just got his company signage on the car! I KNOW RIGHT! Just our luck! It was so not cool. Who even does that anymore??

So needless to say that was a horrible start to the day.

Luckily the rest of the day ran smoothly on location!

Now that was just the highlights of the month so far and I think that is enough Goss for one session- Ill be back soon I promise :)

Xoxo Carmel