Leg Coverings

 How do you characterize or define the phrase "leg coverings?" Do jeans, yoga pants, and tights fit this category? My group and I in fashion society and dress class were given the task of leg coverings. We watched people in a local Starbucks and Harris Teeter in order to make a poll. Out of 100 people we had to observe what type of leg covering they were wearing. Our categories were skinny jeans, leggings, sweat pants, flare jeans, dress pants, khaki, colored jeans/pants, tights, and lastly workout pants. Below are the results...

                                                                   Khaki pants- 5%

                                                                          Tights- 8%

                                                                    Dress pants- 8%

                                                                    Skinny Jeans- 17%

                                                                    Flare Jeans- 26%

                                                             Colored Jeans/Pants- 6%

                                                           Yoga/Workout Pants- 4%

                                                                      Sweatpants-10%

                                                                         Leggings- 16%

Color Blocking

2012 Spring Trends are so interesting this year! Another trend is Color Blocking, this would probably be my favorite of all 2012 spring trends. Color blocking means exactly what the name explains. Wearing bright colors or just different colors together is color blocking.

Katy Perry and her cover on ELLE.
New York and Company has many color blocking outfits on their website for New York and Company's lookbook. Link to this lookbook is here.



Color blocking is even found in shoes. You can find these wedges on CharlotteRusse.com or in their stores.

Dulce Candy from Youtube has a video that explains and shows her tips of color blocking. The link to the video is here.

Monochromatic

Who knew matching so well was going to be a trend? Monochromatic is definitely IN for this spring and I'm thinking maybe even for summer. Even though color blocking is a new popular trend (coming soon), matching perfectly is also popular. Celebrities are doing it, stores are advertising it, and it has made its way into the spring time.

Ciara, Rihanna, and Heidi Klum in their monochromatic outfits.





Forever21.com and their monochromatic promo section. To access this pink monochromatic section on Forever21.com click here.

Never be scared of a little color, monochromatic can be achieved with little effort. If your wearing a blue shirt, add blue heels, and blue accessories and you already have your trendy monochromatic look.

What's popular for 2012?

The Mullet Skirt

The mullet skirt is becoming more popular and seems to be a very odd new fad. This look has been seen before but known as the "high-low skirt". I've seen very many prom dresses the few last years but never thought it would catch on into an actual skirt. Will this look last long and stay a fad or will it become a fashion? No one knows but I sure hope not.

Flirt by Maggie Sottero

Canary P5696

Anthropologie

Gauzy Mint Maxi

138.00

Forever21

High-low Lace Skirt

19.80

Ulta Haul- Essence

Ulta Haul- Essence Makeup

Essence is a very inexpensive brand that Ulta stores usually sell in the drugstore makeup section. My first assumption of essence was that it was a children brand similar to the Bonnebell brand. However I have noticed many women buy it as well and it mainly focuses on makeup that women usually use. For example, pressed powder, blush, concealer, etc. Yesterday I made my way over to Ulta and decided to get a few things. I was planning on getting one or two things so I wouldn't blow my money on makeup, but being that essence is so cheap I scored a few things.

Essence Coverstick

05 medium beige

$1.99
Essence quattro eyeshadow

02 chic-ify

$1.49
Essence smokey eye brush

$1.49

VO5 Total Hair Recovery

Weekly Intense Conditioning Treatment

Clearance $ 4.49

Essence colour & go

05-"sweet as candy"

$0.99

DIY: lets get CORNy :)

It's almost Thanksgiving and everytime I think about this particular holiday, corn instantly comes to mind. So why not celebrate it with a little corn. With just a few steps and craft items you probably have laying around the house, you can make your own corn headband!

Items needed (in picture above):
-a glue gun (bought at A. C. Moore for 2.99 it is a mini glue gun and doesn't get too hot so you may touch the glue after application and not get burned and it gets the job done)
-glue sticks (it only took me half a stick for the whole project)
-scrapbooking paper in yellow and green
-head bands (glittery ones were found at A. C. More from the line "LALiBERI" by Julie Comstock, they come three to a pack for around $3.00)
- yellow rhinestones
-green glitter puffy paint
bought: at Michaels and A.C. Moore

1. Cut out a lemon looking oval from the yellow scrapbooking paper.
From the green scrapbooking paper cut out leaves.
2. Glue the green leaves to the yellow corn by overlapping the green onto the yellow and make sure the corn doesn't stick out the bottom. (Glue gun was used to glue them together)
3. Take a paint brush and your green glitter puffy paint and paint the glitter on the leaves to add pizazz. After it has dried, glue the corn to the headband. (Also glued by glue gun and very easy)
4. To add "bling" (which is what every glamour girl needs) glue yellow rhinestones to the corn.


The finished product: very cute, catches the eye, and the most glamorous DIY accessory for the fall season :)
(disregard my pitiful hair in the picture, I'm a college kid and I woke up very early this morning for class and I go to a women's college, so it doesn't matter haha)

I'M BACKKKK!!! :)

Fellow bloggers, if you have wondered where I've been, well now I'm officially back! I will start blogging again and showing some cute new things, trends, and a lot more glamour. I'm super excited to be back and I will do my best to have the best posts around. :)

Sincerely,
Glitzy Glamour XOXO