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Style Update 15 February 2012

 

WELCOME TO YOUR FEBRUARY 15TH STYLE UPDATE

IN THIS ISSUE

STYLE TIP: How big hair helps curvy girls. Adele is the proof

 

The Spring collections are here... we love them

 

Skirts are so BIG right now... see the best ones for spring...

 

Six days left to win luscious leather at Luxury Artisan

 

And you can still win a trio of Philip Kingsley haircare...

 

More fab footwear on our Store Directory...

 

Still time to enter the competition to win luscious leathergoods from Luxury Artisan...and to win a trio of superlative hair products from the world's leading trichologist, Philip Kingsley...

This week's Style Tip - "Big Hair" flatters curvy girls. Adele is the proof...

Find your fabulously on-trend pieces here... we have pages of desirable dresses and stunning skirts for spring

Find fabulous footwear with the newest listing on Store Directory

PLUS
Stop press: £10 off on Darling Clothes

STYLE TIP: How big hair helps curvy girls. Adele is the proof

We love brilliant adorable Adele, who swept the board at last weekend's Grammy's. We not only love her voice and the fact that she doesn't aspire to be a size 6 quasi anorexic, we also love her gorgeusly retro, slightly bouffant hairstyle. It totally flatters her and proves that if you are a curvy girl, a bit of volume creates a better balance with your silhouette. To create root lift when you are blow-drying, just spray in some volumizer.

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Adele with her haul of six Grammy awards
The Spring collections are here... we love them

All the gorgeous spring collections are arriving right now. We have all the delicious dresses you want to pep up your spring wardrobe, from fabulous florals, to sleek digital patterns, block colour and restrained plains. And in all the season's best shapes, from simple shifts to figure flattering fitted frocks to and wonderful wrap dresses. And from the labels you love - Sonia Rykiel, Nicole Farhi, DKNY, as well as your favourite high street brands.

Shop the new season dresses now

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Preen dress, £399
Skirts are so BIG right now... see the best ones for spring...

You may have been living in jeans/trousers for the last few months, but when spring arrives, trust us, you are going to want a skirt. Not just because you will be tired of jeans and trousers, but because skirts are a key spring trend. The maxi has really arrived this season, and we have gorgeous ones. We also have the tulip shape, which works fabulously well with a cropped, narrow jacket, and pencil skirts in lace or floral print...

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Maxi skirt, Halston Heritage, £262
Six days left to win luscious leather at Luxury Artisan

There's just six days left to enter our lastest competition to win this stunning handbag from Luxury Artisan, the online boutique which showcases exquisite leather goods from Italy made from the finest quality leather. The lucky winner will receive this handbag (right), worth £195, available in five colours, including silver and black. And there's a 2nd prize of a lizard-print leather make-up bag worth £45, and 3rd prize of a leather keyholder, worth £30. To be in the prize draw to win, enter the competition now...

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Win this gorgeous bag worth £195 in our Luxury Artisan competition
And you can still win a trio of Philip Kingsley haircare...

It's a leap year, so you have an extra day (till midnight on February 29th) to enter our latest Facebook competition. There are three Philip Kingsley Hair Care Kits to be won, and all you have to do to be entered in the prize draw, is "like" the SoSensational page on Facebook. Even if you've already 'Liked' us, you can still enter the compeition. Winners will receive a hair-care kit appropriate to their hair-type, including the award-winning Elasticizer.

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More fab footwear on our Store Directory...

Fabulous footwear retailer and online shoe store, Lacey's London is the latest arrival on our Store Directory. Established for more than 25 years, Lacey's has built a reputation for innovative, design-led and catwalk-inspired footwear for women. Working from their London showroom, they are renowned for sharp styling and keen prices - which they can pass on to you through their website.

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Nappa leather boots, £132, Lacey's London
 

STOP PRESS

To celebrate London Fashion Week, Darling Clothes are offering £10 off when you spend over £50. Their new spring collection has adorable blouses (including one with a very Vuitton-esque lace collar), tops, pretty skirts and on-trend lacey scarves. And if you are petite, you will especially love this collection. For your £10 off, enter code LDNFASH at checkout.

Shop Darling Clothes Spring Collection now

 
     
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Style tip no. 3 - cross-body shoulder bags and big boobs don't mix

Lauren by Ralph Lauren at John Lewis

If you are big busted, avoid cross-body shoulder bags because the strap will inevitably sit between your boobs and possibly hook around just one which is not a good look!  If you were using this type of bag for security or to be 'hands free', why not try a 'bum bag' which goes round your waist, or a 'back pack' type bag.  There are some gorgeous ones out there for grown up women which won't make you look like you're about to go camping.  More style tips here

 

Style tip no 2 - how to work out the perfect "knee-length" for you...

How to find your perfect skirt lengthStand in front of a long mirror wearing tights (or bare legs) and a top. Take a long piece of fabric (or a towel, if you don’t have fabric) and hold it in front of you like an ankle-length skirt, keeping one end firmly at your waist. As you gradually roll the fabric up, you will see which length is the most flattering for your legs – just on, just above or just below the knee.

If you can get a friend to help, they should measure the length from waist to “hem”; that is your best skirt length. If you wear skirts longer, as a general rule, a hem that hits the widest part of the calf will be the least flattering. Either go longer – midi and maxi are both big trends this season – or wear “your” best knee length, which has become a style classic.

 

Style tip no. 1 - When pockets get in the way ...

When you stand in front of a mirror, are your trouser pockets standing away so that your silhouette isn’t as streamlined as it could be? lf so, get the pockets stitched up.

If you are a good dressmaker or know someone who is, take the pockets away completely. It’s best not to be using them in any case as they add inches unnecessarily – and we don’t need that! 

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