Benefits of shopping

Some of you might've known this from before but I've got some great news for you women. Shopping has been proven to burn as much calories as actual exercise. While some women get the benefits by shopping, others carry so much snacks that they eat back all the calories they've burned. Isn't it great to know that your favourite hobby burns something else too but your wallet? ;) A British research claims that a woman burns on average 15 000 calories by shopping every year. That's 290km or seven marathons.

Speaking of shopping, I happened to go look around a bit yesterday while I was in Helsinki. The purpose of my visit was not shopping but I just found a gorgeous Karen Millen dress I could not resist. What do you guys think? ;)

Menswear Themes for Fall 2013 Trends| Creativity Counts

Its been awhile since we've posted an outfit collage inspiration, but due to fall arriving we felt it was necessary to give you a preview of some of the trend pieces you girls should be collecting for next season. We will be posting soon the Fall 2013 Trends you should be wearing so stay tuned. 

In the meantime, we will give you three major trends that were seen throughout the whole fall 2013 collections and if you notice are present above: animal prints (any), color-block, and menswear inspired outfits. It is crucial for next season to invest in a great pair of trousers (dress pants) and suit jackets that will keep you on the season's major must have trend. Go for a pair of ultra cool heels like Fendi's cuffed suede ones or Giuseppe Zanotti's gold embellished shark tooth suede slippers for a more tomboy look. You decide which way to go as for either one will keep the inspiration alive. 

Shop all the looks at net-a-porter.com: 

1. Karl Lagerfeld purple/black leopard-print chiffon shirt (here)

2. Band of Outsiders black tuxedo pants (here)

3. Helmut Lang jersey-twill blazer (here)

4. Hervé van der Straeten gold cuff (here)

5. Saint Laurent black suede clutch (here)

6.  Fendi gold cuffed suede pumps (here)

7. Giuseppe Zanotti gold embellished shark tooth slippers (here)

Weekend by the lake

Wasn't this past weekend just lovely? That's why the only right thing to do, besides working, was to spend it by the lake. And we also got a chance to test out the new kayak. ;) What did you do last weekend?

Pre-Order My Mink Coat Baby

Prices for the above mink coats (left to right):
Michael Kors houndstooth mink wrap - $17,995US
Gucci Jaguar Mink Cape - $21,000US
Brunello Cucinelli Mink Intarsia Jacket - $21,525US

What extremes can fashion take to make luxury much more sumptuous in a ready-to-wear collection? There are many designers who insert rich details in their leather numbers to drive prices up, or simply add crocodile patches to elevate the standards of true luxury. Perhaps ridiculous, but we can't deny sometimes we wished to own a nice leather piece; I myself would have to confess to be a fond owner of some leather numbers. Authentic leather has become an accepted fabric over the past years, but what may still be digesting unpleasantly is the acceptance of real fur - or more specifically Mink.

Fall 2013 collections seemed to have attracted most designers to incorporate one or two mink coats in their presentations, but even more interesting was to watch the advanced techniques and cuts designers are able to captivate in any fabric today. We would want to presume though that Prada may have had something to do with the growing trend. If you recall, the designer's floral mink coats from her Spring 2013 collection became a very popular coat on editorials and street style blogs. Her mink coats could have had you wondering if they were around $3,000US (and acceptable price for most of us now), when in reality they were worth around $44,000US. 

Designers here opted to dye their mink coats - minks actually have a dark-brown fur - and inject invigorating prints that could attract the luxury customer. The trend seemed to have been a battle of who could design the most innovative mink coat to be on editorials this season. You would loose the number of mink coats if you had to count them from every collection this fall. The only truth here is if you are a mink lover, are you willing to pay such a high price for these treasures? Do designers really need to shed many furs or minks to be that popular with their special coats?

Although, if you were to think as a fashion editor looking for a great mink coat to put on your next must have editorial, something tells us you would have to choose Michael Kors' $17,995US houndstooth mink wrap. Throw Versace's yellow mink coat in their for the wilder and younger customer as well. Oh, and if you are ever curious to know the difference between fur and mink, we'll give you the short answer now. Mink fur is more durable because its hairs are much more shorter, thicker, and soft, which makes it an un-messy furry coat. 

Most mink coats are available to pre-order now online, which gives you some time to order one for you or your loved one before fall arrives. Money must be included in the order though. Sorry.

Prada White Floral Mink Coat from Spring/Summer 2013 Collection.

Mum baking

Last week was a part of the "women's week" as we call it since during seven days straight it's name days for just women. So in honour of that and some of me and my sister's name days my mum baked us a nice cake from scratch. With delicious raspberries and blueberries on top of course :)

More Fall 2013 Campaigns We're Talking About

Oscar de la Renta recently launched its new Fall/Winter 2013-2014 Campaign via a unique and socially manner. While others have been promoting their new campaigns through Facebook, Tumblr, and other online sites, Erika Bearman (OscarPRGirl), as everyone calls her, decided to first promote de la Renta's campaign through her Instagram account. A strategic and magnificent idea we could state. 

Instagram has become one of the most popular Social Media Apps just about every brand uses to promote their products now a days. So why not premiere your campaign through here as well? In today's social media world we want everything quick and easy without hesitating to open up a new browser window to see new updates from our favorite brands. It works strategically if you think about it to open your App on your Smartphone and view all of de la Renta's campaign instantly at the speed of light all in one page; the campaign received an instant like and comments in a matter of seconds. The campaign was the news of the morning it wouldn't be surprising to see another brand promoting their full advertisements on Instagram as well. We'll be watching to see who does it next, while we give a great stand of applause to OscarPRGirl who has done an outstanding job as director of communications connecting the brand through Social Media over the past few seasons.

Meanwhile, speaking of the campaign, it seemed to be portraying a much more darker atmosphere than what we're used to seeing in his bright ladylike campaigns. But the campaign actually sends somewhat of a strong message with those clothes and dark hairstyles that portray a rebel in de la Renta's version. His surprising draped suits and awkward cloche hats imbue an elegance in the campaign worth trying on when they hit stores, while his hypnotizing modern Cinderella gowns couldn't be left out in the campaign, because we all know these were the star of the collection. You can know pre-order some of these looks at oscardelarenta.com; one metallic purple embroidered gown will retail at $13,990US. See more of the campaign through their Facebook account.

What do you think about the campaign?

Gucci was also feeling the dark atmosphere, but in a much more sexier version. Photographers Mert and Marcus were in charge of giving these campaign a provocative sex appeal that only needed a black leather sofa to let models, Abbey Lee Kershaw and Adrien Sahores deliver the scenes. There were some that stated famous supermodel Kershaw didn't appear convincing with short black hair, but we thought she was delivering the shot perfectly. There was that mien sexy assassin with those luxurious python and leather numbers that portrayed what the Gucci Fall 2013 collection's were all about. Whether you liked it or not, all we know is that it sure was another talked about campaign you had to see to judge for your own. Do you think it's as sexy as Gucci woman implies? We want some of those python numbers - boots, coats, dress - in our next season wardrobe. See more of the campaign here.

From coffee to margaritas

Last Friday I had the best time. First I enjoyed a moment of coffee with some girl friends after work and later on in the evening we got together with another group of friends to go out and have fun together.

Healthy dinner

After a long evening run it's important to eat healthy. This is what my meal consisted of today. Doesn't it just look healthy and delicious. Potatoes made in the oven, some chicken, vegetables and salad and some cottage cheese, and to top it all of with some berries for dessert. Now it's time to just chill and browse the newest Elle magazine for a bit.

Enjoy your evening!

Short Hairstyles 2014

Short Hairstyles 2014

Everyone can look stylish with the right short hairstyles 2014, especially if they have the right facial features that can complement the whole cut and style. Most people – especially women are afraid to cut her hair short because they think that this style has lots of limitation. But they can actually choose the most basic cut and style. With very short and cropped style, they can look different and fresh. This style has very short cut on the front, side, and also back. It is not like the bob short cut with some of the hair remaining; it is a very short style with the hair cut very close to the scalp.

Boyish Hairstyles

Boyish Hairstyles 2014

 With this boyish cut, women can look both masculine and also feminine at the same time. It is like androgyny cut where the aspects of both male and female are present. The rear back is cut very short, but the sides are cut a bit longer with much longer crown top. The sides and the crown are much longer, especially with the side swept bangs that are cut in slightly longer style than the sides. It is the basic boyish cut; only with longer sides and bangs. This cut is very suitable for those with thin and fine hair texture.

Short Crop Hairstyles

 

Short Crop Hairstyles 2014

It is basically just the same as the hairstyle in the first picture, with the cropped style and cut. All the hair and sides are cut in very short manner; the front, the sides, the back, and also the crown. In fact, the hair is cut very short almost near the scalp, making the style look like a military cut but in feminine way. To add a bit feminine and girly touch, the bangs are cut thinly spread on the front, although it is not too long. This cut is suitable for those with very straight or even very curly hair texture.

Moncler jacket

I've always loved fashion and dressing up and I still like to take care of how I look. Yesterday was a rather autumn like day here so I was dressed in ankle boots and a light jacket. Where did the summer go? I was on my way to work and right when I was about to go in a nicely dressed woman came up to me and asked me where I'd gotten my jacket like she hadn't seen one here before. She told me how they'd discussed the jacket issue the night before with her girl friends and that she'd been looking for a Moncler down jacket exactly like mine for her friend from Spain, but no luck. As you might remember I bought mine on one of my Italy trips earlier this year and I absolutely love it, that's why wanted to make this post to you guys.

The jacket is featherlight, it weighs like a 100 grams and you can even fit it in a tiny little bag, so it's easy to take with you when traveling or anywhere really. Since it's not too thick it's perfect for days like this during the Finnish summer or a rainy day in Nice.   ;) This kind of light down jackets are very in right now, Moncler is originally a French brand but is Italian-owned now with their headquarters in Milan. You can shop for Moncler here.

Summer Oliver

Isn't this the cutest you've ever seen? :)