{When Friends know you ♥}

Here some amazing gifts that I've received from my sweet friends this year for Christmas. They know me. That's for sure! Thank all of you! Love,

S.

The ART ~ ...of Cin Cin !

~ It's Christmas! ~

The MUSTHAVE ~ From Camel to Light Beige

The color palette for winter 2010 2011 has been refined and made of beautiful nuances that lie in one line and combines. Nearly weightless pink and gray colors run smoothly on soft liver in chocolate brown and olive green. A revival of color comes from exotic blue and red lipstick.

I've already written about this calibrated gray winter (see here) – heavy and dark – this winter is replaced by an ultra-chic light gray tint in the corridors or ‘oyster gray “is mentioned.

The color palette in this post here is inspired by natural landscapes, using neutral shades such as camel, cognac, beige and light beige. These shades are very easy to combine and are particularly well with black or denim color (see here). Try the combination of camel beige or gray hues. Very elegant! The warm cognac color is one of the hottest colors for winter. Comforting, deep, reassuring, heartwarming. 

The ARTORIAL ~ Surrealist Abbey

Abbey Lee Kershaw for i-D Winter 2010 by David Bailey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE PHOTO ~ Fantasmes et sensualité

Daria does a little “Happy Birthday Mr. President” number for us all to remember her by in 2011. 

Vogue Paris 2011 Calendar featuring Daria Werbowy photographed by Mikael Jansson and styled by Anastasia Barbieri. This shot is my favourite.

The PHOTO ~ Alvaro Beamud Cortes

Alvaro selfportrait

Some time ago I stumbled upon Alvaro Beamud Cortes’ portfolio. I love this young and talentuous photographer. He captures the Essence of Femininity. His work is not only dynamic, it also showcases his eye for composition and color, as well as his skills in the photo manipulation department.

Alvaro, originally from Valencia, is currently the creative director of one of the sleekest fashion magazines in Spain, 5 Magazine at only 28 he has a great vision for what is going. Alvaro's eye for detail has enabled the magazine to lead the pack and constantly deliver fashion editorials that convey beauty, style and a fresh point of view - with the hottest new models in every issue.

Forever the multitasker, Alvaro has managed to juggle parallel lives as a creative director and a well-travelled photographer. His journeys in Italy and Morocco are a major influence on his work, and it is this creative balance that has allowed him to publish in international magazines including Flair, L'Officiel, Biba and Ponytail, to name but a few.