Shamballa Bracelets Everywhere
Its funny how some times the smallest of things become very present in your day, for example I saw a pregnant woman on my way to work today and so far I have seen another 4 pregnant women! Another example is last week I was out on my lunch and I was asked for directions by an old couple only to be asked a further 2 times on my way to Subway!? Why is it that some days you will inevitably notice something more than you do any other day? Which leads me into the topic of today’s post……Shamballa bracelets!
Everywhere I look I see these new creations. My evenings are made up of reality/fictional TV shows, The Only Way Is Essex, Made in Chelsea, the Hills, the list is endless and each time I sit down to watch an episode with my cup of tea in one had and remote control in the other I am amazed at how often I see this new trend of Shamballa bracelets, for example and to name a few:
Amy Childs with the classic white and black Shamballa bracelets
Ollie Locke and Chloe Green sporting his and hers matching green jeweled Shamballa versions
The minute I realised this craze had gone global was when I saw Jay Zs Rolling Stones cover with low and behold a Shamballa bracelet on his wrist. All be it a very manly version he gave the bracelet credibility and started the though in my head that I needed on in my life!
Okay so it’s slightly sad that I have fallen for the new craze but they are so shiny!! I fear I was a magpie in a former life as anything I come into contact with that has the slightest shine will eventually end up in my mitts, an OPI nail varnish, a new Chanel shimmering eye shadow and yes now a Shamballa bracelet. The decision now is which colour to get, and to find a decent replica, I may want to follow the trend but I certainly don’t have the bank balance to fund my expensive splurges so for now its good old eBay and an eager 2 day wait for my new sparkly possession to arrive!
Multi Coloured Nails – The indecisive girls fashion fix
Lately i've been noticing the rise of the multi coloured nails. Now don't get me wrong I often notice trends popping up every now and again but I have learnt the hard way that it is sometimes best to let these trends pass you by on their way to style town. For example the headband come flower clip combo that seemed to be everywhere, it consisted of an artificial flower glued onto an elastic headband which now when I think back was actually not very complicated but when I wondered in to Accessorize on my lunch I decided that I had to have one and by having one I would some how become some pixie, bohemian style icon. Skip 4 hours to me trying it on in my bedroom mirror only to discover I actually looked like an Easter egg or worse a disheveled nursery child! No I learnt then that it may look good on the girl sitting next to you on the bus but the likely hood is you will look like a fool!
So you can imagine when I saw the new nail trend I acknowledged it with approval then quickly did nothing to recreate it on myself. It wasn't until I was painstakingly trying to decide which nail color to wear when my boyfriend asked why I just didn't wear them all. It was like a child being told to just eat all the pick an mix, why not, knock yourself out......so I did and played it safe with just pink and blue. The next night I progressed onto purple, orange and pink and I fear it wont stop there! by the end of the week I will have a different color for each nail.
Some of my favorites that I've seen so far are:
Obviously the lovely Lauren Conrad with the two tone look!
The fab Caggie Dunlop from Made in Chelsea with pastel color
Pixie Lott with these lovely bright pinkies!
So needless to say I think multi coloured nails will be around for a while to come. My advice is have some fun and this way you get to be indecisive and spoilt all at once! : ) x