The Wand...

Hi everyone! Remember when I reviewed the Hana Professional flat iron a while back? Well the ever-so-generous people at Misikko were good enough to send me the Corioliss Wand Ceramic Curling Iron to review as well... Yay! I love beauty products (major understatement), so I was thrilled to receive another styling goodie from the haircare giant- thanks Misikko!

True to form, my package came beautifully wrapped and brimming with little extras, from a hand written note and rose petals all the way to styling products and eyeshadow! Can you believe that?! I can't tell you enough how nice and thoughtful the Misikko crew are... *sigh*

Anyway, on to the Wand. When I (eagerly) opened the box I noticed that it was completely different from any curling iron I had ever used- it had no clamp! Because this was a completely foreign concept to me (and I assume to many of you!), I decided to make the above video without trying out the product first... I figured that way first timers to the Wand could benefit from my mistakes (like burning my neck!), and gauge how quickly/easily a newbie can pick up using the product. As clumsy as my first attempts were (again, smarty over here burnt herself), I figured out how to use it about a third of the way in, which isn't too bad as far as learning curves go... And hey, if I can do it, anyone can!

I'm really pleased with the product, and since making this awkward little video, I've successfully used it several times... and always seem to get compliments on my hair when I do! If you're in the market for a curling iron I would definitely recommend this one, however, Misikko has quite the array of curling irons, so I'm sure you can't go wrong either way. The only other product of theirs I've yet to try is their hair dryer, so if any of you have, I'd love to hear your thoughts! xx

wardrobe wednesday...

Hello lovelies! I hope everyone is having a great week so far :)

As you can see, this week's edition wardrobe wednesday is a touch different... Instead of featuring just one item from the depths of my closet, I'm showing you four new purchases! And if that wasn't enough, I'm coming at you (for the first time ever) in video form. I hope you guys like it, and please bear in mind, this is my first ever video... eek!

Karl has raised the bar once more- Chanel Haute Couture Autumn Winter 2010/2011

Let us ignore the clothes (and the lack of black models) for a moment and just focus on the lion.
I saw this absolutely fabulous beast as a twitpic on Bryan Boy’s twitter and couldn’t believe the scale of the thing.
But after being confirmed on various fashion related website I realised thatKarl did indeed install a massive golden lion in the Grand Palais which pawed a gigantic pearl from which the models emerged from. Amazing. Forget the clothes, the set alone was incredible, it even topped the barn and ice themes from SS and AW 2010 collections.
Karl said that the inspiration for the lion motif- which also appeared on the Chanel invites, not that I was lucky enough to receive one-was because Coco Chanel’s star sign was a Leo but to be honest it was probably just an excuse to install an enormous 40 ft gold lion, not that he needed one.

Now onto the clothes. It was much more regal and back to Chanel’s roots than the Neo Romantic theme of Spring Summer 2010 with none of the Barbie/Flintstones hair and makeup and instead a simple look with red stained lips the only statement. The hemlines just above or below the knee, fur trims, golden embellishments and an abundance of darker colours which will be perfect hues come autumn/winter with shades of plum, charcoal and deep royal blue appearing. All of which came to a sartorial climax near the end when Karl sprinkled a little bit more sparkle onto the runway with my favourite looks here:

Then came the spectacular finale where a model emerged from the giant pearl, hand in hand with a man in a tux wearing a fierce lion mask. Then in a breathtaking Beauty and the Beast moment the mask was whipped off to reveal Karl’s muse; Baptiste Giabiconi.
What did you think of Karl's latest creation?

Beth Ruby xoxo