Wow! I feel so excited about this little gem but you’re going to have to be quick off the mark!

If you are looking for an alternative gift idea for your ladies, then you simply must check these out!

Chanel are launching their own range of temporary tattoos after their huge response at the Spring Summer 10 fashion shows. The models from brands such as Rodarte, Jean Paul Gaultier and Chanel all sported rub-on tattoos as an alternative to statement jewellery. I don’t think anyone realised they were due to become part of the collections though (pause for scream!).

Bracelet tattoo by Chanel

So fab!

They go on sale at Chanel boutiques, concessions and at the Selfridges counter from 1st March but you will have to act fast – they have a price tag of just £49.00 for 55 individual tattoos.

I will be there trying to get my hands on some that’s for sure!

Les Trompe L’œil de Chanel, set of 55 individual tattoos £49.00 by Chanel

Recently I attended ‘Style In The City’ in Birmingham, sponsored by The Sunday Times. I’ve never been one to miss a spot of self indulgence, so I spent the afternoon there having a play with all the fabulous new ‘must have’ items.

Trying to keep my mind focused on work was very hard but I did stumble across a company who I think have a fabulous idea for wedding attendant presents. Vom Fass have Cuvee with gold flakes floating inside. It comes in white or rose and I think it would make a delicious little thank you for your girls!

Deliciously Fabulous!

Vom Fass also have a fab area in the Selfridges Food Hall where you can select from a choice of bottles and have them filled with all sorts of wonderful spirits, whiskey, olive oil or balsamic vinegars.

Because of my insane love for cocktails I couldn’t resist treating myself to a fabulous little pair along with a few bottles of the gold cuvee for my favourite girlies.

For more information, you can log onto Vom Fass here.

This weekend I had the pleasure of catching up with one of my previous brides – the gorgeous Fiona Connolly.

The gorgeous Fiona with her Groom Neil

We had such a great time finding the wedding dress of her dreams that now, after their wedding her lovely Husband, Neil treated her to a day full of treating herself to a fab new look!

Because of my background in fashion, they asked me to help with the wardrobe update – Yippee! A whole day of shopping – and that’s exactly what we did. Shopped until we (almost) dropped!

We started the day by going through her existing wardrobe to see what patterns she follows when choosing her clothes – for Fiona it was cap sleeves. She also had very separate looks for work and leisure – and surprisingly they were totally different looks altogether. She really wanted to start showing her personality through her clothes rather than wearing things because she thought they were appropriate for the office – she needed to inject some ‘Fiona’ back into her work life! I believe it is very easy to get into a ‘uniform’ state of mind, and especially for her as she is incredibly successful in her field. She felt that because she knew her role inside out she almost went onto auto pilot – including when she got dressed for work. First impressions were established, her reputation was great and therefore did as we all do – got comfortable & stopped trying as hard to please herself in order to make herself feel good.

It was funny being an outsider looking in to someone elses wardrobe, trying to appreciate their thought processes when they get ready. We also discovered that when she had an item from some time ago she held onto it regardless of whether the style was still right, or didn’t fit anymore. I guess it really is hard to throw something away that you’ve loved and felt good in – even if it doesn’t give you that ‘feel good’ factor anymore. I just loved her ruthlessness when throwing things on the ‘get rid’ pile!

We then discovered her ultimate favourites, her feel good outfits, fat day clothes, skinny day clothes – what fun! Oh, and the most gorgeous Paul Smith shirt I’ve seen! This lady has style! I realised all we had to do was release her inner fox back into the world! Yeah!

Then it was time to hit the shops! Off to the Bullring in Birmingham where we were in and out of fitting rooms and stores like women on a mission! Fiona was the best to go shopping with! Instant decisions, an easy sense of how to bring the look from her head onto the girl in the fitting room mirror. Fab! She was comfortable enough to try on many different looks, even ones where she wasn’t entirely sure she would like the result.

I think she did realise that she liked what she saw in the mirror once she was in the right cuts and the right dress size. Like a lot of women out there she was inclined to buy clothes too big as she thought she was bigger than she really is. Fiona discovered that she is a perfect size 12 and has a figure a lot of us would dream of having.

Then it was time for lunch – 2 & 1/2 hours and a bottle of white later (thank you Fee!) we emerged ready to hit the shoe shops! She was wowed in the end by the Kurt Geiger department in Selfridges where the fabulous Richard looked after us. If you’re ever in the area, you simply must stop by and let him talk you into treating yourself. He’s so good at making you be bad! I love that he really listens to what your needs are and can advise on the value for money side of their brands. I have been talked into being naughty in the Louboutin section by him before now though!

After this it was time to hit the make-up counters and we saw the incredibly talented Grahame on the YSL counter. He is amazing at enhancing your best bits and I think I might be a little bit in love – with his lip-gloss collection.

It was a great day and we reluctantly got on our train home at 7.30pm after having found the most perfect red lips to pout, laughed a lot and shopped our way through the best Saturday!

As a wedding planner I never dreamed I would be asked to do a stylist service but I am so glad I was – I loved it!

Thank you Neil and Fiona for such a fab day! xx