For many, purchasing designer pieces is a dream, which seems to be something impossible to ever come true. However, our favorite fashion designers are doing their best to make your dreams come true, and one of them is Vera Wang. Prepare to inject a high dose of classiness and elegance into your new season wardrobe, as the much anticipated Simply Vera by Vera Wang spring 2012 lookbook for Kohl’s has been unveiled! Versatility, femininity and professionalism are the main ingredients that make this lookbook so exciting and chic. The budget friendly line from the high-end fashion label, which is already available for purchase, has a variety of stylish looks for every style and for every occasion.

Whether you are into flirty and feminine looks, or prefer sharp and professional outfits, the newest Simply Vera by Vera Wang for Kohl’s spring 2012 lookbook has great style choices for your spring wardrobe. There are so many fascinating ladies dresses, stylish cardigans and classy pants, which are spiced up with the right accessories creating a nice visual contrast.
Color wise, you could hardy find any more natural collection than this one. This season, think dark blue, yellow, khaki, matched with light colors and versatile nudes for the most fabulous spring looks. Add a few abstract prints and create a nice focal point that will deserve everyone’s praises.

Aside from the clothing pieces, the accessories department of the lookbook is also much impressive. Finish off your looks with patent leather pumps, nude wedges, comfy flats, practical and classic handbags and create multiple outstanding styles. Take a look at the Simply Vera by Vera Wang lookbook, if you lack inspiration.

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Seems like you have thoroughly updated your spring wardrobe. You have already purchased the most alluring clothing pieces of the season, have found the matching shoes and accessories, but wait! What about handbags? In case of trying to find the best arm candy for the maximum sartorial statement in the new season, take a peek at the newest Zara spring/summer 2012 handbags, which have everything to spice up your looks with a touch of individuality. For the warm months, the Spanish label has presented an array of versatile, fashionable and simply sizzling handbags that you just can’t live without. From chic clutches and messenger bags to spacious shoppers and bowling bags, from eye-popping bright shades, daring prints to timeless neutrals, the new handbags line of Zara has everything in order to satisfy everyone’s fashion cravings.

The latest Zara spring/summer 2012 handbag collection is so practical, so refined and elegant, so simplistic, yet ultimately chic that whatever style you choose, you can be sure that you have done a smart investment. These amazing stunners have all the features you are looking for in a handbag. They have classy designs, alluring details and enough space for you to carry your daily essentials. Moreover, there are so many colors available, from classic brown and blacks to vibrant pinks, as well as chic snakeskin prints that you are sure to find the most matching style for your day-to-day and evening outfits.
This season, make a difference by opting for a gorgeous Zara clutch. There are various sizes, shapes and colors available for every taste ad style. Think neutral, bright, studded, metallic, patchwork or two-toned models and kiss goodbye to monotony and all things boring!

On the other hand, if you want to accessorize your casual, everyday combos, opt for one of those stylish shopper or bowling bags. A bucket bag or a large city handbag will also look amazing. Planning to spend a relaxing day at the beach? Don’t forget your pleated shopper bag! The Zara spring/summer 2012 handbags have all properties to help you pull off show-stopping ensembles!

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Nature has served as a great source of inspiration for various beauticians, who flooded the new season with beautiful and warm makeup and nail polish hues. Leighton Denny turned to the beauty of such natural elements as desert islands, clear blue water and sandy beaches for inspiration to create an uber-fantastic nail varnish collection featuring seductive colors. The Leighton Denny Castaway spring/summer 2012 nail polish collection is certainly one of the best ones for you to consider, if you want to coat your nails with the most fashionable colors of the warm season.

These colors were spotted during the spring/summer 2012 fashion shows of such big names as Christian Dior, Diane von Furstenberg, Salvatore Ferragamo, Bottega Veneta, Aquascutum and Haider Ackerman. The Leighton Denny brand gives you the wonderful opportunity to inject a “designer” vibe to your new season looks with the help of the Castaway Collection. From creamy high shine vibrant shades to shimmery nudes, the collection has a number of heavenly hues that will add a dreamy and delicate touch to your fingertips. Apply the nail lacquers either individually for simple, yet sophisticated looks or mix and match, creating dazzling nail art designs.
Leighton Denny’s Castaway Collection for spring/summer 2012 brings the following must have hues:
• Coconutty – milk chocolate with subtle gold shimmer
• Coral Reef – shimmering coral-red
• Message In a Bottle – shimmering subtle sandy grey
• Shipwrecked – light cream finish acid green
• Maroon Me Not – vibrant violet
• Blue Lagoon – exotic blue
Nature is wonderful, and nature inspired nail polishes are sure to grant you with a jaw-dropping look this season.

Photos courtesy of Leighton Denny

Kim Kardashian’s style continues inspiring women from all over the world, as the reality TV star has entered not only the world of fashion but also nail care by inking a deal with Nicole by OPI. For the new sunshine season, the bombshell has managed to launch a special nail polish collection with the brand, which is all about her. The new Nicole by OPI Wel-Kim to My World spring 2012 nail polish collection concentrates on enchanting pastels, which are actually the obsession of the beautiful diva, as well as the hottest hues of the new season.
All the nail polish hues featured in the Nicole by OPI Wel-Kim to My World spring 2012 nail polish collection have Kim Kardashian’s style imprinted all over, and with their elegance and style, they are sure to capture lots of positive attention this summer. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to borrow a bit of your favorite celebrity’s style and look voguish every single time. The bright season requires to switch to lighter and softer hues, and this collections gives you the chance to embrace the latest nail polish trends and pamper your nails with the best lacquers available. There are six impressive shades available, so browse through the collection and select your favorites from:
• Here Kim’s the Sun – an opalescent sparkle
• Kim Konfidential – a honey-nude
• Up & Kim-ing Pink – a cotton candy pink
• Nothing Kim-pares to Blue – a lovely lilac-blue
• Lights, Kim-era, Action! – a screen-stealing shimmering pearl
• Others Pale By Kim -parison – a breathtaking white
The Nicole by OPI Wel-Kim to My World spring 2012 nail polish collection will be available starting April 2012 and each nail polish will retail for $7.99 including CVS and ULTA.

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The main features of both the spring season and ballet are lightness, freshness and sophistication. The combination of these two leads to the hottest collaboration of the new season, as famous nail polish retailer OPI has joined hands with NYCB for a fabulous ballet-inspired collection that sizzles from the very first glance. Although bright colors are long proved to be the easiest way of attracting loads of attention, nothing can be compared with the soft pastel tones, when it comes to sophistication and femininity. Titled SoftShades, the newest OPI NYC Ballet Inspired Nail collection for spring 2012 brings only pretty pastels, letting you create the most delicate and lady-like manicure in the sunshine season.

OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director, Suzi Weiss-Fischmann talks about the collaboration, stating: “OPI is so excited to work with the New York City Ballet. NYCB is rich with artistic history and has a renowned reputation that brings people from around the world to see NYCB performances. The dancers, choreography and costumes provided a wealth of inspiration for a range of soft, feminine hues. The beige, pink, and white lacquers bring to mind classic ballet slippers, tutus and leotards, while the sheer lilac and gray add muted color to ballet’s traditional pink.”
Katherine E. Brown, NYCB Executive Director also shared the excitement and said: “One of our goals at NYCB is to make ballet accessible to the widest possible public. We are thrilled to be partnering with OPI on this exciting new endeavor, sharing the beauty and elegance of NYCB with a new audience.”
As always, OPI has used iconic names for the new six shades, making it easier for you to memorize your favorite nail lacquers. Pick your favorite shade from:
• My Pointe Exactly – sheer gray
• Care to Danse? – a classy lilac tone
• You Callin’ Me a Lyre? – a soft pink shade
• Barre My Soul – a sheer beige hue
• Don’t Touch My Tutu! – a sheer white color
• Pirouette My Whistle – silver sparkle tone
The OPI NYC Ballet Inspired Spring 2012 Nail collection will become available for purchase professional salons and specialty stores in the beginning of April. You’ll have to pay $8.50 to get your favorite hue.

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Renowned nail polish brand Essie is doing its best to help you look fashion-forward and picture-perfect every single time by bringing the most alluring manicure hues for the new warm season. It’s so easy now to get perfectly polished nails, as the new Essie Resort 2012 Nail polish collection features four voguish nail lacquers that provide long lasting results. Vibrant pigments, a strong formula and high quality thanks to the lack of DBP, toluene and formaldehyde are the secret ingredients that make this tiny collection so tempting.

The constant vibrant collections and the quality have made Essie one of the leading nail polish brands of the moment, which has the answer for all your style dilemmas. It’s not a big surprise that even Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, preferred exactly Essie nail polishes to ensure her mesmerizing look on her memorable wedding day.
The new Essie Resort 2012 Nail polish collection is composed of four attention-grabbing hues, which will make your nails shine throughout the summer season. The colors available are:
• Sure Shot – glistening, irresistible magenta
• She’s Picture Perfect – an iridescent reflective lilac
• Pink-A-Boo – sheer pink with glittery sparkle
• No More Film – a creamy, seductive deep violet
Pick your favorite shades from this ultra-voguish lacquer line and apply them either individually or mixed and matched for a complex nail art design.

Photos courtesy of Essie

Apparently, Ralph Lauren has an intention to come back to the women fragrance market, as the luxury brand is preparing to launch a new four scent collection titled Big Pony. Actually, the upcoming Ralph Lauren Big Pony Fragrance Collection for women, which is set to hit the beauty stores already next month, is an extension of the Big Pony for men fragrances.
The Big Pony scents for women aims to grant women with a unique vibrant sensation, as the president of International Designer Collections at L’Oréal USA, Marc Rey stated: “With this launch, we bring to young women an appealing message: Live life in color by expressing every vibrant side of you. The Big Pony Collection for Women is a bouquet of exciting fragrances for the iPod generation”.

“The Big Pony Collection for Women empowers a woman to express all her different sides and convey the whole story of who she is. This means identifying the four key attributes of a modern woman’s femininity — sporty, sensual, free-spirited and stylish”, said Guillaume de Lesquen, president of Ralph Lauren Fragrances Worldwide. Moreover, he also added that the collection has been designed to appeal to women in the 18-24 age group.
The first fragrance of this youthful and refreshing collection has a strong sporty vibe, created thanks to the floral and citrus base. The scent uses cedarwood and musk at the base, complemented by the heart notes of blue lotus and dewy jasmine. Fresh grepefruit tones perfectly summarize this alluring perfume.
The second scent comes to be a little more sophisticated with a nice oriental flair. With the delicate base of vanilla extract, marshmallow, musk and drydown of sandalwood, the core of magnolia, lily of the valley and honeysuckle, finished off with the top notes of grapefruit, mandarin, guava and water lily, the fragrance comes to be really amazing.
The third fragrance is a floral oriented one, with the base notes of white amber and sandalwood, followed by the heart notes of mimosa and buttercup, finished off with the gracious pear and kumquat.
The forth scent has both floral and oriental touches. It is composed of the base notes of sylkolide, sandalwood and purple amber, the heart notes of magnolia flower and cristallon, complemented by the blood orange, casseyrein and watermelon top notes.
The complete Ralph Lauren Big Pony Fragrance Collection will be available for purchase in April and will have an ad campaign featuring two famous models. “The advertising concept celebrates the powerful group of four women, who visually reflect the fragrance collection through their vivid wardrobe and oversize polo pony icons,” stated de Lesquen. Each scent will come in two versions: you’ll have to pay $70 for 100 ml and $55 for 50 ml respectively.

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