Crash City: Chanel

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Friday

Cover girl

Estee Lauder has just announced the news that they have signed up gorgeous model Arizona Muse as a brand ambassador. Muse will now represent the prestigious brand joining an impressive list of names such as Elizabeth Hurley, Carolyn Murphy and Lui Wen.

The world famous face was described by Aerin Lauder as 'a truly modern Estee Lauder woman'.

Thursday

Mirror Mirror

Spring/Summer 2012 will be dominated by metallic colours and unusual textures, they illuminated the catwalk and have already been reworked into more wearable styles by the High Street. Notably, Givenchy took metallic to another level and showed full glitter ensembles. Luminescent brocade was moulded into ladylike tailored shapes by Louis Vuitton and was paired with smooth silver accessories.

An easier way to translate this trend is through make up, use Chanel as inspiration. Yesterday, at Paris Fashion Week, the fashion superhouse sent models down the catwalk with beautifully jewelled sculptural eyebrows.

I will be wearing this bejewelled look on my nails, which will really pop against the pretty pastels that are currently flooding the fashion world. Due to advances in technology, it is possible to create amazing textures and effects using varnishes. Here are some combinations that you must try...

Metallic Brocade

Apply a silver base colour such as Space Odyssey, £14 NARS.

Use Trafalgar Square Magnetic Polish, £13 Nails Inc, to reveal portions of the base colour. Using two metallic varnishes creates a multi dimensional brocade effect.

Rough Diamond

This amazing Sloane Square 3D Glitter Polish, £11 Nails Inc, knocks all other glitters out of the water. Unlike most other effects polishes, Sloane Square has an extremely high density of colour and so covers the nail entirely in one coat.

To push this trend even further, layer with one coat of Happy Birthday Nail Lacquer, £16 Deborah Lippmann.

Stylism

Rock n roll royalty meets vintage store gloriously culminated in the creation of Zoe Kravitz. Her style shows an uninhibited approach to fashion and that she is not afraid of trying anything. I remember seeing an article about her years ago in Teen Vogue, Zoe has now embraced high fashion but has retained the fun, quirky style she carried from her teens...