Designer feature: Katharine Kidd

Hollywood evening wear.

How classically beautiful do Ashley Benson and Kaley Cuoco look in the photo above? Both ladies are wearing dresses by Katharine Kidd, a California-based designer quickly becoming popular in Hollywood.

I first came across Katharine Kidd when I saw Ashley on the Jimmy Kimmel show. I usually don't have much to say about LBDs but I thought hers, as well as her styling, was gorgeous. I then went on to find out that Kaley's light and elegant Golden Globes dress was also by Katherine Kidd.

I can easily see her becoming a favourite in the celebrity fashion world. This quote from her website describes the style perfectly:

"a balance between the bygone era of 40s and 50s glamour with today’s sophisticated female, Katharine Kidd designs perfectly capture a feminine aesthetic that exudes both old-world chic and a modern day freshness."

Click here to view the current collection, and to shop click here.

People's Choice Awards 2011

New year, blue carpet

Wednesday marked the beginning of red carpet fashion in 2011. Entertainers came together to celebrate the People's Choice Awards, and they certainly wowed us on the "blue carpet". Pictured above are "Shake It Up" star Bella Thorne and actor/singer Selena Gomez, my personal picks for best dressed. Bella is wearing a stunning nude dress by Haute Hippie and Selena's "butterfly dress" is by Irina Shabayeva. Both numbers are beautiful and elegant but still very youthful. Below are my other favourite looks of the night:

 1 - Ashley Benson wears an asymmetrical Paule Ka dress  2 - Lucy Hale brightens up the blue carpet in Ronald Abdala   3 - Selena Gomez is featured again wearing Paule Ka   4 - Taylor Swift looks classy in a dress by J. Mendel   5 - Kristen Stewart is wearing Reem Acra  6 - "The Roommate" stars Minka Kelly and Leighton Meester wear Vivienne Westwood and Vionnet respectively. Who were your favourites at the 2011 PCAs? Let me know!

Hanna Marin's homecoming look

Queen Bee glamour on Pretty Little Liars

Ever since I saw promo pictures before it aired, I've been in love with Hanna Marin's look from the Homecoming episode of Pretty Little Liars (1.6 There's No Place Like Homecoming).

Hanna (played by Ashley Benson)'s outfit was by far my favourite of the four girls. She looked fabulous from head to toe, matching a stunning one-of-a-kind dress with the perfect accessories. The dress, which is by Sue Wong, consisted of "a ruched, daring V-neckline. Tonal beads and sequins sparkle at the shoulders and contoured Empire waist" with "wispy ostrich feathers [gracing] the tiered skirt". Have you ever seen anything like it?

The look was made even more glamourous with Hanna's choice of bold statement accessories. Such a loud, extravagant dress would usually call for a subtler choice, but Hanna rejected that idea completely, opting for a look more worthy of a Homecoming queen.

The layered necklace is eye-catching and adds more style to the outfit, matching perfectly with the colour of her dress. I especially love the earrings, a diamond-shaped dropping pair, which finish of the look perfectly. Here are some high street alternatives I found (which match the purple version of the dress, the only one available):

For the dress, click here. For the accessories, visit Topshop for the earrings and for the necklace.

Hanna Marin (Pretty Little Liars) makeup tutorial

Makeup of a Queen Bee

I was watching Pretty Little Liars this morning and found myself really liking Hanna's makeup. So I played around with some of my own to try and recreate the look and here is a tutorial on how to do it!

1. First prepare your face using your own personal facial routine. That can be using moisturiser, primer, foundation etc - whatever you usually wear.

2. For the eyes, take any light brown/nude eyeshadow (preferably a cream eyeshadow or one with a matte finish) and apply/blend it just on the lid.

3. Then take a black eyeliner (I used No7 Amazing Eyes Pencil in colour 05 Black) and apply a thick layer on the upper lash line. For the lower lash line, apply a thin but intense line. For mascara, I used Covergirl's Lashblast in Very Black.

4. For the face, apply an orange-brown blush or bronzer all the way across the cheeks. I used the Delice de Poudre Bronzing Powder by Bourjois in the colour 52. Make sure to pack on the bronzer, and then buff it in afterwards.

5. For the lips take any bright pink lipgloss and for this I used the No7 Liplicious in the colour Cherry Kiss.

There you have it! I'd say this look is more for special occasions or events, but makeup is a question of preference, so use it as you like. I hope it helped, and thanks for reading.