Malene Birger

Danish fashion designer Malene Birger started her company BY MALENE BIRGER in 2003. The companies vision is to be dynamic, a design-driven global brand and inspiring; and inspiring it definitely is! I love how she encapsulates effortless elegance and still presents a little edge at the same time.

The BY MALENE BIRGER  A/W '11 RTW collection consists of core blacks, beiges and greys but shows hints of maroon and a splash of a coral like orange. The collection utilises a lot of lace and leather (mainly in black), lightweight shirts, just above the knee skirts and different types of coats. scarves hung from the models necks and were then caught in skinny high-waisted belts. A few sequins, maxi dresses and some fur were also thrown in. 

Here's some of my faves:

ALICE

Polka dots, brogues, leather and lace combined with a palette of cream, nude, blue and black, Alice Temperley’s  Spring/Summer ’11 collection "Guinevere"  was one that really appealed to me.

Particular garments I liked:

Overall the multi-faceted collection succeeded in balancing a day-to-night aesthetic for Spring/Summer.

Wish List!

A few things have caught my eye recently, so I thought I'd create a little wish list...

I've been after a nude lipstick for a while now and when I saw MAC's lipstick 'blankety' I really liked the shade because it was a matte nude with a tiny hint of pink, this will definitely be my next lipstick purchase!

Another lipstick I'm liking the look of is Chanel's rouge coco #18 - rouge noir, I've also wanted a dark burgundy lipstick like this for a while and when I saw this I instantly loved it!

MAC's False Lashes mascara is also on my list - I've heard good things about it and because my eye lashes aren't very long I think the 'false lash' effect will work perfectly for me, it's also meant to be really voluminous too which is always a bonus!

Clarins Pure Melt Cleansing Gel is next, I've used this once at my friends and really liked it, it's for all skin types and leaves your skin feeling so soft and clean.  It starts out as a gel then melts into a sheer deep-cleansing oil, add a splash of water and it transforms into a deliciously light cleansing milk. I will definitely be buying this as soon as I can!

Moving on from cosmetics...


I really need a new bag for uni so that I can carry my books and folders etc in, I've been looking for a while and nothing much has been catching my eye, so when browsing on Asos and finding this bag I thought it would be perfect as it looks big enough and I love that it is a satchel!


The shirt pictured above which I actually adore is by Mulberry, it's in their Edie collection and therefore called the 'Edie shirt', it is 100% silk and has cute bell shaped sleeves with snake skin effect cuffs. Priced at £255 I will obviously not be purchasing it which is sooo sad because  i loooooove it!! :(