Friday Favourites - Winter Fashion

Here at The Amazing Blog, we absolutely love fashion and we're always on the lookout for new and innovative styles to keep us warm and stylish in the cold months ahead. We're going to give you a little January treat and give you an insight of our season must-haves from Wada Bags, Helen Moore, EKA, and L&S Prints this season.

The perfect winter essential to keep you warm in these cold evenings is Wada Bags, Rabbit Fur. Perfect to team up with an evening dress for a night out to dinner with your friends, this luxurious shrug is soft and comfy as well as keeping you warm and snug.

Available in a variety of colours such as Black, White, Silver and Cream you can get yours here for £200.

For a cute touch to your outfit, EKA have made Hidden Heart Mittens to keep your hands warm. If you cup the gloves together you will find hidden on the palms of your hands is an embroidered heart design. A great gift for your children, partner or yourself, these mittens will certainly come in use during the next month.

  Made from 100% vegan acrylic yarn, the mittens come in all different sizes and colours to give you that personalized feel. Get your cosy mittens here for £26.80 available on Not on The High Street.

It’s no secret that we love a quirky item to finalize that outfit and this Banksy Scarf from L&S Prints Banksy collection is right up our street. The art of Banksy is well globally recognised and his vintage designs look very chic on this scarf.

Made of chiffon fabric, this scarf is perfect for seeing you through those winter months and into spring.  Grab your own for only £10.99 here.

When you are out in the freezing cold you have to keep yourelf warm and your ears are no exception. Helen Moore has a gorgeous Snow White Faux Fur Hat which will keep your ears and head warm all whilst looking stylish.

The passing will keep your head warm whilst the white fur will give extra protection for your ears. To get that fashionista look all whilst being cosy, get yours here for £48.

Tom Cridland - Luxury Menswear Collection

Founded in 2014, Tom Cridland is an affordable and stylish range of menswear. It is something that I as the only chap at The Amazing Blog want to let all and sundry know about. Tom is also a bit of PR whiz, and has cleverly gained a celebrity following with the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Hugh Grant, Rod Stewart, Robbie Williams, Nile Rodgers and Ben Stiller.  Not bad for a 25 year old modern languages graduate!  Tom has built up his brand all on his own and on 14th January he launched in the Concept Store in the Kings Road, Chelsea  - where his brand will be residing there for two months.

There is more than meets the eye to Tom Cridland’s luxury menswear collection. The 30 year Sweatshirt has only recently launched this year, which is sustainably made with premium organic cotton crewneck, backed up with a 30 year guarantee. No wear and tear for 30 years? Almost sounds too good to be true. With the sweaters costing around £65 if by any chance your trusty sweatshirt gets a tear on the left arm, not to worry just send it back to the shop, they will repair and send it back, completely free of charge.  It seems that Tom Cridland’s success is booming and we can only expect more from him in this year.

What I particularly love are the organic cotton trousers at £89 (see above pic of Electric Blue pair) they are a good slim fit, the material feels soft they are a really affordable price for truly really luxurious product. Tom personally oversees all the designs and manufacture in Portugal so you know that the quality will be top-notch. Tempted? Then hurry over to Kings Road and check the new 2016 collection out for yourself, or buy a sweatshirt online here. 

Rouge Bunny Rouge - Evanescence Powder and Cream Eye Shadows

Here at The Amazing Blog, we love to get dolled up, particularly with New Year's Eve just around the corner. But every now and then, a product comes along that's packaged so beautifully, we almost don't want to use it. Almost. This was the case when these products from Rouge Bunny Rouge landed on our desks. Although immaculately decorated, these products aren't just a pretty face, although ours were certainly much prettier after using them.

After admiring the beautiful presentation of the Evanescence Imperceptible Powder and Silk Aether Long-lasting Duo Cream Eye Shadow, we put them through their paces to see if they performed as well as we hoped, and we weren't disappointed. The powder is encased in an elegant black box, and embossed with a delicate floral pattern that we had to convince ourselves to disturb. Every detail has been studied to perfection to give the idea of something precious and special; from the brand logo printed on the sponge, to the sleek 'Powder Room' packaging that we adore. Out of the four shades, we tried Halo, a natural beige with a pink undertone that illuminates the skin. We couldn’t ask for a better result as the finish is so invisible it seems like we’re not wearing any make up. Suffer from dry skin? This powder doesn't cake at all, and is enriched with Vitamin C and E, anti-oxidants and has an anti-wrinkle function, so you look flawless all night long.

With skin sorted, perfect your eyes with the brand's creamy shadows. We loved the low key shades in the Gossamer Wing duo, perfect for a neutral smoky look. With a light, soft beige on  one side, and a darker velvety 'cafe au lait' shade on the other, we think this is a duo that would look wonderful on everyone. Wear them alone or together, and the shades are perfect for taking you from a day at the office to a night on the town. With it's creamy texture, there's no need to worry about shadows dropping down and making a mess, as you would if you were creating the same look with powders, and the setting formula really does last all night. The formula has extracts from coffee and para cress flower that help produce collagen and elastin, caring for your lids whilst making you look amazing.

Learn how to look younger and beautiful in one touch and get the imperceptible powder here for £37 and the duo eyeshadow for £35 here.

Benefit Air Patrol

There is nothing worse than blending your way to the perfect smoky eye, for it to fade throughout the day. Here at the Amazing Blog, we swear by eyelid primers to keep those shadows in place, but there are so many to choose from. Behold, the innovative Benefit Air Patrol BB Cream Eyelid Primer. In case that was too much to absorb in one go, that’s a creamy eyelid primer with the added benefits from a BB Cream. We could barely contain our excitement to give it a try.

Eyelids are the most delicate areas of our face, and often the last place we protect. Benefit are changing that with the EnviroDefend complex within the Air Patrol primer, it guards against the harmful external forces we come across in day to day life. We were also happy to discover that it contained SPF 20, it’s so important to protect our skin from sun damage, even on our lids! The primer is super creamy and glides easily onto the skin, the soft Cushion Calm tip keeps pressure light on the delicate eye area. Benefit really did think of everything. We loved the chic, grey tube with Benefit-style detailing, their packaging is always bright and beautiful.

We found the Air Patrol very hydrating and it kept our shadow locked on for the whole day, our blending skills finally didn’t go to waste. We would recommend setting the primer with a translucent or neutral powder before going in with your eyeshadow to avoid any tackiness. For those days where we prefer a ‘no make-up’ look, simply use Air Patrol alone over the lids and wait for the colour corrective magic. The peach undertones reduced the appearance of our dark circles, while also combatting redness on the lids. Get your hands on the protective and long lasting Air Patrol primer here for £21.50.       

Urban Decay - Naked Smoky Palette

Here at The Amazing Blog, we often find ourselves drooling over the latest cult make-up releases. Ever a fan of Urban Decay’s Naked offerings, we were overjoyed when their latest creation, the Naked Smoky Palette landed on our desks. Every bit as dreamy as its trio of predecessors, we had trouble tearing ourselves away from dabbling to get a days work done!

With 12 gorgeous shades to choose from, the palette contains everything you need to perfect a smoky eye. With some of us here in the office being a bit of a novice when it comes to shadows, the inclusion of a ‘cheat sheet’ was a welcome addition. Our favourite look was Smoky Cat, which combines some fabulous bronze shadows, perfect for a winter warmer look. We had so much fun experimenting with the fabulous mixture of shimmers and mattes. The double ended brush was a must have for applying, With a fluffy blending brush on one end, and a denser smudger brush, it’s all you need to create your cat eyes for a night on the town. Beautifully blendable and wonderfully long-wearing, it’s safe to say we’ve found our favorite winter palette to take us through to Christmas and bring us into the New Year.

Make your dressing table the envy of your make-up maven friends by adding the Urban Decay Naked Smoky Palette to your collection.

 Not that you’ll need convincing the palette is available to buy here for £38.