Festive Cheer

So how was it? Santa was very generous this year showering us with a dusting of Jo Malone body wash, a large Selfridges gift card, enough chocolate to last the new year, a wodge of Topshop gift cards, even a little YSL something under our tree! This holiday period we have been wearing a mix of Berry red tops, knitted mono-tone Christmas jumpers, sparkles and statement winter silvers. This Christmas has been quite a very emotional one due to the various dramas going on personally but it was nice to see the holiday season through looking fabulous and dressing the part. Find below a couple of photos rounding up Christmas.

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Wishing you a Merry Little Christmas

With Christmas right round the corner, its time to wish all you fellow foxes a happy festive break. We hope you eat lots, drink more and wear sparkles. It has been fun to share our first Christmas with you online and we look forward to many more seasons of blogging long into 2012. May your Christmas be filled with laughter and happiness and your stocking stuffed with Jo Malone, Forever 21 and chocolate . Lets hope some of The Twinkle List has made it under your tree this year. Remember to check in with us over the Christmas break for an update on our festivities, until then Merry Christmas!!!

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Malibu Snow Globe

We could not believe our emerald eyes when we copped eyes on this perfectly wintery Limited Edition bottle of Malibu. We all know Malibu is one of my drinks of choice to be enjoyed all year round not just in the heat of the summer months. Now there is no better excuse to sip away on the delicious coconut taste sensation while the weather outside is chilly. Available at Selfridges Food Halls and Tesco, this is an absolute party must have for the rest of the festive period. We recently took it to our glitzy Christmas party to a great reception. With a snow flake printed bottle and with coconut flakes we fell in love with the visual snow globe affect of the bottle. It was almost tempting to keep the bottle for display purposes but a girls got to drink right? Malibu seem to have captured X Mas glamour and bottled it. There is everything to love about this Christmas bottle of Malibu, so why not get involved and bring the taste of the Carribean sprinked with snow flakes into your frosted glass.
Watermelon Fox Advice: Be careful to only mix with lemonade or OJ as the coconut shards do have a habit of floating at the surface of your glass, hardly the sophisticated look we all want. Best leave the coke at home with this one.

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Binge

Forgive me, for I have binged. On a recent innocent trip to a beauty store, I found my purging on Barry M nail varnishes. Never usually a fan of Mr M, I cannot believe the first Barry M pieces I would buy would be on mass. But how are you meant to resist the festive call of these twinkling glass cubes of party varnish? With the festive season in motion I couldn’t find a reason not to buy all four holiday shades; sparkling emerald, glittering ruby, gorgeous gold and winter silver. I have already experimented with each shade and cannot wait to co ordinate them across the rest of the festive season.

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Bare Sparkles

Though we are not one for outfit posting, as its Christmas why not. Below is the outfit I wore to a close friends glitzy Christmas Party at the weekend. Parties like these which are full of fairy lights, bubbly, canapés and tinsel call for sparkly little number. I stayed away from the expected full sequin dress or black lace and went for a feminine fitted top and skirt combo. Off white silk top with bronze sequins, TFNC London; Body conscious nude skirt, Miss Selfridge; Bronze beaded earrings, Forever 21; Nude heels, Unknown. The result was fun, flirty, Christmassy and perfect for the occasion. The pale colour pallet let the true stars of the outfit, the sequins shine. Watch out for more Christmas related posts this week in the run up to the big day itself.

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Willing On Christmas

After a lunch out, I drifted into my favourite branch (in my opinion the best of their 50+ stores) of Jack Wills in Marlow recently. It was exciting to see the always visually stimulating store decked out in all its Christmas finery. The festive décor was executed perfectly in keeping with the branding and could not have been more fitting for the brand. Stuffed stockings hung from a plump twinkling garland over the stores Drawing Room fire place. These beautiful garlands graced the stair ways around the three storey house themed store. But what really takes the customers frost laced breath away is the amazing Christmas tree that greets you at the front door. Rich, full and perfectly formed this larger than life tree knows how to make an entrance. With Jack Wills gift wrapped presents under the tree for an added detail. The tree is graced with the usual glowing fairy lights and shiny silver baubles but it also hosts glittered baubles in Jack Wills trademark colours pink and navy, along with pheasant cut out decorations with a wreath around its neck. Jack Wills are majorly missing out by not selling the branded baubles, after enquiring about purchasing one of the branded baubles I was told that they had been inundated with customers asking but the baubles were not for sale. Shame.
Last year, Jack Wills at Christmas didn't meet my expectations and they failed to bedazzle, but this year JW got it right. And while I may not be looking to invest in anything more than their hoodies and Christmas pj’s, the Christmas Morning atmosphere created by the store has raised my opinion. I can’t wait to see what they do next year.

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Liberty has Christmas Wrapped

A quick post to keep you chilly foxes warm. Spotted this gorgeous array of Christmas wrapping paper at Liberty’s. The glitzy reds and opal snow white’s make for gorgeously wrapped gifts. I am huge on Christmas wrapping and dedicate a whole Sunday to the fine art of present wrapping before the big day itself. With an extensive collection of ribbons, cellophane, glittered pinecones, tinsel and decorative jewels my wrapping collection looks like a Santa meets Gaga decorating workshop. I love coming up with exciting ways to make display worthy looking presents. It is a way to truly get creative and make each gift that touch more personal. We all know in marketing that it is all about the packaging and why should that be any different at Christmas? We all need more Christmas magic and the art of decorating your gifts brings this. If I didn’t have 20+ rolls of wrapping paper screaming to be used these sheets would defiantly be gracing some of my presents this year.

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Winter Twinkle List

As it is Watermelon Fox’s first holiday issue, we are very excited to share all things festive with you in the lead up to Christmas. December is without a double the most glamourous time of year for all, the parties, the lights, the outfits. Plus December is officially THE month to get the most use out of all your metallic and sequin numbers, these pieces just don’t have the same effect midyear. So let’s start the fabulous month with our winter wish list, our first annual Tinkle List. A compilation of potential personal presents we would love to find under our glimmering Christmas tree. Hopefully this year these wishes will come true…

In no particular order:
•Jo Malone set, £37
•Molton Brown Black Pepper Candle, everything a room should smell like £55
•OPI nail varnish, Rainbow Collection, £6
•Molton Brown, Energising Seamoss Bath, £17
•Barry M glitter pot, Opal
•Philosophy in Tinsel Town, £14
•Diptyque Limited edition candle, £45
•Gold platted ring, YSL
•Mandarin Spa Honey Bath, £14

Utterly Addicted

If Dior Addict were a dress it would be a proud body conscious number, all short hemlines and heavy raspberry velvet. I lust for this wickedly delicious scent which has been my seasonal flavor of choice for around six cold winters.I am yet to meet anyone irresistible to this scent, it is an ageless universal scent. It is a scent that brings compliments from both young, old and genders alike, nobody can resist the charm of Dior Addict. I could not praise this scent or the emotions it evokes more. This scent is everything I love and the only scent I have ever worn that brings out such an intense feeling from inside. As a perfume, Addict is rich, dark and completely irresistible on every level. Produced as a delectable concoction of Queen of the Night Flower and smoky Vanilla, the combination of which is highly exhilarating. It’s heavy, rich and pleasurable. Never has a scent smelt so glamorous. For me this is the perfect winter scent and one that will grace my every winter attire for many years to come.

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Say My Name

Liberty's designer vintage room is a treasure chest of luxurious timeless items. We have spend many an hour playing dress up in this playful suite and have even been known to encourage the staff to bring out the secret stash of rare hidden Chanel. On a recent trip we spotted this naughty number. Karl who? I don't know if it belonged in the vintage section or was simply put amongst the designer pieces for its sheer fabulousness. But who could resist this whimsical bag full of sweet fashion and charm?

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Living like a model

This weekend, we went and explored the Britain and Irelands Next Top Model Live Event in London. BINTM Live was a day of pure female fun, a girlie affair full of cocktails, independent fashion and endless beauty products. The level on beauty innovation was high with a vast array of new products and modern exciting tools. The catwalk itself was a warped mix of dance, fashion and of courses the BINTM models (of which the winner Jade looked impeccable). As a girls day out the event was brilliant with highlights including The Wonderbra photobooth, Diet Coke Style Competition, The Miss Selfridge dazzling dresses, the mirrored mannequins, the endless supply of edible samples and the alcoholic ones too. Our bags stuffed with unique tee’s, cupcakes and teeth whitening sets, we went home happy girlies. It was a glamourous care free day which if nothing else exposed us to the new development and technologies in the wider beauty mainstream and was an eye opener to the new marketing methods brands are using.

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Metallic Mess

Metallics are potentially the sexiest colour of them all. Less risque then red, metallics are black's sexier more glamourous younger sisters. As an absolute magpie there are often glittering metallic objects and fashion pieces that catch the twinkle in my emerald eye. Golds, silver and bronze are universal and can work for everyone, all you need is the right precious metal in the right shade for you. Below are a few reflective numbers that sparked inspiration while out and about at the weekend.

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Fashion Masterpiece

It is rare to spot a dress so mind blowingly encapsulating that it deserves an entire blog post dedicated in its honour. But when Watermelon Fox stumbled across this Matthew Williamson piece, this dress was more than worthy. The vibrant shades of fierce pink and rusty orange along with moody purple and ocean turquoise accents, phenominal. The feminine fan shape formed at the neckline adds a modern, unexpected edge to the dress. By far the best feature of the dress is the millionizing pleating of the silk which reveals a result of fine art. This dress goes beyond a fashion piece and wonders into the masterpiece/precious art work category.
Seasonally this dress is made for Fall with an bold colour pallette too intense and rich for Spring/Summer. For Watermelon Fox there are two key ways to wear this dress. Firstly if the weather is generous enough to hold out wear with bronze heels or for a colder autumnal evening pair with a cropped fitted leather jacket or dark toffee blazer.This unrivalled dress ticks so many boxes it needen't have taken the test in the first place. The perfect dress for any Autumn evening.

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Modern Autumn

Potentially our favourite type of year here at Watermelon Fox, whats not to love about Autumn and in particular Autumn fashion? As the dusk falls early and the leaves turn crisp, we turn to fashion, beauty and all things feminine to add some much needed glamour to the darkened wet evenings. Most of us have now done the seasonal task of transfering ones summer wardrobe to their autumn/winter one. It is almost refreshing to see a closet full of chunky knits and an endless draw of scarves. Plus poking out of the ends of the closet comes the bedazzling sequin numbers reserved for the glitziest month of the year December, but onto that nearer the time, its far to early to mention the C word.
This Autumn I am looking forward to the burnt autumn leaf oranges and muted bronze and gold leading the fashion stakes. I have already experimented with this look at the VFNO Event. Modern Autumn can best be summed up in the picture below, sometimes fashion speaks louder than words.

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Little Wonders

While life is busy sweeping me off my pretty feet please enjoy these gorgeous photos from a recent shopping trip. One of those YSL note pads had my name plastered all over its sexy face but that shall have to wait until a magically bonus makes it into my current account. I also can't describe how perfectly glamourous the Anya Hindmarch glitter clutches would be with any 'Autumn night out' number. Is there any occasion these sparkle trophies wouldn't be suitable for? I think I need a second job...

Top to Toe: Glitter clutch bags in Anya Hindmarch; YSL Notepads in Yves Saint Laurent; Gold necklaces in Jaeger.

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Coconut Grove

It is fair to say the past four months I have found my love of luxuriously rich scented candels from Jo Malone to Lily Flame I cannot get enough of high quality flavourful room changing joys. My current must have, Coconut Grove by Lily Flame. The scent is such a rich, warming smell that in theory should evoke thoughts of tropical beaches but instead oozes soothing,feminine tranquility. Lily Flame candels are my winter weakness. Their scents are so full that they flirt their way through the entire room leaving a lingering kiss of frangrance for at least 24 hours. These stong, powerful candels in the most delicious variants work hard and are well worth their price tag. While I may be currently enjoying Coconut Grove I shall definatly be investing in some autumnal and winter scents to fill the darker seasons. I think I shall be experimenting with Cranberry Crush, Christmas Spice and Mistletoe Kisses.

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The Rachel Zoe Report

Sunday saw the uber stylist/designer Rachel Zoe come to Selfridges London. The lady herself was beautiful and effortlessly groomed, every inch from her honey highlights to her lash extentions were sleek. She wore the most to die for ivory sequin blazer, black pussybow sheer blouse, black flares and towering platforms, a complete glamazon. She exuded style and LA glamour.
The session began by a Talk with Marie Claire Style Editor and Miss Zoe in the private setting of Selfridges intimate exhibition room. The room was immersed with the most exuberant scented Diptyque candels and freshened by a spherical vase of pure white roses. The talk itself was both warm and enlightening. Zoe is full of life, possitivity, carisma and charm. If you were lucky enough to live in LA this is who you would want as your best friend. She is a clear headed business woman happy to offer honest advise about the industry and style/dressing without an sprinkle of patronization. She meets the happy balance between up-most professionalism and using her friendly unique personality as an advantage in her work . Her passion for style fills every part of her it almost glows, the more she spoke the more you wanted to be part of Zoe's world. I could not praise Miss Zoe any more; a talented stylist and designer (her new Rachel Zoe Collection is amaze!), an inspiring woman and an encouraging professional.
After the Marie Claire talk was an opportunity to meet Rachel one on one aswell as getting your Marie Claire Issue signed (it was the only paper in the Selfridges goodie bag!). I enjoyed the chance to have a one on one chat if only for a couple of minutes with Rachel and even made the lady herself giggle which made afternoon.
Rachel Zoe is fashion gold and we can all learn alot from her professionally and more important personally. I for one will continue to champion her and am glad for the opportunity to meet such an empowering, stylish and individual woman.

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Money Can Buy You Style

It definatly feels like the summer has passed at a faster pase than Hurrican Irene. I don't want the summer months to end and feel that we have been cheated out of the righteous sun that always graces our skin in September before the cooler Autumnal months arrive. I have only just enjoyed my summer vacation so for it to all of a sudden be a completely new season is very surreal. I feel that it is time to retire the wish lists of summer items and start looking to the season ahead but before we do that find below one last Money Can Buy You Style of my summer dreams. A laid back summer outfit worthy of an afternoon wasted away in a pub garden. Now where is that sun?

Vogue Fashion Night Out

Thursday saw the third annual Vogue Fashion Night Out held in Fashion Capitals across the globe. My highlights of the night in London were to be found mainly on Bruton Street. Matthew Williamson was a joy as ever and my favourite by far, with a great house DJ, surrounded by the most fabulous bedazzled dresses and in the company of Matthew himself. The Stella Mc Cartney store which never fails impress on VFNO hosted a branded popcorn stand, Vogue badges, dancers and ad campaign cut out. Another huge hit for the night was Harvey Nichols which was alive with an old skool carnival theme. We stocked up on coconut cocktails in recycled Cadburies milk bottles, filled up on Mr Wippy 99's served by a man sporting an in character oversized moustache all topped off with games such as pin the pony on Karl. Classic fashion fun.
However this year Vogue Fashion Night Out wasn't all fun and games, many of the stores had rediculously long cues to even get past the door leaving many a fashionista standing on the doorsteps like lemons. My friends and I refused to cue for anywhere as this is not what the experience is about but it did mean I missed a rather special visit to Mulberry.Vogues Fashion Night Out 2011 was oversaturated and was far too commercial.The event this year lacked the luster which had made the event known amongst my friend and I as Fashion Christmas.
I do plan on attending the event next September and hope that the event goes back to its usual Vogue standard. Despite my critical opinion of the event I should note that my friends and I all enjoyed the night full of fashion, fun and fabulousness.

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Money Can Buy You Style

So I am still dreaming of Moroccan style, the colours, the patterns all dripping with gold. My recent trip has taught me that I am definatly built for warmer climates so dressing for warmer weather is on the brain. I wish I had been able to take this beautiful Tara Matthews maxi dress on holiday, I would even wear this long wonder in London with a leather jacket (weather permitting of course). I can see myself now swanning around all bronzed skin and blonde hair, Moroccan sun setting off the sparking gold embellishment at the waist. I am still in holiday fashion mode, but with an outfit like this taking on my wednesday thoughts its going to be difficult to start thinking about next season.

Moroccan Princess

It is official, Morocco is beautiful. Having recently spent a very pleasurable week in the Middle Eastern wonder, I could not sing the country nor my holiday's praises any higher. Visually, Morocco is everything I expected it to be and did not disappoint in the style stakes.I love the continuity of the aesthetic which can be found from the most lavish of restaurants to the smallest of hotels hidden away in the center of Marrakesh Djamma El Fna. Morocco is engrossed in the most amazing hand made mosaic star designs and most colour rich reflective stained glass. I also fell for the in door fountain novalty found in most restaurants in Morocco with the soothing sound of running water often adorned with blusing rose petals. Not to mention the most gorgeous silver Moroccan tea sets. Below is an array of things that inspired me on my break.
The fashion style I adopted for the trip was a mix of colourful evening pieces including a burnt Moroccan red, sunburst orange and ocean teal. I decorated my bronzed skin with luscious gold accessories in the evening with nude heels and wedges. When venturing into the hussle and bussle of Marrakesh I wisely opted for conservative maxi skirts and varying my hair from an oversized bun to a long flowing platt as to not encourage any unwanted attention. All that is left to be said is that Moroccan style from the decor to the gardens to the water features are unrivaled. Both dressing for Morocco and playing in Morocco were brilliant fun. Pencil yourself in a trip as soon as possible.

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Money Can Buy You Style : Morocco Special

Morroco is vast upon me so to celebrate this weeks Money Can Buy You Style is based around the beautiful style I wish to be wearing while bronzing myself in the African sun. The outfit below is what I would be wearing if someone had slipped me a few check pinks to spend on holiday wardrobe attire. I can picture myself now enjoying some pre-dinner drinks poolside in this delicious maxi and platform wedges. See you at the bar!!