A mouse in the kitchen

Time for something silly!

My husband is being so sweet and generous with the Mini that I thought I would feature him on my blog today.

It's not often that he gets the opportunity to be creative. But when he puts his mind to it, he's a star. Look at this: a work of art, wouldn't you agree?

A round of applause for him, please!

Looks of the Week!!!!!!!

Kristen Stewart

Jada Pinkett Smith
Loving these shoes

Camilla Alves
Something about this floral print I love

Zoe Saldana
wearing the color for fall "Oyster Gray"

Dree Hemingway
There is that must have color for fall again

Alek Wek

Dolores and Carmen Chaplin

Cassie (my favorite) and Lauren London

www.karlascloset.blogspot.com
Loving her blog

The Kekey to your Summer wardrobe...

Hawaiian beauty Keke Lindgard takes high fashion to a skate park in this hot editorial for the July issue of Vogue Germany. Striking the perfect balance between couture and street style, Keke channels her inner punk and pulls off one of our favourite shoots of the Summer, the perfect antidote to beachwear... clearly somebody has finally realised we don’t all spend our Summer lounging around in bikinis and need some inspiration for sizzling city looks to see us through the season.

It's going to be a Mini Cooper S!

I can hardly contain my excitement! We ordered my Mini a few weeks ago and I just find out that it will be arriving in about two weeks! I wasn't expecting it until the end of July / beginning of August so I am happy that the torturous wait will soon be over.

Here is what I am getting.

The Mini Cooper S - 184 hp is a lot for a small car!

As an automatic because it is simply easier in the city. (Forgive me, boys! But I will still be able to shift gears with paddles on the steering wheel - like F1 drivers, sort of! And for the record, I can drive a manual.)

With black leather sport seats! (instead of the white leather/black cloth combination offered with this model. In my first assessment it was either the S or leather seats, hence the big deal.)

It will have a fantastic Harman Kardon hi-fi system.

The colour is an elegant white silver metallic, which is only available for the Camden (a limited edition 50th birthday model). I love the pinstripes on the mirror caps.

For those interested, I have included a list of features for the Camden. Other extras we have ordered include sun protection glass, park distance control, heated seats, adapters for the iPhone / iPod and I'm not sure what else... 

This is so amazing for me because I still remember my first car. I was a university student and happy to have a car at all but it only had a cassette player with crap speakers, ugly cloth seats, no power steering and how could I forget what a struggle it was to drive uphill! 

What was your first car like?

1,2(my own),3,4,5,6,7,8

Blowing bubbles

When was the last time you blew bubbles like these?! We got two new bubble wands this weekend. The blue one made funny-shaped bubbles.

The yellow wand made huge bubbles with cleaner shapes. Our son made these amazing bubbles!

Did you know (I didn't) that there are bubble specialists at Bubble Inc who can do even more amazing things... like freeze bubbles!

And blow bubbles within bubbles!

And here's a cute baby tiger fascinated with the bubbles! 

Burberry Autumn/Winter 2010 Campaign

Check the Burberry Autumn/Winter 2010 ad campaign by Mario Testino!







Photo Source: Fashionising.com

A free Essie on 8 July

If you are in the UK on 8 July, you might want to pick up a copy (or several) of Tatler: there will be a free Essie nail polish with every Tatler magazine!

There will be six colours to choose from:
Yes we can pink, Mint candy apple, Lollipop, Flower girl, Rock the croc, Rock candy

I saw this in the current issue of Tatler, which also came with another freebie: sunglasses!

Which colour nail polish will you get?

Denisa Dvorakova does Denim!

We are in awe of the beautiful Denisa Dvorakova here at Elite, and we'd be shocked if you weren't too. Yet another winner of the Elite Model Look competition, Denisa has been hugely successful and in the past few months alone has graced the covers of Spanish Vogue as well as French Marie Claire - in a stunning demin bikini - and has even been the face of the latest Givenchy campaign.

We aren't suprised by her success at all, this girls looks and talent paired with her determination and willingness to work means that she has been constantly busy. Not many people can make a demin bikini and hat look good together, but that's why we love Denisa so much. She can pull off what so many others can't! So be brave when you choose your new bikinis this summer and try something a touch unconventional.

Shocking! Puberty and lavender?

Do you remember when you got your first bra? Certainly not when you were five, right?

Well, read this:
"Hayley... started developing breasts when she was five. A year later... she had her first period. She was dealing with monthly mood swings, stomach cramp, migraines and spots at the same time as learning to read and write. Every month she missed three or four days of school..." 

And what is more, "evidence suggests that Hayley's experience could soon be commonplace."

Before you dismiss all this as nonsense, know that these are quotes from an article I read in Intelligent Life, a magazine from The Economist - which, in case you don't know it, is a very reputable source of information and analyses on world affairs.

Hayley still seems to be an extreme case but they have been conducting studies and "the results... showed that over 15 years the age of breast development in Denmark had dropped a year, from 10.8 years in 1991 to 9.8 years in 2006." Also in China, a study reported the lowest-ever average age for breast development (9.2 years). And boys' voices are breaking earlier - studies in Denmark, the Netherlands and Italy have all come to similar results. 

What are the implications?
- "Children who go into early puberty are prematurely sexualised and too immature to deal with the implications. They are more vulnerable to sexual abuse, inappropriate sexual behaviour, sexually transmitted diseases and teenage pregnancy."
- "Adolescents who go through puberty earlier are involved in more risk-taking behaviour, such as taking drugs, binge drinking and breaking the law."
- For women, there could be health problems: an increased "risk of breast cancer, ovarian cancer and of developing cardiovascular problems."

Why is this happening? Nobody knows for sure. They've looked into obesity, chemicals, absentee fathers ("a girl who lives apart from her father tends to get her period earlier") and now also hormones: "Children are extremely sensitive to hormones before puberty because they are producing so little that small amounts can make a difference." 

What has lavender got to do this any of this? Well, here is another shocking revelation:

"In 2007 a study in the New England Journal of Medicine described how three young boys began growing breasts after using products containing lavender and tea-tree oils. In one case a mother used a healing balm containing lavender oil on her four-year-old son; in another a ten-year-old boy used hair gel containing lavender and tea-tree oil; in the final example a seven-year-old was using lavender soap. Lavender and tea-tree were found to cause hormonal disruptions by mimicking oestrogen."

This article freaked me out. What are your thoughts on this?

1, 2 (Intelligent Life print), 3 

Twilight Saga: Eclipse LA Premiere Fashion Style

The most anticipated L.A. premiere of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse has been flooded with Twi-hards who have been camping out for several days to see the cast walk on the black carpet. Let's see the red carpet style of Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and the rest of cast.


Kristen Stewart in a one-sleeve embroidered wool mini dress with a cut out at the back from Elie Saab.
Robert Patttinson in a bright maroon Gucci suit.


Ashley Greene in an Alexis Mabille Couture dress, Christian Louboutin shoes, VBH clutch and Buccellati jewels.
Nikki Reed in a Marchesa dress, Louboutin shoes, Brumani jewels, and a Jenny Packham clutch.


Dakota Fanning in a beige lace one shoulder cocktail dress from Elie Saab and Christian Loboutin shoes.
Bryce Dallas Howard in a yellow Christian Dior gown.
Julia Jones in Marchesa dress, Brian Atwood pumps, Judith Leiber clutch and Chopard jewels.

Photo Source: JustJared

Let's Party Blog Hop and Release!!!

The Let's Party Blog Hop starts here :-) Below are the links to all of the blogs in order in case you get lost on your way.

Make sure to leave comments during the Hop because there will be prizes!! Four blogs will be hosting candy...but you won't know which one...so leave a comment on all of them!!

Four lucky winners will get their choice of two Digi's from this release!!!

At 12pm GMT/7am EST, the stamps will go live! After 7am, click on the "Buy Here Blinkie" on the top right side bar to be linked to the new releases in either rubber or Digi Format. Don't forget we only have a limited supply of rubber stamps so grab them while you can!

All of the images for this release are IN STOCK and ready to be shipped/downloaded.

As always there will be an "I Want it All" package available where you will receive a great discount if you buy the full Let's Party release (8 images).

It's time to start hopping!! Thank you to our wonderful designers and friends for all your amazing creations!!! We know you are going to love their fabulous work using our talented artists Emma's designs!

Debbie

Mag

Lacey

Chris

Jeanette

Michele

Sharon

Mina

Nikki

Joy

Karen

Melanie

Crystal

Then come back here to let us know which ones are your favourite designs!!!

The blog hop will remain open all weekend and will close on Monday 12pm GMT/7amEST. Don't forget there is also still time to help us Spread the word and be entered into the drawing to win the full Digi release - 8 stamps here!!!

The winners will be posted after the Blog Hop closes.

Have fun!

Madonna Material Girl Collection

A few months ago, we already heard that Madonna is co-designing a juniors clothing line with her thirteen-year-old daughter Lourdes. Now, the long wait is over! On August 3, the Fall 2010 collection from Material Girl will be available exclusively at Macy’s and on macys.com. Before the stylish collection hit the shelves, let us take a sneak peak at the sketches for Madonna's Material Girl Collection!



Photo Source: InStyle.com

My latest inspiration......................

As usual I always draw inspiration from various outlets, magazines, TV, internet or watching somebody walk by. I saw this picture in the latest issue of Essence and was inspired to recreate. I thought that this was such a refreshing natural look for the summer.

So Simple

I really only needed two colors, I used Arena a pale peach color by MAC and a mineralize turquoise by MAC as well as a liner.

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