Editorial Inspiration: {Up and Away}

{Hello! Already Wednesday (late) and many, many endless hours of french language training have left my brain mush this week. On the bright side, I am absolutely thrilled to have broken the 1000th follower mark! I cannot express how appreciative I am for all of you stopping by and supporting me. I'm not sure how much blogging will get done during my training, but I will try... in the meantime, take care and if you are looking for further inspiration from Simply Seductive, drop by here.}

* Diana Moldovan by Tesh for Marie Claire US May 2011 via Fashion Gone Rogue.



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Inspiration: {Girly Stuff}

{unapologetically and always happily drawn to all things feminine... a beautiful sequin top, mile-high shoes adorned with glitter and exotic skins, the prettiest flower bouquet, pearls adorning the most perfectly coiffed hair, powdered wonders, luxurious fragrant oils and the softest cashmere cardigans}

* 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8.

Holiday Beauty Inspiration: {Les Ors de Guerlin}

{stumbled upon this enchanting beauty blog... the editor is absolutely charming and her lovely french is addictive... needless to say, I one of her newest followers!}

* Beauté Blog.

Holiday Giveaway: {Beautiful Hair ~ Part 1}

{UPDATE:  THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.  GOOD LUCK!.  WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2010.

 Hello! I am utterly delighted to bring you an exciting giveaway! As some of you will know, I recently attended the Canadian Design Bloggers Meetup at the fabulous Le Germain Hotel in Toronto. One of the sponsors of the event, GKhair™ (formerly known as Global Keratin) graciously provided us with sublime products from their line, as part of our gift bags...}

{...if that was not enough, I was also one of four bloggers fortunate enough to receive a complimentary GKhair Hair Taming System™ with Juvexin™ treatment, which leaves your hair smooth and frizz-free for at least five months...}

{...I cannot tell you how pleased I am with how my hair turned out. Never have I had a problem with obtaining the most stylish cut to my taste, or color treatment, but never, never has my hair felt so soft, silky and frizz-free day-after-day...}

{...now for the fun part... enough gushing over how my hair looks and how fortunate I was to receive the GKhair treatment (valued between $250-$400, depending on the length of your hair), YOU too can get beautiful hair. Two lucky winners will be provided with an Angled Vent Brush and 
GKhair Hair Taming System with Juvexin Serum!!...}

{...to win the Angled Vent Brush and 
GKhair Hair Taming System with Juvexin Serum, the following three criteria must be met:


1.  Follow this blog and leave a comment to this post.
2. "Like" us on Facebook:  Gkhair & Simply Seductive.
3.  Follow us on Twitter: Gkhair & Simply Seductive.


* open to residents of Canada and the United States of America only.

Winners will be randomly selected and announced on this blog on Monday, December 13, 2010.


Good luck | Bonne chance!


GKhair™ "is an innovative international developer and manufacturer of advanced hair products scientifically proven to deliver healthy beautiful hair! They are the first and only company to harness the beauty benefits of Juvexin, a proprietary blend of proteins which repairs hair from the outside in and protects it from damaging environmental effects."


p.s. I received my treatment at L'Attitude, a hair salon at Toronto's Eaton Centre from Sara, a personable and fantastic hair stylist (she also layered my hair to perfection!) Thank you, Sara!...

Least but not last, this is the first of two giveaways partnered with GKhair™... the second will take place in January... follow with this one (as noted above) and you'll automatically be entered for the second - cherry on the top - giveaway!!} 

* images 1& 3, Fashion Spreads | image 2: A Golden Silence | image 4: Blue Pool Road  | image 5:  GKhair™. 

Fashion + Beauty Inspiration: {tea rose}

{I'm insanely in love with this skirt and lipstick, so couldn't resist pairing them... now for a bit of online shopping! xo}

* A Lovely Escape | Zoeclaudia.  {p.s. more tea rose inspiration, found here.)

Colour Inspiration: {Coral}

* Editorial, Coral for Muse #23 Fall 2010; Barbara Palvin by Liz Collins via Anne of Carversille | Plush Palate.

Beauty Inspiration: {Leighton Meester}

(Source, Leighton Meester in "Wild Child" by Christophe Meimoon for Marie Claire UK December 2010 via Image Amplified.)

Beauty Inspiration: {A Tartan Holiday Collection}

{although I prefer other beauty lines, MAC's Tartan Tale Holiday Collection is definitely making me reconsider...}

(Source, Canadian Beauty.)

Inspiration: {Chanel ~ Fall 2010 Khaki Nail Polish Collection}

{Hi there, still another week of vacation before returning to work... sleeping in quite late and taking things a bit leisurely, reading lovely books and planning a fall wardrobe, which will definitely include Chanel's perfectly stylish khaki nail polish shades... {p.s. many, many thanks for the most lovely comments over the weekend and welcome new followers... have a lovely, lovely week, xoxo}}

(Source, Stylelist)

Inspiration: Photographer, Sarah Silver

(Source, Lujo de Cristal by Sarah Silver for Vogue Latino América via TrendNista.)

Lovely and Unrelated

(Source, Sarah Klassen Haute Design)

(Source, Décor de Provence.)

Inspiration: {Chanel Lipstick}

{have always and always will be crazy, crazy in love with Chanel's lipsticks. Especially love 'aura', which is the softest shade of pink, yet not too pale. Do you have a favourite?}


(Source, Vogue.fr.)

Colour Inspiration: {Green}

{Not sure if green is the favourite of many, but it attracts me strangely enough. What are your thoughts on the colour green?}


(Source, Lovely Clusters.)

(Source, Flickr.)

(Source, Ms. Seductive.)

(Source, Lavender and Lilies.)

(Source, Coco + Kelley.)

(Source, La Boom.)

(Source, Pia Jane Bijkerk.)

Inspiration: Holiday Glamour

(Source, from the lovely Coco+Kelley... I encourage you to read her post... if I lived in the United States I would be giving her a ring immediately. In the spirit of holiday giving, an opportunity not to be missed is the fantastic giveaway offered by the ever-inspiring This is Glamorous to receive a Coco+Kelley design session!... enter!!)

{UPDATE: Cassandra from Coco+Kelley has confirmed her design services are international! Sincere apologies.}

Noteworthy Cover

(Isn't this cover absolutely breathtaking? Photographed by Lachlan Bailey, Model Du Juan covers the monthly beauty supplement of the latest Vogue China. Source, FGR.)

Tip of the Week

(Dear lovely readers: Did you know kiwifruit offers beauty benefits from stimulating collagen synthesis (vital to lovely skin) to maintaining healthy bones and teeth to protecting against wrinkles and premature aging? Because kiwis are antioxidant all-stars, they can help neutralize free radicals, which otherwise can cause damage to cells that could lead to inflammation, cancer and heart disease. ~ Lisa Drayer is a beauty nutritionist and health reporter and in her latest book, 'The Beauty Diet: Looking Great Has Never Been so Delicious' she writes that it's not what you put ON your body that makes you beautiful, it's what goes IN your body. Photograph Source, The English Muse via We Heart It.)

Colors and sprinkles

(Source, Photographer Thomas Klementsson.)

(Source, Fashion Gone Rogue.)

(Hot Pink... Source, Le Fashion.)

(Would love to have that lip color. Source, Furtive Lungs on Deviant Art.)


(Gorgeous. Source, Young Gallery.)

(I love the color Orange. Source, Picsyard.)

(Source, Martin Selva on Vi.sualize.us.)