The Style Files: Here Comes Summer

I may be a little too excited for summer, but honestly who isn't? When you've been waking up and coming home in the dark, can't remember what it's like to be warm without throwing on a million layers, your drenched from the rain and can no longer feel your fingers, it makes you wonder what soul sucking drab people even like winter.

That may be a little extreme. As much as I enjoy hot chocolates and cosy winter nights, there is only so many movies a girl can watch before hibernating in your lounge room under blankets becomes a little boring, and you begin to reminisce of the life you once had outside of your winter den. For me, the changing of the seasons is a lot like Christmas. I begin counting down the days, writing lists of all the seasoned themed things I plan to do, and ogling at shop windows as their mannequins trade their scarves and beanies for floppy hats and shades. I guess I just get sick of the same thing pretty quickly and jump at the opportunity to change up my make-up look, outfits, trading the indoors for outdoors to match the weather.

As September is the first month of spring, we can all officially start looking forward to lazy days on the beach, pastels, tropical fruit, dresses and summer holidays. I know as I'm welcoming the warmer months, others are starting a new school year, and dragging gloves and winter coats out of closets. And even though the seasons may be different, we've all got Christmas to look forward to! I'm sorry if for some of you, September is too early to start getting hyped up about reindeers and wrapping paper, but the stores are selling mince pies and Christmas trees, so I'll be playing the Christmas carols loud and clear.

Whether you're looking at my plans for summer and reminiscing of times gone by, or your dreaming of days to come, we can all enjoy the milder weather before the extreme hot or cold. Unless you've been isolated from the rest of the world in the U.S. Polar base, then it has been hard not to notice that the fashion world has gone nuts over seventies fashion. It's time to raid your mums wardrobe and hit the thrift stores, because those flared trousers and mustard ribbed t-shirt your mum wore to her first job interview are back with a vengeance. In fact, you don't need to bother hunting high and low for those vintage platforms that are to die-for, because most mainstream stores have incorporated the seventies trend into there spring look.

I feel like majority will agree when I say we all tend to stick to darker berry and mauve lips in the winter, with bolder eye makeup featuring browns and bronzes. Am I right? Well with summer just around the corner it's time to dig through that makeup bag of yours change your palette to one featuring nudes, pastels, beiges and peals. Because no doubt these all went into hibernation as the weather went grey. Or maybe I'm apart of a minority who change there makeup look to suit the season, and while I've been restricting myself to the colours of the leaves, everyone else has been enjoying a fresh dewy look all year round.

As the cherry trees blossom and the weather starts to warm up, this little glimpse of spring does nothing but get me excited for the picnics, swimming, ice-creams and hot summer nights to come. Sure I'll miss the hot chocolates and cosy nights by the couch, but the seasons will change once again. So for now till next time winter.