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Summer Dos and Don’ts

Don’t 



Mammoth bags like this are probably useful for storing digging implements whilst unearthing buried treasures in Luxor. One frolic on the beach and this will fill with sand, then lip balms and sunscreens, packets of Drum tobacco will then spill into the already seedy mix and you’ll have one giant mess on your hands. And frankly, Anne Hathaway looks like a bit of a dill, while Beyonce looks like she’s trying to hide her bootylicious.

DO 
Blossom, bad

Explore your masculine side. Try your boyfriend’s jeans on, wear a mannish shirt with butt grazing shorts and check out some navy and white. I have a sneaking suspicion summer is going to end with a bunch of floral dresses being flogged for 75% off on Boxing Day. Unless it’s a Zimmerman show stopper, a shapeless floral dress can make you look like Blossom.

Don’t 

Be afraid to experiment with make up. In Australia, we get to play with all the spring/summer trends before Europe thanks to designers being months ahead of schedule. Some are saying ‘the no makeup trend’ is going to be huge in 2008/2009 summer while others are putting out the reactionary out there. YSL and Carolina Herrera are supporting the smokey eye trend. You decide.

DO 

Lose a bet and be forced to work as a French maid in Japan for the summer. As long as your two besties are by your side! Aww. Ditch your job, wait tables, dance every night and flirt with Georges from Budapest who sells his art to customers. Life is too short to sell out for a pay cheque at a dead boring office.


Don’t ---
Forget your sunscreen!!! 

Argh, sorry had to put that one in but it’s a timely reminder to look after yourself properly. Think about how you will look 10, 20, 40 years down the track.

DO

Brazilia! Cia Maritima!
Get your swimwear from either an Australian or a Brazilian designer. I find the southern hemisphere has its own aesthetic and understanding  when it comes to bikinis. Aussies love practicality and colour- we don't want our bikini to fly off at Bells or Bondi. Brazilians love the sex in a bikini.  Cold, cold Britain; looking at the range from Chloe I conclude that it's boring. A Brit is not going to know much about the ocean. (Well swimming in it -as opposed to conquering and colonizing the world by maritime means.)

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