The Blondissima

8 of the Best Gender Neutral Unisex Fragrances

Friday, October 25, 2024

Traditionally perfumes and colognes have been marketed to men and women separately. And we do tend to separate certain kinds of scent notes with leaning feminine and certain notes with leaning masculine. Technically all scents are unisex and anyone can wear any scent. Fragrances actually smell different on men and women because the chemicals in a person's body interact with the chemicals in a perfume creating a unique scent. I've pulled together a list of my favorite scents that I truly feel could be worn by either a man or woman. They are that good and you can share them with your romantic partner.

Oxblood Nail Polish

Friday, October 18, 2024

Come fall/winter my vibe is all about a dark-red lipstick and my nails get inspiration from the changing colors of leaves. Fall nail colors are warm, earthy hues inspired by nature, including shades like cinnamon-toned red, black cherry, and deep burgundy. This fall the colors trending for nails will be burgundy, burnt orange, matcha green chocolate chrome, and tortoise. I know dark red nails aren't groundbreaking for fall but I am so obsessed; especially a dark short nail. Think a deep sultry, spiced burgundy. I'm looking at shades of oxblood (intense and opulent blackish-red), cherry mocha (dark chocolatey red), merlot (dark red base with brown undertones) or cherry cola (plum undertones). Burgundy stands out as the season's key shade, blending the richness of red wine and dark plum, creating a bold, yet elegant vibe.

Books on Fashion

Friday, October 11, 2024

I read five books on fashion. These books obviously don't tell you what's on trend and what to wear now but rather how to think about your closet differently. I learned so many interesting nuggets. My takeaways from these fashion books offer a comprehensive view on improving personal style and wardrobe management. I reviewed more fashion books in this post. Here’s a look at the key principles from each book.

Fall Fashion Trends 2024

Friday, October 4, 2024

Fall clothes are the best clothes and what's trending for Fall Fashion 2024 is chunky bracelets & rings; and stacking jewelry; suede bags, classic leopard print, barn jackets with a suede brown collar, lady like tweed jackets, white pants, trouser pants with sneakers, silk/satin maxi skirt, studded belts, mary jane shoes and cropped trench coats. It is better to be overdressed than underdressed. The colors trending for this fall are pistachio green, burgundy (merlot and oxblood), and chocolate brown. Below is Pantone's Fashion Color Trend Report for Autumn/Winter 2024/2025 New York Fashion Week.

Stylish and Trendy Sneakers that are not Adidas Sambas

Friday, September 20, 2024

Now that it's September, it’s officially fall. Fall is my absolute favorite season for fashion because it has the best clothes, the coziest layers, and everything suede! If you wanna be that girl, these are the shoes that you need to have in your closet, we're talking cool girl sneakers. There are cooler sneakers than samba. Sambas have a super low profile and don't have a lot of shape to them. They have been the trendy sneaker for a couple years now but I think we are going to say goodbye to sambas. Bella Hadid Adidas Sneaker Ad Controversy, she is now suing the brand. So let me share some new favorite minimalistic and retro sneakers that you're going to be wearing all fall.

What's trending for Fall 2024: We're going to see a lot of brown suede sneakers, flatter sleeker sneakers and very colorful and vibrant sneakers. The colors trending for this fall are pistachio green, burgundy (merlot and oxblood), and chocolate brown so you may want to get a pair of sneakers in one of those colors. Below is Pantone's Fashion Color Trend Report for Autumn/Winter 2024/2025 New York Fashion Week.

If you want to elevate your outfits or make them look more on trend, this is the kind of jean you're going to want to go for. The denim trends for fall 2024: Cuffed Jeans, Wide Leg Jeans, Patch Pocket Jeans and Cropped Jeans. If you want to update your denim wardrobe for the fall pick one of those silhouettes and invest in a pair of dark indigo denim. It's my favorite because it's very flattering because its darker. And lends itself to being dressed up and nicer outfits.

My goal is to dress comfortably but still look put together. I just gave you what's on trend for denim and now will show you what sneakers to pair with it. The trend seems to be headed to a more leaner more minimal, slim paired silhouette. As a whole, 70s inspired shoes and bright color ways is what is going to be trending.