Lately school has been a little bit of a drag, the sun really has shed its last rays of the year, we wake up in darkness and when the final bell rings pretty much go home in darkness, homework is pil...
The overall feel of the collection: Glamorous beautiful powerful S icilian housewife meets Southbeach guido millionaire husband who happens to be best friends with Gianni Versace + More Gianni than Do...
Fact: January is the most depressing month of the year. Fun fact of the day: January is sale month of the year. That’s right, you’re not alone! January has scientifically been proven to b...
HAPPY NEW YEAR! XX Brains + Beauty
Left to Right: Wonder Woman, Bat Woman, Super Woman The snow is pouring down like an arctic Indian monsoon rain and it’s ridicolously cold! Time to compensate style for comfort? F*ck no. So dit...
Yes we know…it doesn’t quite have the same ring to it as when those words came out of Britney’s mouth BUT we’re back! The snow has started twirling down, glitter and lamemania...
A new year. A new beginning. A new look. Schoolyear 2010-2011 is about to kick off and while of course we’re all worrying about our teachers, classes, subjects and (probably increased) homework...
It’s 6 O’clock on a hot and humid Wednesday afternoon in London, and just hours before a night to remember will kick off. The dress (a black 80’s number with dramatic shoulders , a low back and a seq...
Campaign shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot (Lindsey Wixon, Siri Tollerød, Ginta Lapina and Daphne Groeneveld) One word: J’ADORE! When we first saw this collection, reactions were…“...
A few days ago the “Brains + Beauty offices” received a special parcel that we’ve been excited about and looking forward to for ages: The HP + Vivienne Tam Butterfly Lovers Netbook....
NOT WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT HERE Going out for dinner? Outfit? “Black dress, sequin shoes and a jacket.” Acceptable. Bag? “Ummm…I only have my big leather satchel.̶...
Because sometimes we need just need a reminder: (Andre Leon Talley and Whoopie Goldberg @ The Met Ball) (Sasha Pivovarova, Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl @ The Met Ball) Images via Style.com Tel...
Until we have collaborated to create the most amazing stationary ever! We’re going to have to pick you the most fabolous things to take into the classroom. At least now when you have to tell a ...
*the title is a joke* First off: So so so so so sorry to break you out of that”It’s Spring break never ever will I think about school now!” trance you’re probably in, but we w...
The sale is done (and we’re all broke because of it), the weather is half cold half warm, you’re stressing: It’s almost summer and “HELP: I HAVE NOTHING TO WEAR!” Where ...
For the last couple of seasons there must have been an awful meltdown in the cow population: Everyone set out wearing “second skins”: pants, t-shirts, jacket, bags, hats, etc. etc. everyt...
This autumn/winter Brains + Beauty’s editor-in-chief Noa and photographer Lev attended London Fashion Week to cover the 5 most fashionable days of the year! Watch Brains + Beauty where we’...
For A/W 2010 Ashish takes us on another trip. Whereas last collection he sent us to jet-set around Paris, Milan, New York and Hawaii…For A/W 2010 he transported us to the far east (with incredi...
Only 2 seasons ago we were clad head to toe in leather and studs: ice-cold power woman. But trends don’t stay forever. Although we’re definitely not sick of leather yet, how we wear it ha...
Yes we agree the title of this article might make you go all dazed and confused but The Jezus Trend is one to look out for! Named by Vogue, Style.com, Elle etc. easy utilitarian, military, tribalR...
Dear Brains and Beauty, I’m 16 and love to go out! The annoying problem is: My feet are only a 2.5 (UK) and therefore I find it impossible to find cute heels in my size at stores where my frien...
The fashion posse last Fashion Week was heavily addicted to tough leather (or leatha’ like Stella from Project Runway likes to say) but because it is completely unacceptable to be addicted to a...
OMFG IT’S 2010…didn’t it feel so weird when you opened your school books this monday and wrote down 2009 let out a gasp and said “WOW OMG YOU GUYS IT’s 2010″ quick...
This is a personal message from Brains and Beauty’s Founder/Editor-in-chief Noa A.H. Leijdesdorff Readers, writers, editors, guest-bloggers, photographers, designers, PR, muzes blahblahblah if ...
…This article is a follow up on “Last Minute Party Wear!” and “Last Minute Party Wear! Pt. 2″ Okay…so you’ve either purposely waited to leave it to the last ...
How To Cope With The Cold! After this weeks freezing iceberg temperatures in England we’ve frantically been pilling on the woolen socks, fleeces, long underwear, hats, scarves, mittens…ye...
No matter who we are…we secretly all love Barbie. Why? Maybe it’s because of her perfect body (which has been proven impossible to achieve!) maybe because of her “Abecrombie model m...
Don’t take the title too literally. Hahaha it’s funny how everything ends up in a cycle, couture becomes second-hand becomes vintage becomes antique becomes couture. French fries become f...
The fashion world is your glass ball into the future, everything on the runway represents the mood of the society and reflects events of the time, from military to masculine, these trends are not jus...
The Teen Vogue Handbook -An Inside Guide to Careers in Fashion- (Paperback £12.50 via Amazon.co.uk) Brains + Beauty’s Wishlist: 1. Embellished Moire Headband by 3.1 Phillip Lim 2. Star & Heart Br...
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