Seasonal Style: Nails, Easy Hair & Outfit Ideas

Three colour directions for an autumn manicure: deep wine for a bold single-colour look, espresso brown for warmth, or soft taupe for a quieter neutral. These are lacquer examples, not a tested wear comparison. Colours vary with lighting and screens....

A Halloween look built around black French tips and tiny ghost, bat and web accents. The linked press-on design is a researched product example. Compare its actual photos, shape and included sizes with the illustrated idea, and follow the product’s a...

For Australian spring, try a simple pale-lilac manicure and choose a nail shape you prefer. The linked Australian-stockist example is a single colour, with actual bottle and swatch photographs. Follow the formula’s directions and check local delivery...

Half-up idea: gather the upper hair, twist loosely and clip at the back, leaving the lower section down. Adjust the clip and section size to your hair. The Kitsch two-pack is the lower-priced starting option and shows a real bob hairstyle; the French...

Build the outfit from a brown cardigan, oatmeal cropped trousers and one pair of chocolate-toned loafers. Choose the simpler, lower-priced Target pair or the higher-priced Sam Edelman pair with bit hardware; there is no need to buy both. Check each s...

Start with hair long enough to gather comfortably and two suitable ties you already own. 1. Gather a low ponytail and secure its base. 2. Divide the ponytail into three even strands. Cross the right strand over the centre, then the left over the cent...

Start with your current nail length and the outline you prefer. Round has a short, smoothly curved tip that follows the fingertip. Oval has gently tapered sides and a longer rounded tip; it needs enough free-edge length to show that outline. Squoval ...