off the shoulder pink dress Koa Linen Mini - US 14 shoulder neckline adds a touch of romance and sophistication Marisol Off Shoulder Boucle Mini

From chocolate brown to earthy beige, bridesmaids all over have been donning dresses in this unexpected colour and were loving it

"Once the first layer of topcoat is cured, take a tiny makeup sponge, like the Real Techniques Mini Complexion Sponges ($9 for four), dip the sponge in the chrome powder, then burnish the chrome pigment into the freshly cured nonwipe topcoat," she says

Avoid twisting or wringing the garment, instead gently pressing water through the fabric and allowing it to drain naturally

Styles, who has thoughtfully brought me a copy of de Bottons 2006 book The Architecture of Happiness, is instinctively and almost quaintly polite, in an old-fashioned, holding-open-doors and not-mentioning-lovers-by-name sort of way