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This image from the Hermès show was nostalgic. I used to tie a scarf around my ponytail when I was younger to make my hair appear longer, or just to add something extra to my ponytail.

Here they wrapped the head and then braided the scarf and hair into a ponytail. This would work well for a lazy day at the beach or on vacay. It will help protect your hair from the sun if you don’t like wearing hats.

Another cool thing you should know: this is a great hair setting technique. If you do this to your hair while wet or freshly moisturized and rock it for a few hours, you’ll have some really cool waves when you take it down. Some women even do this with several strips of satin, it’s called the “Satin Scarf Braidout“. It isn’t one of my go to styles, but I have tried it a few times in the past couple of years. It could help aid in reducing shrinkage. If you’re rocking braidouts and you want to experiment, you should try this.

So what do you think?

One way that I relax and keep up with the trends is to scour a number of fashion sites including Style.com. I thought it would be more productive for me and hopefully helpful and beneficial (for those of you that are too busy), if I shared with you my favorite trends from the runway shows.

So here are Mane and Chic’s top picks and trends to notice from the Marc Jacobs show:

1. Dark emerald olive  eyes and burgundy lips
I’m into neutral eye shadows, I typically stick to browns and golds, but one of my favorite shadows is a deep emerald olive like this. It really gives some POW to your eye.

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2. Smoked out cat eye

Do this for a steamy spring night out.

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3. Off center part, high texture hair and twisted sides

So easy, anybody can do it. All you need is a couple of bobby pins. Perfect style for naturally curly and naturally highly textured hair. This would be good for a casual day look.

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4. Faux hair cut, pin up, creative use of bobby pins and loose curls

It will be warming up, you might want to keep that hair up and off your shoulders. This also is perfect for a night look.

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5. Mixing prints

6. Pairing orange with red

7. Red pedicures, red bags, red shoes

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8. Vintage Gold

9. Octagonal Sunglasses

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10. Shoulder adornment

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11. Mixing textures in the same color

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12. Peek a boo leg

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13. Stripes

14. Flowy, easy, feminine silhouettes

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Polka dots are a classic fashion pattern, but they are back in a major way this season in everything from headbands, silk shorts, clutches to pumps. Are you into it?

I have to admit, I don’t typically go for orange, but the Spring/Summer 2011 runway shows have really inspired me and now I just can’t get enough of it. What do you think?

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