Nail art

We have always been big on nails. We both believe that your manicure can say a lot about you and your personality and draw the line for whether or not you look presentable. Gone are the days of french manicures and simple colours. It's obvious that the more daring we are with our nails, the better. Don't worry you don't have to go searching for design any more because we've done the searching for you. Here are some crazy, wacky and beautiful nail designs that have caught our eye! All photos were found via pinterest.

aztec inspired

alternating colours

ombre style full set of nails

gold tips

polka dots and designs

ombre style

Do you fancy any of these styles? Have you seen other looks that have gotten you inspired? We'd love to see pictures!

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All our love,

House of Marada xx

Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2012; Dior

For Dior's Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2012 presentation they came up with a magnificent idea to  decorated the set with 1 million amazing flowers; Take a look at how beautiful it looked...

Isn't it gorgeous?

Marada xx

Teen Choice Awards; Best Dressed

So the teen choice awards just happened and we are all still buzzing about it! The celebrities looked beautiful as always but a few looks definitely took our breathe away for a second. 


There was plenty of shimmer and sparkle and a whole lot of popping fun and flirty colours that were a super gorge! So here our best dressed of the night; 

Demi Lovato in Falguni & Shane Peacock

Taylor Swift in a Maria Lucia Hohan dress

Selena Gomez in a Dsquared2 dress

Lea Michele in a Versace Mini

Nina Dobrev in J Mendel

Victoria Justice in a Gomez-Gracia dress

Who were some of your best dressed? 

Marada xx

Hello from the USA!

We have having so much fun in America and can't wait to share our adventures and purchases. We have been shopping like crazy and cant wait to blog about all our amazing new outfits and how to piece them all together!


Make sure you check out our instagram houseofmarada to see what we have been getting up to and we promise to nurture this baby when we get back and stock it full of exciting new things for all our readers.


Until then,


House of Marada xx

Our holiday adventures!

We are having so much fun overseas and can't wait to post about all our great purchases. Accessing the Internet is a little hard so we may be MIA for a little while until we settle down. I'm off to New York today on a very long flight and I am not looking forward to it!


Make sure you all check out our instagram to keep up with all the things we are getting up to. Our name is houseofmarada


Does any one have tips to get yourself to sleep on a plane?


Marada xx

Off to America!.....

So the other half of HOM has been soaking up the California sunlight for the last two weeks and now I'm set to join her! I take off tomorrow with a 2 day pit stop in Hong Kong then I'm off to New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orlando and a Caribbean cruise (hello bahamas!). I am super excited and can't wait to experience it all. I've been to the Us once before but never to New York and there are so many things as my older and wiser self that I can't wait to experience. I already have a little list of thing (or very very very long big list of things) that I can't leave America without doing. Keep checking on here for updates of all our adventures and make sure you check out and follow our instagram as we're constantly posting pictures of all our adventures in the states!


We can't wait to share all our fashion finds when we get back!


We have come across these beauties online and can't wait to get our hands on them. Although they are complete opposites they work well for girls like us travelling between seasons. Or for anyone who likes to put away these timeless pieces to wear when appropriate!


Perfect for the summer time!:
Missoni have teamed up with Havaianas for a seconds season and as a Summer essential we suggest you don't go past these beauties! Mixing Missoni's stylish patterns and colour schemes with the simplicy of the rubber thongs they really are a matched made in heaven.

Available online for Approx $69.95 AUSDollars from Havaianas online.

Perfect for fighting the winter blues!:

Ugg Australia have brought out a sparkle version of their original ugg boots to keep out tootsies toasty in the most adorable of ways. As soon as we laid our eyes on these cuties we knew they had to be ours!

available online at www.uggaustralia.com for under $200 there is nothing else we would want to keep our feet warm this winter.

What season do you prefer? The warm summer days or the chill of the cold winter breeze?

Until then follow us... Instagram name: houseofmarada


T xx

Rain rain go away....

One half of us has hopped on a plane to America this morning while the other half sits lonely in Sydney in this cold and gloomy weather counting down the days til her trip! 14 days left! The rain in Sydney looks like it's set to stay! Instead of feeling drab in your trackies and jumpers we're going to show you how to turn those coldy and rainy days around and brighten them up with some of the most adorable extras only suited to the rainy weather.

This screams vintage. What better way to keep your gorgeous locks away from the rain. The name birdcage comes from its shape completely curves so it falls past your face and chest and see through so you don't find yourself walking into things. The only thing its missing is a set of wipers!

Birdcage umbrella from Peters of Kensington online $17.00

A fashionable take on the traditional gum boot. Wear these to work or the shops and pair them with a pair of skinny leg jeans and a knit for the perfect winter outfit. Keep your feet free from water with the protection of gum boots and the style of a fashionista!

Welly by Mel by Melissa available online at wanted shoes on sale now for $40

Part raincoat part stylish jacket. Wear this great find over your daily wear to keep the rain from spoiling your perfect outfit. 

See-through plastic mac from Topshop approx $82

By themselves we think these pieces are an adorable twist on traditional items we used to wear as a kid. It's unfair that only the kids can get away with keeping themselves dry. Now with items like these we can stay rain free. Wear all three together and it would be as if the sun was shining outside!

How do you like to stay dry?

Marada xx