Hanna Marin's homecoming look

Queen Bee glamour on Pretty Little Liars

Ever since I saw promo pictures before it aired, I've been in love with Hanna Marin's look from the Homecoming episode of Pretty Little Liars (1.6 There's No Place Like Homecoming).

Hanna (played by Ashley Benson)'s outfit was by far my favourite of the four girls. She looked fabulous from head to toe, matching a stunning one-of-a-kind dress with the perfect accessories. The dress, which is by Sue Wong, consisted of "a ruched, daring V-neckline. Tonal beads and sequins sparkle at the shoulders and contoured Empire waist" with "wispy ostrich feathers [gracing] the tiered skirt". Have you ever seen anything like it?

The look was made even more glamourous with Hanna's choice of bold statement accessories. Such a loud, extravagant dress would usually call for a subtler choice, but Hanna rejected that idea completely, opting for a look more worthy of a Homecoming queen.

The layered necklace is eye-catching and adds more style to the outfit, matching perfectly with the colour of her dress. I especially love the earrings, a diamond-shaped dropping pair, which finish of the look perfectly. Here are some high street alternatives I found (which match the purple version of the dress, the only one available):

For the dress, click here. For the accessories, visit Topshop for the earrings and for the necklace.

Hanna Marin (Pretty Little Liars) makeup tutorial

Makeup of a Queen Bee

I was watching Pretty Little Liars this morning and found myself really liking Hanna's makeup. So I played around with some of my own to try and recreate the look and here is a tutorial on how to do it!

1. First prepare your face using your own personal facial routine. That can be using moisturiser, primer, foundation etc - whatever you usually wear.

2. For the eyes, take any light brown/nude eyeshadow (preferably a cream eyeshadow or one with a matte finish) and apply/blend it just on the lid.

3. Then take a black eyeliner (I used No7 Amazing Eyes Pencil in colour 05 Black) and apply a thick layer on the upper lash line. For the lower lash line, apply a thin but intense line. For mascara, I used Covergirl's Lashblast in Very Black.

4. For the face, apply an orange-brown blush or bronzer all the way across the cheeks. I used the Delice de Poudre Bronzing Powder by Bourjois in the colour 52. Make sure to pack on the bronzer, and then buff it in afterwards.

5. For the lips take any bright pink lipgloss and for this I used the No7 Liplicious in the colour Cherry Kiss.

There you have it! I'd say this look is more for special occasions or events, but makeup is a question of preference, so use it as you like. I hope it helped, and thanks for reading.

Fashion preview: Pretty Little Liars

New show, new fashions!

Tonight is the series premiere of ABC Family's new TV series Pretty Little Liars. To celebrate the release of the show, I decided to do a fashion post dedicated to it! To find out what it's all about click here.

Now, I don't know about you guys, but to me, Pretty Little Liars just screams FASHION at the top of its lungs. I am very excited for this show, as not only does it sound very interesting, but I think it'll be rocking some killer clothes! To get the fashion 411 from the show, visit abcfamily.com now!

For a little teaser of what's to come on the show fashion-wise, here are some quotes* from the four main actors talking about the different styles of their characters:

"She's sort of all over the place, she's the quirkiest one and puts mismatched pieces together. She mixes vintage with modern...she wants people to think 'how did she put that together?' She's very creative."

- Lucy Hale, who plays Aria Montgomery.

"[For homecoming, she wears] a really pretty low-cut dress. A lot of beads, tonnes of jewellery, hair up, a lot of really pretty earrings. It's great, very Hanna."

- Ashley Benson, who plays Hanna Marin.

"Spencer is very classic but with a sexy edge. She's very Ralph Lauren, Hamptons...glamour, old-hollywood."

- Troian Bellisario, who plays Spencer Hastings.

"Emily's style is a little bit more sporty, athletic, functional and [can be] flirty...we have some denim skirts in her wardrobe...she keeps it a little more simple."

- Shay Mitchell, who plays Emily Fields.

So there you have it! My Pretty Little Liars fashion preview, in anticipation for the series premiere. Remember to watch the show tonight at 8/7c and let me know what you guys think!

*Quotes were taken from interviews conducted by the wonderful ClevverTV.