Trends that we said were 'Sooo over'

Bushy brows

Women are encouraged to embrace the bush! That is, a slightly more overgrown brow. Gone are the days of plucked-to-perfection eyebrows, this is the era of the big, the shapely and the defined. Until recently, big eyebrows were seen as a comical characteristic or fashion faux pas rather than an iconic look. In the hit television series Ugly Betty, our poncho wearing heroine was damned by the fash pack for sporting bushy brows. It's safe to say that a big and overgrown was not a desirable look back then. But with gorgeous fashionistas like Cara Delevingne leading the HD Brow Brigade, bigger is definitely better. With handy techniques such as contouring, shading in and highlighting, you can really enhance your eyes and facial structure. So I'm glad that big brows have made a sexy new, squared off, face shaping comeback! 
Top buys for beautiful brows: 
Benefit Cosmetics, Brow Zings: http://www.benefitcosmetics.co.uk/product/view/brow-zings
Benefit Cosmetics, High Brow Glow: http://www.benefitcosmetics.co.uk/product/view/high-brow-glow

Cheap Tip: MUA have a great brow kit for around £3, pick it up in Superdrug. And if you can't afford to splash out on a highlight pencil: with a finger, gently smooth a light bronzing powder onto your brow bone.

Socks and Sandals 

Okay so it was never really a trend, it was more of a disturbing social phenomena. It was a crime against fashion committed by tourists and fashion inept dads everywhere. We swore we would never break the sacred fashion rules, we set our style standards high against it and we banished woolly sock, sandal clad weirdos forever. But low and behold summer 2013, when some of the most ground breaking events took place: LGBTQ civil rights, The ending to Game of Thrones season 3, the birth of Will and Kate's child and the surprising comeback of socks and sandals. Topshops everywhere became filled with satchel wielding hipsters in search of the perfect sandals to go with their frilly socks. In the name of fashion, we were dressing like our touristy looking fathers... On a serious level though, I'm actually not so offended by this strange trend. I think it's a perfectly innovative way of taking something horrible and making it look super cute. So I think that this winter, I may pay homage to the unsuspecting founders of this fashion trend and don a pair of sandal wedges with my favorite woolly tights.

Geeks and Nerds
I used to think that being called a 'geek' or 'nerd' meant that you were uncool. In all the movies and TV shows that I watched growing up, nerds were annoying, awkward and not very stylish (sorry). Fashion was all geared around looking chic, edgy, cool and if you dressed accordingly then you had successfully dodged the dreaded title of 'geek'. Now however, even the most famous celebs are strutting their stuff in thick rimmed glasses, pinafores, knit jumpers and smart shirts. And it's very cool. With the wave of Geek Chic no one is too cool for school, in fact school is too cool for you. Dressing like you're about to go to a Friday night book club is edgy now and if you're not dressing like a geek then you're way to cool and cool is sooo last season.