Cracking Cocktail Dresses

The halls are decked with holly, the Christmas carols are a playing, and the trees are heavily baubled. All I need now is a serving of turkey and I’m done, but wait the festive fun is not quite over, oh no, because the party of parties is almost here - New Year’s Eve.

Whether you’re planning a cosy night in or a crazy night out on the town (no doubt drinking yourselves to an oblivion.) It’s also the perfect opportunity to grab the most glamorous clobber you own, and unleash that inner goddess of yours; so why not start the celebrations by throwing on a cracking cocktail dress?

Here are my top seven favourite cocktail dresses around!

A word of warning, some of these dresses are pretty expensive (so please don’t die on me) but it must be said, looking at high end fashion brands is a fantastic way to gleam inspiration, so that you can interpret the latest trends with your own high street finds.

1. Take the plunge with this beautiful aqua blue dress from Le La Rose, retails at £915. Keep it simple and accessorize with a bangle and clutch.

2. Get ruffled and riled with this satin dress from Coast, retails at £125. This is one for less endowed girls as the ruffles will create more volume around the chest

TREND ALERT - It’s metallic and it’s purple, which is an extremely hot trend for this season.

3. Be the belle of the disco ball in this embellished Everly Diane Von Furstenberg dress. Retails at £1147. One should refrain from wearing too many accessories as the dress speaks for itself.

4. Be prepared to break some hearts with this scarlet Jill Stuart strapless number for £485. With a sweet heart neckline and nipped in waist, you can be sure that all eyes will be on you. Just make sure you to take care when you match this outfit with black tights. You do run the risk of resembling Minnie Mouse, so keep it subtle by slipping on a pair of nude tights over your pins, and voila! Jessica Rabbit, eat you heart out.

5. For those who aren’t minted, New Look is at the rescue. This cross over dress will works its wonders for curvy girls as it creates a slimming v shape down your chest. Retails at a mere £40. Bargain!

6. Sparkle and shimmer in this midnight black dress from See by Chloe, retails at £370. Team this with a pair of black skinnies underneath and red lips for that oh so chic look.

7. Expose a little skin with this canary silk Shantung dress from Vera Wang’s lavender range, retails at £305. It should go without saying, but just in case you are a dunderhead, make sure you’re wearing the strapless bra to provide support and conceal unsightly strap marks.

Nifty Beauty Product at the moment

For those midnight kisses, check out this cute mobile attachment from Bourjois, it’s a menthol lip gloss which will keep you smelling minty fresh! Costs £2.62 from ASOS.com

So what are you waiting for?

Ten, Nine, Eight…..Seven….Six….Five….Four….three…..two….one…. GO!

Image credits: asos.com and net-a-porter.com.