Magento 1.9 CSS file isn't loading home page

Question

Using Premium aspire theme. I want customize stylefrom my own css code.

1. Added css file location: skin/frontend/rwd/aspire/css/customstyle.css

2. Added page.xml and local.xml(I know any one add but just try add both file) app/design/frontend/base/default/layout/page.xml and app/design/frontend/rwd/aspire/layout/local.xml

    <action method="addItem">
       <type>skin_css</type>
       <name>css/customstyle.css</name>
    </action>
   

   3. Cache updated It's not view. I also get url through access customstyle.css unfortunately I can't view source of home page.

Please help me any other solution

Answer 1

I'd suggest to use the following in local.xml to include CSS:

  <reference name="head">
    <action method="addCss">
      <stylesheet>css/customstyle.css</stylesheet>
    </action>
  </reference>