2009...It Is What It Is

2009 was a rough year.
I am not sorry to see it go.
A few eagle-eyed friends and readers noticed that my heart was not into the blog this year. I was in a pretty dark and twisted place.
I have wasted enough time on fretting, pining and being sad. I have been sinking for a whole year.

I hope 2010 brings closure, peace and some lovely moments. I do not want to waste any more time on the silly...unless it gives me a great laugh. I want to get healthy and focused. The only personal wishes I have are as follows:

1. I hope to travel more in 2010. I would love to take that trip to Japan, return to Paris, London and New York City. I need to be in NYC more.
2. I want to spend more time with friends. I might want to make some new ones. It has been a while since I wanted to do the later.
3. I am going to wish that Lancome brings back the Erika F eye shadow to the US. For the love of all things holy...Pretty please.
4. I wish for some Jill Stuart, Japanese skincare, and some Addiction products.
5. I will get a Chanel handbag by January 1, 2011. This will be the prezzie to usher in my dreaded next bday. It is a big and painful one. They say that a girl who turns "something-something" needs a Chanel purse. I am going to listen to those nameless smart people.
6. 2010 will be all about technology. I will get a new computer, a lap top, a scanner and a cool phone. Unite and discuss the merits of an iphone or the droid in the comments.
7. I will learn how to successfully apply false eyelashes.
8. I wish to be brave.
9. If I am to be a spinster...I wish for a glamorous life. It is only fair.
10. I wish to be a better blogger. I wish for a revamped look, constant inspiration and material and a steady, focused attitude.
11. I would like to have a pet octopus. (That is for Tbone!)

Happy New Years!
I am off to watch Nick and Nora Charles!
You know the drill...start wishing in the comments.

If you think 2010 is going to be "your year",

it isn't.
You've already jinxed it somehow.
(quote from the sulk's twitter)

This tweet cracked me up.
Most of this person tweets generally do.

I wanted to wish my readers a very wonderful New Year!
Thanks for visiting the blog in 2009 and making it a part of your daily reading! I am looking forward to the 2010 beauty launches and discoveries.

Tonight I will post my annual wishes for the upcoming year. It has become a blog tradition and oddly...most of the wishes have been granted. This blog's plea for a Sephora for Grayburn was answered.
I think we can all take credit for that.

I will also do the Best of Beauty in 2009 list next week.
It is late this year due to a death in my family.
2009 has been rough.
It can kick rocks.
Let's hope that 2010 is peaceful, drama-free and full of lovely moments.

Don't Call It A Comeback: MAC Feline Kohl Power Eye Pencil

Do not lollygag on picking up a MAC Feline Kohl Power Eye Pencil. It returns in the Love Lace collection that is currently at MAC counters.

Now correct me if I am wrong (I am looking at you hardcore MAC addicts), but this pencil has sold out at least twice before.
So dear readers...you know the drill.
Grab and hoard!

I consider this third coming of Feline...a gift from baby Jesus. It retails for $14.50.

Disclosure: I bought two boxes of Feline because I am smitten and scared. The Feline nub of a pencil was a press sample. I was this close...to taking a switch blade to sharpen it. I could not throw it away.

Curse of the Jade Scorpion: Part 2

My nail tech requested that I bring in my bottles of Chanel Jade and MAC Peppermint Patty to the salon. She wanted to see how they compared to Essie's Mint Candy Apple green.

She sold 6 bottles within one week and can not keep it in stock. One client bought 3 bottles to use for her pedicures. That is a mixture of great smitten status and fear. She must have been burned by the limited edition trend.

I did not get the love until we swatched it on a piece of tape. It is a mint green with a slight blue cast. It is a very cold shade and far from the jadite shades of Chanel and MAC.

Essie's Mint Candy Apple polish is currently being sold at http://www.essieshop.com/
It retails for $8.

Drugstore Deals and Steals

December 27th through January 2nd 2010

CVS

CoverGirl: Buy 1, get 50% off on cosmetics(excludes Lashblast Volume) with CVS card
Lashblast mascara is priced at $4.49 with CVS card
Olay: Total Effects facial care products(excludes wet cloths) are priced at $18.99 with CVS card
Regenerist facial care(excludes kits and specialty treatments) is priced at $17.99 with CVS Card
Body Wash 23.6 oz or plus ribbons is priced at $5.49 with CVS card
Revlon: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on foundation(PR Foundation is pictured in the ad!),powder, blush, concealer or lip products with CVS card
Sally Hansen: Buy 1, get 1 50% off nail color or treatment with CVS card
Lumene: Time Freeze, Sensitive Touch or Vitamin C products are priced at $14.99 with CVS card

Walgreens

Revlon: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on foundation,concealer,powder, blush or eye cosmetics
Almay: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on cosmetics
L'Oreal: Double Extend 24-Hour Lash Boosting Powder System mascara for day, serum for night is priced at $24.99
True Match Foundation roller is priced at $14.99
Eucerin: 25% off calming skin care
Sally Hansen: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on treatment,complete salon, pens or LaCross implements
Yardley: Bar soap is priced at $69. Limit 3.
CoverGirl: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics

Target

CoverGirl: Simply Ageless foundation is priced at $12.99
Neutrogena: 4 oz Moisture for Sensitive skin is priced at $8.99
Garnier Fructis: Hair care is priced at $2.99

Rite Aid

CoverGirl: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on cosmetics
Olay: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on skin and bath care
Pantene: 2 for $6 on shampoo, conditioner or stylers. There is a manufacturer's coupon in most Sunday papers for $3.
N.Y.C: Buy 1, get 1 50% off cosmetics
*There is a $1 single check rebate available in-store for N.Y.C products
Maybelline: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on eye shadow and lip color
Revlon: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on eye shadow
Buy 1, get 1 50% off on Age Defying cosmetics
Neutrogena: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on eye shadow
Almay: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on lip color
$2 single check rebate on Almay eye cosmetics
Physicians Formula: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on lip color
Prestige: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on lip color
Bonne Bell: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on lip color

Visions of Sugar Plums

Lancome Ink Artliner in Plum Tease

Plum Tease artliner is a murky violet shade. It is not exactly smoky but it is not a fresh plum picked from the tree. There is a little mystery there. I was impressed with the pigment power. The formula is whipped smooth and glides on the eye like a waltz. I found it to be smoother and creamier than Indigo Charm.

It contains no shimmer, metal sheen or spark. It looks smashing with grey or taupe eye shadows.

It retails for $23.50 and can be found at your local Lancome counter or online at http://www.lancome-usa.com/makeup/eye-pencils-and-liners/ink-artliner.htm?varcode=3605975038583

Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by Lancome

Santa cutie, there's one thing I really do need...

The Stila Makeup Player

It is part makeup case and part media player docking station with speakers. It is a portable vanity where you can play your favorite music and receive makeup tutorials.

Simply download tutorials from http://www.stilabeautytube.com/ onto the mobile device of your choice, dock it into the Makeup Player, and unleash your inner artist with the press of a button. Once your look is complete, pull up a playlist and let the Makeup Player blast out your favorite tunes while you finish getting ready. Right now there are lessons for natural look, smokey eye and many more to come- perfect leading up to the holidays when you want to be your own pro makeup artist and try out some new looks.

The docking station makeup case with Stila products retails for $69.90. This is a great gift for a beauty junkie or your favorite makeupalley regular.

Beauty and technology going hand in hand!

Last Minute Gift Ideas

Lancome's Holiday Eye & Cheek Palette.

This palette features six silky Color Design shadows plus a Blush Subtil, encased in an elegant and colorful compact.

Available in four limited edition color families: Plum Irresistible, Nude Seduction, Alluringly Bronze and Evening Splendor, pictured here.

These palettes retail for $39.50 each. All are available on lancome-usa.com.

Chanel Paris Shanghai Prefall 2010

Duchess: Before the war, I was only dressed in Mainbocher and Schiaparelli.
Chanel: How Difficult

Those kind of women are very dangerous

A swoonworthy few minutes with feathers, beads and buttons.

I love the sound of the needle piecing the fabric!

And if we really want to be vicious, which we do...

She's A Rainbow

Estee Lauder's Sumptuous Color Bold Volume Lifting Mascara

One thing I liked to do during the holidays is go "balls to the walls" with my eye makeup. I unleash my shimmer demon and experiment with bold color. This year I was able to experiment with different shades of mascara. This is a great way to add just a sprinkle or dash of color to the eye. I was initially afraid that it would look juvenile or too intense for non- runway life. Sumptuous Color coats the lashes with bold color without looking cartoonish. My lashes were still black but with a delightful cast of royal blue to a reddish plum.

Most mascaras in this genre are centered on the pigment punch and neglect doing anything else. They usually weigh down the lashes and are a mess. Sumptuous Color does a great job with separation, lift and length. It coats the lashes with an even does of color. The color cast was evident from the root to the tip. It might not be the best formula for curl or volume. But it did not weigh down my lashes even with multiple coats. It also avoided the pitfalls of the crunch factor. The lashes had a nice gloss to them.

The Emerald shade was the surprise hit of the testing. It was a clover green that was flirtatious, fun and so damn pretty. I did have hard time coordinating it with my eye shadows. It fared better with a nude eye.

Amethyst was a bright blue violet. There was no doubts on how pretty it was going to be. You only have to look at it to appreciate it's charms. I found it too be more fetching with a grey or brown eye palette rather than plum.

Amber was a tortoiseshell shade that appeared very warm and sable-like on my black lashes. It was fairly ho-hum on me. I am guessing that this will look amazing on fair or red lashed citizens.

I have tried many blue mascaras over the course of my life. Most weighed down my lashes with an electric blue hot mess. Sapphire was just a subtle cast of cobalt. I wore it only with brown shadows.

Last but not least...this gem is called Garnet. This is one serious gorgeous shade. It is a reddish wine color. It is flipping fantastic on dark lashes. The claret cast is stunning with every damn eye shadow shade from MAC's Coco Pigment to Bobbi Brown's Rockstar. This is the one to lose your mind over. However, as with almost all red based pigment products, you might experience some eye irritations. I suffered with eye discomfort the next day. It was worth it...because it is damn good.

The colors are deep yet subtle on the lashes. They provide a quick way to be festive and fun for the holidays.

I also tried Bare Escentuals i.d Beautifully Luminous Lashes in Diamond and Black Diamond. I found these difficult. When I first saw these...I lost my mind. They look like MAC dazzleglasses. You expect serious shimmer payoff. For the life of me, I could not get these mascaras to glimmer or show up on my dark lashes. I found that the shimmer fire was only evident when I actually closed my eyes. It looked lovely then. Like sparkling snow. With my eyes open and looking at the world....just a few glitter sparks here and there. The formula was light and it did not weigh down or crunch my lashes. I also had no issues with fly away glitter.

Estee Lauder's Sumptous Color mascara is available at your local Lauder counter. They retail for $19.50 are limited edition.

Bare Escentuals i.d Beautifully Luminous Lashes might be more difficult to locate. Diamond is sold out at various locations online. Black Diamond is from last year. It was wildly popular and flew off the shelves. They retail for $15.

Disclosure: A press sample of this product was provided by Estee Lauder and Bare Escentuals

Drugstore Deals and Steals

For December 20th through December 26th 2009

Rite Aid

L'Oreal: Advanced Revitalift or Age Perfect skin care is priced at $11.99
Double Extend Lash Boosting Serum and Double Extend Lash Boosting mascara is priced at $9.99
L'Oreal: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on lip color
Buy 1, get 1 50% off on mascara(excludes Lash Serum or Double Extend mascara)
Sally Hansen: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on lip color or nail enamel
Revlon: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on lip or nail enamel
Almay: $2 single check rebate on foundation, powder, concealer or blush
Revlon: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on artificial lashes or nails
CoverGirl: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on mascara or lip color
Maybelline: 40% off on cosmetics(excludes Pulse Perfection mascara)

Walgreens

Wet'n Wild: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on cosmetics
Revlon: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on Revlon lip or nail color
L'Oreal: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on skin care
Olay: Pro X skin care is priced at $42.99
Starter kit is priced at $62.99
Maybelline: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics

CVS

Revlon: Extra CVS bucks reward of $5.00 with a purchase of a Super Lustrous or Moon Drops lipstick with CVS card. It is like getting the lippie for $1.99. Limit is 3.
Almay: Extra CVS bucks reward of $3.00 with a purchase of Eye Makeup Remover or One Coat mascara with CVS card. It is like getting the product for $1.99. Limit is 1.
Nivea: Extra CVS Bucks Reward of $5.00 with a purchase of 16.9 oz Nivea Body Wash with CVS card. It is like getting the body wash for 99 cents!
Cetaphil: Save $1 on 16 oz cleanser, lotion or 4 oz daily facial moisturizer with CVS card
Neutrogena: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on Healthy Skin foundation, powder, blush or concealer with CVS card
Aveeno: 12 oz Body wash or 8 oz lotion is priced at $5.99 with CVS card
Aveeno: 10.5 oz shampoo or conditioner is priced at $5.99 with CVS Card
Aveeno: Save $2 on all Aveeno Positively Ageless products with CVS card
Eucerin: Save $2 on all products excluding trial sizes with CVS card
L'Oreal: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on Bare Naturale products(foundation,powder, blush, concealer, eye or lip tint) with CVS card
Voluminous Telescopic or Extra Volume Collagen mascara is priced at $5.99 with CVS card
CoverGirl: Extra CVS bucks reward on the purchase of Liquid Foundation or pressed powder with CVS card. It is like getting the product for $3.00. Limit is 1.
Chapstick: 2 for $3 with CVS card

Duane reade

CoverGirl: $2 off Lash Blast mascara with DR card
L'Oreal: $2 off lip products with DR card
Maybelline: Pulse Perfection mascara is priced at $10.49 with DR card
Aveeno: Lotion is 20% off with DR card

High Lemming Alert: Revlon PhotoReady Foundation

Tell me everything you know about the New Revlon PhotoReady foundation!

Have you seen it at stores? Did you purchase it? How is the coverage? Is it as "kick ass" as everyone says? Do I need to jump in a car and start hitting every drugstore in town?

My inner lemming monster is awake and ready to pounce! Tell me the deets in the comments.

The NY Premiere of "NINE": Chanel

Penelope CRUZ was wearing a long asymmetrical satin red dress Chanel Haute Couture. The dress was specially chosen by Karl Lagerfeld for Penelope from the Chanel Conservatoire. This unique dress was shown during the Spring/Summer Haute Couture show of Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel in 1989.

Can you even imagine...what the Chanel Conservatoire is like? Just the thought gives me the shivers.

Kate HUDSON was wearing an embroidered dress from the Fall/Winter 2009 Haute Couture collection




Info: Chanel Press Release
Image Credits:celebrityparadise and penelopecruz-fr.com

Powder Puffs Will Roll: Nicole Kidman at the Nine Premiere

Go and visit the blog Dlisted right now!
http://www.dlisted.com/

He just put up pictures from the NYC premiere of the movie Nine.
It appears that Nicole Kidman was not properly blended or buffed.
I know that the blame will fall on the makeupartist...but what about her friends or personal assistant?
How hard is it to pass a powder puff?

Credits: Dlisted

Bond 9 Bottle Signing at Saks Fifth Avenue

Join Laurice Rahmé, Bond No. 9's founder, at Saks Fifth Avenue in NYC on Saturday, December 19, 2009, from 12pm- 5pm.

There will be perfume, bubbly and signing of the Bond bottles. If you are a perfumista...take a whiff of the fragrance Laurice is wearing. Chances are she is road testing a new creation. That is how I experienced and fell in love with Chinatown, Saks for Her, Lexington Avenue, Westside and countless others. She gives good sillage.

Tell her Blogdorf Goodman sent you and that I miss her!!!! Hopefully a trip to NYC in 2010 is in my future!

The deets:

When: Saturday, December 19, 2009, from 12pm- 5pm

Where: Saks Fifth Avenue
First Floor Cosmetics and Fragrances
611 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10017

Who: Laurice, Bond 9 ladies and gents, fellow perfumistas, and Gerald. He is the dashing man who drives the Bond mobile.

Back to The Fuchsia

MAC Cosmetics Fuchsia Fix Tinted Lip Conditioner SPF 15

I have spent the day organizing my lippie stash. It is fairly large and requires periodic weeding and sorting. Pink lippies are still the most represented shade in my collection. I rediscovered a gem from the MAC DSQUARED2 Collection. It is a fuchsia lip tint. Coverage can range from a sheer wash of strawberry to a lovely deep rich pink. The texture is La Mer worthy. It feels like a dollop of heaven. It contains Almond Oil, Shea Butter, Avocado Extract, Wheat Germ Oil, vitamins A and E.

It retails for $14.50 and can still be found online @
http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/spp.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CAT164&PRODUCT_ID=642&SKU_ID=4998&QUERY=fuchsia%20fix

Disclosure: A press sample of this product was provided by MAC Cosmetics

Coach and Teen Vogue

This Thursday, December 17th, from 5-7pm, you can meet Teen Vogue Editor-in-Chief Amy Astley at the Madison Avenue Coach store. She will be signing copies of The Teen Vogue Handbook. This will be available for purchase!

Also there will be a 25% off discount on Coach purchases during the event.

This event is open to the public and no RSVP is actually required.

Have fun and let us know if you attend!

Lancome Boutique Discount

From December 11th and through Friday, December 18th, treat yourself to a holiday-friendly 20% discount at any of the five Lancôme boutiques. Print out the invite and present it to receive the discount!

The boutiques are as follows:

MANHATTAN
201 Columbus Avenue(at 69th Street)

New York, NY 10023

212-362-4858

THE MALL AT SHORT HILLS
1200 Morris Turnpike

Short Hills, NJ 07078

973-258-0790

VALLEY FAIR
2855 Stevens Creek Blvd

Santa Clara, CA 95050

408-244-8334

THE BREA MALL
1065 Brea Mall

Brea, CA 92821

714-671-0267

NORTHPARK
1030 NorthPark Center

Dallas, TX 75225

214-750-9364

Let us know what you cave on!
Happy Shopping!

Perfume Pangs

“Wait! Come here.” She marched me to a Histoire de Parfums display that looked like a row of overturned martini glasses, picked one up and inhaled it like the next fix in her continuing ether jag. She sighed, handing the glass to me.
“You haven’t seen him yet, but you know this man.”

I did a nose-drag. It was emotion-seizing: the complex, expensive scent of a civilized man. A well-shaved European — wet pine, fire, cold Sauternes. I could almost taste the clean leather and tweed. It hit with a resonant pang, right below the belt into unfair, instant, knuckle-biting yearning.

We looked at each other in a mutual reverie.

“Unngh.” I moaned.
“Right?”
The fragrance — aromatique hespéridé — was created by the ridiculously handsome Gérald Ghislain, in honor of Jules Verne. The Hesperides were Greek nymphs of the evening, charged with protecting Hera’s orchard of immortality-granting golden apples of joy.

Damn. I think we all need to go smell this!

---Quote from Cintra Wilson's The Critical Shopper NYTimes via Fashion is Spinach

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/fashion/03CRITIC.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=cintra&st=cse

http://www.histoiresdeparfums.com/1-6296-NEW-INDEX.php

Stam Secrets

What makes you feel glamorous?
Having a blow-dry always makes me feel great and lots of Chanel Le Crayon Khôl black eyeliner.

Your make-up bag staples?
I make sure I always have Laura Mercier tinted moisturiser, Maybelline New York Watershine lip gloss, Diorshow Iconic mascara, which goes on easily and doesn’t clump, and a Mason Pearson hairbrush. I also love Dior’s Lip Glow Color Reviver Balm – it works with the colour chemistry of your lips, so it looks different on everyone who uses it.

The best beauty treatment you’ve ever had?
An oxygen facial. It’s a high-pressure blast of oxygen to your face which isn’t very relaxing, but the results are immediate!

Who is on your beauty speed dial?
Facialists Dangene McKay-Bailey in New York and Michelle Peck in Los Angeles. Michelle is Madonna’s facialist and travels with her, but luckily for me she does visit other clients when she has the time.

What’s the one beauty product you always recommend to your friends and family?
Aquaphor Healing Ointment by Eucerin (eucerin.com). It’s great for dry or
irritated skin.

Who is your beauty icon?
Michelle Pfeiffer always looks amazing.

Do you have a signature scent?
Ricci Ricci by Nina Ricci.

interview from Daily Mail dailymail.co.uk
via Fashionspot image from dolceandgabbana.it

Drugstore Deals and Steals

For December 13th through December 19th 2009

CVS

Revlon: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on all cosmetics and beauty tools with CVS card
Maybelline: Pulse Perfection mascara is priced at $9.99 with CVS card
Almay: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on foundation, powder, blush or concealer with CVS Card
Almay: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on eye liner, eye shadow,and mascara with CVS card
Rimmel: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on all Rimmel lippies with CVS card
CoverGirl: Spend $10 and get $3 extra CVS bucks when you purchase any CoverGirl cosmetics with CVS card
CoverGirl: Lashblast Volume, Lashblast length mascara,Smoky Shadowblast or Shineblast gloss are priced at $7 with CVS Card
L'Oreal: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics with CVS card. Excludes Double Extend Keratin kit.
Revitalift Deep-Set wrinkle day lotion,night cream 1.7 oz,Collagen or Age Perfect Pro-Calcium or ALL Skin Genesis are priced at $15.99 with CVS Card. Excludes Advanced Revitalift,Age Perfect Calcium and Collagen Moisture filler.
Lumene: Buy 1, get 1 50% off skin care with CVS card
Aquaphor: Save $1 on all skincare with CVS card
Neutrogena: All Ageless Intensives are priced at $19.99 with CVS card
RoC: Save $3 on RoC products with CVS card. Excludes cleansers.

Target

Sonia Kashuk: Holiday clutch filled with 6 Twist of Fate ribbon brush set is priced at $17.99
Revlon: Double Twist mascara bonus pack is priced at $7.69
e.l.f: makeup kits are available for $5
Neutrogena: Wave duo is priced at $14.99
Burt's Bees: Manicure gift set priced at $19.99
Olay: Regenerist 1.7 oz is priced at 23.89. If you purchase an Olay product that retails over $20....you will receive a $5 Target gift card. No rain checks.

Rite Aid

Chapstick: Fresh Effect retails for $2.99. There is a single check rebate for $2.99.This deal requires you to sign up on riteiad.com/SCR or by mail.
Bonne Bell: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on lip smackers
Yes to Carrots: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on lip butter
Nivea: Lippies retail for $2.99. The single check rebate is for $2.00. Sign up is required for the offer.
CQ Petites and Chameleon: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on nail enamel
L'Oreal: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics
CoverGirl: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics
Maybelline: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on face or eye cosmetics
Almay: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics
Revlon: 40% off on Color Stay cosmetics and beauty tools
Physicians Formula: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics
L'Oreal: Collagen Filler day lotion 2 oz or Collagen Day/Night cream is priced at $7.99
Eucerin or Aquaphor: Save $3 on skin care products. Coupon in store circular.

Walgreens

L'Oreal: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics
Rimmel: 50% off on eye or lip cosmetics
Almay: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on foundation, concealer, powder, blush or eye products
Maybelline: Pulse Perfection Vibrating mascara is priced at $9.99
Sally Hansen: Gift sets are priced at 40% off.
Neutrogena: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on foundation,concealer, powder or blush
Aquaphor: $2 off 2 pack ointment, baby healing ointment 3 oz or healing ointment 1.75 to 14 oz
Lubriderm: 20% off skin care
Garnier: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on skin care

What Katie Did....

Kate....Think Irving Penn!

This is a snippet from the fashion documentary Catwalk.
I will be channeling Mr John Galliano everytime I pick up a camera.

Friends....You have been warned.

The First Lady

with Naomi, Christy, Yasmin Lebon and Gail Elliot!
I watched Catwalk this weekend.
****Love****


Credit: Youtube/Catwalk

Some Weekend Holiday Cheer

There is some great news for fans of Prescriptives beloved Custom Blend foundations and powders.
While the brand will exit counters at the end of January, you'll still be able to order your Custom Blend foundation and powder online (while supplies last!) via the Prescriptives Custom Blend Replenishment program.

To take advantage, visit your local Prescriptives Custom Blend counter in the U.S. now and ask for your new Custom Blend recipe form. Then register your recipe online at https://www.prescriptives.com/customblend and you'll be notified by email when it is available to purchase in January 2010.
Stock up!!!!

Lust, Loathing and a Little Lip Gloss

Estee Lauder's Ultimate Red Holiday 2009 Lip Glosses

Opulent Shimmer Gloss in Gold is a shimmery, glittery, glimmery gold. The pigment is on the sheer side. The shimmer beads are a mixture of gold and opal.

Opulent Shimmer Gloss in Cranberry is a muted orange red. There is no pink cast. The shimmer is golden.

These glosses are heavily scented with fig. The scent is pretty powerful and is strong straight from the tube. The texture is smooth like silicon yet light. No grit from the shimmer.

These lip glosses are sold out online. You might find some stragglers at your local Estee Lauder counter. They retail for $18.

Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by Estee Lauder

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