Need Kitty Vibes

I need to ask for some prayers and positive vibes to be sent my way.
My beloved kitty, Miss Zelda, aka Zellie Belly, is having surgery this morning.
She is having two tumors removed.
I am hoping that she is cancer free and that she comes through the surgery.

Here some Zelda tidbits:

1. I have known Zellie since her birth. She was the runt of a litter of 5. I would make sure she got her turn during feedings. This meddling has made her the size of a tank.

2. If you are her facebook friend....then you know she has a great passion for politics and is a spider hunter.

3. She knows how to open...and CLOSE the fridge.

4. She is a tortie. Her parents are street cats that adopted us. The thug blood runs deep. She beats up her sister, Zowie Bowie, quite often.

Hug your fur babies close today!
I am hoping to be back tomorrow in good spirits.

Once in a blue moon

January Jones in Atelier Versace Spring 2010

I had such mixed emotions concerning this dress. The craftsmanship was pretty breathtaking.
The whirlpools of fabric.
The bright oceanic blue shade that managed to glisten in the sunlight.
The hoop engineering.
You just can not deny the impact.

I am still looking at this with a side eye.

Is it the shoes that are bothering me?

I can not pinpoint it just yet.

Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

"I saw it in Italian Vogue. I just asked Donatella [Versace] if I could wear it for an evening. It's extremely glamorous. It's probably going to be in a museum tomorrow."

(quote from January Jones to The Hollywood Reporter)

Now to the makeup.............

The makeup artist was Rachel Goodwin.

The beauty inspiration:
For January's make up I was inspired by Irving Penn's iconic photos of his
wife/supermodel Lisa Fonssagrives, whose signature extended eyeliner
symbolizes the epitome of elegance. I used ultra feminine colours with
super sculptural liner for a cool update on that classic late 50's
silhouette.


Beauty Tip:

I used CHANEL Liquid Eyeliner in Noir along the lash line for an
exaggerated cat eye effect, adding extra lashes on just the very outer
edges for added length. I then applied two coats of inimitable CHANEL
Inimitable Intense Mascara in Noir on the top lashes and one coat of CHANEL
Inimitable Intense Mascara in Purple on the bottom lashes.

I want to do this trick!

The rest of the face I kept understated using minimal foundation, pale pink cream cheek
colour and CHANEL Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss in Confidence on her lips.
I finished the look by dusting her brow bone and lids with a loose iridescent pearl shadow with a hint of purple to play off the super reflective quality of her dress.

Credits: images from popbee and wikifashion

January Jones quote from The Hollywood Reporter

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/index.jsp

Beauty breakdown from Chanel PR

Drugstore Deals and Steals

For August 29th Through September 4th 2010

KMart

NYC: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics
L'Oreal: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics or skincare
Olay: $4.99 on selected skincare

CVS

CoverGirl: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics with CVS card
Revlon: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics, beauty tools or Revlon fragrances with CVS card
Maybelline: Greats Lash mascara or Expert Wear Eye Shadow Trio is priced at $5 with CVS card
Color Sensational lipstick is priced at $7 with CVS card
Falsies Volum Express is priced at $6 with CVS card
Spend $10 on Maybelline Eye or Lip products(with CVS card) and get an extra $3 CVS bucks!
Rimmel: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics with CVS card
Almay: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics with CVS card
Garnier Nutritioniste: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on skincare with CVS card
Olay: Total Effects 15.2 oz Body wash is priced at $7.99 with CVS card
Plus Ribbons 18 oz body wash is priced at $5.99 with CVS card
Total Effects Definity Cleanser or Regenerist Scrub is priced at $8.99 with CVS card
Wet Cloths 30 ct, cleanser or scrub(5-6 oz) is priced at $6.99 with CVS card
L'Oreal: Advanced Revitalift Deep-Set Wrinkle Repair or Age Perfect Pro-Calcium is priced at $15 with CVS card
Collagen, Advanced RevitaLift, Age Perfect Moisturizer or ALL Skin Genesis is priced at $12 with CVS card(excludes Deep Set Wrinkle and Pro-Calcium)
Collagen Filler is priced at $18 with CVS card(excludes Collagen Moisture Filler)
Lumene: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on skin care with CVS card
Lubriderm: 8 or 16 oz lotion is priced at $6.99 with CVS card

Target

Revlon: Grow Luscious mascara or Just Bitten lipstain is priced at $6.99 each.
Aveeno: 4 oz Radiant Moisturizer with SPF 15 is priced at $13.49

Walgreens

CoverGirl: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on foundation, concealer, powder, blush or lip cosmetics
Rimmel: 40% off on cosmetics
Revlon: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics or implements
L'Oreal: $5 off Double Extend 24 hour Lash Boosting System
$5 off True Match Naturale Foundation, concealer, powder or blush
25% off skin care(excludes Skin Genesis)
Neutrogena: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on 8.5 oz Body Oil

Rite Aid

CoverGirl: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics with Rite Aid card
Maybelline: 3 for $15 on Color Sensation lipcolor, lip gloss and lip liner with Rite Aid card
Wet n Wild: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on cosmetics with Rite Aid card
L'Oreal: $1 .00 off Visible Lift or True Match makeup with Rite Aid card
Revlon: $5.99 on all Revlon lip products with Rite Aid card
Olay: Total effects skin care is priced at $17.99 with Rite Aid card
Buy 1, get 1 50% off of Complete or Regenerist skin care with Rite Aid card
Bonne Bell: Buy 1, get 1 50% off of lip smackers, Chameleon CQ, or Color Fever Nail Polish with Rite Aid card
Acne Free or Face Lift Skin Care: 25% off skin care with Rite Aid card
Physicians Formula: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on Mineral, Organic or Bamboo Wear cosmetics with Rite Aid card
Aveeno: 25% off skin and bath products(excludes suncare) with Rite Aid card
Almay: $1 single check rebate on all eye cosmetics with Rite Aid card

The Secrets of Sookie: Dedicated foe of evil, defender of the weak, champion of truth and justice

Anna Paquin in Alexander McQueen

Many twitters proclaimed that Sookie was having a McQueen moment.
Of course, my mind went to the Oh Mighty Isis.

"with this amulet, you and your descendants are endowed by the Goddess Isis with the powers of the animals and the elements. You will soar as the falcon soars, run with the speed of gazelles, and command the elements of sky and earth."

What were mighty Isis powers? List in the comments for kicks.

Source: wikifashion per fashionspot and wikipedia

I am not going to be the person that I am expected to be anymore

There are many reasons why I can not get enough of this commercial for the new Chanel fragrance called Bleu de Chanel.

1. I have a great weakness for 60's Stones. The song featured is She said Yeah by the Rolling Stones.
It is from December’s Children(And Everybody’s).
2. The man featured is heartbreakingly lovely.
Piercing eyes that see into your soul.
3. There is a homage to Blow Up.

4. There is one scene that looks EXACTLY like Cavewoman's bathroom. Green Venetian glass.
5. Scorsese. That is all.
6. I just sniffed Bleu at my local Chanel counter. It is magnificent. Just a woods explosion. The drydown is mindblowing.

Credits: youtube

She's a hurricane in all kinds of weather

S by Shakira
Fragrance Review by Cavewoman

Lately I have been feeling a bit sorry for my postman. He's had to lug my September fashion magazines down the street and up the driveway, to my front door where the mail slot is located. Some of them are so large that he can't fold them and put them in the slot,so he just rings the doorbell and leaves them on the front step. With his load lightened a few pounds, off he goes to the neighbor's house,and I run to the front door to gather my goodies.I have to say that the September issues have not wow'd me much. Most of them have the same advertising pages that span nearly two-thirds of the way through the front of the magazines. The first thing I do is to flip through them to discover any scent strips that might be tucked inside.Surprisingly, there are not so many this month. But one of them captivated me not just with the beautiful photograph, but with the scent itself.It's not often that I peel away the entire fold of the scent strip and rub it on my wrists, most of the time I just take a little sniff, and think to myself, yeah, ok, another generic fruity floral, nothing exciting or unusual. But this one, it was different, special, surprising, and lovely.

I'm trying to remember when the disdain for "celebrity scents" started to appear in blogs and internet perfume chat clubs. I belonged to one of those groups for many years. I remember people snickering about offerings from Paris Hilton (whose Can-Can fragrance I really like) to Jessica Simpson (whose fragrances are quite nice and wearable, and in such pretty bottles, too.) Every time a new celebrity scent was launched, I'd see the comments and wonder why anyone would dismiss a fragrance simply because of its name or the name behind it. Is a fragrance less worthy of consideration if it's found at the drugstore and has a pop-singer name on it? Are fragrances at fine department store and boutique counters more beautiful because they're more costly, carrying a chic brand name and all the cachet that goes with it?

Maybe the very first important celebrity scent would be White Diamonds by Elizabeth Taylor. I can imagine some Blogdorf readers saying "ewwww" as I am writing this! But wait! Created for Ms. Taylor by the venerable perfumer Sophia Grojsman, White Diamonds is a complex and womanly fragrance that deserves attention and accolades. Grojsman has created some of the most beautiful fragrances in perfume history, and it makes me wonder if people would give White Diamonds a try if it weren't a celebrity scent. I've worn it since its launch. My Mom wears it too, and no other fragrance she wears is as perfect on her as White Diamonds is.


This is not to say that there are some real celebrity scent duds out there. And my own personal feelings come into play when I see a bottle of "Unforgivable Woman" - what in the world does this even mean! I don't even want to sample it! (But I did.) I admit I am as curious as a cat about a fragrance called "Cat Deluxe With Kisses" by Naomi Campbell! (Immediately I am remembering her famous fall on the catwalk. I've used the word "cat" three times in the last two sentences.)

It's almost like my closet. There's a fabulous Diane Von Furstenberg wrap dress that makes me feel like a million bucks whenever I wear it. Next to it hangs a $7 black knit dress that I found on a markdown rack at Target. I feel like a million bucks when I wear that dress, too. Costume jewelry from Forever21 sits next to hand carved Italian cameo earrings in my jewelry box. On my perfume tray, rare Guerlains and treasured Bond No. 9 fragrances stand in equal presence with Coty Vanilla Fields and Avon's Timeless. I'm equal-opportunity in all categories. But I digress.

My scent strip moment in my September magazine (I don't even remember which one right now) was S by Shakira. Can I say that I hardly knew a thing about Shakira until my Zumba teacher had us dancing to "Hips Don't Lie" and recently taught us a fun dance to Shakira's "Waka Waka - This Time For Africa." I saw the photo of Shakira in the ad, I don't think I even knew what she looked like. She's stunning. I peeled back the scent strip fold and found the stunning treasure it held. And it made perfect sense that this scent would be Shakira's scent. S by Shakira is sold at national chain drugstores, so on my way to Zumba practice, I purchased a one ounce bottle (and sprayed myself nicely with the tester!) for $27.

Exotic, sensuous, serious, and sexy, S by Shakira contains none of the girly-fruity attitude of many modern perfumes. With no citrusy-fruity top notes to bore or annoy, S gets right down to business with an opening of resinous woods and soft, feminine jasmine. Don't think of the nose-pinching jasmine that you don't like. The floral notes here are comfortable, harmonious, and well-balanced. There is depth, substance, and drama here. The sandalwood base note blends easily with some warming amber notes, and vanilla adds the perfect touch of gourmand.
Mysterious, a little bit dark, and very exciting, S by Shakira is the dress-up-and-go-out-dancing-all-night type of scent that holds nothing back and makes no apologies for being totally devastating and womanly. It is a tango in a red dress slit up to there, controlled and stylized, full of confidence and attitude. Wearing it makes me want to dance.

To me, a true lover of fragrance would want to try out anything and everything. Some may please, others won't. Price, name, bottle design, advertising style, in the end those things matter way less than what's actually in the bottle and how it makes us feel when it is on the skin. I'm delighted that I discovered S by Shakira in that big fat September issue of whatever magazine it was. Thanks to my postman, who dropped the heavy magazine at my doorstep, he will probably never know his part in my new fragrance love.

Disclosure: This fragrance was purchased by the reviewer.
Credits: Harry Belafonte(Jump in the Line) and Cavewoman

Hello Again

I want to thank my readers and dear friends for being so patient with me.
It has been a rough couple of months.

During my exile...I fell in love with some beauty products. I fell hard for Bond 9's Washington Square. The tarragon note is mind blowing.
I can not get enough.
It is all about tarragon in 2010.

I am a recent convert to the joys of Maybelline's Dream Smooth Mousse Ultra Hydrating Cream Whipped Foundation. I think we can all agree that MUA's Cavewoman/Patti is always right. I hated Maybelline's Falsies mascara with the fiery passion of a thousand burning suns. Did anyone else experience serious flaking?

I did partake in the beautyhabit sale. Many thanks to Oprah for enabling my fragrance addiction. I replenished my bottles of Bois de Paradis and Sacrebleu.
I am praying that Barneys has some type of sale or promotion soon. My Frederic Malle collection has been wiped out by....overuse.
It is killing me to not have Carnal Flower at my beck and call.

What is new with all of you? What are you lemming? Are you ready for fall?
Let me know in the comments.

Drugstore Deals and Steals

For August 22nd Through August 28th 2010

Target

Maybelline: Color Sensational Moisture Extreme lipstick is priced at $4.99
Cetaphil: 16 oz Cetaphil cleanser is priced at $7.99
Neutrogena: 25 ct makeup remover towelettes are priced at $4.47

CVS

L'Oreal: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on all cosmetics, skin, hair and hair color with CVS card
CoverGirl: Outlast Lipstain is priced at $7.00 with an EXTRA CVS Bucks award of $3.00 with CVS card. Total would be $4.00!
Maybelline: Falsies Volum Mascara is priced at $6.00 with CVS card
Great lash is priced at $4 with CVS card
Spend $10 and get an $3 extra CVS bucks when you purchase these Maybelline mascaras with CVS card
Wet n'Wild: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics with CVS card
Sally Hansen: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics or hair removers with CVS card
Aveeno: Save $2.00 on all Positively Ageless with CVS card
2.5-4 oz Facial Moisturizer is priced at $14.99 with CVS card
11-18 oz Moisturizer lotion is priced at $9.99 with CVS card
Lumene: Time Freeze, Sensitive Touch, Vitamin C or Premium Beauty(excludes cleansers) is priced at $4.99 with CVS card
Jergens: Natural Glow is priced at $7.29 with CVS card
Cetaphil: Save $1 on all Cetaphil products with CVS card
RoC: Spend $30 and get $10 extra CVS bucks when you purchase any RoC products with CVS card
Zeno: Hot Spot Blemish Clearing Device is priced at $34.99 with CVS card
Skin Effects: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on skin effects with CVS card

Kmart

Maybelline: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on NY face or lip cosmetics
L'Oreal: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on skincare
Wet n Wild: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on cosmetics

Rite Aid

Maybelline: 40% off cosmetics with Rite Aid card
L'Oreal: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics with Rite Aid card
Physicians Formula: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on face and eye cosmetics with Rite Aid card
Neutrogena: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on lip and eye cosmetics with Rite Aid card
Almay: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on foundation, powder, concealer or blush with Rite Aid card
CoverGirl: Buy 1, get 1 FREE on Exact cosmetics with Rite Aid card
Revlon: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on mascara with Rite Aid card

Walgreens

L'Oreal: $5.00 off moisturizers. Limit 3.
Neutrogena: 20% off Cleanser Devices or Acne Kits. FREE Neutrogena MoistureShine Lip Gloss with a purchase of Clean & Clear or Neutrogena Cleansing Devices or Acne Kits
Bio-Oil: 2 oz Bio-Oil is priced at $9.99
Neutrogena: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on foundation, concealer, powder, blush or eye cosmetics, acne or Cleansing Devices(excludes kits and devices)
Yes to Carrots: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on any products
Revlon: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics
Maybelline: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics

Drugstore Deals and Steals

For August 1st to August 7th 2010

Walgreens

Maybelline: Buy 1,get 1 50% on cosmetics
Neutrogena: Buy 1,get 1 50% on cosmetics
CeraVe: $2 OFF 3-16 oz lotions
Clean & Clear: Buy 1,get 1 50% on Clean & Clear products
Revlon: Buy 1, get 1 50% on foundation, concealer, powder, blush, lip or nail cosmetics
L'Oreal: Buy 1, get 1 50% on foundation, concealer, powder, blush, skincare or Sublime Bronze cosmetics

Walmart

Almay: Intense i-color liner, mascara or shadow is priced at $5
Sally Hansen: Color Quick Chromes are priced at $6 each
Neutrogena: Pink Grapefruit Collection's 8.5 oz body wash, 6.7 oz cleanser or 4.2 oz scrub
L'Oreal Paris: Root Rescue with Bonus is priced at $6.97
Visible Lift Serum Absolute is priced at $13.47
Maybelline: New York Lash Stiletto Value Pack(this includes 0.22 fl oz mascara and .01 fl oz eyeliner) is priced at $9.94
CoverGirl: Simply Ageless Serum Primer is priced at $12.50
Clean & Clear: Morning Burst Surge Powder Cleanser(this includes a cleaning device, 14 cleansing pads and 1 AA battery) is priced at $14.97

Rite Aid

Sally Hansen: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on nail enamel with Rite Aid card
Revlon: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on nail enamel with Rite Aid card
Buy 1, get 1 50% on ColorStay cosmetics with Rite Aid card
Almay: Foundation, powder or blush is priced at $8.99 with Rite Aid card
Borghese: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on nail enamel with Rite Aid card
L'Oreal: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on eye shadow, eye liner and Infallible lip with Rite Aid card
Everstrong or Everpure hair care or Go 360 Clean Cleanser is priced at $5.99 with Rite Aid card
Neutrogena: 40% off on cosmetics with Rite Aid card
20% off sun care with Rite Aid card
Maybelline: Falsies mascara is priced at $4.99 with Rite Aid card
Bonne Bell: Buy Juicy Bloom or Star Gaze lip gloss, and get a FREE Natural lip balm with Rite Aid card
Cetaphil: Buy 1, get 1 50% off all skin care with Rite Aid card
Olay: Total effects or Regenerist skin care is priced at $17.99 with Rite Aid card
Clean & Clear: 2 for $9 on skin care products with Rite Aid card
Pantene: Restoratives or Expressions hair care is priced at $4.99 with Rite Aid card
Aveeno: Buy 1, get 1 50% off sun care with Rite Aid card
Clearsil: Buy 1, get 1 FREE all skin care or Veet with Rite Aid card
CoverGirl: Buy , get 1 50% off cosmetics with Rite Aid card

Target

Herbal Essences: 12 oz shampoo or conditioner is priced at $2.50
Neutrogena: 9.1 oz oil-free cane wash is priced at $5.00
Nivea: selected woman's or men's body wash is priced at $2.99
CoverGirl: LiquiLine Blast eyeliner is priced at $6.99
L'Oreal: 8.5 oz Everstrong, 8.45 oz John Frieda Root Awakening is priced at $5.99

KMart

CoverGirl: Simply Ageless foundation is priced at $11.00
Buy 1, get 1 50% off all other CoverGirl cosmetics
Olay: $3 off selected Regenerist or Total Effects
10% off all other Olay skincare
Rimmel: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics
Neutrogena: Buy 1, get 1 50% off cosmetics
Almay: Buy 1, get 1 50% off cosmetics

CVS

Pantene: 2 for $7 sale on Pro V 12.6 oz shampoo, conditioner or 1.9 oz-11.5 oz styler with CVS card
CoverGirl: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on cosmetics with CVS card
Olay: Total Effects, Definity cleanser or Regenerist scrub 5-6.78 oz is priced at $8.99 with CVS card
Regenerist or Age Defying wet cloths is priced at $6.99 with CVS card
Total Effects Facial Care(excludes wet cloths) is priced at $18.99 with extra $3.00 CVS bucks off with CVS card. This makes the total is $15.99!
Regenerist facial care(excludes kits and speciality treatments)is priced at $18.99 with an extra $4.00 CVS bucks off with CVS card. This makes the total is $14.99!
Body Wash 23.6 oz or Plus Ribbons 18 oz is priced at $5.99 with CVS card
Maybelline: 2 for $10 on Color Sensational lipstick, gloss, liner or Falsies Volum Express mascara with CVS card
Instant Age Rewind Eraser foundation is priced at $10 with CVS card
Neutrogena: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on all cosmetics with CVS card
Complete Acne Therapy system is priced at $19.99 with CVS card
Save $1 on Neutrogena Acne (excludes kits) products with CVS card
L'Oreal: Visible Lift foundation or powder is priced at $13.99 with CVS card
Sublime Glow or Sublime Bronze is priced at $7.99 with CVS card
Rimmel: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on all cosmetics with CVS card
Sally Hansen: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on all nail color, nail treatments or hair removers with CVS card
Revlon: Buy 1, get 1 50% off on all cosmetics or beauty tools with CVS card
Clean & Clear: Save $1 on all products(excludes kits) with CVS card
Clean & Clear Acne Control kit is priced at $19.99 with CVS card
RoC: Spend $30 and get extra $10 CVS bucks when you buy any RoC or RoC Brilliance with CVS card