Archive for the ‘beauty’ Category

The 16 year old brand many of us have grown to love, particularly Laguna bronzer (I live by it), is finally getting a home of its own. Located at 413 Bleecker Street, in New York City’s West Village, the Nars Cosmetics store will open Spring 2011 and will feature exclusive items to the location.

Purple Lab is a clever new brand of beauty products that is all about “double duty beauty.” I recently got my hands on a tube of Huge Lips Skinny Hips lip gloss, which is more like triple duty because it serves as a lip plumper and has a little Hoodia to help curve your cravings, all while making your lips pretty, shiny and a tasty at the same time.

I’ve had mine for over two months and it’s still going strong. There are eight colors to choose from and my favorite color is Lychee Martini, which has hints of nudes and oranges.

You can purchase for $25 at Purple Lab and in case you’re thinking ahead to the holidays like me, this would make a perfect gift for your girlfriends.

What do Fashion Week goers do for fun outside the hours of the runway shows inside the tents? Fabulous cocktail parties, of course! Some might say sleep, but in all honesty, sleep always gets last priority. Kristin Booker (a dear blogger friend of mine over at Fashion Style Beauty) and Lianne Farbes (aka The Makeup Girl) hosted their annual Cocktails & Couture party last Saturday night at the Ted Gibson salon. What a great place for a glitsy gathering?!

First of all, the hostesses had their hair done by stylists at the Ted Gibson salon and they both looked amazing. During the party they had a make-up artist and two manicurists too! Let’s not forget the Read the rest of this entry »

Avon has dominated the beauty category on a global level whether salon products like the Advanced Techniques lotus shield (best frizz control product) or the increasingly popular among my generation, mark makeup line. Awhile back I was invited to an Avon summer preview, so naturally, without looking too much into the invite, I assumed it’d be new beauty products. Upon arriving to the Avon showroom, I was welcomed by a pleasant surprise – a room full of summer dresses, jewelry, accessories and shoes!

Now, if your only experience with Avon is through your mom or grandma, you might expect the clothes to target an older demographic….not in this case! They sent guests home with an adorable boho maxi dress, gold cuffs, earrings and a summer tote. Check out the dress and some of the jewelry: Read the rest of this entry »

Last Thursday, I started a three-day juice cleanse from BlueprintCleanse called Renovation, which is the starter level among two other options. It involved drinking six juices per day made from raw fruits, vegetables and other does-a-body-good stuff. Let me preface by saying I LOVE food and am not usually a healthy eater. I just exercise a lot to balance out my bad habits.

Instead of doing a straight up review, I decided to do a play-by-play diary of my experience on the cleanse. I took notes in the moment…even when I whined and had TMI thoughts. Check it out after the jump! Read the rest of this entry »