Sweet Treats
Courtesy of Daily Candy
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, Daily Candy has some suggestions. Their slide show, 19 Gifts for Your Valentine features some pretty cool stuff including these vintage Mexican valentines. A not so romantic gift idea? This key chain that makes toilet flush sounds.
If you’d rather make up stories about Valentine’s Day, feel free to submit your ideas to the Coach website.
If you’re looking for a gift to give yourself, Bloomingdale’s currently has a pretty awesome Clinique Bonus.
In addition to having her own series that we covered earlier this week called Kell On Earth, Kelly Cutrone also released a new book called If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You. This Elle article also mentions that she used to read tarot cards in Venice Beach and Los Angeles, and still gets occasional requests from people to give glimpses into their future.
MAC Cosmetics has always had makeup for every shade, but their new campaign All Ages, All Races, All Sexes includes products that promise to look good on everyone.
Lastly, Nylon has the lowdown on Dior’s new compact featuring Egyptian Hieroglyphs.
Maybe It’s Much Too Early In The Game, But I Thought I’d Ask You Just The Same
Courtesy of Paula Deen
With New Year’s Eve just around the corner, it’s time to crank up the sparkle quotient. Rachel Zoe thinks so too, she’s suggesting false eyelashes to help you out. As always, Rachel has a Parallel Universe suggestion that won’t break the bank. This one is from Sephora.
We mentioned before that we J’Adore Dior and this lip glow might be just the sparkle you want to outshine that Waterford Crystal thing that helps bring in the new year.
After all your New Year’s Eve partying, Paula Deen’s Percolator might be just what you need.
To keep you entertained at the office until quitting time on the 30th, I Heart Daily has roundups of the best beauty posts of the past year as well as the top entertainment posts. Whitney Port of The City and The Hills also recently posted 14 different looks for her 14 Days of Fashion. Even though she’s model gorgeous there’s still something endearing about her. Glamour has a list of Top 10 Most Memorable Red Carpet Moments of 2009. Enjoy!
Rainbow Brite
Courtesy of American Apparel
In addition to racy advertisements, it looks like American Apparel has taken a dip into manicure territory. Since we like shades that sometimes make our manicurists giggle – black, dark purple & dark maroon as of late – we’re fans of this collection.
Sometimes, we like to day dream about the calendars that we will use next year. Crate and Barrel has this cute one that has a book for each month – each in a different color. Perfect for when we have to write little notes to ourselves – either so we can remember to get milk or the starting lyrics for our next #1 single.
In addition to those cool little beauty books you can create, Real Beauty is also on top of makeup questions like ‘What do I do if I want smoky eyes like Kim Kardashian but have light eyes?’ They’re so crafty. They’ve gone ahead and posted a slideshow to create smoky eyes for blue eyed beauties who don’t want to look like they’ve just been beaten up. If you just so happen to have a complexion that looks more like Kim K’s, you’re in luck. Real Beauty has you covered in the smoky eye department as well.
Lastly, blogging for extended periods of time can contribute to creating a large backside, and not a desirable one like aforementioned Kim’s. So, a chair from Gaiam is on our wish list. This chair looks funny but it forces you to engage your core muscles while sitting in it. Since you are most likely reading this post sitting down, perhaps you should consider putting it on your wish list too.
Keepin’ It Real
Keeping with the theme of keeping it real…as far as representation of women in magazines, that is…German magazine Brigitte is banning models from the pages of it’s bimonthly. Maybe things are really starting to shift.
Glamour.com has compiled a list of five things that you can thank Coco Chanel for, including the new film, Coco Before Chanel, set to be released at the Ritz Five later this week.
Coco would probably be a fan of what I Heart Daily highlights today – rings with lockets. A bit different with just the right amount of je ne sais quoi that Coco would approve of.
Keeping with the Chanel theme, the New York Times highlights Chanel’s show as well as provides commentary.
Lastly, Clutch points the way to beauty sets priced lower than the individual items. The Dior set in particular caught our eye, as we love the mascara, and the beauty set which includes mascara and shadow comes at the same price as it usually is to just get the mascara. Nice.