Test of Time

Coco Before Chanel

Amidst the insanity that is fashion week, there was one show that featured the designs of a certain reality TV star.  It’s Whitney Port, who Glamour has labeled as a ‘trendoid’. Since we just watched a screening of Coco Before Chanel and are now obsessed with classic designs – we beg the question, will Whitney’s collection last?  Or, will it end up in the clearance bin at Kohl’s like her buddy Lauren Conrad’s designs? Ouch.

Speaking of things that stand the test of time, there’s a cute company called Little Bird Style run by two visionary twenty somethings. Little Bird aims to style girls eighteen and under in the best way possible. Little Bird dresses girls well, but doesn’t veer off into grow up too fast territory. Before you dismiss it because of the target audience, take a look at the blog and sign up for the newsletter, set to be released next week.

Lastly, Frederic Fekkai is giving away shampoo!  No, really. Head over to the closest Saks Fifth Avenue on Thursday with the shampoo you currently use in hand. It doesn’t matter if the bottle is empty or full, and they’ll give you a bottle of Fekkai shampoo. Information on the event was included in a Daily Candy e-mail blast, but it is also Facebook official. The closest store to Philly is in Bala Cynwyd, but knock yourself out with the store locator.

I Want To Ride My Bicycle, I Want To Ride My Bike

“It bags” may be out, but tote bags as art are definitely in. Here are some totes from the area as featured on Philly.com. My fave is the one with the bicycle.

Philly.com also has a feature on how to wear white.  Not sure if I’m sold on this look, but it was a valiant effort. I’m a bigger fan of Glamour.com’s slideshow for how to standout.

NBC10 has a video on the organization dress for success. It’s a good one, dedicated to helping women who might not have the means to dress professionally but still want to make a great first impression.

Lastly, I’m heading over to Muji to get this cute shower radio that The Frisky featured on it’s site. I might mistakenly try to get shampoo out of the bottle but it’s still cute and completely necessary. The Frisky also features this picture of a Juicy Couture zipper pull to help you celebrate National Vanilla Ice Cream Day. Sure it was yesterday, but who says you can’t celebrate today?

Good Morning Angel(s)

In case you’ve haven’t quite gotten your fill of celebrity death news in the past two weeks, the PW Style blog has one more tribute to golden gal Farrah Fawcett .

The iconic actress may have been known best for her appearance on the first season Charlie’s Angels, but what really cemented her place in every teenage boy in America’s heart was her undeniable California-girl sex appeal. Golden skin, genuinely sweet smile and, most importantly, that big, beautiful mass of beachy waves.

A halo of pure ring-spun gold, enveloping-nay enlightening-the rest of the pin up beauty. Who doesn’t, to this day still, ache for the kind of hair that defies all weather, remaining silky, shiny, and big on the most humid of days? Who doesn’t want hair that has every man within a 20-foot radius stopped in their tracks amidst such a heavenly glow? The ’80s teased-hair heyday may be over, but there are plenty of tactful ways of channeling Fawcett’s touchable tendrils without crossing over to dreaded Cher territory.

Big, a concoction brought to you by the always fragrant Walnut Street beauty boutique Lush , is essentially, Farrah in a bottle. I’ve long been a fan of the all natural shampoo, having had far too many shower sessions involving hard Philly water and too much scrubbing.

The salty shampoo manages to somehow clean and sheen even the thickest of hair. Although a bit off-putting at first glance-the large chunks of sea salt in a lemony broth don’t exactly inspire any Herbal Essence showergasms-after a quick rinse through my tresses I’ve suddenly got bubbles tumbling down my back. Follow up with frizz-fighting conditioner and you’ve got a match made in heaven. Post-shower locks aren’t just lustrous, they’re damn near boisterous.

And a little goes along way, which means that $20 bill I parted with will last me through an Indian summer and beyond. Bonus: lemon+summer sun=lots of natural golden highlights. Farrah who?

Now, if only we had a Charlie to wake up to.