April 2009 Archives

WHO: Author and trend journalist Alix Strauss and her mother, Jan Strauss

WHAT: Kiehl's Since 1851, invites you to join in a fun way to celebrate and shop for Mother's Day!

Both Alix and Jan will be on hand to share and read from HAVE I GOT A GUY FOR YOU: What Really Happens When Mom Fixes You Up 26 true tales of blind date horror stories...

They will discuss the mother/daughter dance, and how mom's Mr. Right, can be your Mr. Wrong...

WHERE: Kiehl's Flagship Store
109 Third Ave
13th Street and 3rd Avenue
New York, NY
212-677-3171

WHEN: Thursday, May 7th
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
5:00 PM cocktails and cupcakes
5:30 PM reading; Q&A to follow

Attendees can sip wine, laugh and relate to these personal blind date tales, purchase copies for their mother's as a "what not to do" and hello? Kiehl's Mother's Day gift sets for under $30 bucks. YUM.

**Every mother/daughter pair will get a complimentary lip gloss with purchase**

Jane Schub, creator of avant-garde polish set, Strange Beautiful, has another product she'd like you to know about, Wash with Joe.

Wash with Joe brings the beneficial properties of coffee into a foaming body wash, infused with mint essential oil, to jumpstart your day.

So, what's the benefits of coffee anyway?

*Anti-Carcinogenic
*Repairs UV damage
*Natural deodorizer

Wash with Joe = paraben free, certified vegan and never tested on animals.

Where: www.washwithjoe.com

Price: $24.00

What we say: Move over Starbucks, there's a new bitch on the block.

Hi Lovies,

So, I'm a born & raised New Yorker (with the voice to match: remember The Nanny?) and, of course, I lurveee No Yawk shopping; my favorite beauty retailer, you ask? Bendel.

However, one of my biggest gripes about NYC - is no Fred Segal!!! No seriously, I'm not a stalker- but everyone shops there; Isla, Duff, LC, Xtina, Paris, etc....and, I want in.

Call me a brat, but it's not fair that if I want to blow my rent check at FS, I also have to budget for airfare, hotel, and, I'll have no money left for a cocktail - ew.

Anywho, it seems like FS recently added an online shopping portion to their scarce website; but, it's not like going to Needless Markup (get it Neiman's?) and just shopping - it's like...annoying.

One thing I am LOVING is Robin Coe-Hutshing, legendary retailer, Studio @ Fred Segal, now has a website: www.studiobeautymix.com.

My life just changed. Studiobeautymix has all of the ridiculously hard to find brands: KaplanMD, Rare, Diana B., Juliette Has a Gun, Ineke, etc...

Also, tips!: check out Beauty Channel by Nadie Jolie.

Girls, we now can shop at Fred Segal from our bedroom! Kinda.

I'm so horny over this, kind of like when I eat Pig Heaven's spare ribs.

LOVE,

Elyse!

One of our favorite brands, C.O. Bigelow, has a new summer fragrance: Lemon, Eau de Parfum - it's amazing.

The scent is inspired by their uber popular, Lemon Body Cream.

It's light, crisp, refreshing & juicy - scrumptious; just how we like it.

The Scent: Citrus, green lemon leaves, warm white musk.

Price: $34.50, 3.5 oz.

Where: www.bathandbodyworks.com

PS: I'm a rank, stank perfume whore; however, in the summer my fellow 6 train riders do not appreciate the wafting smell of Angel by Thierry Mugler (so 97') in muggy cars, so Lemon really is a fresh, airy scent - for all to enjoy.

One of our most favorite GlamourCow's in all the land: Amanda Lepore.

Lepore, Tranny supernova / real life Barbie doll, has some huge news coming through come this weekend: World premier of her first full length music video, "Cotton Candy", & the NYC launch of her fragrance "Amanda".

We've met her a couple of times, she's scrumptious; kind of like Cotton Candy & Swarovski crystals actually.

So, I'm not an avid reader of More magazine b/c of the age gap with their general editorial; however, their beauty pieces are pretty good, so I like to check them out every now & then.

I started reading their latest: '40 Beauty Tricks to Master By 40' featuring my girls: Laura Geller, Bobbi Brown, etc...

So here I am drinking my diet coke, breezin' on through...

'#8. Book brow time.' Check.

'#12. Don't neglect your nails.' Duh. Check.

And all of a sudden I see '#21. You're going grey where?'

My eyes stiffen and I start gurgling on my diet coke- WTF, I'm reading the title over & over...

This is it. The mother of Q's, the question all of us 20-something's want to know. Do you go grey downstairs?

I continue to read...

'#21. You're going gray where? If you want to match the hair down there to what's on your head, try a color kit safe for sensitive skin (look for something made without ammonia). The creator of Betty Hair Color, Nancy Jarecki, points out that if you're tired of the natural look, going orange or hot pink might perk things up a bit. (And you thought the Brazilian was your only option.) Betty Color $15, bettybeauty.com) comes in 10 shades.'

OMFG. So what you're telling us is we, Homo sapiens, go gray down there after a certain age?

Your flower box is no longer fresh?

My royal princess garden is going to turn into a stale shade of salt and pepper!?

I know what you're thinking: relax...this is obviously one of Mother Nature's many ways of dazzling us...

However, I've already started seeing greys on top of my head; naughty, shiny, silver blades shooting out of my head, now the pubes?

Ugh...the moment. No, the second! I see an unnerving gray sprout down below - that's it. I'm either pulling a Sinead O'Connor - Or I'm taking More's suggestion: Betty Beauty, hair dye for down there.

I might as well whip out the debit card & purchase "Fun Betty" (hot pink), test out the goods & keep you girls posted. I'll just look at it as an exercise as in futurity.

Sigh.

"This is the most glamorous, indulgent scent we've ever done," says Kors, on his latest fragrance, Very Hollywood, according to WWD.

"This (Very Hollywood) is the indulgence. This is the gold dress!"

"Hollywood glamour is the ultimate escape. It is an emotional pull, no matter what your age -- which gave us the idea for this fragrance. Everyone needs a little escape these days," Kors told WWD in an interview.

The scent: Very Hollywood is a 'sophisticated floral'; mandarin, iced bergamot, wet jasmine, ylang-ylang, raspberry, gardenia, Italian orris, creamy amber, soft white moss & vetiver.

The packaging: The bottle is made to look like the flashbulbs of 50's & 60's photography and the Very Hollywood moniker is in a font inspired by the Beverly Hills Hotel.

So, why does Michael do all this? "I want women to have that boudoir moment," he said. "The texture of the packaging, the bottle - they're all very opulent and glam with an architectural edge."

Price: 1 oz = $45, 1,7 oz = $65, 3.4 = $85

When: September 2009

What we think: So, Michael, basically, what you're telling me is after a sumptious bubble bath in my claw foot tub, I can drape myself into my silk, bell-sleeved, Natori kimono, slip on my marabou-fur, kitten-heeled bedroom slippers - splash on a bit of Very Hollywood & get all Gypsy Rose Lee on the British bf?

(Insert song: 'Stripper by David Rose & His Orchestra').

Love. No. OBSESSED with this. Can't wait to try.

*** SAVE THE DATE***

Get personal one on one hair consultation by celebrity stylist, Frédéric Fekkai

WHO: Celeb Stylist, Frédéric Fekkai, will be giving his expert advice and style consultations at Sephora 5th Avenue.

WHAT: Frédéric Fekkai, the leader in luxury hair care, is offering personalized hair consultations and discussing his newest product innovations including Salon Color. He will be there giving advice, tips and the latest trends from the runway. Sephora shoppers will have the chance to receive personal consultations from a world renowned stylist and learn more about his Salon Color for at home treatment.

WHEN: Thursday, April 30th, 2009
11am - 2pm , Personal hair consultations with Frederic Fekkai
**No appointment necessary**

WHERE: Sephora - 5th Avenue, NYC