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New Dermalogica Age Reversal Eye Complex

In September Dermalogica launched their Age Reversal Eye Complex ($75) and I was sent a sample to try out. I’m not the best candidate to test-out eye cream as my under-eye area is already pretty smooth, wrinkle-free and dark circle-free, but I credit that to consistently using eye cream day and night! I usually prefer … Continue reading “New Dermalogica Age Reversal Eye Complex”

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L’Occitane 2010 Holiday Collection

About an hour before I headed to JFK to board a flight to San Francisco I stopped by L’Occitane’s Columbus Avenue store to check-out their 2010 Holiday collection – and boy was it worth the rush! The weather in NYC has quickly turned to being unbearably dry, so I’ve completely changed my skincare routine and … Continue reading “L’Occitane 2010 Holiday Collection”

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Frugal Snob: Topshop Fall 2010 Heavy Duty Collection

I haven’t been to Topshop since their Manhattan store opening over a year ago, but after checking-out their Fall 2010 collection I’m feeling like I’ve been missing out! I’m all about the fall makeup trend of having intense eyes and subtle lips and I’m always one to be daring with my nail polish (its how … Continue reading “Frugal Snob: Topshop Fall 2010 Heavy Duty Collection”

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Color Saturated Eye Lids: Snob or Slob?

Images from style.com Makeup artist extraordinaire Pat McGrath once again created the look for the Christian Dior show this season. Similarly to what we saw for Spring 2010 it was a dramatic, vampy, film noir-esque look complete with super-vivid, highly saturated eyes. Bold shades of pink, green, and blue are no easy task to pull-off (especially … Continue reading “Color Saturated Eye Lids: Snob or Slob?”

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Chanel Spring 2011 Beauty

The show may have been bore all the elements of a surrealist fantasy, but to achieve the perfect beauty complement to Karl Lagerfeld’s magnificent, couture-like spring designs, Peter Philips looked to the black-white-green French garden that was recreated in the Grand Palais. “Karl showed me a sketch he had drawn of a girl with smoky … Continue reading “Chanel Spring 2011 Beauty”

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Fashion Week Beauty Look: Armani

All images from style.com The beauty look at the Giorgio Armani’s S/S 2011 show was one of the most entrancing of the season! To go along with the designer’s all blue line-up (influenced by the night sky over the Sahara), the models walked the runway wearing gorgeous navy Tuareg-style head wraps and blue heavy makeup … Continue reading “Fashion Week Beauty Look: Armani”

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