Blown Away

As one of my Top 5 Twitter friends @gipson coined TGFDM {Thank God for Direct Messages} I get oodles of DM’s asking how do I keep my hair straight. I’m a busy woman and I don’t care to bother with my hair for several days, so finding products that multi task or will at least act like it are what I hunt down! Before the flat iron comes the blow out, and my holy grail product is Bumble and Bumble Thickening Spray.  I have fine strands and the more product I pile on to reduce the common issues of dry ends, frizz, or thinness, the more my hair will turn into a helmet. This setting spray adds body and makes my fine hair feel thicker, but also soft, and never gummy. It also tames frizz and flyaways. It contains Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, which moisturizes, conditions, and helps repair environmental or chemical damage. Don’t be afraid of the *Thick* in the name, this beauty is for all hair types, but if your fine or limp, this is your blowdryer’s BFF.  Spray when your damp hair is in sections, comb through with a pic, then blow dry each section with a medium size round brush. Then reach for the Victoria Secret Hair Serum for smooth and shine. It’s all about keeping it easy, simple, and ’70’s style!

Keep the DM’s coming!

 

Moi xoxo

Look Good. Do Good. Naturally.

Aveeno has hands down become my favorite drugstore brand. From the body firming lotions, to the daily facial scrub I have already reviewed, this line remains true to its motto of creating products that bring the best of nature and the high tech of science together to create fabulous natural products. All without breaking the wallet! The new facial product line and it doesn’t matter if it’s the Positively Radiant or Positively Ageless, all contain a fairly new ingredient: mushrooms. In this day and age when everyone seems to want to feel “green” by using a more natural approach in everything, including skin care, this is a product many women can’t wait to try. If you’re shopping soon, don’t toss the receipt just yet! While supplies last buy any two Aveeno products and receive an eco-friendly Beau Soleil Reduce, Recycle, Renew tote bag. Now Look Good & Do Good. Naturally~

Send your receipts to VOGUE’S AVEENO GIFT WITH PURCHASE c/o Vogue Promotion Department, 4 Times Square, 12th floor, New York, NY 10036.

 

 

Moi xoxo

Easy Breezy Bohemian

Unless you’ve been living in a country sadly devoid of a fashion sense, it’ll come as no surprise to me to hear that the Boho look is dead. Actually, I will expand on that. As a major trend, it’s certainly no longer mainstream, but I won’t go throwing out my gypsy clothing and boots out just yet. There are still pieces that I would incorporate into my style as the bi polar world of fashion changes every season. Accessories such as the Three Studded Cuff from Hermes or The Paddington Clutch from Chloe all add that Boho vibe to a Fall look! For Moi, colored bangles are the perfect pick-me-up- for my daily uniform of black and white. For that added funkiness, I would wear them even above the elbow. I love the chunky ones by LA designer Gara Danielle and I have nicknamed her Fall collection as earth tones are easy. I mean that in the best way as they go with everything. For bangles starting at $23, for that price, you can afford an armful. Slide one of these stunning neutral bangles over any outfit for an instant dose of je ne sais quoi!

Moi xoxo

The Pillow Fight

As the United States continues towards an inevitable economic recession and possibly worse, several signs begin to interfere with your daily life. You may question how you can substitute your previous spendy habits with inexpensive alternatives. It might be switch to drugstore beauty items, skip the Starbucks latte in the morning, or for me it’s stop redecorating! Not 100% but instead of furniture pieces I am going the affordable route and changing my pillows. It’s easy to switch up your pillow décor and don’t stick to old fashion rules that you can’t mix solid and pattern designs. As long as the colors themselves compliment one another, take the eccentric approach and mix animal prints with stripes or paisley print with paint splotches. By the looks of Thomas Paul’s designs below, you’d think the man never had a bad day in his life. They are always bright and cheery, and his new pillow collection is no exception. The punchy patterns are printed on 100% linen and finished with simple piping. Fresh and fun, they are hard to get sick of—especially when the colors are reversed on the back of the pillow.

If all else, get some pillows to have a fun and delightful pillow fight!

 

 

 

Moi xoxo

 

 

 

 

Odd & Unusual Punishment

Fall is in full bloom and with that comes loads and loads of dinner parties and social gatherings!  Be thankful it’s 2008 as in the early 1900s, you couldn’t get away with using just any old knife for handling butter. You needed a butter pick. And for plucking that special chocolate treat off the platter? The bon bon scoop, of course. You think it’s hard now trying to figure out which fork to use? I’m just glad I wasn’t living during the Victorian Age when nearly every entree and side dish had its own utensil. Before refrigeration and chemical preservatives, food spoilage was a major concern, especially among the wealthy who thought sticking the same serving piece into different foods would cause “cross-contamination”. As a result, the bacon fork and the sardine server were among the utensils invented for those who could afford to be so finicky about their health. I had quite the chuckle as I reviewed the collection of odd and little-known utensils now available at LiveAuctioneers.com. Enjoy reviewing the roundup of the strangest silverware used during the 19th and early 20th centuries—silverware that not even your mother would likely know what to do with. Now take note, the salad fork is the one with the slightly smaller prongs!

Moi xoxo

Cake Breaker?

*Shooting Star*

California + Los Angeles = Celebrities to the majority of the population but to me it equals LA based KWID, otherwise known as Kelly Wearstler Interior Design. Kelly is my sole celebrity I would chase down in my stilettos for an autograph! I have been following her design style for years and love how she incorporates bold colors and prints into neutral colors such as black and white. Since black and white is my wardrobe pallet with bold colors used in accessories and jewelry I feel like I am Weartler’s sister from another mother. Now it’s time to visit sis in New York and head over to Bergdorf Goodman as the designer has lent her Midas touch to the legendary department store’s swank BG bar and has just released a namesake shop within the store, stocked with her signature touch of furnishings and textile designs. As I travel the globe, I purposely book at any hotel within the Kor Hotel Group as Kelly has transformed them over with her mod-baroque interior style such as the Tides South Beach in Miami Beach and Avalon in Beverly Hills. With her new home store inside Bergdorf Goodman, this is Kelly’s first attempt at creating decorative objects and art. Simply put, there is a need for interesting and luxurious accessories in the home marketplace and with her design style, you really are getting something special and you wont see it at all of your friends houses. My wish list includes a 18h century-inspired canopy chair, a kaleidoscopic metal lamp, and a massive marble table. Every season a new crop of Wearstler items will debut which means every season I need to find a business reason why I need to fly to New York.

Moi xoxo