December 2007

Merry Christmas From The Mineral Makeup Blog

To all my mineral makeup addicts and enthusiast readers out there…

HAVE A MERRY MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS!

I hope you’re all enjoying your mineral-makeup filled Christmas, get some mineral makeup for your Christmas presents, and wear fabulous mineral makeup on dinner parties!

Back to blogging in a bit!

Source: Merry Christmas From The Mineral Makeup Blog

Philip? Did you see my purse?

Even if you don’t celebrate Christmas, who couldn’t appreciate a very proper greeting?

Seasons greetings, and happy holidays!

Source: Philip? Did you see my purse?

Bah humbug…!

I know I shouldn’t be saying this on the day and all…. but does buying gifts that you REALLY like and having to give them away pee you off a wee bit?  More specifically, your boyfriend buying this Paul & Joe plastic chain and pearl necklace with some taupe grosgrain ribbon, that is absolutely you to tee, for his sister as a Christmas present…?  Ok…. just me then…

I stroked it for a bit before reluctantly wrapping it up in a nice perspex box….

P.S. I had to wait until today to post this as to not give the game away but I believe the necklace is available for £80 in Paul & Joe stores. 

P.P.S. I jest.  I hope she does like it… even if I will be wanting to stroke it some more when she does wear it. 

Source: Bah humbug…!

patrick rzepski double breasted cardigan [Indie Style File]

Patrick Rzepski is a designer I don’t know a ton about, but I saw this cardigan at Standing Up Comedy and instantly liked it’s double breasted simple look. I usually dislike double breasted stuff, but this has a very pea coat air to it and the snaps are a good addition. (on sale,  $133 from $190)

Link to Standing Up Comedy. 

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Play Queen for the Day with a Gucci Hobo [The Latest Luxe]

When you’ve had a rough week - attending one too many soirees, spending too much time running the shopping circuit, or doing overtime at work the boutique with yet another shopping spree - it’s all just left you frazzled and sapped of energy.

Time to clock in for the royal treatment.

While your assistant books your spa getaway (your trip to Switzerland is well overdue) you’re considering which bag will accompany your travels:

The Gucci Queen Medium Hobo is a one of the newest from the resort collection, a fresh and shiny addition for the Spring lineup. It’s a medium-sized hobo, decked out in platino guccissima leather. A gold bow is its crowning glory, with a sleek and smooth buckle design on the front.

Indulge away…

Gucci Medium Queen Hobo: $1,650 available at Sak’s Fifth Avenue

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Source: Play Queen for the Day with a Gucci Hobo [The Latest Luxe]

Shiloh Jolie-Pitt: Ready To Make A Run For It In Nikes [Snap Judgment]

[New Orleans, LA; December 22. Image via INF.]

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White Bubble Sleeve Dress [Just a Formality]

I just love the trend for fancy sleeves that’s going on right now.  It reminds of the time of castles and princesses.  The bubble sleeves on this white Xhilaration dress are so very cute:

This is less than $20 right now at Target.  They ship to the United States and Puerto Rico. Check out their special sections for plus size and maternity.

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Giuseppe Zanotti E80067 Mirror Ramino [ShoeBlitz - Shoe Fashions]

 

These gorgeous party shoes are perfect for New Year’s Eve. The Giuseppe Zanotti E80067 Mirror Ramino features slick black patent, along with mirrored gold and copper leathers to create these wondeful peep-toe pumps.

These shoes feature a very unique design as you can see in the pictures of each side below.

You can order these right now at Zappos for $553.95.

Check out these other new arrivals from Giuseppe Zanotti:

Giuseppe Zanotti E80039 Perlux Champagne - $798.95
These t-strap sandals feature beautiful Swarovski crystals - perfect for a glitzy evening out.

Giuseppe Zanotti E80166 Mirror Ramino - $523.95
These sandals feature double bands - one in shiny mirrored gold and the other with a huge buck.

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Source: Giuseppe Zanotti E80067 Mirror Ramino [ShoeBlitz - Shoe Fashions]

Katherine Heigl Gets Hitched [Dirt Bag]

• Katherine Heigl got married! The Grey’s star wed singer Josh Kelley in a tent at the Stein Eriksen Lodge decorated with white flowers and white candles in snow-covered Park City, Utah. It was “incredible and beautiful,” says costar T.R. Knight. [People]
  
• Amy Winehouse has been banned from open visits to her husband in jail after he failed a drug test. She can now only see Blake Fielder-Civil with a bullet-proof glass window between them. Tip for the prison guards: We’re pretty sure the stash is in her hive! [The Sun]
  
• The Christmas bash Tyra Banks threw for her show employees was “a modest party at a Lower East Side Dive,” says a source. “Tyra arrived for a brief stop, looking like a million bucks, and said she was on her way to Italy.” She announced a “surprise,” which ended up being Santa, bearing McDonald’s cheeseburgers. “Unhappy workers ended up drinking themselves senseless and brawling in the street. One needed an ambulance.” [Page Six]

• Did Riley Giles tell a UK tabloid that Lindsay Lohan craves marathon banging? “She’d demand sex again and again. We’d go at it for hours,” he supposedly tells News Of The World. Some chicks just can’t resist a dude in a Wu Tang T-shirt. [TMZ]
• Did hip-hop mogul Damon Dash tell an acquaintance he’d be fucked if wife designer Rachel Roy ever left him? [Page Six]
• “I started working in a bagel store in the ninth grade, and early on the guy who owned the shop took me into his office and wanted to give me a full tutorial on how best to please a woman as I entered high school.” — Ed Burns [Page Six]
• Look for New Year’s Eve drama from The Hills: Lauren Conrad and Brody Jenner will both be at the Setai in Miami — and so will Kristin Cavallari. Stay tuned! [Page Six]
• After being called “Hairy-Kate” and “Trashley,” the Olsen twins want to make peace with PETA. [Page Six]
• Blind item! “Which married Hollywood couple - she’s an actress, he’s a director - is on the rocks? The famously happy lovebirds are fighting constantly and are ‘having problems.’” [Page Six]
• Gossip Girl’s Serena and Dan: A couple in real life! [Gatecrasher]
• Blind item! “Which nanny for an A-list NYC showbiz couple, each of whom is famous, is sharing her suspicions that the husband is having an affair?” [Gatecrasher]
• Lost actress Michelle Rodriguez will spend Christmas in the slammer. She checked in to Lynwood Jail (the same one Paris Hilton was in!) yesterday and will be there for 180 days; she is serving for violating her probation. The smoke creature is surely to blame. [TMZ]
• Dr. Phil: “An asset Britney and Jamie Lynn both have is a great and dedicated mother.” Hahaha, wait, what? [People]
• Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo had a great game Saturday, maybe because Jessica Simpson wasn’t in the crowd… or was she? [People]
• Danielle Fishel, known as Topanga on Boy Meets World and Lance Bass’ ex-girlfriend, was arrested for drunk driving in L.A. late last week. She’s also a correspondent on Tyra. What will Miss Banks say? Related: Pretty soon everyone in Hollywood will be in jail. [CNN]

Source: Katherine Heigl Gets Hitched [Dirt Bag]

Be Fine Gentle Cleanser

I’d been curious about the Be Fine products for a while now, but had yet to act because they seemed overpriced. When a $10 coupon good for any Be Fine product popped up on my CVS Extra Care Card Coupons, the offer became too good to pass up. I picked up the Be Fine Gentle Cleanser, and let’s just say if I’d paid full price ($15.99 for a mere 3.4 fl. oz.) I would have been sorely disapointed.

The packaging is a disaster—each pump only yields the tinest amount of product, so it takes a ridiculous amount of pumps before there’s enough cleanser dispensed to actually clean the face. The actual product itself is only mediocre. It barely lathers and doesn’t feel like it really did anything. Peppermint Oil and Peppermint leaf extract give a nice mintiness, but it could be kicked up a notch. Sugar cane extract is added to moisturize, but if anything, my face felt somewhat tight after cleansing.

This cleanser also contains Oat Bran Extract to soothe skin, Rice Bran Proteins to protect collagen and Rice Bran Oil to nourish the skin.

Source: Be Fine Gentle Cleanser