The Binge and the Beautiful: Bill Blass Fall 2008

Maybe it's because... when I went outside this afternoon, it had just rained. The sky was an overcast and muted grey, the hydrangeas were bursting into full-on shocking pink mode, and the towering trees were Astroturf green. The whole brilliantly beautiful scene looked freshly painted. Maybe it's because I'm listening to Fleet Foxes. But the rich jewel tones of this look from the Bill Blass Fall '08 collection (designed by Peter Som) are singing me the moody blues.

I Finally Met mark.

And seriously, we got along FAMOUSLY, I tell you. I got this mark. (the Avon-for-cool-kids spin-off line) lip gloss in a Makeup Alley swap -- it's a Shine Tube Hook-Up Lip Gloss in Butter Cream, but it looks like this one is an older product. Its newer iteration is Buttercreme Brioche -- which sounds much fancier:


Anyway, it's a really light neutral-goldish shade that basically just illuminates and enhances your lips with a light shiny glaze. It reminds me a bit of Stila's Lip Glaze in Vanilla, but honestly, I like mark. better (sorry, Stila!), as it's lighter and not as goopy and sticky. And, not to mention, it's way cheaper.

I couldn't find a photo of the product itself, but the swatch is above. Here's the same product in Crème Caramel:

($5, mark.)

I'd also deffo like to try the Sugared Almond -- you get a free connector to attach both products together when you buy two -- and for $5 each, I think I WILL!

The Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism on eBay

Hey people, you know the pretty purple Nokia phone that I blogged about a few days ago and some of you have been wanting to buy it? Well you can now! Since we are the kind of girls who want practical phones with classic, silver designs, (largely because we travel between countries a lot and Hong Kong is one of those places where phones are not attached to phone plans, unlike the UK or US,) we have decided to follow in Style Bubble's footstep and put this Prism up for auction on Ebay (UK). If you are a fun girly girl who wants this phone before it gets released, place a bid here!

Uniqlo UT Project 08

Two weeks ago, the new Uniqlo ad in Grazia (a UK glossy tabloid) featuring Chloe Sevigny really caught my eye. I'm not a fan of Chloe's style, (actually I wonder why people love her style so much,) but I really liked how the black tank top fits her here. Doesn't Chloe look very casual rock chic? And the other big attraction? The fact that the ad is by Uniqlo means that the shirt is actaully affordable!
Uniqlo's collaborations with designers to produce capsole collections are usually much talked of on the Internet. But UT Project seems much more accessible to me. UT Project is basically where Uniqlo collaborates with a bunch of artists and designers to make printed T-shirts. Depending on the designer, not only are the print designs different, but even the fitting of the t-shirts is different. You can probably tell from the few pictures of Chloe modelling them.
The most popular (and publicised) t-shirts seem to be the Basquiat t-shirts (-they're the ones Chloe is wearing in the first two pictures.) I bought the tank top on the left and I love how it's really long, and it's got a slit on one side so you can tie it together the way as shown in the ad. It's going to be one of my lazy-day shirts this summer!
I think the Osamu Tezuka t-shirts are kind of cute. Don't they look so easy to throw on? I imagine wearing them to hang out at a friend's house.
But I'm really not a fan of the surfing-looking t-shirts like the one on the right. (A bunch of people back in high school used to wear surfing t-shirts to school everyday and I think I've been scarred by them.) And I really don't know how to appreciate art because the print on the left t-shirt just looks ugly to me.
The long blue shirt on the right is one of the more special designs. And as for the shirt on the left, it didn't look so pretty to me until I saw it modelled on Uniqlo's Japanese website. Those blobs of green look just like the blobs of colours I'm trying to add to my wardrobe!
We all know celebrities and ads always make things cooler, so if you want some idea how how to dress-up these ordinary T-shirts from 'normal' people, take a look at the images on the Japanese UT website. (Speaking of which, why is the Japanese Uniqlo site so much better and complete than the US and US Uniqlo sites?) It has many girls posing in the tees, giving the tees many different styles -from hipster to cutsy to rock chick to boringly ordinary. Actually, even if you're not a fan of Uniqlo, you should take a look at how they styled the girls for inspiration!

Image Credits: http://www.uniqlo.co.uk/, http://ut.uniqlo.com/

Sample Sale Saturday

Y'all, I suck for being so effing busy at work and NOT EVEN HAVING TIME TO BLOG ON THE JOB. I mean SERIOUSLY! I have NO time to blog at work! WTF?

I will now make up for it by saving you cash on your Saturday shopping -- check out these sample sales. They're all in New York (sorry, everyone else).

Sample Angels for Love Heals Sample Sale
145 W. 18th St. (Btwn 6th & 7th Aves)
Saturday, April 24, 10-7; Sunday, April 25, 10-6
DVF, Ya-Ya Aflalo, Skin, Shoshanna, Lewis Cho, Torn by Ronny Kobo, Nieves Lavi, Yumi Kim, Zoey, Christopher Deane
All major credit cards and $.


Archetype Showroom & Gallery Sample Sale
676 Broadway, 2nd Floor (Btwn Great Jones & Bond St)
Saturday, April 26, 10 am - 7 pm
Black Sheep and Prodigal Sons, Bureau, Corpus, Digby & Iona, 80%20, Eskell, Fremont, Jenny Yuen, Kimberly Baker, Lorick, Quail, Samantha Pleet, Tankus
Cash and credit cards accepted


Olga Kapustina Annual Sample Sale
161 W 22nd Street (Btwn 6th & 7th Avenues, 3rd Floor)
Wednesday, April 30th; Thursday, May 1ST, 9am- 8pm; Friday, May 2nd, 9am- 7pm
50-70% off summer and spring dresses! Silk party dresses and cotton office looks. Sizes 0-10.


Pottery Barn
Not a sample sale, but, the Soho location is closing (a big-ass Hollister is taking its place -- eeeeewww) and, accordingly, is having a big-ass sale.
More at The Shophound.

Everyone else: check out these cute kittens (via AnimalNewYork.com)

Martin + Osa

Last night Glam and fashion line Martin + Osa hosted a party to preview Martin + Osa's collection. Martin + Osa is a newly launched line by American Eagle Outfitters. Every season Martin + Osa releases new cashmere sweaters in different weights. I especially love the gauzy, feather weight cashmere sweaters they have for the Spring.

Heidi Montag style

Heidi din The Hills, care in sfarsit este difuzat si de MTV Romania, a urmat exemplul colegei ei, Lauren Conrad, si a lansat o linie vestimentara, mult mai accesibila insa, in colaborare cu Anchor Blue Clothing Company. Colectia "Heidiwood" are preturi cuprinse intre 10$ si 60$.
Greu de crezut ca isi va purta propriile creatii avand in vedere ca majoritatea hainelor si accesoriilor ei sunt de la Chanel, Chloe, Balenciaga, Stella McCartney.
De Valentine's Day, alaturi de logodnicul ei, Spencer

Ochelari Chanel si geanta Balenciaga

La lansarea "Heidiwood" in pantofi Christian Louboutin

Ochelari Chanel si pantofi Christian Louboutin

Geanta Chanel

Rochie si pantofi Chloe, ceas Chanel, geanta Balenciaga