It’s a really weird time to be updating our looks–everyone around us is tightening their belts, and it can sometimes feel shallow to be investing in new fall beauty and style splurges at a time that many can’t afford to gas up their car.
The thing is though – and the lipstick index stands behind me – tough times make it imperative to take care of ourselves. If we can’t feel good about our bank accounts or our job security, we sure as heck have the right to feel good about ourselves! And, seriously, if you are looking for a job, …read more

From the Splendicity community, comes this week best in beauty, fashion and shopping.
FASHION
The Well-Heeled Society highlights a worthy Breast Cancer Awareness event: Shoes That Inspire, where you can buy a $10.00 raffle for silk Peter Fox shoes, hand-painted by Tracey Asai.
BEAUTY
A Touch of Blusher counts down the best 10 fall 2008 makeup collections.
Steeping Beauty has a low cost fine mist spray by Evian.

From the Splendicity community, comes this week best in beauty, fashion and shopping.
SHOPPING
NY Spender suggests that “if you buy only one pair of shoes this fall, buy one with stacked heels.“
Her Accessories is celebrating the cooler weather with a roundup of her favorite fall jackets.

Gleaming Things loves Givenchy’s look of layered chains, but they just aren’t in the budget right now – these picks are though!
Shopalicious finds a very stylish quilted handbag — with an eco-friendly twist! (Plus a coupon for 10% off!)
Chic by Nature has a great wrap top that you can wear out and then to bed.
There’s …read more

While the rest of the fashion and beauty world are ahead of us by 6 months, and have already made it through the cold, hard winter, we real people are ending the summer, and starting to think about the cooler weather of the fall.  What are we going to wear?
This seems like a good time to remind you of the colors for fall, as set every season by the folks at Pantone.

The colors are, from the top left, then the bottom left:
Blue Iris, Royal Lilac, Shady Glade, Caribbean Sea, Aurora Red, Shitake, Withered Rose, Twilight Blue, Burnt Orange and …read more

I mentioned earlier in August that WWD was in the process of polling readers to determine the 75 Defining Moments In Fashion.  Well, the results are in:

#1 First Lady of Fashion: With the election of John F. Kennedy as president, Jackie Kennedy becomes an instant and enduring style icon in her trim suits, pillbox hats and those oh-so-elegant pearls. Her arrival at the White House temporarily elevates Washington D.C. to an international epicenter of chic.
#2 The Rachel – Jennifer Aniston bouncy layered ‘do gives Farrah Fawcett’s feathered flip a run for its money as television’s most copied coiffeur with …read more

 
So I got my copy of Nina Garcia’s The One Hundred yesterday.  What an incredibly nice book.  Im not sure why I was surprised by how nice it was, other than the price is so right, I wasn’t expecting such a thick, heavy book.   MSRP is $21.95, but Amazon has it right now for $13.97 – go snatch it!
I made it through about the first 30 items last night, and well, I need to shop.  I did see the darned Birken page in there, although I haven’t made it that far in the book yet – should have known she …read more

The daily fashion bible, Women’s Wear Daily, has had a total site redesign (that is fabulous, by the way – kudos, WWD!), and you might be interested to know that they are wide open to the public (non subscribers) for this week only. 
In celebration of their new site, the editors at WWD have offered up 75 Defining Moments in Fashion – which you can vote on for the next three weeks (yes, even after WWD closes back down to only subscribers).  Here is how it works:
The 75 Defining Moments in Fashion poll will be fielded in conjunction with …read more

Um, I wouldn’t.  Maybe if I looked like Giselle in my jeans and I HAD an extra ten grand to blow, but sadly, that just isn’t the case with me.  *sigh*  But I will sure admire them on you though (and yep, be a little jealous too, cause they are right cute)!  If you’re interested, these jeans have just launched today – they are from Key Closet (who I love!) and are premium denim (duh!), with over 1000 Swarovski crystals, and 1 carat diamonds on each back pocket.  Wow. 
And just so you don’t feel just completely over the …read more

Nothing better than super fine fashion for a good cause, eh?

 
On the evening of Wednesday, April 23, Design Cares presents A Night of a Thousand Lights, at the Roseland Ballroom in NYC – a fundraiser to benefit St. Jude Childrens Hospital.  Click the image above to see the invitation and the full listing of designers and events involved, but it will feature Marchesa designs and will be hosted by Phillip Bloch.  Expected at the event are Molly Sims, Iman, Lydia Hearst, Ivanka Trump, Vince Curatola, Tony Sirico, Diane Kruger, Fabiola Beracasa, Alana De La Garza, Olivia Palermo and Michelle …read more

 
Bluefly’s new area on their website went live this morning – named b*fly.  Normally Bluefly carries couture and very top of the line brands, and the new area on the site incorporates more casual, but still very high quality items and brands, at a great discount.  What could be better?  Do check them out, I bet you will find some of your favorite things there – I know I did.
/me buzzes straight over to the BCBGMAXAZRIA section