BARBIE: Best "It Girl" of All Time

I don't know about you, but I'm super duper excited about the BARBIE RUNWAY SHOW at Fall Fashion Week (check out the full fashion week lineup at www.mbfashionweek.com).  This year is Barbie's 50th birthday, and the fashion week pros aren't the only ones celebrating...

The "Barbie Loves Stila" collection is available for a limited time only at www.sephora.com. The collection features 4 paint cans that include Barbie's looks from the past five decades - 1959 Ponytail, 1971 Malibu, 1980 Foxy, and 2000 Jewel.  Each paint can also includes a "Barbie Look Book" detailing the top selling Barbie dolls of all time. 

Damn, the girl still looks good.  Plastic really must be fantastic. 

XO

Em

"Barbie Loves Stila" pictures from www.sephora.com

Racy, Lacy, Black Tie Lipstick

OH. MY. GOD.  I'm officially smitten!!  I have really been crushing on Lipstick Queen for quite some time. This is a brand that makes only lip colors - from gloss to lipstick, in every formula you can imagine.  And  by the way, Poppy King, the beauty and the brains behind Lipstick Queen, is absolutely adorable and oh-so-nice.  I had the pleasure of meeting her when I worked for SPACE.NK in Manhattan.  (Sidebar:  she told me I looked like Mary Louise Parker. Yay me!) 

 

Anywho, I knew she had a black lip color and gloss coming out.  And I know, I know...black lipstick sounds sooooo goth.  But these lip colors are very sheer which makes them great on their own, but even prettier layered with other lip colors. They're also great gifts for VALENTINE'S DAY. Nothing like being a  super-smoldering sexpot for your honey.  Admirers, take note....this is a whole lot better than a box of Russell Stover chocolates or a generic bouquet of red roses. And her products don't break the bank. Cool. 

Black Tie Shine Gloss - $22

Lace Oval Mirror - $22

Black Tie Lipstick - $18

Lace Lipstick Holder - $18

All products can be purchased at www.lipstickqueen.com/product_frame.htm

XO

Em

Is Another Grunge Era Upon Us???

With the economy in the slumps, is it time for a new way of beauty?  Way before our current glamorization of fashion and beauty, many youngsters were rockin' out the greasy hair and lumberjack shirts.  Let's travel back to the days of yore -  the mid-nineties.  I was an angry, angsty little teen who got to listen to angry, angsty music - think Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Bush, blah, blah, blah. What a wonderful time to be a teenager! The mood fit my mood, and fashion meant rolling out of bed and putting on a wrinkled shirt and baggy jeans.

Which brings me to my fantastical idea - there has to be a "new" Marc Jacobs out there who plans on showing a grunge collection at fall fashion week!  Which also means that the makeup/hair people should get the models all grease-monkeyed and rock-and-rolled out. Think unwashed hair, glowy cheeks and super smudgey black eyeliner.  Oooooh, and another designer should totally channel Courtney Love with her baby doll dresses and smeared red lips.

Stay tuned for all the runway makeup after the shows.  I know everyone is just as excited as I am to see what is in store for fall:)

XO

Em

The Many Looks of Lily

Since her new album, "It's Not Me, It's You" came out today, let's take a look at the many hairstyles of Lily. She's been brunette, blonde and pink.  She has stuck to keeping her hair long, with some sideswept bangs, but I REALLY love her short do...esp with the dark eye makeup. Love it, love it, love it.  What do you think?

XO

Em

Photos from : www.kissandmakeup.tv/lilyallenhair.jpg

 www.aaa-fashion.com

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XO

Em