I'm so in like with my new mascara Big Tease from Bare Escentuals. It makes make-up fun again for me. Buying it I saw that they have a (for me) new thing, brushless- mascara. Have anyone tried that? It looks SO difficult!

Oh please come to me my pretty pretty shoes...

I love the internet age. I don't own a tv. I don't pay for cable. But I still just watched the entire first episode of the new season of Project Runway on mylifetime.com. I only had to listen to one commercial before it started. This is even better than watching it on tv! There's also all kinds of fun stuff (pictures and tons of extra videos and a scorecard) on the Project Runway on Lifetime site.


Thoughts on the show:

* I almost forgot how much I LOVE Tim Gunn. I missed Project Runway and I'm so glad it's back on finally!
* I love that the show hasn't changed in any real way in the move from Bravo to Lifetime. The music when they went shopping at Mood made me squeee :D
* I really liked Irina's dress
( Spoilers below the cut! )
So have you watched it yet? What'd you think? Who was your favorite so far? *eee!* Project Runway is back!!

Am I wrong or is this the UGLIEST SKIRT IN THE HISTORY OF CLOTHES? WTF was Nordstrom thinking?

( Click at your own risk... )

So, testdog65  gave me a Sephora gift certificate for Solstikwanzanukkamas this year, and I used it to buy some new eyeliner pencils. I've been using Chanel, but they seemed just a bit too smeary for me. But all the others I've tried have been too hard and irritated my skin.

I bought the Sephora "Slim Pencil" for eyes, and it went on easily and didn't smear. It also lasted longer than the Chanel -- no doubt because it didn't smear, LOL.

Best of all? Five bucks each.

I'm thrilled! Thanks, testdog!

I don't know why I haven't tried this ever in my life because it seems somewhat obvious, but I recently read a tip on how to get your lips soft and smooth, particularly if you wear dark colors of lipstick. And I tried it and it worked!

First, gently wet your lips. The tip didn't recommend this, but I also softly dabbed them with Aveda Calming Composition.

Then take a very, very gentle scrub -- I'm using one that isn't made anymore, but it's literally made from ground rosebuds -- and use it on your lower lip only. BE GENTLE, but lightly rub until the chapped, dry, scaly skin is gone and your lips feel soft. Then rinse them with lukewarm water until the scrub is gone. Then while they're still damp, take a q-tip and put a single drop of eye serum -- I'm using Aveda Night Nutrients -- on the middle of your lower lip. Blot your lips to spread it around.

Your lips will instantly be smooth and you can wear dark lipstick right away.

This works MUCH better than all the lip balms I've ever used in my life! And you can do it every night if need be.

My lips have never felt nicer than this in the winter.

Is this man a god, or what?



Obey Tim. Donate to stop the hate, here.

Anybody else skip the debate in favor of Project Runway?

What did you think?

Becareful, spoilers might be in the comments.

ASDFGHJKL....

Sigh....

Hi, I was hoping to get some advice-- I'm considering buying an epilator. 

Are they effective? Terrible? Easy to use? Incredibly painful? Very expensive? Worth it? Am I right in my assumption that they could only be used on my legs, so I'd need to continue using other means on other areas? Is there any point buying one if it's just one more part of a regimen that doesn't really replace another part?

Any comments, advice or recommendations would be welcomed!

Hello there! I am new here and wanted to introduce myself but also post this fabulous Louis Vuitton swim suit I am dying for. I know it's like 37 bucks so it probably isn't real and what not but I would love to get it, But being a poor college student like I am I can't spare the money =(


http://www.amazon.com/White-Monogram-Bikini-Inspired-Vuitton/dp/B000R1LM8G/ref=pd_sbs_a_title_4

Amazon has Vogue on sale in their Goldbox, http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox , a two year subscription for $18! That price is good until 6:00 PM PDT.

I don't watch the show, but my mom just called to tell me that Christian Siriano has a guest appearance tonight on "Ugly Betty"....Thought I'd pass it along....

Gal Pal

This thing is so simple but such a last-minute stress-saver I can't even begin to tell you! Even if a deodorant/antiperspirant is labeled as invisible, it's often not... well, on black clothing anyway. It really does work as advertised, though $9.99 is a bit pricey for what amounts to just two circles of foam! Anyway, I thought I'd rec this!

I just got an e-mail from Saks Fifth Avenue that has deals for handbags and shoes through April 12th.

Spend $1,000 on two handbags and receive a $400 Saks Gift Card. Just use code HANDBAGS

Spend $400 on two pairs of shoes and receive a $150 Saks Gift Card. Just use code SHOES

Also, if you go to http://www.skymilesshopping.com and register, you can get 1 Delta mile per $1 spent online at Saks!

Though I'm rather slack when it comes to makeup, I do so love me some good dresses! I'm curious if anyone else here is a dress fiend, and if so, who are your favorite designers? Or alternatively, favorite styles?

Currently, I'd have to go with Tadashi for being comfortable but stylish, but Vivienne Tam is probably my all-time favorite designer because of the Buddha/dragon print dresses and skirts she's made.

Edit: Many thanks to xie_xie_xie for the Vivienne Tam videos behind the cut!

( Vivienne Tam Fall 2008 )

You know what need to cease to exist?

Short sleeved sweaters.

If it's cold enough to wear a sweater,  yo, it's too cold for short sleeves.

And don't get me started on short sleeved TURTLENECKED SWEATERS.

I grasp that sleeveless turtlenecked sweaters might be useful under a jacket or a cardigan or shirt, to keep your arms from being too bulky or you from getting too warm indoors.

But short sleeves?

Pointless. Unflattering. Wrong.

Dear clothing manufacturers,

You have created pants that you describe as "flattering" or even as "flattening your tummy." Allow me to explain something to you. I will use very small words.

If your pants squish your tummy fat, it will have to go somewhere. It does not, contrary to any desire you or I might have, simply vanish. Nor does it push into the empty cavity of your body, because your body is already full of important things like organs and bones and, perhaps sadly, visceral fat.

There is, in other words, nowhere for the fat you are squishing to go but up and over the waistband of said "tummy-flattening" pants.

Sincerely,

Your friend Xie