Fashion’s Night Out

The inbox is bursting as events keep popping up. I have taken to Facebook to asking for help in covering the events or creating clones. My only payment for this help at the moment is cookies. Any takers?! 🙂

Check out the events coming up below, and let me know where you’ll be!

Norma Kamali

Check out the rest of the events happening after work hours. Almost all stores are open as late as you never thought they would be. Take advantage!

Nine West
Laura Geller Lulu Guiness
Brooklyn Style
Assouline
Sephora
Fashion Central
Fashion Central
Coach
Victoria's Secret
ASOS and Teen Vogue
Lord and Taylor
Piperlime
Where will you be?

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Make it Work!

Tim Gunn Golden Rules

In honor of Tim Gunn‘s newly released book “Gunn’s Golden Rules: Life’s Little Lessons for Making It Work,” Lifetime.com is giving away 18 signed copies, one for each “Make it work!” moment.

The book has great tips that stretch beyond the reach of fashion, as well as some gossip and info from behind the scenes. From the snippets I read in magazines (children without manners and pushy manners, along with diva designers!) and on the website (check out the “see inside” section), Tim has much more to say than I expected!

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment at the lifetime site – with your favorite Tim Gunn moment and they will be eligible to win!

Tim Gunn Golden Rules
Hope you win! If not, snag a copy!

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Kim Kardashian has a bit of a Blond streak

Kim Kardashian Prestige CoverKim Kardashian has been gracing cover after cover and getting product deals left and right. Before you confuse the introduction for jealousy, understand this – I admire the gal y’all. Each and every day she graces the advertisements and mailboxes I think that her marketing team is flawless and that she is a hell of a business. Let me get some of that Kardashian stock!

Her latest cover of Prestige magazine in Hong Kong has her smoldering looks front and center between two nekked gentlemen. Her outfit caught my attention. I didn’t need to get the details of the photo shoot (check out the post on her blog). I realized the fab bodice with plenty attitude was from The Blonds. A fashion show I had the privilege of attending last season. The styles were beyond gorgeous and I’m ashamed to say I didn’t do an adequate post on MOJ about it. What better time to exhibit them than as a warm up to a new Fashion Week season?

Magazine Cover Image Credit: Hollywood Life

The Blonds A/W 2010

The Blonds A/W 2010

The Blonds A/W 2010
The hair styles were beyond fabulous! They had braided backs and blond flips at the top. I was in love!

The Blonds A/W 2010
Fierce fashion calls for fierce makeup.

The Blonds A/W 2010
The model – resting.

The Blonds A/W 2010

The Blonds A/W 2010

The Blonds A/W 2010
As gorgeous as these are – they weigh a lot!

The Blonds A/W 2010

The Blonds A/W 2010

The Blonds A/W 2010

The Blonds A/W 2010

The Blonds A/W 2010

The Blonds A/W 2010

Like it? Love it?

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Ports 1961 Sneak Peek

Ports 1961 SS2010 Preview

A favorite of mine, Ports 1961 (check out my past coverage here) shared a sneak peek of what’s to come during Fashion Week with us. The label’s designer, Fiona Cibani, “draws inspiration from the magic allure of the desert.”

I’m expecting vibrant colors and magical drapery. I’m keeping my mind open for the beauty and hair though, it’s like a blackjack table – hit me!

You excited yet?

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Alessandra Ambrosio Koton Beachwear Fashion Show – Istanbul

Fashion shows are known for bringing some creativity from designers to runways to realways. Some concoctions are unrealistic and feed more into the aesthetic creation and mood of the show. This swimwear line sported some serious fembot/fashionable Star Trek dos. The style elicited a serious whoah! from me. It’s interesting, and reminds me of something my mirror shows me some mornings. With less neatness.

Alessandra’s abs are tres magnifique on the other hand…

Koton Fashion Show Istanbul

What do you think?


Image Courtesy of HotCelebsHome and Celeb Utopia

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Nails Fresh(ly)Cover(ed)

FreshCover Nail Color - Cuba BellaRemember my trip to Duane Reade? Well the new beauty center formerly known as a drugstore (select locations only) tempted my wallets plenty in one day.

http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=myowju-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B002Q2DHUA&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrMy newest indulgence is a nail polish brand I was far from being familiar with. Have you heard of Freshcover Nail Color? I didn’t.

I will be very honest and tell you I cared much less for the quality, or anything, really, once I saw the bottle shape. The handle was so interesting and pleasantly odd. The only thing left for me to choose was the color to take home with me. You know – sometimes I feel like items are meant to come home with me. Ever justify your shopaholic impulses so?

Continuing my search for the perfect range of coral polishes (because the search for the perfect one only taught me that I like too many to choose just one!), I chose Cuba Bella and continued to wander around the store.

Check out how they performed on the digits:

FreshCover Nail Color - Cuba Bella FreshCover Nail Color - Cuba Bella
Left is with flash and right is without.

FreshCover Nail Color - Cuba Bella

This coral is the most relaxed and easygoing shade of coral I have ever come across. I say this as though the color and bottle have a personality, but when you have purchasing habits similar to mine, you start building relationships with inanimate objects, partly from the financial guilt, and otherwise from the love of all things colorful and beauty.

Though I enjoyed the application, the overall experience was weak. The polish is a little weak in opaqueness and seems to me to be a mix between a jelly and an opaque polish, ending up a bit sheer and temporary. The wear for this polish was also not perfect – about three days before chips appeared.

I’d recommend this to a gal who does her own nails and frequently switches it up, if the bottle tickles your fancy, like it did for me, then that’s a plus too. Otherwise – save your dineros!

Have you tried FreshCover polish?

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Get the Look: Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba was seen sporting a cute high waist belted skirt with a sheer top and some cute strappy sandals. I thought it’d be a great look to copy, and put together a look for y’all. Everything from the sheer top to the cameo necklace, all under $50 (except for the Sigerson Morrison flats, those are a bit over $100 but look like they’re worth every penny).

Image courtesy of JustJared.

Which celebrity everyday style inspires you?

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Cosmetic Graffiti

Eyeko Graffiti EyelinerAs you may have read, I am on an Eyeko roll right now. The products are rocking my socks with the cute packaging and the simple and efficient way in which they do what they promise to do. I was excited to try out the Graffiti Eyeliner because I didn’t use liquid or felt liners in a long time. Sometimes you need to phase out products and bring them back into your life to keep things fresh. I’m sure your skin would love it too.

I tried out the Graffiti Eyeliner Pen in Fierce Purple. Purple eyes are perfect for anyone, and a liquid line in purple just sounds great, doesn’t it?

The application is pretty smooth. I had a mental checklist in my head from the moment that I opened the cap. What does a good liquid liner do? I tried to apply it in a thick layer as well as a thin layer. I checked for feathering and whether it was smudge-proof or not.

Eyeko Graffiti Eyeliner
I’m loving it for the application types. The thin and thick variety is definitely something to talk about and I can picture a lot of looks I can do with this. There is a tiny factor of bleeding, depending on how you apply it, but it’s not a messy bleed, it’s a natural bleed from a liquid liner. The only thing I couldn’t really work out is blending it in. This is not a blendable liner. Once you apply it, you’re finished. It’s set like stone.

The color is great too because it’s not an obnoxious bright purple. I will be rocking this to work.

If you’re a plenty shades of shadow kind of girl, this is great for above or below shadow. If you apply it under shadow, you will have a permanent makeup lined eye look going on for the day.

Eyeko Graffiti Eyeliner
The packaging for the eyeliner pen isn’t as cutesy as most of the other items in the Eyeko line, but it’s a good change to the mix to keep it from being overly sweet. They still have the rounded letters and some hearts.

Check out how it looked on me (and don’t mind the unruly brows):
Eyeko Graffiti Eyeliner
I wasn’t too neat with the application, but as you can see, it’s not picky with how you apply it, as it’s pretty low maintenance and neat all on its’ own. If you are in the market for a liquid liner, I would recommend this one as your first option.

The colors available online are black, brown, navy, and purple. All the colors you need to match everything else in your makeup drawer. £5.00 ($8.00) on the site and also available at ASOS.

Do you use liquid liners? Have you tried Eyeko?

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Paperself Lashes

PaperSelf EyelashesI love writing about beauty and fashion, and as my knowledge and skills expand, so does my awareness of all the products around the world. What is beautiful, what is accepted, what is taboo, who sees what how. It was a similar AHA moment that occurred when I was at the Makeup Show (yeah a little tardy with the news – don’t judge!) and met the folks from Paperself.

Have you ever wanted eyelashes that were in shapes of things, rather than just intricate strands to elongate your lashes? Yes, we’ve all seen and tried feathers, but actual designs? Horses and peaches? Are you ready for this?

What is Paperself and who is behind it?

Paperself is a platform for the innovative exploration of paper for contemporary product design.

Since the time of the ancient Egyptians, paper has enabled the world to communicate. It has bought continents closer together, educated millions and for centuries has provided a canvas for creation, experimentation and the realization of ideas. Paper is everywhere and now it is evolving into a new dimension.


Launched in 2009 by London based designer Chunwei Liao, Paperself unites artists, designers and manufacturers from East to West. Challenging conventions of product design, Paperself offers a stylish alternative in furniture, homeware and accessories for eco-conscious living.
(source site)

Paperself Eyelashes
These made me think of Alice in Wonderland…

Paperself Eyelashes
These lashes are the regular size of lashes by the way. The designs are tiny and beyond intricate!
Paperself Eyelashes
Paperself Eyelashes
A little blurry, but these are zebras.
Paperself Eyelashes
You can have either full length or shorter length. For just a little oomph at the sides of your eyes.
Paperself Eyelashes
Some of the ladies behind the brand’s table were sporting the lashes. So of course, I demanded (ok asked nicely…) to take a photo of them.

Paperself Eyelashes

Paperself Eyelashes

The lashes are beyond interesting and intriguing and I love that a company that creates items for the house can also create beauty items. The delicate designs absolutely rock my world but I do have reservations.

First – this is completely new and I need to wrap my mind around it. That’s not a negative, it’s more like that commercial about being “emotionally unprepared” for a package coming to your door so quickly. I’ll get around to it. Next there’s the look. I am digging the mini option, because I can totally imagine rocking out the corner of the eye designs but I don’t think I can rock the full eyelid length. Do you think you can?

Lastly, these babies cost a pretty penny. Eighteen dollars a pair to be exact. Before you hang up your Paperself dreams, think about how much work must go into creating such a delicate design. Then think about how much you already shell out for beauty products and save up for these babies if you want to rock em. They are sold in very few places and are working on a direct e-commerce site. I found them as an online exclusive to Urban Outfitters in the US.

What do you think? Would you rock a pair of these?

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Last of the Six

As promised, here are the last of the photos of the six NOTDs from the Zoya Flash color collection. The colors are bright summery shades that make me think ‘this is what the nail polish version of a bag of Skittles would look like.’ The shades just evoke happiness.

Zoya Nail Polish - Dana Zoya Nail Polish - Dana
Dana is a grown up bubble gum pink. It’s safe enough for work and flashy enough for the bright color hungry fashionista inside of you.

Zoya Nail Polish - Dana

Zoya Nail Polish - Maura Zoya Nail Polish - Maura
Maura is a bright red that has two great features: it doesn’t stain your fingers and it goes on creamy with no streaks.

Zoya Nail Polish - Maura

All of the polishes in this collection are amazingly smooth and need two coats to look exactly like the bottle promises it will. That’s really no surprise though, because Zoya is notorious for delivering on their promises.

Do you have a favorite from the Flash collection?

Disclaimer: This product was sent to the author for review by the manufacturer/PR. All reviews on MOJ remain unbiased and unpaid. For more info, feel free to contact the author.

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