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Stylish Ballet Flats That Fit in Your Purse
Don’t feel bad if you’re not ready to give up your heels.
Most women love wearing high heels. In fact, sales of skyscraper heels seen on celebs like Katy Perry and Kim Kardashian are expected to rise in preparation for the holiday party season.
Even though you love your killer stilettos, your feet may be less than thrilled with your shoe selection. Leave it to Dr Scholl’s to come up with a solution for when you can’t bear to take another step.
Dr Scholl’s® For Her™ Fast Flats™ are foldable ballerina shoes that come with a metallic wristlet for storage. Comfortable and chic, the basic black flats have a leather look, a bow over the toes, and a cushioned rubber sole. A special design makes the flats soft and flexible enough to fit into even a small handbag.
Bundle up with Fair Isle
If you hail from a warm climate, you may not be familiar with Fair Isle.
Knits with the traditional pattern used to be associated with the function not fashion crowd.
Not anymore. Since Dolce and Gabbana featured Fair Isle in their fall collection, patterned knits have been spotted all over.
What’s the modern take on the Fair Isle pattern? Designers have moved away from the traditional zipped sweater to other fashion apparel like long sweater coats with ribbed trim and patch pockets.
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Trail Blazing Gift Set
Do you have a female manager who’s been giving you the evil eye lately?
If you’re planning on asking for a salary increase in the near future, impress your boss with a gift that shows her you know who’s running the office.
The Boss Lady Mini Kit from Blue Q contains straight-shooting products with Western botanicals like cactus flower and sage to warm the heart of even the crankiest supervisor (think back to when you gave her your budget estimate).
Pink 4 Friday Lipstick Drops This Week
Do you love candy pink lipstick? Rapper Nicki Minaj is a big fan, and is already setting trends with her signature pink-colored wigs and over the top Barbie look.
To celebrate the launch of her debut album Pink Friday, Minaj has personally designed a limited edition creamy pink lipstick for MAC Cosmetics.
Minaj recently revealed her love of MAC lipsticks: “MAC’s Pink Nouveau was my favourite lipstick for years, but now it’s all about Pink Friday!”
“Shower it Off and Keep the Coif”
Who says you have to wash your hair every day? Some mornings, when you’re running late, a time‑consuming blowout is out of the question.
Perfect for a quick shower (or a long soak in the tub), the Queen of the Coif Shower Cap from Upper Canada Soap is a stylish way to keep your hair dry and frizz-free.
The shower cap, which features durable waterproof lining with secure elastic, is roomy enough for even long, thick locks. Available in pink with a crown pattern or blue with a diamond pattern, the satin cap comes in a swanky package adorned with jewels.
LUSH Favorite Bath Bombs
Sometimes the holidays just sneak up on you. Like Hanukkah, the eight-day Festival of Lights, which starts this year on December 2nd.
If you want to light up the life (and bathtub) of a friend, you can give her the limited edition Fizztival of Lights gift from LUSH this holiday season.
The mini hat box is filled with four of LUSH’s favorite bath bombs, like the seasonal Cinders, to make each bath a special occasion. LUSH fizzy bath bombs are made with essential oils to condition and scent your bath.
Limited Edition Eyelash Curler with Rhinestones
For the holiday season, tarte has added some sparkle to their Picture Perfect Eyelash Curler. For a limited time, you can pick up a golden curler decorated with purple rhinestones.
The eyelash curler is ergonomically designed with easy grip handles that provide a more comfortable feel. A purple silicon pad makes it easy to see every lash, and lets you apply just the right pressure to curl lashes naturally without pinching or crimping.
What’s the trick to using this curler?
Hair and Makeup On an Outdoor Adventure
Sarah Palin’s Alaska TV series has debuted to roaring ratings on TLC. It’s not surprising that the eight‑part documentary exploring Alaska has already ignited a few controversies.
One of the smaller controversies surrounds the issue of wearing full makeup while engaging in outdoor activities.
Let’s face it. Throughout the premiere show, the former governor’s makeup and hair looks “doggone” good (a TV critic commented: “Granted, Palin looks gorgeous at all times, but who has hair and makeup people on a mountain?”)
Gold Standard Facial Blotting Paper
When it comes to skin care, experts are always looking for the next best thing to wake up your complexion. Sometimes, it makes sense to explore ancient cultures who thrived without luxuries like lasers and anti‑aging injections.
Tatcha Aburatorigami Blotting Papers are 100% natural, biodegradable sheets based on a 300-year old Japanese secret. Made of abaca leafs which are prized for absorbency and softness, the papers remove excess oil and sweat (that can lead to breakouts) without disturbing makeup or stealing moisture from your skin.
Four-in-One Convertible Boots
Before boots were all the rage, a knee-hi pair was enough to handle the deep freeze of winter.
Times (and fashion) have changed because wearing boots isn’t a one season deal any longer. Neither will wearing one length of boots cover all of your fashion options.
If you aren’t a celebrity with a walk‑in closet full of designer boots, you can meet all of your boot‑wearing requirements with a single pair of Geren Ford Farrah boots.
Wash and Glow Holiday Collection
Pomegranates are loaded with nutrients and antioxidants, so it’s only natural that skin care experts are taking a second look at this superfruit.
Now you can pass on the anti-aging properties of the pomegranate to your friends or family with a bath set from the Joe Fresh Bath collection. The budget-conscious sets feature products with the rich scent and nourishing properties of the ancient fruit to keep your skin feeling soft and smooth.
Soccer star David Beckham has already proved that he can sell underwear.
After modelling Emporio Armani briefs for four-year and increasing sales of the designer underwear by 30%, Beckham is in the right place to launch his own brand.
Witnessing the success of his wife Victoria’s line (her dresses are a favourite of celebrities like Cameron Diaz and Demi Moore), has also encouraged the star of the Los Angeles Galaxy to develop a business of his own.
Convenience Store Diet Leads to Weight Loss
Forget about boring diet food like carrot sticks and cottage cheese. A professor of nutrition, Mark Haub, has determined that calorie counting, not nutritional value, matters when it comes to weight loss.
To prove his premise, the Kansas State University professor ate a Twinkie every three hours instead of meals (for variety, he added Little Debbie snacks, Doritos chips, cereal with sugar, and Oreos to his menu plan).
Stop the Curl Bashing Campaign
When it comes to hair type, do men prefer women with long straight hair?
According to The Millionaire Matchmaker, Patti Stanger, if women want a shot at dating one of her high-flying bachelors, they better get out their flat iron.
Stanger, who has updated her look this season with loose curls, insists that her millionaires prefer straight hair: “Men appreciate hair they can run their fingers through—and they don’t want to get them snagged in scraggly, frizzy, pubic-looking bird’s nests.”
Beauty-saving Palette With Touch-up Necessities
Beauty emergencies are never pretty, but you can dial down the chaos by following your own beauty emergency program.
The Trish McEvoy Mobile Beauty Emergency kit contains beauty essentials for any unexpected beauty hazard.
The classic black quilted pouch has just enough room for your smartphone (so you can text your stylist for SOS) and includes a face and lip palette to help beauty survivors handle any beauty crisis.
Hardest-Working Lotions and Potions
How do you know which anti-aging product to try when most of them are all about the claims and not the results.
You can pile through the reviews from the beauty community on MakeupAlley.
Or, you can check out Good Housekeeping’s annual Anti-Aging Awards for the 26 best anti-aging beauty products. The Good Housekeeping Research Institute tested 90 products on 820 volunteers in its search for the top anti-aging products.
What were the testers looking for? Products that really work according to scientific studies.
Best-selling Eyeliner in Metallic Shades
If you’ve always wanted to be a rock star, you know it’s all about your image (just ask Lady Gaga).
Make Up For Ever has figured out what you need to make it on stage and off with a set of five vibrant eyeliners for rock-star glamour on the go.
The creamy metallic eyeliners are waterproof, smudge-proof, and fade‑proof (perfect for any extreme condition a rock star may find herself in).
