According to the Daily Express, Nine actress, Marion Cotillard is teaming up with rocker Franz Ferdinand to sing lead vocals in the new Dior commercial. As the face of the brand, Cotillard will also star in the commercial. The song? Franz Ferdinand’s Eyes of Mars.
Someone posted it on youtube! Check it out HERE. Well that was fast!
For more information visit www.spinyc.com
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who will design the best window of them all? Will it be Bloomingdale’s, Apartment Therapy, or ELLE DÉCOR? Bloomindale’s has designated a big window at their flagship store on 59th Street and Lexington in NYC to the following representative from each company:
The windows will be installed January 19th and it’s game on! From January 20th-28th visit the windows in person at the 59th Street location or online at BigWindowChallenge.com; then cast your vote online or by texting the number of your favorite window (1, 2, or 3) to the phone number 89800.
1-ELLE DECOR
2-Apartment Therapy
3-Bloomindale’s
YOU’RE INVITED: Meet the designers, Eileen Joyce, Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, and Eddie Ross, January 28th from 6-8pm on the fifth floor at Bloomindale’s. RSVP at [email protected]
For more information on the designers and the challenge visit BigWindowChallenge.com
As most of you know by now, Haiti needs our help after Tuesday’s devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake.
Between the Red Cross and Charity Water, here’s some easy ways you can get involved:
I’m participating in all of the above between these two organizations. If I can do all five, consider trying to do one. I never want to sound preachy but every little bit helps and now is the time to unite and make a difference.
Text “Haiti” to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross. The donation will appear on your cell phone bill. They are also
I walked by the Lush location in Lahaina on my last day in Maui, and was blown away by the amazing sale they’re having on their holiday gifts! Buy one, get one free on all holiday wrapped sets, or buy any holiday product, get two free! The sets were already a great value, but considering how great this promo is, now is the time to stock up if you’re a Lush fan. I should mention that aside from already being gift wrapped (most of which are in non-holiday paper so they are perfect for all occasions) they come with a surprise 15% off coupon inside. I discovered that lovely surprise when I gave my little sister the You Shall Go to the Ball Gift Set for Christmas. I checked with the sales rep., and the sale is going on at all locations (and online) until they run out. Get them while you can!
For more information visit LushUSA.com
While vacationing in the Big Island of Hawaii, I spent 5 heavenly days at the Four Seasons Resort in Hualalai, soaking up the sun and enjoying the sensation of having sand underneath my feet. I’m generally a big explorer on my vacations but the Four Seasons offered so many great activities and services that I didn’t leave the property during my stay. The adventures would have to be saved for Maui; this portion of my trip was all about having no agenda and unwinding from all the running around I do in NY.
Well I picked the perfect place. The Four Seasons Resort offers guests a sports club which includes a strength gym, cardio gym, rock climbing wall, half basketball court, sand volleyball court, outdoor lap pool, work out classes (including fitness, yoga, and pilates), tennis courts, golf course, hikes, as well as a full service salon and spa.
Considering the array of options (especially on the spa menu), the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai is the ultimate destination for wellness and relaxation.
Having taken full advantage of the amenities the property had to offer, I was very excited for the opportunity to interview the woman largely responsible for making this establishment so great, Hualalai Director of Sports and Spa, Karen Cosgrove.
Pretty Connected (PC): How long have you been in the spa industry?
Karen Cosgrove (KC): I have been in the spa industry for 11 years. I spent 3 years in the Middle East in Qatar and Egypt, 4 years in the Caribbean before ultimately coming back to the US, where I worked in California and Arizona before moving to
I’m often amazed at the sheer number of beauty products I have amassed over the years. Everything from multi-purpose face masques to multi-fragranced foot lotion is stored away (no easy feat in my small Manhattan apartment) for the day I decide to truly pamper myself. But despite my arsenal of expensive and fancy products one thing I cannot live without is the inexpensive, no-frills, classic miracle worker that is Aquaphor Healing Ointment. This award-winning, clinically proven formula works like a charm on my dry, cracked, winter-in-New-York lips and rough, dehydrated cuticles and elbows. This stuff is seriously amazing. Not only is it extremely effective but it feels luxurious, works quickly, lasts for hours and gives your lips a nice glossy sheen without any funny taste or stickiness. I buy the small on-the-go tubes and stow one in every handbag
Price: $5.79 for 2-.35oz tubes (also available in additional sizes). Visit CVS.com for more information.
By Melissa Udoff
BeautifulPeople.com, the dating and social networking site dismissed roughly 5,000 members due to complaints that these members had gained weight. Apparently they should have thought twice before putting up those holiday pictures, which showed they had packed on a few pounds.
According to the New York Daily News, BeautifulPeople.com Founder, Robert Hintze believes, “As a business, we mourn the loss of any member, but the fact remains that our members demand the high standard of beauty be upheld. Letting fatties roam the site is a direct threat to our business model and the very concept for which BeautifulPeople.com was founded”
And that’s what you get for joining a site that accepts new applicants only if existing members deem you attractive enough.
In other news, PrettyConnected.com has a Facebook fan page. And we’ll accept you as a fan whether you’re old, young, fat, thin, bald, ugly, gorgeous, dumb, smart… Click HERE to become a fan.
Mrs. Meyer’s, the Earth-friendly, cruelty free brand specializing in household products, is one of my favorites. If you love the smell of pine trees, then get the Iowa Pine line while you can (and it’s on sale)! Now’s about the time when all the Christmas tree’s make their way to the curb and many of us have to wait until next year to smell that freshly cut tree aroma. So I’m stocking up on the Holiday Hand Care Set so I can have the fresh scent of pine (mixed with a touch of cedar and clove) for months to come.
The Iowa Pine Holiday Hand Care Set includes the Hand Soap Liquid, 8oz, & Hand Lotion, 8oz. Was $9.99, now $5.99! [Revision: as of 1/16 this set is now $3.99! But they have sold out of the Clean-Up Kit]
For more information on the Iowa Pine collection visit mrs.meyers.com
Over the holiday musk? May I suggest the lavender? That’s my favorite Mrs. Meyer’s line!
Happy New Years to all my pretty readers!
I hope this new year brings you all peace, joy, happiness, and everything you want out of life (no pressure).
Break out the bubbly! It’s time to celebrate.
