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Win the KOxHedwig Nail Polish Collection As Seen on Neil Patrick Harris {Giveaway}

Hedwig nail polish

My goodness, I feel like this has been a non-stop exciting week of announcements! As some of you know I recently became a spokesperson and partner in Knock Out nail polish. They launched over 5 years ago and were the first brand to do matte nail polish and having I was obsessed with them from the start. About 3 years ago I met one of the founders, and we have since became good friends. So getting to be apart of the brand this year was a big honor for me. As is the big announcement that Knock Out is the exclusive nail polish brand for Hedwig on Broadway starring Neil Patrick Harris and created a custom KOxHedwig collection for the show.

Neil Patrick Harris Hedwig nails at the Tony Awards

The collection consists of four shades, Bombshell (matte yellow), Hedwig (red glitter), Sugar (white glitter sparkle), and Midnight (navy glitter). Since up until now Knock Out has only done matte, creating our first glitter collection is very exciting. Mike Potter, the founder and creator of Knock Out, is the infamous makeup artist behind the makeup and wigs in both Hedwig the movie and on Broadway so it’s been exciting watching him work with Neil Patrick Harris and all of his support with the collection. He wore our Midnight shade at the Tony awards — and if you heard his acceptance speech, Mike got an amazing shout out. (You can see the feature on his manicure on allure.com).

Karen O Oscars Knock Out manicure

Mike is also Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs makeup artist and she debuted our Sugar shade at the Oscars this year where she was both nominated and performed during the awards. Karen O has been the face of the line since it launched in 2009.

The KOxHedwig collection is $20 and available at hedwigbroadwaygoods.com

I’m giving away a set of all 4 polishes to one lucky winner. There are two ways to enter!

1. Follow @prettyconnected + @koknockout on twitter and tweet:  RT & Follow @prettyconnected & @koknockout for ur chance to #win the #KOxHedwig nail polish collection #giveaway http://shar.es/1nsL3W

2. Follow @prettyconnected & @KOcosmetics on Instagram and like the photo that matches the giveaway going live this week!

Winner will be announced on 8/20/2014. All state, local, and federal rules apply.

 

 

 

Jeff Koons: A Retrospective Private Tour at the Whitney

Jeff Koons dog
{Jacket: Express Denim Boyfriend (custom dyed), Dress: Alice + Olivia, Bag: Jeff Koons for H&M}

Earlier this week, I was invited by the Whitney for a private tour of the Jeff Koons: A Retrospective showing. This is the final show the Whitney is exhibiting until they re-open at a new location downtown (in the meatpacking district); and will be on display through October 19th. The Whitney will continue to own the property but will be leasing the space the the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Upgrade Your Sleep with Simmons ComforPedic from Beautyrest

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My mother always taught me to invest in good things like mattresses, and I never listened. Instead my budget often went to shoes and frivolous things with little to no shelf life (especially in NYC). My friends at Conde Nast asked me to review a new mattress and having recently sent the ComforPedic IQ, I 100% realize what my mother was talking about! Considering I have back problems I don’t know what took me so long to invest in a good mattress. (I don’t even flip my mattress every 6 months). 

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L.A. COLORS ‘Brush with Fame’ Challenge #5: Sizzlin Style – Get the Look: David Bowie, Rita Ora, Cara Delevingne

Brush With Fame contest

So here we have it, the final challenge in the In Touch Weekly, Life & Style Weekly, L.A. Colors ‘Brush with Fame’ competition! For our final crusade we are tasked with picking 3 of our favorite celebrity style icons and need to showcase how you can get the look from head to toe using L.A. Colors. Now I love Nicole Richie, Blake Lively and Rachel Bilson’s style but when it comes to their makeup they have similar nude makeup looks (and I only had room for 1 celebrity with a nude look). Plus with a brand like L.A. Colors, that has so much pigment and color to play with, I wanted to push myself to do three very different looks that featured celebs with amazing beauty and fashion style. So for the sake of diversity and my love for playing with different colors and looks (and celebrities that I consider artists when it comes to dressing), I went with Rita Ora, Cara Delevingne and my ultimate #1 in live, David Bowie. This challenge was a whole lot of fun, so enjoy!

{David Bowie Inspiration Labyrinth meets Ziggy Stardusts}

David Bowie style

David Bowie is just the ultimate. As my girl Susan Sarandon recently described him when revealing she had a “wild love affair” with him decades ago, “He’s worth idolizing. He’s extraordinary… just a really interesting person, and so bright. He’s a talent, and a painter, and… he’s great.” That’s like everything I’ve always assumed about him and more. He’s original, and a true artist head to toe. And for this look I got to use eyeshadow for blush, lipstick for eyeshadow — And took his styling from Labyrinth as inspiration for the outfit and Ziggy Stardust for the makeup and nails (for which used L.A. Colors Color Craze Nail Polish in Glam). In this look I’m wearing D&G sequins leggings, Modern Vice red shoes, Aryn K ruffle top, with a mens YSL velvet jacket.

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L.A. COLORS ‘Brush with Fame’ Challenge #4: Summer Cover Up

LA COLORS Foundation

With only two challenges left this weeks Life & Style, In Touch and L.A. COLORS “Brush with Fame” challenge is “Summer Cover Up.” That’s right, we’re talking all things foundation, concealer and powders!

When looking for the perfect foundation, it’s important to know what you want and that you get to know your skin – are you oily, normal or dry? Are you fair, medium or dark? Do you have pink or yellow undertones? What level of coverage are you looking for? (And what are you trying to cover — enlarged mores, wrinkles, acne scars, beauty marks, redness, dark circles, or smooth out your entire face). And lastly do you have a preference in the finish? (dewy, matte or regular?).

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Casio G-Shock Launches S SERIES for Her

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Last night at Milk Studios in NYC, Casio G-Shock Unveiled their new S SERIES – the very first designed exclusively for women in Casio’s 30 year history!

“This is the first time in the brand’s 30-year history that a series of models have been designed specifically for female consumers”, said David Johnson, Vice President Timepiece Division Casio North America. “The size, color and design are geared towards a fashion forward female that is looking for an accessory to compliment her modern and active lifestyle. This collection gives us a new look and new consumer to build upon in the future.” 

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Ingrid Michaelson Takes Over Summer Stage with Steve Auguri of Journey, Taylor Swift, Karlie Kloss

Karlie Kloss and Taylor Swift dance on stage during Afterlife with Ingrid Michealson
Karlie Kloss and Taylor Swift dance on stage to Afterlife

Last night Hard Candy invited me to join them for Ingrid Michaelson’s show in Central Park.. The two hour high energy packed performance included a number of surprise guests starting with Darren Criss from Glee coming on stage to perform, followed by Eric Hutchinson who dueted with Michealson to cover the song “Rude”.

Darren Criss from Glee and Ingrid Michealson at Summerstage
Darren Criss from Glee and Ingrid Michealson at Summerstage
Ingrid Michealson & Eric Hutchinson at Summerstage
Ingrid Michealson & Eric Hutchinson perform Rude

From there we had a fan go on stage that wanted Michaelson to autograph her arm so she could get it tattooed. Followed by my biggest highlight, Steve Auguri of Journey came on stage to perform “Don’t Stop Believin'” with Michealson!!!!!!!! And the night concluded with Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss running on stage and dancing their hearts out during the final encore song “Afterlife.” Here’s the video at 1 minute 40 seconds Taylor and Karlie run out!

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Thank you Hard Candy for having me! And for any fellow fuschia lipstick queens, their Ombre Lipstick is a must-own. It’s been one of my staples this summer!

 

PC & IHC Featured on Beauty Stat!

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Lately, I feel like I have one exciting announcement after another — with much more to come! I have so much to share with you guys but for right now I’m so delighted that Beauty Stat asked to feature me on their site and talk about my “Tomgirl’s Guide to Beauty”. As some of you know I started the style blog, In His Clothes, where one item of each look is either mens or menswear inspired, while the rest of the outfit is free game.

Tomgirl is a term I coined this year when I started the blog, which unlike tomboy style (which is all about dressing like the boys), Tomgirl style is borrowing from them but keeping a feminine edge. I like to think of it as boy meets girl – converse with dresses, motorcycle jackets over flowy skirts, heels with boyfriend jeans… You get my drift. And since beauty plays a big role in everything I do from a bold lip to a matte nail, read my tomgirl’s guide on BeautyStat.com to learn my must-have products! (The image above is just the intro, you have to click HERE to see my picks!)

 

 

L.A. COLORS “Brush with Fame” Challenge #3: Lip Service

Happy National lipstick day! We’re now on round 3 of the Life & Style, In Touch and L.A. COLORS “Brush with Fame” competition. This week’s challenge is appropriately “Lip Service” and I’m tasked to kiss and tell my favorite lip trends. As some who likes to go bold or go home — literally, there’s a 99% chance you may never see me in a nude lip (If I could pull it off like Blake Lively or Kim K. then that would be a different story) — for starters a red lip makes your teeth look whiter, instantly makes me look 500% more awake and it completes an outfit like no other! So my #1 goes to the tried and true red lip. My red lip icons are Gwen Stefani and Dita Von Teese and I do need to give Taylor Swift some props as well! Whether you’re going for old hollywood, new hollywood, classic or edgy, there’s a red for everyone! And what can’t it be worn with? Go casual or glam a red lip ties and outfit together and shows us who’s boss! (It comes with confidence in every application — just make sure you’re wearing the red and the red isn’t wearing you!) And it’s seasonless, from a black tee to cocktail dress the same red (or a variation!) can be worn from day to night. And it’s a trend that if you know how to rock, will never go out of style — just take a cue from Gwen Stefani with all the ways (and hair dos) she styles it with!gwen stefani red lip

Now if you’re one of those that can’t find the right shade the trick is practice, practice, practice (or rather, try, try, try). There are general rules like if you’re…

Fair skin – opt for pink reds to ones with blue undertones (cool reds) work for you! Coral reds as well.

Medium skintone – you’re golden in true reds as well as orangy-reds (warm reds) and fiery tones!

Darker complexions – raspberry reds to rich burgundy shades as well as cool reds.

Keep in mind there are exceptions and variations to all of these (like MAJOR ones), there’s probably a blue-red to orange-red for every person with the amount of reds on the market so sometimes your best bet is to find a celebrity that has similar coloring to you and see which shade they wear. Everything from your hair color, to your undertones as well as the finish of the lipstick (matte, shine or glossy)

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PC Nair Campaign Part 3: Short Shorts Style Guide

As some of you may have seen I did a really cute series for Nair and Glam.com, sharing different beauty tips. Now in my 3rd video we’re talking short shorts! Since these were Glam.com’s tips (I was just the model), I wanted to add a few of my own which is make sure you have a pair of denim shorts that are so versatile you could wear everyday (but wouldn’t) and black shorts that you can take from day to night!

Incase you missed video #1: How to Maintain a Gorgeous Glow or video #2: How to Keep Your Skin Silky Smooth, click the links!

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