In October I posted about Kiehl’s creating a limited edition Crème de Corps collection featuring the artwork of contemporary artist, Jeff Koons.
Yesterday, Kiehl’s announced that for ONE DAY ONLY, this Saturday (December 4th), they will be releasing an extremely Limited Edition Second Label creation of their bestseller, Creme de Corps (16.9oz, $45). Available at select NY/California Kiehl’s retail store locations, this label features an image of Jeff Koon’s ‘Large Vase of Flower’ installed in the Queen’s bedchamber at Versailles.
Kiehl’s is donating 100% of the net profits of up to $25,000 to The Koons Family Institute, an initiative of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC).
Kiehl’s FACEBOOK fans have the opportunity to call any of
Let the holiday gift guides begin! Here are some fun, silly gifts for adults and kids all for under $10. They also make for a great stocking stuffer!1. TO-DO TATTOO ($7)– I found this at the infamous Powell’s bookstore in Portland, Oregon. A temporary tattoo to do list, complete with skin-safe gel pen. Peel it on, then use the pen to write out your to do list. Perfect gag gift (or practical gift in my case) for all your disorganized, flaky or plain forgetful friends. Each pack comes with 12 ‘to do…’ tattoos, perfectly sized to fit in the palm of your hand, although I generally stick them on my arm. For more information visit worldwidefred.com
2. Risk It/Play it Safe Coin ($4)– It’s genius! A silver, rustic looking coin that on one side has ‘RISK IT’ imprinted on it and on the other ‘PLAY IT SAFE’. For all those moments in question, now you can just flip a coin and leave it to fate. This is somewhat an iconic gift I give to the very special men in my life –who may or may not happen to make reckless or irresponsible decisions, and need a little voice of reason. I like to
How selfish of me. Here I am trying to get everyone to vote for meon The W List when I should be doing something for you! Your support has boosted me up the list from the #60 spot to #22. Additionally my readership has hit a record high this past month and as a special thank you for all of your support I’m giving away one of my favorite fragrances, Marc Jacobs Daisy.
And to make it that much more perfect for festive, the Marc Jacobs Daisy fragrance we’re giving away is their new EDP Pop Art limited edition version ($80). Same original fresh and vibrant formula (with key note of strawberry, violet, grapefruit gardenia, jasmine, musk, vanilla, and white wood) but packaged in a specialty collectible bottle inspired by Jacobs interest in and love of art. This luxurious fragrance is packaged in a high shine red lacquer with a crisp white logo across the bottle and shiny black and gold daisy cap.
Perfect for the holidays, we’ll be giving away a bottle of Daisy Marc Jacobs EDP Pop Art Edition 100ml/3.4 fl.oz to one lucky winner ($80 value). To enter leave a comment for your chance to win. Get creative. Tell me why you’d like to win or what fragrance you currently use, or what you look for in a fragrance. Or just say hello, any comment is welcome.
An extra entry will be given if you follow me on twitter, tweet the giveaway using @PCbeauty in the tweet or are a fan of Pretty Connected on Facebook (if you do all three that’s an additional 3 entries).
Official Rules:
The promotion begins on November 27th, and ends December 8th at 11:59pm EST.
One winner will be chosen at random.
Winners will be selected on December 10th and contacted for their mailing information. If no response is given by August 14th, and alternate winner will be chosen.
Beyonce under her mother, Tina Knowles’ fashion label, House of Dereon has teamed up with airbrush makeup company Temptu to create a new limited edition line of temporary tattoos.
“The look is 1960s pin-up meets futuristic biker chic”- Beyoncé for Deréon
Released earlier this month, there are three collectible variations of the tattoo kit ($16), each consisting of 8 Temporary Tattoo Transfer sheets (2 each of 4 designs) and 10 Tattoo application pads; cleverly packaged in what looks like a CD cover. Temptu has also released a DELUXE EDITION ($34), which is composed of all three kits and a few added bonuses.
Check out Beyonce’s promo video:
Her eye makeup in this clip is fabulous, although I’m not sure how I feel about the platinum blond hair. The tattoos in the video are the designs in the collection, however
A wide range of A-list celebrities, musicians, TV personalities, models and designers including Sarah Jessica Parker, Gwen Stefani, Mary J. Blige, Sean Combs, Tori Spelling, Molly Sims, Martha Stewart, Iman, Susan Lucci and Carlos Falchi have united to create the ‘heART HSN 2010 Designer Ornament Collection’. There are 70 ornaments and personalities in the collection with a 100% of the profits from the sales being donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for their on-going efforts to finding cures to save children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases.
Here are some of my favorites:
Sarah Jessica Parker - $29.90Carlos Falchi - $39.90
Lara with actor Bryan Greenberg at the Casio Edifice Black Label launch party on 11/4/10. Photo credit: Casio/ John Nunez.
After announcing their partnership with actor and musician Bryan Greenberg (star of HBO’s “How To Make It In America”) at a recent press conference, Casio celebrated the official launch of their new men’s watch line, Edifice Black Label.
The collection is comprised of six styles ranging in price from $150 to $500. Sleek and functional, these water resistant, multifunction metal analog watches are equipped with stopwatch capabilities, LSI-controlled hand movements, world time, daily alarms, solar power and multi-layered dials.
Actor Bryan Greenberg showing off his Edifice Black Label watch. Photo credit: Casio/ John Nunez.
Hosted at the Tourneau TimeMachine store in NYC, I caught up with Bryan Greenberg for a chat about his latest endeavor. Our conversation went
Kiehl’s Since 1851 and contemporary artist, Jeff Koons are at again, this time partnering to introduce the Limited Edition Creme de Corps Holiday Collection. The assortment includes Kiehl’s bestseller Crème de Corps (in 3 sizes, $70/1 liter, $45/16.9oz and $27/8.4oz) and their newest formulation, Creme de Corps Soy Milk & Honey Whipped Body Butter ($35/8 fl. Oz jar), featuring Koon’s artwork of TULIPS (1995-98 Oil on Canvas) on the label. Now available, Kiehl’s is donating 100% of the worldwide net profits of up to $200,000 to The Koons Family Institute, an initiative of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC).
Fresh off the plane from San Francisco, I had an eventful week in Boston between the Catwalk for a Cure breast cancer awareness event and Natural Products Expo East trade show featuring keynote speaker Alicia Silverstone (I’ll post more on both experiences shortly). For now, as a museum and fashion enthusiast I want to talk about two great exhibits currently being showcased at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston: Avedon Fashion 1944-2000 (on display from Aug 10, 2010 – Jan 17, 2011) and Scaasi: American Couturier (on display from September 25 2010 – Jun 19, 2011).
Photographs by Richard Avedon
Avedon Fashion 1944-2000 – I first saw this exhibit last year, when it was on display at the ICP in NY. It doesn’t get old with time. Richard Avendon’s work is both iconic as you walk the decades of his peices and breath taking in his muses, the scenery and of course the fashion in his photography. Don’t miss this opportunity to see Dovima with Elephants, amongst so many more classics.
By Arnold Scassi
Scassi: American Couturier – I wasn’t so familiar with Arnold Scassi’s designs when I walked into the exhibit. However, with all of his prestige over so
I know I keep talking about fall and spring, but truthfully I’m soaking up every last bit of summer and jumped on a flight to sunny San Francisco. NYC, I love you, but you’re going to have to do something about that rain if you’d like to hold me down.
If you ever find yourself in the bay area, here’s a small list of recommendations.
Dodge Challenger
1. If you need a car, rent a sweet ride. For me that translated to an orange, V8 hemi Dodge Challenger (think modern day Dukes of Hazzard). All that was missing was my daisy dukes (and 001 on the side of the car)!
Domaine Carneros Winery
2. Rev the engine and take that car for a ride! If you like wine, do a day trip to Napa. Ideally find a local friend to recommend some good choices (and drive you). I did and loved Domaine Carneros (I would like to live there) and Duckhorn Winery.
The drive to Santa Cruz
3. If you’re more of a beach enthusiast, drive along the coast to Santa Cruz . Pack a picnic (and good tunes) and enjoy scenic drive. Don’t forget
Monday (20th) – I attended the Swarovski Elements ‘22 Ways to Say Black’ charity auction. Hosted at Phillips de Pury, I registered for a paddle and partook in the auction, although I came home empty handed. The event raised over $100,000 to benefit breast cancer research. Guests in attendance included Halle Berry, Julianna Margulies, and Sofia Vergara.
Welcome to Coterie
Tuesday (21st) – The first day of the Fashion Coterie Sole Commerce show at Jacob Javitt center! I spent the day at the Chocolat Blu booth lusting over these shoes! I have to wait til Spring 2011 to add them to my collection. That should give me enough time to decide which color I want.
Chocolat blu Dallas Shoe ($120). Launches Spring 2011
That evening I took my first Pole Dancing class (Intro to Pole Dancing, taught by Bonnie Fischer) at NY Pole. I’m not one for working out (I try, I just get bored), and I’m incredibly shy, so walking into the small studio, I was a little nervous. However, my friend and I had a blast! It was so fun, and we both felt so comfortable that it wasn’t scary at all. It was such a great workout and the time flew by. I even learned a thing or two;)
My new Hermes Silk Jersey Scarf (36"x36")
Wednesday (22nd) – I was a bad girl and joined my cousin at the Hermes sample sale. Meet my new friend (above). Love my scarf, but I’m officially cut off.
Lara & Erika at the Casio Baby-G & Hellz Release Party
That evening the lovely Erika (from Shoes, Shirts, and Other Sh!t) and I attended the Baby-G & Hellz Collaboration Release Party featuring DJ Elle at 1Oak. Creating two signature watches, L.A. based designer Hellz and Casio Baby-G watches featured 80’s pop fashion homage to the NYC streets. What do you think of them? Better than the poor excuse of a drink 1Oak served up? Agreed. What can I say 1Oak if you’re not offering an open bar and are going to charge $18 a drink, put some alcohol in it.
Hellz and Casio Baby-G watches ($89)
Thursday (23rd) – Back to the Coterie show, this time to hang out with former Project Runway contestant, Daniel Feld and model his new line, Kymerah. I WANT IT ALL! I will post more about the line shortly.
In October I posted about Kiehl’s creating a limited edition Crème de Corps collection featuring the artwork of contemporary artist, Jeff Koons.
