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11/15 Game on! PC joins Sephora + The Blush for Battle of the Beauty Bloggers

Sephora has partnered with The Blush to pin me against my favorite beauty blogger bff’s (or as we like to think of it, “sista from anotha mista”), Felicia Walker Benson of ThisThatBeauty and you’re invited to watch us compete!

The game: We have 5 minutes to pick our 5 Winter Beauty Essentials from Sephora for under $100 (total). Then the Sephora store manager and TheBlush.com editor will review our collection and declare a winner.

It’s all going down Thursday, November 15, 6-9pm at Sephora NYC/Union Square, 45 East 17th Street. And it’s gonna be a party! The DJ’s in place, St. Germain’s got the drinks, and Sephora has their makeup artists on hand for blush applications. Plus I hear there’s a gift bag filled with this season’s must have… so join us!

Game on!

Bloggers + Schutz Capsule Collection

Back in September I reported on the launch of Alexandre Birman’s Schutz Flagship store opening in NYC and since then I’ve been averaging two pairs a month — I’m kind of addicted. They are total complement me shoes, with these incredible heels and there’s this great attention to detail that makes them unusual without being too over the top (I’m on my 6th pair).

On Thursday night, Schutz launched a capsule collection designed by 3 amazing top bloggers, Aimee Song of Song of Style, Jane Aldridge of Sea of Shoes, and Shea Marie of Cheyenne Meets Chanel. 10% of the proceeds of the evening was donated to the Red Cross.

Each blogger flew to Brazil last July to design 3 pairs of shoes for the line. The great part about collaborating with such stylish women who embody the Schutz brand is the collection in phenomenal I was in the store for maybe 30 minutes and still managed to buy 3 pairs; one of my fashion contributors (and date for the evening), Tiffany Pinero of Tifany Pinero Style bought an

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Unconventional Obsessions: Cat Footwear, Crocs rain flats, Bailey Hat

There are more then a few brands on this list, I never thought would make my site, which is why all the more excited that they have!

For starters Cat footwear, which I always associated with work boots and construction — and with good reason, that is their specialty and they bare all types of advanced technology and safety features to get the job done. And with that I had the mentality of function over fashion, until I spotted their Marin Boots ($210)– love at first site!

{Cat Footwear Marin Boots}

Utilitarian boots are so in right now and these are so well made and flattering, they are one of my it shoes of the season! The attention to detail through the stitching and premium leathers, has made them a great winter staple. They come in 3 colors, Chili (brown), Coffee (two tone dark brown on camel), and Black. I have the Coffee but

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PC Featured in Essie + BaubleBar Holiday Gift Set Campaign

I am beyond excited to share some amazing news! Not only are two of my favorite brands, Essie and BaubleBar collaborating, but you may recognize one of the models from the campaign… There are 6 customizable sets in the collection and I’m so honored to have been chosen to style the “Beyond Cozy” set.

Get ready to check some serious people off of your holiday shopping list, not only are the sets affordable, they are customizable! For $50 you can design your own set, which includes a polish shade from Essie’s winter collection + three BaubleBar bracelets of your choice wrapped in a sleek carrying case.

Here’s how it works:

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Fendi Furnishes The Setai at 400 Fifth Avenue

You know the saying those who can’t do, teach? Well that’s kind of how I feel about my recent visit to the private residences at the Setai Fifth Avenue for the FENDI CASA in the Sky event. As in, I was in a gorgeous penthouse apartment on 400 Fifth Avenue, fully furnished in FENDI’s home collection: beds, carpets, chandeliers, tables, throws, pillows… EVERYTHING FENDI! So to tie this back to my analogy — those who don’t live here, pretend.

{Welcome to my home! Is it chilly in here? Excuse me while I put on a FENDI throw}

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Sensation Comes to NYC

When I was invited to Sensation, the world’s leading electronic dance music event meets White Party, I had no idea what to expect. I scrambled in my wardrobe for anything and settled on my only white options of a Sachi + Babi dress, vintage white bootie shoes and an offwhite Rebecca Minkoff bag (arguable the only white I won).

Prior to coming to the Big Apple, Sensation was a purely Euro-only event — and judging by the crowd, many ventured over. Hosted at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, it felt like I walked into a legit rave. Greated at the door by a group of stunning ladies dressed in white with beaded necklaces and red lipstick we were given our green bracelets and escorted to the American Express 40/40 VIP Lounge.

{The welcome committee}

We walked onto the floor and it was this incredible view of thousands of people dancing around these lotus flower shaped fountains and DJ booth. You can see the theme of different elements pouring through the stadium.

{Fire lighting with water sporadically pouring through the fountains}

{The inverse of colors}

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Birthday bliss…

Happy birthday to me!!

It’s been an amazing year and while I’ll take every wish I can get, this birthday was so special that I wanted to take a minute and thank every wonderful person in my life for being their for me. This includes all of you out there that read my site, tweets me, likes my posts on Instagram and Facebook… you make my day regularly!

While today is my big day, I’ve been celebrating all week. On Wednesday night I had my annual birthday party at SPiN New York (thank you Franck, Jonathan and Briana!). Having 13,000 sq feet of space so I can actually see and enjoy all my guests (I like to invite the world to my party) coupled with the great combination and ping pong and booze makes this the greatest venue  — and why I’ve been hosting it there since 2009.

I don’t play often, but I do play ping pong. So if you think 6 inch heels changed any of that… you’re wrong. It was game on all night!

{Blogger (and artist) love! Tiffany of TiffanyPineroStyle, Dina of Eye4Style and Sarah Reynolds of sarahhreynolds.com}

{Game on! Team Pretty Connected vs. Team MARGIELA (aka Tiffany and Corey of KentonMagazine}

{Bring it!}

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PC featured in Beauty High’s 10 Top Beauty Bloggers Share Their Best Beauty Tricks and Fall Must-Haves

Talk about a great birthday present, my feature in Beauty High 10 Top Beauty Bloggers Share Their Best Beauty Tricks and Fall Must-Haves article is now live!

{How great do all my fellow bloggers look?}

For fall I’m all about bold, red lips and MAKE UP FOR EVER Aqua Rouge #8 is the perfect long lasting, high pigmented lip stain/gloss duo. I’m also really into metallic accents and with all the army green we’ve seen from the runway I love MAKE UP FOR EVER Metal Powder. It builds into a really beautiful shimmer and the formula is gorgeous; it goes on clean and is so soft and silky. I’m also rocking some serious false eyelashes from Sephora brand in Celebrity and all bronzed up with Guerlain Terracotta matched with a CND Shellac manicure from Jin Soon Spa.

{I’m wearing Nicole Miller jacket, pants and shoes, matched with a vibrant red Bill Blass top and C. Wonder bracelets}

What to know our beauty tricks? Click through the article: http://beautyhigh.com/10-top-beauty-bloggers-share-beauty-tricks-fall-musthaves

Special thank you to the top notch crew at StyleCaster and Beauty High:

Photographer: Marley Kate
Hair and Makeup: Nicole Bridgeford
Graphic Design: Rolando Robinson
Editorial Director: Marni Golden
Beauty Director: Rachel Adler

Tough Mudder Strong! 12 miles, 22 obstacles later…

I had quite the exciting weekend! Yesterday at 1:15pm I became a Tough Mudder! With a start time at 9:40pm, it took my team 3 hours and 35 minutes to do a 12 mile obstacle course that involved jumping into ice cold water, being electric shocked, running a mile in mud, going through fire… and that’s just the beginning.

{Tough Mudder strong! 12 miles and 22 obstacles courses later we became Tough Mudders!}

Want a taste of what it’s like? Check out this video… I literally did everything–minus the carrying of the logs (which wasn’t an offered obstacle in my race) –plus additional obstacles not featured. (Even the guy speaking in the video was there.)

Designed by the British Special Forces, Tough Mudder tests your all around strength, stamina, metal grit, and camaraderie. With the most innovative courses, Tough Mudder is the premier adventure challenge series in the world and with more than 500,000 participants (+ the 22,000 that ran the same day as me — we broke the biggest 1-day record!), they have managed to raise more than $3.7 million for the Wounded Warrior Project.

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Food Network Wine & Food Festival hits NYC #NYCWFF

What a great weekend to eat and drink the days away. Aside from the gorgeous weather, the Food Network hosted their annual New York City Wine & Food Festival (which happened 10/11 – 10/14). It is the only festival in New York to bring together both legendary culinary icons from around the globe and America’s most beloved television chefs.

This year marks their fifth anniversary and, once again, 100% of the net proceeds benefit the Food Bank For New York City and Share Our Strength®—to date they have raised over $5 million to help fight hunger!

In the course of 4 days, Wine & Food hosts 120 private events all around the city, including their signature Grand Tasting event which is hosted in a large expo hall (this year it was at Pier 57) and is filled with the greatest chefs, restaurant owners, winemakers, spirits producers and personalities of the food world.

As you enter the Grand Tasting, you receive a wine glass which you then proceed to fill (and refill and refill) while

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