Archive for May, 2010

Lighten It Up


One of the most recently launched Spring/Summer 2010 Beauty Trend for face is the new Lighten Up trend. You have probably heard about all kinds of day and night creams but now how about having a change of season creams?

Introduced by Beauty Adviser Anastasia Archilleos, who always recommends her clients have a facial at the start of every season. Some of these traditional face creams are recommended to lighten up your skin care regime beautifully. Lancome’s HydraZen Neurocalm Cream-Gel, which is £35.50, is the most wanted for summer; while Sisley’s Crème Hydrante with Cucumber, worth £87.50, has an instant cooling effect that works day-to-day however can also be a sunburn rescuer on holiday. Dior’s new Hydra Life Pro-Youth range have launched a ‘Sorbet Crème’, £40, as part of the collection for those who want a ‘whipped-up’ mousse to moisturize the skin. If you are interested in these creams, get your money ready to own some.

Louis Vuitton in trouble for misled ads


Famous name in fashion, Louis Vuitton is in trouble after an ad for their new line of bags has been considered a misleading picture of what the bags and how the bags are made. The main problem in the ad was that there is a picture shown of a lady hand-stitching the bags which sources say is misleading its customers as the new bags are definitely not made by hand. Well, come to think of it, we never would have thought that something like this would be a big issue, guess never did Louis Vuitton.

Speaking of Louis Vuitton, the brand has had a clean name all these years thanks to its high quality of products which also explains the expensive price as well.

Back to the controversy, in the ad there seems to be a ’seamstress with linen thread’ which indirectly indicates to some that these bags were made by hand. Let’s clear this once and for all; the L & V signs on the bags are by machine not by hands.

Calvin Klein unveils Spring 2010 Denims


Coming this spring, Calvin Klein unveiled their new line of denims, white washed denims. The new collection is cool and hot in many ways both for the ladies and for men. It’s not complicated and looks nice to be worn. Calvin Klein Jeans Body has recently introduced their new line and adding ‘Whitewashed’ to that line to show that they are more into unique types of denims. The new ‘Whitewashed’ line also features a different way or shape that these denims were made. For example, CK concentrated more on making the new denims more contoured and they are in white but a different and unique kind of white; just take a look at the picture above and you will know what we are talking about.

The new Spring 2010 collections have denims that are whitewashed types and they are lighter as well. Denims are not known to be light so CK has concentrated on making their new line lighter and fitter for the denims lovers. These new Denims sure look nice and unique, can’t wait to try it out.

Wear Diabetic shoes for better protection


Diabetic patients are always asked to take good care of their health. Going for regular check up and keeping their sugar blood level in check are extremely important for diabetic patients. For people just diagnosed with diabetics, they are not that much aware of what can cause further trouble for them. Injuries are critical for a diabetic patient which is why it is important to safeguard very important parts of a diabetic patient which are the feet.

If a diabetic patient suffers a small injury on his/her foot, chances are the injury can get bigger if not checked by the doctor. For a diabetic patient to have a good foot care is extremely important and one can’t risk anything when it comes to foot injuries. For those of you who don’t know where you can get a good pair of diabetic shoes then rest assured as the Medicare Shoe Act is offering one pair of diabetic shoes to each diabetic patient per year. If you are a diabetic patient and haven’t yet taken precautions for your feet then head over to the Medicare Shoe Act right now.

Dolce & Gabbana’s Miss Romantique for Summer


Summer is about to set in and we are busy with our list of must-haves and must-dos. What is summer? Summer is exciting, colorful after some time of feeling frozen and watching grey skies. When we think of summer, we think of the beach. Blue and hot beach. With summer comes out our designer wear such as swimsuit or summer clothes. Not forgetting accessories that come with those summer wear such as shoes or handbags.

Earlier this week, while shopping for new accessories for summer we came across this beautiful bag from D&G called the Miss Romantique Coated Canvas Wristlet. It is a very nice clutch bag that looks appropriate for anything that we will do during summer. It is small too with its coated canvas with smooth synthetic leather binding. It has an adjustable leather wristlet with the length ranging from 6.5” to 8.5”. It comes with bronze-colored polished metal pieces, a decorative sash on the front and it has animal prints knitting lining. The D&G Miss Romantique Coated Canvas Wristlet is available at wearit.com for $525.

XCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK: Lindsay Lohan’s ‘It’ Bag for 6126!


Lindsay Lohan will be introducing her first handbag collection during the holiday season which is called the ‘It’ Bag for 6126. The popular artist teamed up with former Dolce & Gabbana handbag designer Paz Shaked Wolf in creating the 6126 bag collection.

The collection comes with four styles which include “The Monroe” also dubbed the ‘It’ bag designed to be worned in five different styles. Also included in the collection are the leather “Starlett” featuring a woven chain and mesh details; “The Kitten with a whip” bag designed with a nappa trimmed snake-embossed; and the “Glam-A Go Go” that comes with bohemian metal fringe.

The above collection comes at the price range of $165 to $395 and will be available in selected department stores and specialty stores all over the world. As for Lindsay’s low range and affordable accessories collection, the 7286, will only be available in 2011 with price tag below $165.

Diane Kruger Debuts on Calvin Klein Ads


What we like with Calvin Klein, aside from its male underwear ads, is the ability to present their models in a sultry yet innocent way. We remember the CK ad featuring the then-new actress, Scarlett Johansson, who was about 18 at that time and yet, CK managed to let out of the actress a different kind of sex appeal. Don’t get us wrong. Scarlett only managed to be a sex symbol later on in Woody Allen’s movies. But that’s not the main content here; today we are talking about the new ambassador of CK which is Diane Kruger.

First a model from Germany then she went on to become an actress who appeared in well known movies such as Troy, National Treasure, and Inglurious Basterds. Kruger will feature in the new Calvin Klein ads as she was named the new spokesperson. The new ad which debuted already shows Kruger in a stylish yet not so sexy pose. It’s more classy than sultry. Many have already gone ahead and criticized the ad; some even compared it to Eva Mendes’ naked ad. Whatever they say, we like the new classy look that Calvin Klein is trying to portray via Diane Kruger.

Mother’s Day Handbag Gift


Mother’s Day is a day for us to show gratitude to our mothers or the special person who took care of us when we were little. Prior to this celebration of mothers all over, we were in despair on what to give ours. It has to be something in between not too expensive or not too cheap. We ended up thinking it’s our mother and she deserves the best so without thinking we splurged out $544 for a Hayden Harnett Welles Hobo handbag. Now this is what we called money well-spent.

The bag is in yellow which is her favorite color, the sunshine color and it measures 18″L x 14-1/2″H x 5″D which makes it wide enough to fit in all her needed accessories. The bag has 2 front zippered pockets, a chevron-inspired stitch detail and slight gathering at each corner.

Moreover, not many people own this bag so it creates a sense of uniqueness when she will carry it over to wherever she goes. We heard that later on this month, the Welles Hobo will be released in many other colors such as black, brown, gray, poppy (a pink/peachy/orange combination).

Yves Saint Laurent Shoes 2010


What is it that you love most on fashion? The bags, clothes or shoes? Whatever it is, we women like to take our time to analyze what we are going buy. Yves Saint Laurent has released their new shoes for this year. Looking dashing as always; these shoes are slightly different from the previous Yves Saint Laurent shoes. For starters, the heel is 12cm and these shoes are made of suede.

A little about the designer, the man himself was born in Algeria in the year 1936. He first stepped into the world of fashion when he won the first prize in the International Wool Secretariat contest for a dress of his in 1954. That was when the fashionistas back then stood up and took notice of the designer. He even worked at Christian Dior in 1957. He held the job of Haute Couture designer. The man finally opened up his own couture house in 1962. The Rive Gauche boutiques for women were then launched in 1966. Finally in the 1970s, the designer decided to launch a menswear line. The Yves Saint Laurent Shoes 2010 can be purchased now on the brand’s online site. If you are lucky, you might spot it at your local store.