Archive for February, 2009
GoIndulge.com for All Your Frankenpolish Needs
The one major prob with this scenario… getting a bottle to create them in with a good brush and mixing balls. Yes, there are bottles for sale online if you hunt them down but let’s get real, the ones most of us buy have a big, round, awkward cap, a crappy brush and no “balls.” So your only other option is to dump an old, wrecked polish or buy some cheap brand just for the bottle. To remedy that problem we have GoIndulge.com.
GoIndulge is the brainchild of CND Educator and FW backstage team lead Angi Wingle (pronounced like jingle). At GoIndluge.com you can buy all your favorite CND products and polishes including some DC’d shades like NFS. You read that right. She has some HTF bottles of NFS for sale but that’s not all.
To satisfy all us nail fanatics that are part of the frankenpolish phenomenon, Angi is giving away empty CND bottles as part of a special offer. If you purchase the “ingredients” to one of CNDs Fashion Week custom blends, she’ll throw in an empty CND bottle to mix in. Here’s how it works:
Use the search at the top of the page to find your favorite designer color! We will mix it for you to purchase! Or purchase the recipe “ingredients” and get 1 empty bottle free with each recipe! Use coupon code FWRECIPE
So as I post my backstage recaps, if there’s a custom blend shade you just love, head on over to GoIndulge.com, type in the designer’s name and either purchase the pre-mixed color (mixed by Angi herself) or buy the recipe shades and receive an empty bottle to blend in. Sweet deal, no? While you’re there, you can pick up other ALU CND faves like Solar Oil, Cuticle Eraser and Stickey base coat. What are you waiting for? Get to shopping! #NYFW
ALU at NYFW – Day Three At The Tents
 Considering how early our day started, we really shouldn’t have been as energized as Jamie looks in this photo. Maybe it’s lack of sleep causing our giddyness. Maybe it’s that the week is still young. Regardless, we had a great time at the tents yesterday. In addition to our backstage coverage, we spent some time doing a little people watching and celeb stalking. Check out the highlights from day three of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week after the jump! |
images: All Lacquered Up, The Beauty of Life, Wire Image and BijulesNYC.com #NYFW
On our way out of the Herve Leger backstage area, we caught Project Runway winner Christian Siriano, chatting away on his cell.
As we headed for the exit, celebs started streaming into the W Backstage Lounge for the Herve Leger show. So we decided to hang and see who we could spot. First up, Michelle Trachtenberg.
Then Jessica Stroup from 90210
And since we were obviously weren’t getting great picture lighting backstage we made a beeline for the door just as Diane von Furstenberg made her way into the tents, family in tow.
Outside, we waited with the crowd and herd of paparazzi and spotted Lily Collins, daughter of Phil Collins.
January Jones of Mad Men
And Lucy Liu popped in just as we were heading off to our next show.
Of course when you’re hanging with the paparazzi, there’s bound to be some craziness. Does this guy think his crazy hat will make celebs look his way for photos? They aren’t dogs. You can’t just dangle something shiny to make them look at you.
Don’t get me started on this guy. As if the silver lame shirt isn’t enough, he’s also balls to the wall crazy. As Lily Collins approached the tents, we heard his scream, “I GOT IT!” and without missing a beat, “Who was that?” After the uber patient and friendly IMG staffer gave her name, he wandered off only to return five minutes later asking, “What was her name? Nilly? Milly?” He then turned to me asking if any more celebs were coming. Before I could answer, Jamie dragged me off saying, “don’t talk to him!” Enounters of the looney kind. Good times!
I spotted this silver chrome boots on a show attendee and just had to grab a quick shot. Fun, no?
In celeb nail news, Kim Kardashian was spotted at the Y-3 show wearing a nail ring from Bijules. What do we think of that kids?
“What’s On Your Nails?” with Beth from Glamour’s Girls in the Beauty Department
 What’s On Your Nails? is a series focusing on my fellow beauty bloggers and industry insiders, their favorite nail polish and other hot nail topics.A couple weeks ago, Beth Shapouri caused me to have a total shattered glass moment. You know what I’m talking about? That moment when you learn something that completely changes your image of someone, FOREVER. Like say you never noticed that your BFF smacks gum like Britney Spears yet once it’s pointed out, it’s all you can hear and you’re totally annoyed.
Well long story short, when I read Beth’s post on Glamour’s Girls in the Beauty Department about Eric Nies (original Real World cast member) using his own urine to wash his hair, every ounce of teen crush that still existed totally died. Yes, he looks like a mountain man with the long hair and beard but underneath you still know it’s Eric Nies, hot piece of man candy. It’s nothing a shave and shower can’t fix. The pee hair thing… total crush deal breaker. It’s Beth’s unique take on beauty that I so enjoy. She really engages her readers, inviting them to contribute, making it more of a community than just another beauty blog. After connecting with Beth when she interviewed me for the GITBD Blogging Babes series, I hit her up to participate in “What’s On Your Nails?” Read more about Beth, her fave color for spring and the kitchen pantry staple that should be added to your nail care arsenal, stat! |
ALU at NYFW – Backstage at Barbie
 As a little girl you belonged to one of two camps. The Barbie lovers and everyone else. I was mos def on the Barbie side of the line. I was even in the fan club and I have the members only tie-front crop top and pink short shorts to prove it. Yes, they sent hoochie-wear to Barbie fans in the 80s.
My collection of Barbie dolls, accessories, etc is beyond ridiculous and it’s all still safely packed away at Mom and Dad’s house. I even had this odd knitting contraption to make my own Barbie tube dresses. My girls were stylin’. I would spend hours pulling out every single Barbie item I owned, making the living room uninhabitable for anyone over the age of ten. Go ahead say it, I was obsessed. I still am actually. Put the name Barbie on something, make it a limited edition and I’ll get in line. When I heard about Stila’s LE Paint Cans Taking it one step further, Mattel invited 50 designers to create looks for a Barbie fashion show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, bringing Barbie to life. Given three eras of Barbie (past, present, future) to work with, the designers conceptualized their vision of Barbie for the catwalk. 50 models and 50 tutu clad little girls strutted down the pink runway yesterday and I was backstage to bring you the nail, beauty and hair scoop. |
Past – Retro red tips with Wildfire Beauty Inspiration – Retro, slightly S&M red lip, contoured skin with classic 50s cat eye Beauty Inspiration – A Sharon Tate vibe with a lighter beige-y pink glossy lip. Very feminine, very pretty. Really clean, shiny glossy skin. A bright pop of cheek color. False doe-eyed lashes. Get The Look – Illuminating Liquid Foundation, Perfecting Concealer, Stay All Day Waterproof Liner, Major Major Lash Concealer, Giggle Lip Vinyl (coming soon), All Over Shimmer Liquid Luminizer #1 Beauty Inspiration – Butterfly mask as though she’s going to the opera or a fabulous ball in Venice. Colbalt, electric blue, purples, pinks. Feathers, glitters, sequins. Beige glossy lip with a contoured cheek. Wild and crazy for future while retaining that Barbie beauty. Get The Look – While the runway look doesn’t really work in real life, Charlotte feels you can translate it to everyday with a smokey, cobalt blue eye and black eyeliner. Add a beige glossy lip and “it would be heaven.†Try Cobalt Blue Smudge Pot, Storm and Indigo Eye Shadow Pans, Topaz Kajal Liner and Praline Lip glaze Hair – A bun with braids hanging. It’s not about trends, it’s about playing and creating doll hair.
Of all the shows I’m covering this week, Barbie was obviously the one I was most excited to see. With CND‘s creative team working on the nails, I knew they’d come up with something fabulous. Under the past, present, future guise, they created custom tips for each look.
Present – Hot Pop Pink much like the Pantone Barbie Pink Christian Louboutins worn by the models.
Future – Clear lucite tips with a layering combo of Negligee and Serenity for the base which CND Co-Founder Jan Arnold describes as, “so uber uber future.”
Makeup and Hair – Key makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury, Stila Global Director of Education and celebrity makeup artist Sarah Lucero and Orlando Pita from T3 walked us through the inspiration and products for the beauty and hair.
Get The Look – Stila Natural Finish Oil-Free Foundation, Perfecting Concealer, Stila Sun Bronzer Shade 2, Fade Cheek Color, “Stay All Day” Waterproof Liner (coming soon), Major Major Lash Mascara, Lip Vinyl (coming soon) or Strawberry Lip Glaze.
Hair – Classic high ponytail with heavy bangs.
Present
Hair – Valley Of The Dolls. Tease for height and use Orlando Pita Plump Styling Set & Control Hair Spray to create and set the loose curls.
Future
images: All Lacquered Up, The Beauty of Life, Wire Image and Elle.com #NYFW
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