She’s so fair

My favorite NYC socialite girl, and Dior beauty ambassador, Tinsley Mortimer, is on the cover of Page Six Magazine. Dior Beauty is launching their Ultra-Gloss Reflect in Tinsley Pink, a color created by Tinsley, and a portion of the product’s sales will be donated to her charity of choice, Operation Smile. I can’t wait to try the lip gloss. I find her so fascinating.

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LC v.s. Heidi

So is everybody excited about The Hills’ season 3 premier on Monday night? I just read in that Whitney’s coming up with her own line of clothing called Eve & A this coming fall. It will feature convertible dresses, tops and jackets ranging from $40 to $250. Heidi already has a line ready to be in store in April. And Lauren’s line’s been out for awhile. All three girls are vying for a piece of The Hills market. We don’t know what Whitney’s line’s going to look like. Here are what Heidi’s and LC’s lines look. Heidi’s is considerably cheaper with everything under $50. Who do you think has got the better line?

Heidi’s collection

Lauren’s collection

(photo source: usmagazine.com)

Scarlett and Natalie

Check out stunning The Sister Act spread of Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman in April issue of W, both dressed head-to-toe in Miu Miu, silk dresses and silk collars and cuffs! I especially love Natalie’s makeup, dark eyes, strong eyebrows and nude lips. I can’t wait to see the movie!

(Source: wmagazine.com)

Style-world’s new power elite

This picture can’t be real. Radar magazine thinks “Teen Vogue intern Lauren should be fetching coffee. Instead, the reality starlet is a budding designer with her eye on Anna Wintour’s job.” If you were asked who would have the audacity/ability to take AW’s job, Lauren Conrad would be the last one on anyone’s mind. But apparently L.C. has a lot more power in fashion than we thought. Radar ranks her number one in its Fashion’s New Power Posse list.

“We really do get the icons we deserve. In 1968, it was Jackie Kennedy. Fast-forward to 2008 and our aspirational logic has imploded, thanks to a 22-year-old former surf groupie whose mind-numbingly banal—and yet, strangely fascinating!—life as a Teen Vogue intern is cataloged on The Hills, MTV’s most lucrative invention since the music video. Through the power of basic cable, the coffee-fetching ingenue has been catapulted to instafame. Rumor has it that LC so upstaged her bosses that they’re trying to stuff the front-row genie back in the bottle, severing their ties with the reality series. But Conrad, said to be landing at a new glossy this year, is unstoppable. Millions of tweens believe passionately in her fairy tale, and they all get allowances. The Lauren Conrad Collection launched in September 2007, featuring a 10-piece line of camera-ready dresses best accessorized with a caramel tan and a blank stare. Roll your eyes, but Conrad, in her pearls, headbands, and empire-waisted floaty dresses, is the mild-mannered muse of the moment.”

Read who else is on the list here

Radar’s Hype Report

Radar is such a kick-ass magazine. I don’t know why it isn’t more popular. The writers are opinionated and brutally honest, which is what I love when I read magazines. The Hype Report made me laugh out loud. They are hilarious and so true! Posh and Becks top the list.

1. Posh and Becks
It’s not that they’re untalented—they arch their backs nicely in porny W fashion shoots. They’re excellent at peddling fragrances. And when it comes to lending suspect Scientologists an air of heterosexuality, there’s nobody better. But is that any reason for a besotted media to swarm David and Victoria Beckham daily? For ESPN to devote 19 cameras to film his July soccer debut with the L.A. Galaxy (even though he played all of 16 minutes)? For the Washington Post to muse on his chances of being knighted? Let’s face it: He’s an overpaid soccer star; she’s a pointless collection of body parts. Thankfully, not everyone has fallen for their charms: Britney Spears recently snubbed Posh at the Chateau Marmont, a move the Hindustan Times called “another sign that [Spears] is in a precarious state of mind.” We call it enlightened.

20. America Ferrera’s Looks
An overweight young Latina struggling to reconcile Mami’s injunctions to chow down with a white girl’s pressure to be skinny—has America Ferrera ever played another role? Let’s recap: Real Women Have Curves (big gal copes with minority status and the pressure to be thin), Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (ditto), and Ugly Betty (well, you know). Thank goodness her fairy godmother—the entertainment press—is always there to overcompensate with a kind word: The New York Daily News dubbed her “America the beautiful,” W fawned over her “gorgeous” looks, and People en Español named her one of its 50 Most Beautiful. Okay, she’s not ugly. But she’s no Betty.

28. Facebook (This one I totally agree with)
Harvard dropout Mark Zuckerberg is the new prince of Silicon Valley. Traffic disclosures from his social networking site—30 million users, tripling in popularity every year—have analysts swooning over a rumored IPO (some have valued the company at up to $10 billion). But even as the site positions itself as a one-stop portal for all your Internet needs, it’s still unclear whether it will become the next Google—or the next Friendster. Facebook’s banner ads have an abysmally low click-through rate, and most of the “applications” under its platform have fizzled. The few that haven’t will surely wither if the company starts charging for them. We suggest Zuck unload his billion-dollar baby while he still can.

Check out the whole list here.

Fall trends according to Flare Magazine

One of my favorite Canadian fashion magazines, Flare, tells you to have this check-list of fall must-haves ready when you go shopping. I’ve touched upon some of them already, some of which I cannot agree with more, and some I have a “meh” attitude towards. So it’s best you tailor it to your own needs and preferences.

Sweater dress - a continuation of the whole dress trend, a personal favorite of mine. You might have to invest a little bit in this one, a good cashmere or wool dress that will stand the test of time is the best. My biggest fear for any knitwear is losing its shape overtime. So check the material carefully. And get one that suits your body type. Some add volumes where you might not want them.

KAROO Mark Eisen Button Bib Bubble Dress $264
Rebecca Taylor Deep V Sweater Dress $350
Spring & Clifton Striped V Neck Puff Sleeve Dress $246

Graphic cuff — Ahh the bold accessory of the season. Yep, go big and design-centric on these things and wear ‘em with a huge dose of confidence.

Erickson Beamon Embellished patent cuff $595
Erickson Beamon Bauhaus cuff $630
Roberto Cavalli Floral engraved bangle $315

Slouchy trouser — I don’t know if it’s for everyone. I personally am a little timid about it just ’cause I’m not tall enough to pull off the slouchy look, which makes me look shorter. I think I can compromise a little and go with slightly wide-leg pants and still keep my legs look long and lean.

Alice + Olivia Eric Front Pleat Wide Leg Pant $275
Rag & Bone Devi II Flannel Pant $248
A# Bootscut Formal Pants $72
Mak’s Wide Leg Cotton Pants $38
Gap Flare curvy low rise pants – camel $49.50

Colourful Jacket — this will a perfect piece to show your individuality and personal fashion sense, in whatever shapes and cuts that you like, it can totally liven up your whole outfit.

Plenty by Tracy Reese Jacquard Drawcord Jacket $325
Classiques Entier® Empire Trapeze Jacket $270
Soloist Drape Collar Short Jacket $70

Ankle boots – they gotta be pretty awesome for me to go ga-ga over. I prefer the classic pump ’cause nothing beats it on enlongating the legs when mine aren’t mile long. But once in a while, I come across a pair of sick pair that I must share my enthusiasm with you. These Loeffler Randall Blythe D-Ring Bootie ($439) are hot!


And these Chie Mihara Shoes Calisto Keyhole Bootie in the musgo green $540

Metallic dress — metallic continues to be big, but it’s definitely a trendy piece. I’m a little too timid to wear one just yet.

Marc by Marc Jacobs Metallic Jersey Dress $298
BCBGMAXAZRIA Metallic Jacquard Shift Dress $260
Bailey 44 Shimmer Sheath Dress $240
Rampage Metallic Halter Dress $68

Tailored blazer — a closet-must for the working fashionista, classic, casual, funky, or edgy, you can never go wrong.

Marc by Marc Jacobs Lightweight Stretch Twill Blazer $348
L.A.M.B Military Tab Blazer $985
Valette Double Breasted Crop Blazer $258
Maxstudio IRIDESCENT TAFFETA BLAZER $348 $158
Kibikibi Three-Quarter Sleeve Check Blazer with Lace-Up Back $80

Bomber jacket — not on the top of my list yet ’cause I distinctly remember hating bomber jackets back when they were popular the first time around. The ones I’ve seen so far are quite adorable. I think the volume has been reduced a bit this time around and there are current trendy elements such as cropped sleeves and ruchings. And you don’t have to go with leather.

adampluseve Balloon Sleeve Tweed Bomber $425
Sunner Bomber Vest $348

Patent (anything!)

Tracy Reese ‘Carmen’ Patent Leather Satchel $595
Goldenbleu Farah Patent Leather Clutch $340 $170
Motif 56 Patent Zara Belt $132 $66
59 Seconds Kitten Heel Mary Janes $48

(Source: Flare magazine September 2007)

Maxim’s for us girls too

(My guy: Nice panties. I’d get you those panties.
Me: No, the Gift of the Month For Her is not the panties. It’s the knee socks by Michael Kors.
My guy: Oh. Socks are not sexy. But these kinda go with the panties. I’d get you the panties and the socks)

I love Maxim Magazine. My guy’s been getting me its subscriptions for a few years now after he found out that I was a big fan when we started going out. It always puzzles his friends that his wife reads a men’s magazine. But the reason’s simple, its articles are funny, truthful, straight-to-the-point, and actually informative and practical. I know I’m not the only woman who reads Maxim. I think the magazine’s started giving considerations to their female readers too. Recently they’ve added this new feature called “Gift of the Month For Her” that features something that girlfriends/wives would love. Kudos to Maxim for trying to help guys pick out fabulous gifts for their ladies! And the pictures are done in the true Maxim fashion — sexy sexy sexy.

Elsa boot, $345, by Charles David, available at charlesdavid.com