Saint Laurent Fall 2019

Can we all just be bio-luminescent in Saint Laurent Fall 2019 and live our best lives?  I NEED every freaking piece of menswear! Who cares if Saint Laurent is marching to the beat of its own drum, still on that same aesthetic from like four seasons ago? (…I said Four Seasons).  There was a multitude…

Fabulous Fashion: Dior’s New Look To Now Exhibit

The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s exhibit was certainly titled appropriately, abounding with fabulous fashion from post war era to modern times. Upon entering, I was greeted with Dior’s New Look, the inspiration for the exhibition, which changed the silhouette and hemline of wartime garments back to full skirts, cinched waists, and floor lengths as a…

Met Ball 2017: Rei Kawakubo Comme des Garçons

The 2016 Met Gala’s theme is Manus x Machina, and appropriately, Marchesa tweeted out a collaboration with IBM- and their “Cognitive Dress” in the early morning hours. We’ve seen many memorable looks from past Met Ball themes of Punk and China through the Looking Glass.  I just have Linda Fargo and Sarah Jessica Parker, as […]

Met Ball 2016: Manus X Machina

The 2016 Met Gala’s theme is Manus x Machina, and appropriately, Marchesa tweeted out a collaboration with IBM- and their “Cognitive Dress” in the early morning hours. We’ve seen many memorable looks from past Met Ball themes of Punk and China through the Looking Glass.  I just have Linda Fargo and Sarah Jessica Parker, as…

Saint Laurent New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016 NYFW FW16

The Saint Laurent New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016 runway fashion show started with a bang, or rather a light show emanating from these architectural portals, which lifted up to allow models, decked out in glam rock retro looks, to walk onto the runway.  Velvet, leather, ascot cravats and puff-ties, gold embroidered vests, dot shirts, lace…

Concealer Crazed: the Quest Continues

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTtBZEsUr94&w=560&h=315] I’ve been trying every concealer lately, searching for something that won’t crease, from drug store brands to high end brands at Sephora and Ulta, including: YSL Touche Eclat Givenchy Mister Light and Teint Couture… Urban Decay Naked Concealer Tarte Maracuja Creaseless Concealer Kat Von D Benefit Boi-ing, Fake-up Under-eye Concealer, and Erase Paste…

Beauty Bandits: Sephora Concealers

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ylrWll2MX4&w=560&h=315] Sephora In-Store Beauty Bandit Beauty Break In with a like social commentary on racial police brutalities or fatalities really and the media and law enforcement’s way of sweeping it under the rug. Concealers tried out included YSL Touche Eclat, Givenchy Mister and Teint Couture Embellishing Concealer, as well as the Kat Von D…

Natural Beauty Miracle Ingredient Discovered

…and I’ll never tell …unless you want to partner on a skincare product line. I recently decided to be the Guinea Pig and test something on my face…that instinct proved right! The skin plumped up instantly, fine lines reduced, the under-eye area appeared lifted and smooth!  None of my eye creams or skin-care oroducts do…

YSL Fusion Ink Foundation Demo & Test: Brushes Vs. Finger Application

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiVCUwgU_Rw&w=560&h=315] View the above video to see the process & results. I did find that using the Mac Foundation brush caused it to go on cakie, the  duo fiber E.L.F. Small Stipple  brush applied it much more evenly, and using the fingers to apply gave the most flawless application.  The difference was drastic- the left…