Holiday Collections: Estee Lauder Vintage Jewels

Estee Lauder's Holiday 2008 collection, Vintage Jewels, is a complement to the season's luxurious fabrics and "completes the impression of aristocratic elegance," with "smoky eyes composed of the unexpected combination of almost blacks and modern brights are complemented by glowing cheeks and warm ruby lips." Don't you just love that description? Snooty glamour! LOVE!The collection, currently

Get the Look: Terri Seymour at the Carousel of Hope Ball

Celebrity makeup artist Melissa Walsh used Hourglass Cosmetics to achieve Terri Seymour’s (is she still dating Simon Cowell, or is that over?) luminous look at last weekend's 30th anniversary Carousel of Hope Ball.For long-lasting coverage and a flawless complexion, Walsh started with Veil Fluid Makeup and Veil Invisible Powder as a base and added a pop of dark shimmer to Terri’s eyes with the

Katie Price Launches New, Very Pink, Styling Tools

Oh my! Isn't this just a perfect post for Halloween?Queen of the chavs, Jordan/Katie Price, turned up at Superdrug this week to promote the launch of a few new goodies in her haircare range. I love how their purpose is made painfully obvious with the half curly/half straight 'do. And that outfit...it defies explanation.Katie began her quest for hair styling domination last year with her first

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween, friends! Hope your Halloween night is filled with the ghoulish fun of your choice, whether it be the Halloween parade in the Village, partying it up in your sexy cop costume, or acting younger than you are and going trick-or-treating.As for me, I was going to dress up as Amy Winehouse but was too lazy to hunt down about 10 black wigs and some dirty ballet slippers, so I'll

Have a Dream? Tommy Hilfiger Can Help Make It Come True

A dream is a wish your heart makes, whennn you're faaaaaaast asleeeeep...well now that dream can come true thanks to Dreaming Tommy Hilfiger! Submit a video, photo or blog illustrating your unique life dream and you could win some major (read: monetary) assistance to help bring that dream to life.One grand prize winner chosen from the top 100 entries will receive $3000 to help make their dream a

Highlights...But Not For Children

No, this isn't an "adult-oriented" post, I'm just hoping that a few of you will remember those Highlights...for Children magazines that were perpetually available in just about every pediatrician's waiting room. I would always get annoyed when the puzzles inside were already done, or if some sloppy child scribbled all over the pages. Swine!Anyhow, this post is about those fabulous products that

Maybelline Mascara Delivers Colossal Clumps

Remember my little rant about Lash Blast? Unwieldy wand, overly fat brush, too much hype. Well, far be it from me to toss out a full tube of mascara especially in this wintery economic climate, I trudged through and used the whole thing up. I did get used to it, though I never really grew to love it. My original assessment still held - so when the tube dried up, I wouldn't be repurchasing.I did,

Holiday Luxe List: Bobbi Brown Deluxe Beauty Trunk

Bollocks to the economy! Everyone needs a little escapism, and you can get yours here as I feature the most ridiculously luxurious holiday gift offerings for 2008.First up on the list is the Bobbi Brown Deluxe Beauty Trunk, exclusive to Neiman Marcus. This gorgeous silver leather train case is packed to the gills with Bobbi Brown favorites and will set you back $2000. Even though I know I don't

A Land Flowing With Milk & Honey, At Your Local Mall

This is Warm Milk & Honey Massage Oil from Bath & Body Works' Aromatherapy Sleep collection. I don't have any witty story or funny commentary to offer here, this is just a plain and simple endorsement of its supreme awesomeness.Sometimes a product just has that perfect combination of pretty packaging, delicious scent, and OMG LIMITED EDITION goodness. This is one of them. I'm absolutely obsessed

Things I Would Love Anyway, Even If They Were Crap

See the picture? You know where this is going. These are just a few of the products that have suckered me in over the years thanks to their exceptionally pretty packaging. Sometimes you just can't help it, and objectivity goes out the window! Fortunately, all the products listed in this post are just fine all on their own (no lipstick on the pig here) but the packaging just puts them over the

Hand Cream for the Voting Booth

There are plenty of perks and advantages to living in NYC -- thousands of restaurants! cheap and frequent public transportation! arts! culture! anything you want, at any time!Except, that is, TARGET. If you're a Manhattanite without a car, as many are, you can't just duck out to Target to peruse the latest Go! International collection or get your fix of Archer Farms Salt & Vinegar chippies. It

The Bad Marketing Copy Awards

Check out the description of new Diorshow Iconic mascara from the Neiman Marcus website. This one totally takes the cake for worst copy in recent memory (emphasis mine):"The patented angled brush is replicating emblematic couture techniques: oblique lines and the bias cut, an art of fabric cutting that magnifies curves and amplifies spread. In one quick stroke, with no special application method

Practice Safe Highlighting and Safe Sex with NARS

Did you ever think you'd see condoms packaged together with a face highlighter? After all, the "Family Planning" section at your local CVS is usually a few aisles away from the beauty goods.But leave it to NARS, they of the Orgasms and Sins and Deep Throats, to market a set that combines The Multiple in Orgasm with two sleekly-packaged condoms. Yes, NARS condoms! Can you believe?Sales of the "

Tales From the Self-Tanner Crypt

It's incredible how much blog fodder last summer's wrist breakage has managed to provide. Really! It happened over a year ago and there are still funny stories left to tell. You already know about the over-the-top surgery prep, one-handed makeup application, my homemade, very glamorous cast wrap, my reliance on professional blowouts. Oh, and you saw the x-rays, too! Like I said, tons of

Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum

You know those strange, somewhat off-kilter scents that manage to grab hold of you and never let go? You find yourself obsessed with them no matter how hard you try to get away. Gasoline is a common one. For me, it's bay rum -- a stodgy old men's cologne smell that I never thought I'd love.When I worked at a fragrance counter in my high school days, this one man used to come in every so often and

Hand Creams are Movin' On Up

The Bath & Body Works obsession continues! This is ridiculous. These little side trips to B&BW started out as a Neiman Marcus avoidance strategy -- you know, just a quick fix to satisfy my beauty jones -- but the plan has started to backfire. I can now walk into the store and identify any new items within 5 seconds flat, anywhere in the store.New to the True Blue Spa line is Shea Cashmere, a

The Return of Vitabath

Anyone remember Vitabath? I loved Vitabath when I was a kid. Baths were SPECIAL with Vitabath. Probably because it wasn't just shower gel...it was Bath and Shower Gelee. Gelee makes it special, my dears. Not to mention that it smelled grown up but still produced bubbles. Perfect combination for a smart aleck little girl like me.Anyhow, it occurred to me recently, during a protracted sampling

Irrational Thoughts About Sephora by OPI

More than a few of you have written in over the past weeks to ask my opinion on the new, much buzzed-about Sephora by OPI nail polishes.The reason I haven't discussed them is quite foolish, really.You see, there is a polish in that display that reminds me of a wretched, wretched candy. Which, in turn, reminds me of something else.This polish (not the one pictured here) is the exact same color as

Shower Indulgences for Every Budget

Longtime readers will know that L'Occitane's Amande Shower Oil is one of my all-time favorite beauty products. Moisturizing in the winter, not too greasy in the summer, it's the perfect shower companion. It cleanses, it moisturizes, it gives a fabulous shave, and it smells utterly delicious. I love it so much that I always keep several full-size and travel-size bottles around the house. It's

Cheap Thrill: The Best Nail Buffer In the History of Mankind

A while back I blogged about my outlandish wrist surgery prep regime, which included a date with a bottle of self-tanner, and a serious encounter with a nail buffer.Recall this line: "My nails were so shiny that they looked like they were sporting two coats of clear polish (polish not being allowed, of course, since my hand was being operated on)."It's true! My nails SHONE, friends. And the

Downsizing the Flatiron with T3

Hello? Anybody out there?Well, I wish I could say I'm returning from my hiatus well-rested and with renewed vigor, but phew...I'm still running on all cylinders and feeling completely knackered. BUT! I'm really missing the fun, creative outlet that is Beauty Addict! So...Remember my enthusiastic rave over the Sedu Revolution flat iron? OMG, I loved that thing. In fact, I loved it so much that I