What is the secret to great skin? I might not have an answer to that but I do know that letting worn out and used up makeup hang out in your purse is the secret to bad skin. The best example of this are makeup brushes. Since you use them on your whole face, this is one essential tool you want to make sure is new, clean

 

Warm it up. le la Moda loves the navy blues & plum purples showing up on hands and toes everywhere. Images of Blake Lively December 2009 Marie Claire

Daily Photo Parisienne by YSL

              Fall is my season, I enjoy the leaves changing, the beautiful colors, everything pumpkin, cozy nights and of course the excitement of taking out that sweater wardrobe.  Fall also means that Winter is around the corner and this year the winter blues have hit me before it even started.  I have taught myself some tricks in order to keep my mind at the beach while I

My current beauty obsession, nail polish. On my nails right now? Revlon's nail polish "Red Hot Tamale"  While I am on the subject of nail polish, do you ever wonder if your nail polish or nail polish removed is making you sick?  I have recently switched to some organic alternatives and I have to say that I do not miss the harsh smell of chemicals. It

              If I happened to be a Manhattan lunching lady and wanted to meet the girls for a yummy treat I would head to the privately owned Joanna Vargas Skin Cares spa. There you can “feed your face” with delicious antioxidant vegetables. This seems to be the most creative Fall facial and it would go perfectly with my pumpkin and cinnamon infused hair. Take a peek

The who cares about the mainstream attitude has always been emphasized by Victor & Rolf and sadly it is only recently that I took notice. It could be the holes in the dresses or the sculpture like sleeves, but interestingly enough the label has made look twice after purchasing the Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb fragrance.  The fresh cotton candy like smell made me want to keep using it over and

As previously reported, Chanel's new shade of green will be painted on girl's fashionable nails everywhere.  Chanel new Jade Nail Collection will make its debut tomorrow at Chanel's Soho boutique and afterwards in their store locations as well as select department stores.  Just in time for Fashion's Night Out.  The pistachio color has been quite the attention grabber from all beauty addicts.  It will be a

                          Model Moment-Daily Photo  Slovak Model Zuzana Gregorova ketches our attention and the cover of Marie Claire Italia for August 2009.  The petite Bratislavian is only 5'9.  That is short in the modeling world.  She walks the runways for all the big names, we have seen her face in the DKNY Jeans ad campaign and the Christian Dior addict ad campaign.  The magazines, from Vogue to L'Officiel, love her. 

Reported by Misha Shahzada, professional makeup artist based in NYC  One key component in making the best of your spring look is to get rid of all that makeup you are not using. Yes, Spring cleaning! Time to clean out that junk drawer and toss the ¾ empty mascaras and gooey lip glosses. If you want to depict a clean look, then you have to use fresh