2008/03/07

Sex, Valentino& Rock'N'Roll

The designer of the jet set, Valentino, launches a new version of his perfume Rock'N'Rose, Rock'N'Rose Couture, to celebrate his 45 Th Anniversary in fashion universe. The must in the disco nights of Studio 54 in New York, closes the decade grabbing an electric guitar. Welcome to the jungle, honey.



Valentino is synonym to elegance. Related to Bianca Jagger in the 70's and to Kelly Le Brook (Woman In Red) and Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) stylesque in the 80's, in the 90's he turned more aggresive, with Gisele Bundchen.
In perfumes, he maintains his style. Romance, a classic from the 90's starred by model Tanga, is the predecessor of Rock'N'Rose, with a light but charming essence that fits as well as in the morning as in the night. If in the previous one the message was a couple in love, in this we find a teenage beauty who reminds Mena Suvari in American Beauty, ready to seduce no matter what. Music has always influenced fashion and viceversa, here the designer exchanges the gun for rock, a detail the rehabited Axl would be proud of.
Marylin Monroe wore only Chanel N.5 as dressgown; lolita would wear Rock'N'Rose.



2008/03/06

Get The Look of Rihanna

The singer of Barbados has became one of the revelations of the year with her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad. Known at first as a heiress of Beyoncé, she doesn't have to ask for permission anymore for being in the red carpet. Her Aeon Flux stylesque hair cut made the difference, and her exotic features turn her in a sex symbol. H&M invited her to design for the brand, aware of the style icon she is. Recreate her look using Givenchy products.


  • Foundation: Powder Foundation Mat Mate.
  • Powder: Compact Powder Quartet.
  • Concealer: Instant-Light Correcting Pen.
  • Blush: Prisme Again! Blush 05 Smiling Brown.
  • Eye Shadow: Accesor' Eyes 1 Black Denim.
  • Khôl: Magic Khôl 01 Black.
  • Mascara: Captiv' Eyes Volume Mascara Magnetic Eyes 1 Extreme Black.
  • Lipstick: Rouge Interdit Shine 03 Blush Shine.
  • Lipgloss: Lady Pulp 705 Lady Rose.



2008/03/05

Size Do Matter

Sometimes it turns difficult to fulfill the needs of modern woman and fit them in a little bag. That's where Bourjois seemed to look, when creating Mini Bourjois collection, a collection of make up products they have updated with the launch of their new classic Gloss Menthol.

One of the oldest make up brands, created in the mid of nineteeth century, Bourjois has never stopped innovating. Its Moschino stilesque humour is one of their trademarks of the last decades, as well as their practical round boxes.
In a time when mobile phones have became a must, they have glosses to hang on them, as a fashionable accesory, Gloss Effet 3 D Mobile, which can be found in a range of 8 colours, between rose, framboise, brun, and beige.
Nail polish offers 5 ranges, classified by the spirit of 5 cities (Barcelona, New York, London, Paris, and Miami) and eye shadows come in solo, so they can be combined in a palet of two or of four, attending your needs and your tastes, and there are 28 to choose.
As it is common, the brand adjust to every country and it's not unusual to find different products in each of them. At least in Spain, you can also find mini mascara and mini lipsticks.

2008/03/03

Make Up Collection Spring Summer: Clarins

Despite of the several threats, 80's do not seem to go unfashionable, as we find them in some collections for this season. Clarins brings back the spirit of Dior, when they were the only ones to dare with colourful eye shadows, with a collection called Colour Fizz.

Take a look at the videos of Wham! and Culture Club and you'll realize the easy they are to recreate with this collection, that suggests freshness and life.
The main novelty are the eye shadows Mono Couleur, in 14 tones very surpresive and intense, 4 of them in limited edition. On the other hand, there are the new colourings for liners, Cooper for Crayon Yeaux and Chocolat for Eye Liner. As you can see, when eyes are remarked, lips keep in a soft colour.
. Recreate this look:
- Mono Couleur in Yellow, Lilac, Melon, and Gold.
- Gloss Appeal on Lilac.

2008/03/02

Grandmas Didn't HaveTired Feet

So focused on technology, most of times we forget about classic remedies that can work as well as the modern ones. In the combination of both it's where the balance gets right. Sundays are usually days for enjoying with family, going on a trip and that gives as a result tired feet. Used to harder life than ours, our grandmas had a remedy for that.

Lavender and mint are the best remedies for tired feet, but when we do not have them on hand, try bicarbonate and vinegar. Soap your feet in warm water and add bicarbonate and some vinegar. After a few minutes, all your tiredness will have gone.


2008/03/01

Relax, It's Saturday

After a hard week, why don't you choose to stay home and relax? That will be the best way to start the new week full of energy, Follow these easy steps and pull stress back.

-Switch off the phone: Easier said than done. In ordinary life we are so used to noise and interruptions that we find unconceivable staying without them, but it is possible. They damage our health, so why do not stay away from them for once?

-Leave it for tomorrow: It's the weekend, you are not working, then leave the agenda for working days. Do waht you fancy!

-Gift yourself with your favourite meal: Order your favourite dish or if you like cooking, choose something that delights you but that doesn't take too much time. Hedonism is good.

-Have a doze: Most of our stress problems come from not sleeping well or of not sleeping enough, body and mind need to rest to give their best. Let them decide how much time they need to recover.

-Practice your favourite hobbies: Whether you choose watching a film, listening to music or reading a book, made them the most enjoyable. Dance or sing, if they appeal to you, no matter your skills, having some laughs is also good for health!

-Have extra beauty treatments: Try a foam bath, add an hair mask and a face mask, complemented it by a fraganced body lotion, and end with a manucure and a pedicure. With that Cinderella wouldn't have needed a fairy!

-Light a scented candle: Lavender perfume will fit perfectly, as it suggests calmness and promotes good feelings.

-Reflect about your life: Even it might sound annoying, at this stage you'll feel so comfortable as to notice the things that still work for you and those who don't. As we do with our house, our life also needs some cleaning up from time to time to go ahead.