Urban Decay has always shown a penchant for fancy and fantasy — nearly three years ago, its Alice in Wonderland Book of Shadows sold within hours of its pre-release, with fans marveling about the intense eyeshadows housed inside a collectable palette with a flip top that revealed a pop-up universe replete with giant mushrooms and a message in a bottle.
The ongoing collaboration between New York-based footwear company Modern Vice and street fashion blogging sisters Natalie and Dylana Suarez (of Natalie Off Duty and Color Me Nana) has become a lot more colorful.
Whether you’re taking your little ones on an Easter egg scavenger hunt, hosting a family brunch or dinner, or going to a parade or festival, you can cap off the day by treating yourself (or your loved ones) to some appropriately themed bath treats from all-natural vegan brand LUSH.
In the collective mindset, backpacks tend to be associated with outdoorsy, adventure-loving campers and hikers, Amazing Race contestants, and — above all else — smiling school children in checkered uniforms.
Back in junior high, you probably couldn’t wait to toss your clunky backpack and trade it in for a big girl bag: a leather-trimmed straw tote, a leather or canvas messenger bag or even an oversize purse.
Just as temperatures begin to rise, nail lacquer colors intensify and the entire world seems like a brighter, more vibrant, captivating place.
Any photographer, filmmaker, model or actress will tell you that the lighting equipment used in a shoot can completely alter the feel and look of the final images — whether they’re still or moving shots.
By his own admission, my boyfriend has a terrible sense of smell — in fact, he says there was a year-long span in which he essentially detected no odors whatsoever (a phenomenon that had its unexpected benefits, such as being able to sit peacefully in offensively stinky subway cars, blissfully unaware of the smell that had other strap-hangers covering their noses with scarves and coat lapels).
There’s a time in your life when people start qualifying their sentences — even their compliments —to include the oh-so-unsavory phrase “for your age,” uttering such oddly phrased compliments as “You look good for your age!”Admittedly, I’ve always prided myself on looking young.
While traveling through Thailand, Kenzo creative directors Humberto Leon and Carol Lim found inspiration from the lush vegetation and exotic animals in the jungles and parks they visited.
