Who wants to stay indoors all summer long when you can be sipping a frozen daiquiri by the pool, playing tennis and soccer with friends, and feeling the sand in between your toes at the beach?
Whether you’re buying school supplies for your high school- or college-bound daughter or you simply feel like giving your office a much-needed makeover, the new Cynthia Rowley for Staples collection might play a key role in your desk area do-over.
Guided by their shared philanthropic ethos, footwear company Jack Rogers and eco-conscious beauty Josie Maran Cosmetics have partnered up this month, unveiling an exciting campaign designed to raise funds for Imagine Program, a non-profit global initiative that Through August 14th, when customers log onto JackRogersUSA.com and buy one of the four sandals in the “Josie Maran’s Picks” section, 10% of the proceeds will be donated to Imagine Program, which seeks to empower women in developing countries, helping to instill in them a greater sense of self-worth, thereby giving them the agency to seek out the resources and opportunities necessary to lift themselves out of poverty.
In Greek mythology, the goddess known as Iris was regarded as the personification of the rainbow and hence served as a mediator between the heavens and the earth — in fact, when loved ones died, colorful iris blossoms would be planted atop their burial sites in an attempt to summon the deity and have her escort their souls to the hereafter.
This summer, following the success of its The Nudes palette, Maybelline New York released The Blushed Nudes palette ($11.99 at Walmart, Target, and select mass market retailers nationwide), an assortment of twelve shades ranging from a pearlescent ash gray to an earthy deep bronze, a golden seashell pink, a taupe-tinged mauve, and a deep shimmering plum —most infused with rose gold pigments to give them the desired pink undertones.
In between declaring his love for everything burritos (and ice cream , bacon pancakes, doughnuts, sandwiches…
From Warm Cotton to Fresh Laundry, Mountain Air, and Rain, the unassuming but captivating scents in the CLEAN Perfume library have always managed to evoke the simple pleasures of life, to capture the comforting feel of often-ignored aromas.
If you love the moisturizing effects of Clinique’s award-winning Chubby Sticks but long for greater pigment pay-off and a more conventional lipstick bullet format, then you’ll rejoice over the new Clinique Pop Lip Colour + Primer collection ($18 each at Clinique counters and Clinique.com).
If I had to list a few of my favorite things, melodically mentioning each as if staging my own version of Julie Andrews’ famous Sound of Music scene, there’s no question that shoes would replace some of Maria’s loves (maybe the “snowflakes that stay on your nose and eyelashes” since I’m not a fan of winter weather).
Earlier today, I stopped by Telemundo 47’s Acceso Total to showcase some of ShoeDazzle’s newest styles (each retailing for under $50!) and speak on how the chosen pieces spoke to this season’s prevalent footwear trends: from fringe detailing to color-blocking and the resurgence of the high-heeled Mary Jane pump.
