Sep15

Essie Fall Nail Polish Colors

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I received the most adorable fall mini collection of essie nail polish colors in one of my New York Fashion Week gift bags.

In keeping with all of the essie nail polish colors, the fall mini collection ($17) contains four bottles of autumn nail colors which were given the cute names: merino cool, little brown dress, limited addiction and sew psyched.

My favorite? Limited addiction — for those times I like to be bold with my nail color.

Get the collection and find a favorite for yourself at essie

Sep14

Get the Look – Natalie Portman

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This week’s Get the Look is of Natalie Portman who was in Toronto last night at the premiere for her new movie Black Swan.

Nexxus Creative Director Kevin Mancuso, who has also worked with Blake Lively and Naomi Watts, created soft feminine waves for Natalie’s Jason Wu dress wearing red carpet appearance.

According to Kevin, you can recreate Natalie’s red carpet look at home by following these steps -

PREP:
~ Shampoo and condition hair with volumizing products, like Nexxus Diametress Shampoo and Sublime Volume Conditioner, to give hair extra body.
~ Apply a curl enhancing mousse, like Nexxus Gorgeous Curls, all over, combing through to ends.

STYLE:
~ After blow-drying with a diffuser, smooth ends with a round brush and transfer warm hair to large Velcro rollers.
~ Once cool, remove rollers and tousle hair with fingers, before creating a soft side part.
~ Use a medium barrel curling iron to create curls around the face.
~ Continue to create curls around the back of hair, concentrating on the bottom half of hair.
~ After hair cools, tousle again with fingers to release the curls and create more of a ‘wave’ effect.

FINISH:
~ Apply a dime-size amount of a taming lotion like, Nexxus Sleek Finish, to fingers and gently run over hair to help define and control waves.
~ Finish with a light misting of hairspray, like Nexxus Comb Thru, for hold with movement.

Sep13

Giveaway – Vintage Tee from IHOP

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To commemorate the 25th anniversary of IHOP’s Rooty Tooty Fresh ‘n Fruity, I’m giving away two limited edition, vintage-inspired t-shirts.

The vintage-inspired design is printed on American Apparel crew neck woman’s t-shirts.

Twenty-five years ago, the Rooty Tooty Fresh ‘N Fruity debuted with a television ad that featured guests wearing funny nose and glasses disguises as they expressed their embarrassment at ordering the funny-named dish.

While I haven’t been to an IHOP in several years, I remember ordering the Rooty Tooty Fresh ‘N Fruity with cinnamon apple compote but was brave enough to not wear a disguise when I asked for it.

Want one of these limited edition shirts?

You can win one of two Rooty Tooty Fresh ‘N Fruity vintage tees by posting a comment of your favorite thing to order at IHOP.

Make sure you also follow @BeautySundae on Twitter. Contest opened to U.S. residents only.

May28

Designer’s Spotlight – Objets D’Envy

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This week’s Designer Spotlight shines on the designer whose pieces I’ve worn in many of my television segments. She also made the jewelry I wore last year at my very important birthday dinner.

Company Name: Objets d’Envy

Company Website: www.objetsdenvy.com

Company Twitter: objets

Company Facebook: www.facebook.com/ObjetsdEnvy

Designer Name: Kirsten Goede

1. Why did you decide to work with crystal?

I adore color…always have. The range of colors in crystal is endless. Add the sparkle of Swarovski and you have eye-catching, glamorous jewelry.

2. What do you use as design inspiration?

It’s the fashion I see around me: styles on the street, patterns, what my friends are wearing, color trends, runway looks, etc. When I’m putting together an outfit, I’m dreaming up the perfect necklace to go with it. I always think about what women would like to wear and then I “amp” it up. I like to supersize my jewelry with larger stones or more stones or more length, or I go the opposite way with smaller and delicate pieces. I guess I take it to the extremes…but wearable extremes.

3. Have a tip to share with owners of crystal jewelry?

Yes! Wear it! Crystal jewelry is a sparkly so it feels like dress up gear. But a pop of color and sparkle is so in style these days. Mix in a little flash with your every day wardrobe.

4. When you first saw someone wearing one of your pieces what did you do?

I thanked them! It was a thrill! And frankly, it still is. And I adore it when one of my clients tells me that she gets compliments on her Objets jewelry. That’s the best!

5. Who do you hope to see wearing one of your pieces?

More stylish women! I’d love for Objets to be gracing everyone’s style! In terms of celebs…I’d love to accessorize Natalie Portman, the cast of Glee, Aisha Tyler, Demi Moore, Eva Mendes, Kate Winslet, and of course Michelle Obama. And I recently met Michelle Branch (so darling!) and she has some Objets pieces…hope to see them soon.

6. Would you share a tip from one entrepreneur to another.

My favorite tip: always give great customer service. People love personal service. And along the way, you’ll learn more about your customers with insights into why your company resonates with them. A second tip: get a professional looking website and photos. It can be costly but it goes a long way in describing your brand. That way consumers can decide your brand fits their lifestyle.

Thanks Kirsten!