Honoring all who served.
Image: Winslow Homer, The Veteran in a New Field (1865), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Honoring all who served.
Image: Winslow Homer, The Veteran in a New Field (1865), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

WHY: Classic red cosmetics are always right for fall and winter, and I happen to have two brand-new items that I’m ready to pass along to another beauty-lover. (Only in the United States, however—sorry, foreign friends!)
WHAT: Two full-size products: a MAKE Silk Cream Lipstick in Maraschino Cherry (“a rich crimson red”) and a Sheswai Lacquer nail polish in Honeyfox (“a true bright red”).
HOW: For a chance to win, leave a comment telling me that you live in the United States. Be sure to use the “Post a reply” box to create a new comment; do not reply to a previous comment!
WHEN: The contest will be open until Thursday, October 31st (Halloween!), 11 p.m. EST. Then I’ll assign a number to each comment and I’ll let a random number generator choose the lucky winner.
PLEASE NOTE: By entering the contest, you give me permission to contact you at the email address in your reader account. If the email address in your reader account is incorrect, you might want to update it. If you are the winner and you fail to send me your mailing details within two weeks, I’ll select a new winner.

I promise that this blog isn’t really turning into a Lipstick Queen / Barneys fan page! There just happens to be a lot happening in both topics right now.
On Saturday, for example, Poppy King—the Lipstick Queen herself—made a personal appearance at Barneys on Madison Avenue. I made a quick visit in the afternoon to say hello and to check out the new Velvet Rope collection.
Continue reading “Poppy King / Lipstick Queen at Barneys New York”

I’ve been sick with the flu for the past four days, so I’m a bit bleary-eyed. But I’m finally wading through the accumulated e-mails in my inbox, and I just came across a press release from Burberry that made me think I was still slightly feverish. Apparently the new Autumn-Winter 2013 collection from Burberry Prorsum (the really, really expensive Burberry line) is called “Trench Kisses.”
Continue reading “Things That Make You Go “Hmmm”: Burberry Prorsum “Trench Kisses” Collection”