My latest post on Now Smell This is a review of Caldrea’s Sea Salt Neroli Linen & Room Spray. You can read it here.
Warhol for Fall, Part One
If you read any beauty blogs or online fashion/lifestyle publications, you probably learned last week that NARS will be releasing a line of cosmetics inspired by the work and career of artist Andy Warhol this autumn.
The public-relations machinery is already moving fast and furious on behalf of this collection, and I have a feeling that I’ll be suffering from fabulous-fatigue by the time the products actually hit shelves in October and November.
On the other hand, will I be able to resist these lip glosses named for the “superstars” and glamourous drag queens of Warhol’s circle? or a shimmery blush titled after a Lou Reed song? That remains to be seen.
In the meantime, just to remind ourselves that there’s no shortage of Andy-themed accessories out there, let’s take a look at a few other ways to wear Warhol this fall…
Five on Five: Desk-Drawer Beauty Essentials
I recently began a new job, and in addition to the big positive picture of having work that challenges and satisfies me, it feels great to have a fresh new desk where I can get organized.
I’ve also been setting my usual small stash of beauty products in a drawer, for mid-day maintenance and small emergencies. Here are five of my essentials…
Continue reading “Five on Five: Desk-Drawer Beauty Essentials”
Covet: Book Cover Tote Bags
I really don’t need any more tote bags, but if I did, I’d scoop up one of these totes featuring vintage book covers.
Here’s one of my favorite books, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (1925), represented by its original Francis Cugat cover, a hallucinatory image of an illuminated fairground or city skyline and a woman’s face materializing against a dream-blue sky.
Happy Birthday, Dear Mother!
Today is my mother’s birthday!
Image: vintage birthday card, via New York Public Library digital collection.
TINSEL CREATION 