Spring Beauty Forecast: Tom Ford Lavender Palm, Topshop Polish + Dark Circle-Busting Concealer

Ohai! Beauty Blogging Junkie's Amber and I have once more joined forces to bring you some of our favorite beauty products for spring. (Review our favorite winter beauty products if you need a moment.)

Anyway, neither one of us should be allowed in front of anything that has the capability to record us because we will NEVER STHU. OKAY! Watch our new spring beauty "forecasting" videos, and check out my favorite spring products below!





Here are the beauty products I'm INTO.

($4.99, Sonia Kashuk, Target)

 

Tom Ford Lavender Palm EDP is $250 for 50ml, $950 for the 250ml decanter (I KNOW!) and available only at Tom Ford Beverly Hills. That's SO Tom Ford of him.

($23.99, Graftobian.com)

Seriously, Graftobian makes the BEST concealer/ corrector OF ALL TIME. Believe me when I tell you this. Because it's true. This is like the Susan Boyle of beauty products: plain-looking but deceptively skilled.

($28, Rodin, Barneys.com)

If you're not the kind of girl who'd spend $28 on lip balm, you will be after reading my Naag.com review of Olio Lusso.

Oh, and I TOTALLY screwed up the name of brand of the shirt I'm wearing! It's Wkshp (pronounced "Workshop.") Good thing I don't have to appear on any red carpets in the near future. Reporters would be like "WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?" I'd be like "IT'S LANCOME" instead of LanVIN or something! Anyway, Wkshp's tees are the comfiest, slouchiest, cutest tees I've encountered in my entire history of t-shirt curation. And that's really saying a lot. CandyStore Collective, Free People and Nasty Gal carry Wkshp tees.

($39.50, Wkshp, FreePeople.com)

 HORSE shirt alert, by the way! That wasn't lost on you,w as it?

($40, Wkshp, Shopnastygal.com)

+ And by the WAI, Topshop Sandy Lane nail polish is coming soon!

Finally, here are the products AMBER is into!
+ Tom Ford Neroli Portofino Eau de Parfum
+ Elemis FreshSkin Make-up Cleansing Wipes
+ Revlon CustomEyes Palette in Smoky Sexy
+ Josie Maran Blemishes R Gone Argan Acne Clearing Pads
+ Neutrogena Skin Clearing Blemish Concealer
+ Pixi Week Of Wake Up Makeup ($30)

Lust List: Rachel Roy & Keds Hi-Tops, Tie-Dye For Non Hippies, And The Best Summer Bag EVAR!

Welcome to my weekly lust list -- my fantasy shopping list of things I'd happily purchase right this moment... if only you were paying.

($99, Rachel Roy)

It was love at first click for me and these Rachel Roy blue Adinah hi-tops, created with surfer Karina Petroni. Love the summery surf fabric and I love that they're slip-ons. Honestly, being vehemently anti flip-flops (they're terrible and cheap!!! Step your GAME up!), these are a perfect substitute. 

($264, Collina Strada, DearFieldbinder)

I mean... a better summer bag has never existed. Leather, canvas, a happy little shadowy tic print, and plenty of compartments.

($19.99, Calypso For Target)

I've said it before, I'll say it again, and I'll keep repeating it if need be. Tie-dye can be HORRIBLE. TERRIBLE. Any Jerry Garcia-leaning swirls-and-fractals tee makes me want to gouge my eyes out with a brooch, straight-up Oedipus style. The ONLY way to do tie-dye acceptably is ONE color with few circles or stripes. For example: the tie-dye tops from the Calypso for Target collection. I'm pretty stoked for a super easy orange tie-dye tee (I think they come in a bright pink too). The collection hits Target stores May 1.

($90, Alexis Bittar)

That little pop of fuchsia in there? That's love.

($70, Keds)

Keds is rolling out their "How Do You" road trip series, which pairs (har) a pair of urban-inspired, limited-edition Keds with a city and a charity. My favorites of the collection are the hi-top foldover Champion LA Keds. They're lightweight, and, once again, perfect for flip-flop skeevers like myself.

HOLY SHIT I NEED MAC'S NEW SURF BABY NAIL POLISHES THIS INSTANT!

Um, sorry for shouting. I just got REALLY excited. Aside from "Scream 4" and not wearing shorts, another thing to look forward to this summer is MAC's Surf Baby collection. I'm especially into the collection's two nail polishes: "Hangin' Loose," which is the dirty pink nude you see on the left, and ESPECIALLY "Ocean Dip," the mid-tone creamy aqua on the right.

"Hangin' Loose" is a perfect NBN, or non-boring neutral. "Ocean Dip" is a lovely bright turquoise reminiscent of a fun pool, like the ones most of your friends seem to be enjoying while you're sitting around typing on your keyboard inside a temperature-controlled office building. Sorry. Do I sound bitter? Anyway, dive in! Surf Baby hits counters May 26.

Read my Naag.com beauty reviews of more MAC musts:
+ "Haute & Naughty" mascara
+ Wonder Woman "Obey Me" nail polish

I Bought It Files: Drapey Dress

Check this out, for an evening wedding. Looks like it will hide a multitude (and by that I mean several months' worth) of sins, no?

Rachel Rachel Roy "Martini With A Twist" Dress, $36.74 on supah-sale.

An additional 25% off Rachel Rachel Roy sale, guys! Hop to it!

CONFIRMED: Simone Perele Coral Bras Are The Prettiest Bras In The World

($87, Simone Perele, SimonePerele.com)

Well, no. I haven't fact-checked that. That would require seeing every single bra in entire world. And I just don't have that kinda time. But Simone Perele's coral bras are the prettiest bras I've seen in forever. A coral bra? Why does that not happen more often??

Also, you know how the prettiest bras are often like an unrealistic, least helpful size? Like they go up to a whopping 34C? Whoopdiedoooo! Good for like, the three people I know who are a B or C cup. Anyway, for you big-busted ladies out there, these Simone Perele demi-cup bras are $87 and go up to an E cup. And the full-cup bras are $99 also come in coral -- YAY! No more boring bras in taupe, which is a non-color! -- and run up to an almost-unheard-of F cup! Brillz. There's room for all!

The Tucker Blouse Is An Injustice

This Tucker Hummingbird Nectar silk top is an injustice. WHY? Because it's perfect and because it's not mine. I should've gone into shoplifting after all.

($335, Tucker)

($276, Tucker, Piperlime.com)

Appropriate songs: Katy Perry, "Hummingbird Heartbeat"


The Smiths, "Shoplifters Of The World

Off-Topic Post: ANDY SAMBERG AND CATS! THIS IS MY VERSION OF HEAVEN!

 

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD!

THANK YOU, WIRED MAG! THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A SNEAK PEEK OF HEAVEN! 

Not that I want to take a permanent trip to heaven any time soon, but if heaven consists of Andy Samberg and kittens -- and how could it not? -- then I'm a little less afraid of dying.

Hand Me My Leather... Dress From The Gap

Via FashionETC

To quote the sage words of Tori Amos, "hand me my leather." Gap just had their Fall 2011 preview, and it looks like leather dresses are on tap (which means hopefully they'll be in stores in jut a few months?). Which is perfect, because I've have a leather dress on my wishlist since 2009. Meaning that a leather dress is still very much on my own little Maslow's hierarchy of unfulfilled non-needs. WTH? I'm slacking on satisfying my non-basic needs! Also, my plans to find the perfect black leather mini skirt fell spectacularly on its little ass, so the time has never been nigh-er to get my shit leathered up!

Nally And Millie Does A PERFECTLY PERFECT Slouchy Top

Photo by Young Fat & Fabulous' Gabi Gregg

Nally And Millie makes very versatile, drapy, flowy, ultra comfy tops, tunics and dresses in perfect basic blacks and greys and bold-not-boring stripes. They're softer than a kitten's ear, and they hang just right. (Notice how I avoided a well-hung joke.) The nice folks who do Nally And Millie's PR sent me this floaty grey top. Usually I'm always like "I'm not one of those fashion bloggers who takes photos of myself." But I guess I am. Because here I am, standing on TOP of New York City. Yes, that's the kind of power I wield. 


Anyway, this grey top is a lightweight, slightly sheer knit with that elusive ability to do slouchy without doing shlumpy, and does the Dolman-batwing thing the way it should be done. I mean, I'm "just a regular person," and look how much happier I look in it than this model!

 

 Get this Nally and Millie top in black at tcboutique.com or at Bloomingdale's.

Also, I need to quickly call attention to my Dannijo "Grace" cuff, because it is SEVERE! I got it at the Dannijo sample sale a month or so ago. It looks like a cuff, but it acts like a freaking WEAPON. I have bruises from it and owntevencayre.

 

 

 

These Leopard-Print Madewell Heels Have Me Pitching A Freaking Fit

(Credit: Lauren Murrow, The Cut)

The Internet tells me that Madewell just held their Fall 2011 preview, and these open-toed animal-print chunky heeled platform slingbacks (phew, that's a mouthful) have me pitching an absolutely Veruca Salt-style fit. They're not on the site yet, I WANT THEM, AND I WANT THEM NOW, DADDY!

Me, without those Madewell shoes.

Again, the dangers of me, without those shoes.

5 Shoes That Make Me Feel Quite Enthused About Spring

I've been wearing variations on black boots for the past, oh, eight months, and therefore I'm in need of a mayjah shoe overhaul for spring. Here are five spring shoes I'd change outfits for five times in one day.

($490, Prada, Neimanmarcus.com)

Looky how sweet these woven Prada flats are. I love how they're ballet flats but so not precious ballerina-y, you know? They almost remind me of fancy Vans. Black pants, white button-down, a couple bangles. Eee!

($90, Aldoshoes.com)

I would literally die in these. Not in the Rachel Zoe way. I would break limbs wearing these, but if were to attempt to wear wedges, I'd happily go down in these.

($335, Diane Von Furstenberg)

These Diane Von Furstenberg heels are the equivalent of a classic trench -- timeless, and they fance up almost everything. Oy. I'm thinking near-naughty thoughts about these.

($450, Jil Sander, Saksfifthavenue.com)

I am NOT a white jeans type, but I'm also not a $450 sandal type. But if I suddenly woke up tomorrow willing to both, well, I'd do both. Maybe with some kinda chambray tank? Maybe? These are kinda hard to style, but for some reason, I'm thinking denim/ chambray shirt.

(Swedish Hasbeens x H&M, available April 20)

SO psyched that Swedish Hasbeens are collaborating with H&M. Granted, maybe I don't understand how physics or whatever work because I truly don't get how these slip-ons stay on, but they'd look so effing adorable with light skinny jeans a nautical striped top.

Um, These Are The Bowie-est Boots I've Ever Seen In My Life

($163, Jeffrey Campbell, Modcloth.com)

I mean...

Just when you didn't realize you needed silver glitter wedge booties, you realize you only didn't realize you needed them because you didn't realize they existed. See what I mean here? And FINALLY they do. And you don't have to get them by renting a time machine and hoping to land in David Bowie's shoe trunk somewhere in the '70s ,between The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars and Diamond Dogs. Or... if you were born after 1990, one of the many tractor-trailers that transports Lady Gaga's footwear on tour. Sigh. Kids today. They'll never know. They'll. Never. Know! Will they?? WILL they?? They won't. They won't know.

+ Where Gaga got it...

Does This Hourglass Necklace Make My Ass Look Too Steampunk?

So, like, I guess I'm steampunk now? Since I think these little functional (meaning they're miniature but they actually work!) fin de siècle charm necklaces would be quite cute layered with a few chains? I kinda like brass mixed with slightly tarnished gold. Strappy monocle goggles optional!

($32, UniqueVintage.com)

Tiny hourglass, for keeping track of tiny intervals of time!

($36, UniqueVintage.com)

Tiny compass for when you're lost in tiny places.

($36, UniqueVintage.com)

Okay, these most miniature of mini binoculars probably don't work, but if they did, you could use them to see tiny little things!

Maxi Dress PERFECTION... For Just $39

($39, Lulus.com)

Maxi dresses are decidedly not made for me. At 5'2" (on a good day), I'd look like a walking Greek tragedy or like a Snooki without a tan. But if I could do long dresses, this black lace dress would be my first stop on the maxi dress express.

You're Lookin' At The New Owner Of A Faux Leopard Print Minnie Mouse Coat

Now how one becomes the owner of a vintage faux leopard print coat with Minnie Mouses scattered happily across is no accident. No accident at all. It's fate.

Thursday morning I was waiting for the train here in Brooklyn. Then, like a freaking ORACLE, this woman walks by wearing this faux fur coat with MINNIE MOUSES printed all over it. I noticed the coat first, and I expected her to be a batshit baglady, but she was totally pulled together and looked RAD. She was probably late-40s, early 50s, and looked like the SHIT. Anyway, I was like, what is that? Jeremy Scott? Jean-Charles de Castelbajac or something? Asish? I paused my game of Word Mole (at which I RULE, by the way), and I snapped a photo of her. Idiotically, the flash and shutter sound effect were both on. Nice one, Tams. Anyway, she didn't notice, but some people around her did. I wheeled around and walked very quickly, in a way that surely called attention to myself and my failure to be covert in any way, and I headed toward the front of the train. (And finished my Word Mole game. And I thought. I thought about that coat).

Anyway, I Googled "animal print Mickey Mouse coat" later that day, and GUYS I'M NOT KIDDING! IT CAME UP ON ETSY!!!!! Not the exact same coat, but almost. It was reserved for someone, but it looked like that someone slept on it because it'd been on hold for almost a month. I emailed the owners, Tarantula Sisters (who have some amazing vintage, btw), who confirmed that the original reserver was no longer interested (SUCKER!), and they sold it to me for $100 (someone on this Ebay message board paid $500 for one back in the day). SAME. FREAKING. DAY, guys!


Anyway, will I look like a wackadoo bag lady in it? Probably. Or a '70s pimp from a Blacksploitation flim? Or worse -- someone from Williamsburg? I'm sure. But I DON'T CARE! This jacket was MEANT to be mine. This must be how those dudes on "Pawn Stars" feel when they open a cardboard box marked that says, like Brawny paper towels on the outside, and it's filled with some total treasure on the inside. And should I happen to see that woman from the train who led me to my own treasure I'll nod in thanks... and pretend not to notice if someone takes a camera phone photo of me from behind.