Archive: December, 2007

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Sometimes holiday partying can take a toll on your eyes — who wants to look puffy at work? Try these secret beauty weapons that cure the puffiness of morning-after eyes so no one — except for you — knows how late you partied!

Tracie Martyn LotuSculpt Eye Pads and Activator: These eye pads moisturize and calm, while also diminishing the appearance of lines and wrinkles and brightening the entire area. Buy eye pads, $45, and activator, $55, separately at traciemartyn.com

Elemis SOS Emergency Cream e-puff and hydrate stressed and dehydrated skin with Elemis SOS Emergency Cream. The amino acids, lavender absolute, willow, centella asiatica and myrrh formula provides soothing relief with protection. Victoria Beckham and Kate Moss are fans of this fantastic solution. Snag Elemis SOS Emergency Cream, $79, at timetospa.com

SkinCeuticals Hydrating B5 Masque: A beauty cult favorite, this leave-on masque is enhanced with a unique Advanced Moisture Complex, which gives skin a refreshing and soothing feel. Hydrate your tired skin with the B5 Masque, $45, at skinceuticals.com.

timeBalm by theBalm: timeBalm is a beeswax-based concealer that helps fight wrinkles while covering dark cirlces . Wear timeBalm during the day, at night. Get timeBalm, $16, at sephora.com.

The Illuminator All Over Face Color from Prescriptives: After you cover up your eyes with timeBalm, take care of the rest of your face. With this ultra-luxurious pressed powder, and highlighs, you can cover it all up! The Illuminator contours your face and cheeks with golden warmth and makes you office ready for the rest of the day. Get your Illuminator, $36, at bloomingdales.com.

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We love Vanessa Hudgens‘ glittering gold dress, but not all of us have star budgets to shop with. We’ve tracked down some of the hottest dresses for the biggest party night of the year — and the best part is that they are all under $100! And make sure to check out our picks on how to get stars’ sequined dress for less by clicking here. Get ready for the countdown. . .

Go metallic in this shimmering Arden B minidress, $99 at ardenb.com, or this knot back cascade Bebe dress, $65 at bebe.com.

Try a floral twist with this rosette trimmed bubble dress, $94 at edressme.com or this Alexandra Dillon tiered rosette dress, $90 at victoriassecret.com.

Stand out in a jewel-toned frock like this Maggie London silk chiffon halterdress, $98 at nordstrom.com or this purple satin pencil dress, $42 at forever21.com.

Got to have a little black dress? Try this Kenneth Cole Reaction beaded keyhole dress, $97 at macys.com, or this velvet empire sash velvet dress, $30 at gap.com.

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Getting tired of cooking for friends and family? Run out of hostess gift ideas? With New Year’s Eve house parties and New Year’s Day open houses and brunches coming up, we’re turning to the best food gifts on the web. Check them out for yourself!

We’ve been obsessed with Lucini Italia products since we first learned that Oprah was a fan. And we just love the gift packages they’ve put together for the holidays. The Lucini Organics Gift Set, $59, contains a bottle of the finest extra virgin olive oil, Tuscan Harvest plum tomatoes, and a selection of tsp spice’s seasoning to transform any kitchen into an authentic Italian cucina.

Wine.com’s Wine Gift Center lets you choose from unique wine gift packages like the Tour de France, $39, which includes a selection of regional French wines, or the Quintessential Reds Collection, $99, which features red wines from around the world.

Wisconsin’s marscheesecastle.com offers the best quality traditional cheese and cold cut baskets—delivered straight from America’s dairyland.

Send a customized holiday gift box of three P.B. Loco peanut butters in unusual flavors like CoCoBanana, European Café Mocha, or Raspberry Dark Chocolate from pbloco.com. Add

They may be based in the Big Apple, but manhattanfruitier.com will deliver baskets of the best organic, exotic, or traditional fruits anywhere in the country. Luxury lidded hampers filled with fruit start at $55.

Numi’s Flowering Tea Gift Set, $30, turns tea time into an art form. When you steep the tiny tea leaf bundles in the kit’s glass tea pot they blossom into flower-like blooms.

New York institution, The Chocolate Bar is the perfect place to head to get a sugar fix. Send trendy Boxed Caramels, deliciously street-savy Graffiti Chocolate Bars, or gift sets of their most popular treats.

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Looking for the perfect accessories for your killer New Year’s Eve dress but you can’t bear to spend too much cash on them? We’ve got the most festive and fun shoes, jewels and clutches for your big night out — and nothing’s more than $25! Still trying to decide what to wear on New Year’s Eve? Check out our favorite sequined dresses of the stars and how to get the look for less by clicking here.

Start with a great pair of shoes like these Hollywould Grace Peep-Toe Pumps in Pink, $21 at target.com to spice up a LBD, or go neutral with these Abaete for Payless Bayley d’Orsay Pump, $23 at payless.com.

Add some sparkle with a Crystal Necklace, $15 at aldoshoes.com, Kenneth Jay Lane Rhinestone Link Bracelets, $18 at shopintuition.com or Jewel Earrings, $6 at forever21.com. Going out with pals? You can all match with this set of 6 Jumbo Cocktail Rings, $14 at fredflare.com.

Make sure you are midnight-kiss-ready by stashing your gloss in a Loeffler Randall Clutch in Gold Python, $20 at target.com or a Mock Croc Clutch, $17 at styleviolet.com. You’ll be the belle of the ball drop!

Now that we’ve had a few days to mull over all of our gifts, we have some clear favorites that we’ve given and received. We felt good about donating money in loved ones’ names to Make It Right 9, Brad Pitt’s project to rebuild Hurricane Katrina-ravage portions of New Orleans, and this clever “diamond ring” was a fabulous gift from a great guy. But we want to know what you loved this holiday season! Tell us: What was your favorite present you received or gave?

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We’ve been spotting stars like Sarah Michelle Gellar in feathered frocks all year long — and we think it’s a trend that is still worth trying! Why not add a little whimsy to your day? Here are a few of our favorites.

Start small with Jennifer Behr Feather Flower Hair Pin, $98 at jenniferbehr.com or a Jennifer Ouellette Narrow Feather Headband, $50 at barneys.com tucked into your ‘do.

Go all out with a feathered dress like this BCBGMAXAZRIA Feather Trim Crinkled Silk Chiffon Dress, $384 (reduced from $640) at nordstrom.com, or this Feather Cocktail Dress, $249 at bebe.com.

Do a modern take on glamour girl feathered slippers with these Kate Spade Pink ‘Illude’ Pouf Sandal, $95 (reduced from $295) at bluefly.com or these Pinko Feather And Jewel Sandal, $388 at asos.com.

Don’t want to invest too much in the trend? Try these super-cheap Feather Dangle Earrings, $5 at forever21.com, or these Peacock Feather Earrings, $14 at fredflare.com.

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Save up to 75% on hundreds of items by designers like Marc Jacobs, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Citizens of Humanity, and Diane von Furstenberg during pinkmascara.com’s post-holiday sale.

Starting Christmas Day, rarechic.com is marking down new sale items down at least 30% and all previous sale items down at least 50% more! Great deals on Elijah, Mike & Chris, Gryson, Erin Fetherston, Miss Davenporte, Geren Ford and more.

Southmoonunder begins a semi-annual sale December 26th, where merchandise will be up to 50% off!

Nationaljeancompany.com will be having a post-holiday sale from January 2 through January 9 where all items on the site will be 20% off using promo code “January08″. This will include new items in resort and all designer denim. Designers include Yumi Kim, Alisha Levine, Catherine Rapetti, Graham and Spencer.

Stock up on sleepwear, robes, and lingere at 25% to 50% off during barenecessities.com’s winter clearance.

Get gorgeous gems from Alexis Bittar, Wendy Mink and more at Verbena.net’s 40% off sale.

J.Ransom, the upscale men’s boutique, is having a big after Christmas sale starting December 26th through the 2nd week of January. Select items will be marked 25 % – 75% off.