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Kanebo Warehouse Sale & Loreal Luxury Product Division's F&F Warehouse Sale

Yeap TWO warehouse sale happening this week!! I can hear the screaming already!!! I am excited too.... but not the purse :( Best part? Both sale are at the same area!!!Brands Offered:KaneboKateKanebo CosmetteTime: 11am – 5pmLocation: (Tel: 603 7726 3942)58A Jalan SS21/35Damansara Utama UptownPetaling Jaya47400 Selangor Darul EhsanMalaysia(Above Ambank, Next to Maybank, Behind HSBC )Brands available :Lancome Shu UemuraBiotherm Branded FragrancesTime: 9 am - 5pmDate : 4th March...
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First iPod Touch Post

Hey girlies,I am getting down with my bad technological self. And drinking Aranciata soda in Williamsburg. And moving to a palatial apartment with a sprawling garden tomorrow. And I bought lip gloss that smells like those marshmallow Peeps. It even has a birdy-shaped container. Expect a full post soon!xoxo,Charlo...
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iMany Faces Big Eyes Makeup Workshop

How was your last weekend of February 2011 ladies?! Maaaann! It is March already :( Are you STILL working towards your new year resolution or are you slacking off already huh? I am having hard time to keep on track! But my last weekend of February was great. Filled with class as per usual and a makeup workshop! My VERY first makeup workshop! I normally pick up the tips and tricks from Youtube ;P You can't argue that it is different from a hands on experience you gain from a workshop!I was lucky...
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Spring Picks: Tales From Barneys New York's First Beauty Blogger Meet-Up

Continued From Yesterday's Post... Well, after glorying in expert Jason Ascher's encyclopedic knowledge of skin care and fragrance products, I thought you might want to know his must-have makeup picks.If you missed my article on Friday, Jason is Barneys New York's resident "beauty guru." He is responsible for making many beautiful and powerful women across the city look their best every day. What's amazing about Jason though is that he isn't a slave to makeup trends. On the contrary, he is obsessed...
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Spring Picks: Barneys Beauty Guru Jason Ascher Tells All

As the resident Beauty Guru at Barneys New York, makeup artist Jason Ascher helps some of the most powerful young women in New York get gorgeous.Need the best lipstick? A serum that will make your skin glow like no other? Just ask Jason. Earlier this week in the Penthouse at Barneys on Madison Avenue, he shared a selection of his faves with a host of beauty bloggers, who were veritably swanning about in all their finery and tapping away like Fred Astaire on their iPhones. Here are a few of Ascher's...
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Do Tell

"As soon as she comes in, she stares at me through her lorgnette, whose gold handle is linked by a small chain to a delicate bracelet of rubies."  --From André Gide's journal entry on January 1, 1906, describing the Princess de Broglie. ***"How does it feelTo be on your ownNo direction to goLike some complete unknownLike a rolling stone"--Bob Dy...
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Prada Fall 2011 Collection Video

Because Prada is G...
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Links I Love

Welcome to the grand internet...1. Fragrance blog Bois de Jasmine reviews the scent Etat Libre d'Orange Rossy de Palma, named after the famous Spanish actress. If you don't know who she is, Rossy de Palma starred in Pedro Almodóvar's Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and was one of Jean-Paul Gaultier's muses. (He always picks the best muses!)2. Avoid bad hair days. The Beauty Brains explains Three Ways to Fight Static Flyaway3. My dear lady Felicia Benson of ThisThatBeauty is featured on...
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Lady Gaga MAC Viva Glam Lipstick Ad

Superstar Lady Gaga works it in this new video for MAC. It's giving me chills......
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What Happened to My New Year's Resolution?

In case you were wondering why I stopped writing about my burgeoning addiction to exercise, that is because I stopped going to the gym.Sad, but true. Ack! My schedule has been very busy, and then, one thing led to another....Please bear with me, girlies. My new issue of Fitness magazine arrived in the mail and has totally motivated me to return. I am going today to use the exercise equipment, then the steam room and then popping over to Barneys with my gym-tastic glow.Right now, I am so...
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Beauty Do's

1. Create your own mantra!2. Wear as much makeup as you want. Wear heaps or none at all.3. Tell naysayers to take a hike (politely, of course)!4. Embrace freckles, wavy hair and comely curves. If you've got it, flaunt it.5. Make your everyday look pop with a touch of metallic eyeliner.6. Eat a healthy, balanced meal with fruit and vegetables today.7. Take celebrities or leave 'em. So much of what they say to interviewers is pure invention.8. Out with the old, and in with the new! Ditch stale lipstick...
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The Sailor's Life for Me

In California, everywhere I looked was the blue, blue, blue Pacific Ocean.  I realized I can still enjoy a slice of the sea with nautical looks and notice-me navy nail polish! Next stop, Montauk!SO NOUVELLE VAGUE: MALENE BIRGER STRIPED SAILOR DRESS ($196), SOLD AT MILK.A FROLICSOME GET-UP: STRIPED TERRY DRESS WITH METALLIC DETAILS ($24.80), FOREVER 21.AHOY, SHIPMATE: BUTTER LONDON NAIL POLISH IN ROYAL NAVY ($14), BEAUTY.COM.XOXO,CHARLO...
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ELF 32 Piece Eyeshadow Collection

I just got my parcel after 2 months waiting! I ordered 7 stuff but only 4 available. Argh!  I want to show you the swatches of the eyeshadow made by E.L.F ;) Btw, this is my very first eyeshadow from E.L.FWhen I browsed online for reviews most of them said you get what you paid for. So my expectation wasn't that high. So lets see whether they are up to my expectation!Here is the 32 piece eyeshadow collection. Retailing for USD5. I paid RM16.50 for it. Cheap huh? The person who handle the spree...
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Justin Bieber's Surprise: Second Version of Movie to Hit Theaters

Read the Reuters story here about this unusual move. The second version, an updated director's fan cut, has some changes, but it's just 10 minutes longer!Okay, back to looking at dogs that look like the teen heartthrob....P.S. Sorry if you really don't care, but I know some of you ...
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Makeup Police

Hello darlings,I have a new law. It has two parts.1. Never mix collagen injections and candy pink lip gloss.2. Never wear candy pink lip gloss while standing next to someone with collagen-jiggly lips and lip gloss. You absolutely will appear guilty by association.Whew! So glad to get that off my chest. In California, I had a lot of time to watch bad reality TV with my grandma, namely re-runs of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.  While these women attack each other with their excessively...
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Snowflakes Again

It was snowing on my walk to the subway. Back in NYC....
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Scents & Sensibility: Roger & Gallet Orange Blossom Water

Well, it's not often I fly to California only to play with French beauty products. But the Carmel Drug Store, established in 1910, carries a wide array of old-timey items that I just could not resist. (Carmel is a tiny, cute seaside town.)If you don't wear perfume, a few dabs of Roger & Gallet Bois D'Orange fragrance water is a perfect stepping stone. It's a light-as-air citrus scent, and you can spritz it on in the morning or before a date.Buy it: Carmel Drug Store, 71 Ocean Avenue, Monterey...
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Spring Ahead

On a cool spring morning, wear these cute zippered floral laser cut gloves ($50, Topshop)...And shell pink eye shadow ($8, The Body Shop)...Slip on your favorite jeans and rainboots (Hunter Original, $125 on Piperlime)  for traipsing in damp, grassy fields... Warmer days are around the corner!XOXO,Charlo...
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Ouch, Me: Disaster Strikes!

The other day, I broke every beauty rule I know. I washed my face with this totally sketchy, extra-cheap bar of soap by a brand I had never heard of and...the next thing you know, I had this burning sensation. My face hurt for, like, hours. You would think the ouch factor would be punishment enough, but the texture felt all uneven too. Jeeeeez louise. Anyway, the only "normal" soaps that can ever touch my face again are plain Trader Joe's oatmeal soap or Ivory.  This is how my skin feels...
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New York Fashion Week Beauty Look: Marchesa

Frederic Fekkai lead stylist Renato Campora created this tamed-'n-tousled hairstyle for the Marchesa runway show. The look is inspired by flamenco dancers. To get this style, spray Fekkai Coiff Bouffant Lifting & Texturizing Spray Gel ($24) to smooth the crown of the head, and part your hair with a fine tooth comb. Then pull hair back into a low pony tail. Tease the ponytail with a brush, and then pin it to create a messy, disheveled chignon. Allow loose bits to fly out on each side.For the...
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Fashionable Chatter

On the topic of accessories, Derek Lam tells celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe: "For Spring 2011, I love exotics, bleached python and sea snake." Bleached python?!  [Source: The Rachel Zoe Report] **Top makeup artist Gucci Westman said that her husband complained about a "dry" lipstick she was wearing, so she had to change her look. Also, Westman says, "There's always a Chanel handbag that I covet, like, ever single minute."  Wink! [Source: AP Livestream]**Gwyneth Paltrow shares some of...
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Erasing the Old Beauty Standards

Allure magazine interviewed 2,000 women and men about their thoughts on beauty, and the survey results show a profound shift in how Americans perceive race and beauty. Here are the results:64% think women of mixed race represent the epitome of beauty. Yay!70% of those who wish to change their skin color wanted it to be darker— this was pronounced among women.74% of those surveyed believe that a curvier body type is more appealing now than it has been over the past ten years. 69% of survey respondents...
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Marc Jacobs Fall 2011 Runway Shots

Marc Jacobs shows his fun-loving side with polka dot tights, funky hats and can-we-buy-them-now-sir? sequined skir...
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Backstage Beauty: Marc Jacobs Fall 2011

A makeup artist touches up a model backstage at the Marc Jacobs fashion show today. Get this fresh beauty look with a strong sweep of blush right below the cheekbone. Try using Josie Maran's Argan Color Stick in Rosey followed by a spritz from an Evian atomizer to look like this runway hott...
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