BITB TEAM’S TOP PICKS FOR #NATIONALLIPSTICKDAY

Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Lip Color’Ink – Love this long lasting natural looking color that lasts without drying out my lips. My perfect shade is L111 Flawless, a neutral beigy nude. With well done up eyes and a few coats of rich glossy black mascara, it’s a good look. And did I mention that it smells light and kind of fruity… For night time or on camera, I go with YSL Rouge Pur Couture. It’s a luxurious silky texture, the shades are pretty fabulous and it glides on beautifully, no lip liner needed.

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How am I supposed to pick just one?!?!? For a daytime, I love Charlotte Tilbury’s “Bitch Perfect,” which is literally the only nude that works with my skin tone.

TROPICAL FASHIONS INSPIRE POLISH COLORS FOR SPRING

Posted by Dorene Kaplan 04.07.11

Photo Credit: Wall Street Journal

“In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love,” wrote poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, but what of a young woman’s thoughts? Well if you are anything like me, you turn to thoughts of bright, warm colors, especially the shades I will be sporting on my toe nails. And in case you haven’t heard, this is the year of bold, brazen color, all inspired by a tropical and retro fashion trend, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article.

With inspiration from the likes of Carmen Miranda and Frida Kahlo, designers from Miuccia Prada to Sophie Thea

HEADED TO PARIS? SAY MERCI!

Posted by Dorene Kaplan 05.26.10

By Guest Contributor Candice Sabatini

When I visualize shopping in Paris, the images that pop into my head are elegant boutiques, often jammed and crammed, but oozing with elegance. Nothing could be further from that picture than the new Paris concept shop named Merci. With over 16,000 sq. ft of soaring industrial like space on three floors, this recently opened concept shop near the Marais is on a mission to help the children of Madagascar. The owners, Bernard and Marie-France Cohen, who created the luxury children’s brand, Bonpoint, felt that this was the perfect time to create an emporium of luxury items, but also give back and help others less fortunate. (more…)