Daily Loaf

Which woman hasn’t already fallen to the justifiable exigency of seizing the perfect LBD? But who among us has heeded the gothic call to snag the LBL?

Lacquered black lips are the latest addition to a modern anti-beauty revolution. It’s all about daring to be different, and finding interest in a world of contouring and conformity.

Now, I can appreciate shock value. Black lips allow me to attempt to stand out among a sea of New Yorkers even for a moment, until the subway door closes and I’m sandwiched between an ambiguous hipster and a sadist with lips blacker than mine. So much for a fair competition. Read the rest of this entry »

What awaits at the end of of a two hour-long, cushy Jet Blue flight north; a 10-minute AirTrain ride west, a 55-minute subway ride uptown; and a climb up a particularly steep and stained flight of stairs?  New York City! (In my best Pace Picante Sauce voice), and a bottle of Poland Spring water, of course.  I just returned from the Big Apple last night, and in between shameless gawks at all the pretty buildings, I managed to survey the fashions of the hip and uninhibited.

See what they’re wearing right now, or at least yesterday, in NYC — below the jump.

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Really, how awesome does it feel to slide your hand down the sleeve of a top you’ve fallen in love with, grab the sales tag, and see a crimson strike – through of the suggested retail price? It’s half off (with an additional 20 percent off, today only!) and the top you love just turned into what you’re wearing tonight.

How great would it be to get the same deals on cosmetics? Department store makeup rarely goes on sale, but I know where to land my ship in cyberspace to get out-of-this-world deals.

Half-off Stila, anyone? Find out more below the jump.

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