Leona Lewis’ photoshoot for Harper’s Bazaar

I think the hair and makeup for Alberta Ferretti’s Fall 2008 collection is gorgeous. The look is very simple and is something that you can do at home. The skin is fresh and pale. Use a foundation that matches your skin tone and apply a cream blush in a light pink tone to your cheekbones. Now for the eyes: all you need is a good eyeliner (liquid or pencil) and a full volume mascara.

Try these products:

Chanel Le Crayon Kohl in Noir & Chanel Inimitable Waterproof Mascara Multi-Dimensionnel

As for the blush…use the product that I swear by and wrote about last week: NARS Multiple stick in the color of your choice depending on your skin tone.

Hair: the first step is to straighten your hair. For those of you with fringe (bangs) side part your hair and use a bobby pin to secure. If you don’t have fringe, don’t worry! You can still part a piece of your hair and pin it to the side. How simple is that?!

Photos: Don Ashby & Olivier Claisse

Geostationary Banana Over Texas is the name and putting a giant banana over Texas is the game. The concept according to the website is that “this object will float between the high atmosphere and Earth’s low orbit, being visible only from the state of Texas and its surroundings. From the ground the banana will be clearly recognizable and visible day and night; it will stay up for approximately one month”.

There has been some controversy about the safety and legality of this project. The website claims that they are not violating any laws, but you can read their legal statement here.

This ‘banana’ is said to be launched in August so watch out you Texans!

Only in America…

Did I ever mention how much I love Net-a-porter? I personally think it is greatest online designer retailer. If you have the money to splurge (or if you don’t have the money to splurge, but do so anyway) or if you just like to browse beautiful clothing, this website is the place to do it.

 Stella McCartney & Alexander Wang

Stella McCartney and Proenza Schouler

Net-a-porter has everything you could want from tops, dresses, and jeans, to leggings, shoes and etc…

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 By request….more pictures from a post I did a few months ago about my orange coat, similar to Audrey Hepburn’s in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

I bought it here in London from Zara well over 6 months ago, but hopefully those of you who were interested in buying one will be able to do so this coming A/W season.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his first lady Carla Bruni just arrived in Windsor for their two day visit to the UK.  Carla arrived looking beautiful and very French in a grey hat and suit. Upon their arrival the couple were greeted by the Queen and Prince Philip and taken by horse drawn carriage (naturally) to Windsor Castle. They are visiting the UK in order to create better relations between Britain and France. President Sarkozy Mr wants the UK and France to work “hand in glove” especially on issues such as the environment and immigration.

Carla Bruni is starting to act the part of being first lady. She is very much resembling Jackie Kennedy, which is exactly what I would do if I married a President, Prince, or King!

Yesterday as I was reaching for my perfume, I thought about the first time I bought it at a small boutique in New Hope, PA called Scarlett. The boutique as I remember it was very quirky and eclectic. The front room was full of perfume and other little do-dads. In the back was a room full of cosmetics (I loved lip glosses). Unfortunately, the store is not in New Hope anymore, but I recently found their website.  I don’t believe they have a Scarlett Cosmetics boutique anywhere, but they do supply retailers in the US, UK, and and Hong Kong!

Anyway, I am thrilled that I found Scarlett’s website because I remember how upset I was that they closed their store. Oh… and if you want to know what perfume I use…well, it’s a secret
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Hail

For the past few years I have spent Easter weekend with my friend Jill and her family in Colorado. The weather was always beautiful and our day was full of activities from painting eggs to going on long walks. This year I am in London and normally the weather starts to warm up by now, not this Easter… I woke up to snow and hail.

I want this winter weather to be over with already especially since I have been looking forward to the spring. I even put away my winter wardrobe which I had to get back out this weekend. Luckily it is fairly sunny out today, maybe the weather will turn soon!

Last night I had difficulty sleeping thanks to the mad woman who lives in the flat above me.  Every time I try to sleep she is pacing, actually more like stomping across the room. Since I couldn’t sleep I picked up the Harper’s Bazaar that was on the table next to the bed and read it until I was able to fall asleep. This issue showed the homes of designers John Rocha in the South of France and Donna Karen on Parrot Cay. I guess seeing those beautiful homes and all the clothing that I can’t afford in the magazine led me to have this dream…

I won the lottery, $658 million to be exact and the first thing I did was take Neal and my family to the Caribbean and we island hopped for one month and only stayed at the most luxurious villas.

Then Neal and I returned to London and the first thing I did without telling him was buy the apartment I have been eyeing for two years. After the big purchase and vacation I realized I only spent $3 million out of $658 million…I knew what I had to do and it involved going to Harrods!

After shopping day after day, my cloest looked like the co-op floor of Barneys.

Eventually we moved back to the US and lived in a house that resembled Ralph Lauren’s home in Jamaica.  So, I guess we moved somewhere warm, not to New York like I always thought I would. 

I don’t think this dream means much. I think we can all conclude that I like to shop and go on vacation. They say that dreams do come true though!

This is a picture of Ralph and Ricky Lauren’s home in Jamaica.

Today, a reader emailed me asking what my favorite beauty product is… that would have to be the Multiple stick from Nars.

This multi-purpose makeup stick can be used as a blush, eyeshadow, or lipstick. It’s pretty much the only thing I need to carry in my handbag when I go out. The great thing is that the Multiple comes in many colors. My favorite colors happen to be Orgasm (this color just came out in the multiple, but I previously used this color in a powder blush) and Antibes. I also recommend Copacabana which acts as a highlighter and is a shimmering pearl color. If you want to go bronze, try South Beach or Palm Beach.

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