Scarlet Fever

I'm lovin on Refinery29's Vday beauty guide...

Glow Baby, Glow
'To get your face ready for a special event, aesthetician Nina Patino recommends a two-step treatment that will give you radiant, glowing skin. Take 1 tablespoon of sour cream and 1 teaspoon of baking soda and mix them together. Massage the mix onto your face, neck, décolletage, and top of hands. Leave it on for a few minutes and then rinse with warm water. Then, take warm oatmeal, 1 teaspoon of olive oil, and an egg yolk, mix them all together and apply to clean skin, leaving on for 30 minutes.

"This scrub and mask combo will lighten and hydrate your skin," she says. "Sour cream contains lactic acid and baking soda is an anti-bacterial, so they’re perfect to help erase blemishes as well." '

...and especially intrigued by the body scrub recipe:

Get Nekkid
'If you plan on baring it all at the end of the evening (or at the start of the date, you minx you), you want to be sure your body is bangin'. Patino recommends starting a mini detox treatment a few weeks before the big day (aka, now). Combine used ground coffee, olive oil, fresh lemon juice, and a few drops of cognac into a paste. Massage it into skin using exfoliating gloves. Do this until your body feels hot — about 5-10 minutes. Gently pinch your thighs, butt, and stomach until skin is red and itchy, then rinse off the concoction using warm water (no soap!). Follow up by drinking a cup of organic green tea. Do this once a week in the days leading up to your big date for skin that looks and feels amazing.'

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Anjelica Houston

...is such a beauty

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Celine Spring 2012, Nov.11

Oh Celine, be still my heart...

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festive fingers, dec.10

a rhinestone mani??? i can't think of a more precious way to get your lady fingers in the holiday spirit. but which color to don whilst decking the halls with boughs of holly? rose gold, i think. yes, rose gold.

after a bit of nosing around, i'm horrified to have learned that this beautification can cost you more than a pretty penny- up to a dollar per rhinestone. thankfully i discovered this little tutorial for a cheap and cheerful way to do it yourself. now, does anyone have a good rose gold polish recommendation?

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have one on me, feb.10

i've loved joanna newsom for a long, long time- her strange, beautiful music and hippy dippy flower girl fashion...but when did she become so superhot??? also- when did she and my man andy samberg hook up? i thought she was still with my other man, bill callahan. either way, i want to be her.








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Lou la la, Jan.10

this is so lovely!



happy thursday, folks.

Best Of Lucky, feb. '10

So I was thinking about posts and what I'm obsessed with these days. Instead of racking my brain into writers block (which is why you haven't heard from me in a while), I thought "Let's keep it simple." Every month for at least 10 years (or how ever long it has been on the magazine racks) I've gone through Lucky Magazine issues and flagged everything I like and/or want to purchase. So why not list them here instead of lugging around old magazine clippings? That way, you readers can spare yourself the $3.50 and the guilt of killing trees and I'll do all the heavy lifting. Makes perfect sense to me, really! So, without further ado...my picks from the February 2010 issue:


My introduction to Danish rocker Mette Lindberg. Isn't she gorgeous?


Coco was awfully on trend by posting about plaid wool weekenders. Grab this one by Filson for 25% off by entering "lucky1" at checkout.


These are tough, I'll admit, but bless your Tomboy ass if you can pull it off. Olive green desert boots are on point for my obsession with Arizona attire. Get these by J Shoes here.


Perfect "toast" nail color to add to my collection by RGB


All natural Korres Lip Butter in Quince. Hurry and get it for less than $6 by entering "lucky4" at checkout.


Good ol' cuticle and dry skin shizz. I'm a sucker for this crap.

sugar and spice, nyc, nov.09

this is my inspiration pic of the week: pretty and perfectly lady-like.

p.s. I neeeeed that swing coat!!!

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frozen assets, nyc, nov.09

Has anyone else seen the beautiful styling of Anthro's online feature, "Frozen Assets"?? The snowy crystal-like capsules send visions of sugarplums dancing through my head...I'm in love











PS: these would make great holiday gifties...

bonjour novembre!

these stunning richard avedon images are my inspiration for the new week and month. i will jump through puddles and hop off each curb, always looking on the bright side of life...

lizzie fortunato, nyc, oct.09

natural beauty in the form of bits and baubles to be strung around a neck or dangling from an ear. lizzie fortunato inspires me to get back to work...