Pert Plus launches new 3-in-1 products
Sometimes it’s all about ease. PertPlus has taken that concept and introduced two new products, one specially formualated to appeal to men and one for the entire family.
The 3-in-1 multi-purpose shampoo plus conditioner plus body wash formulas are designed to clean and condition both hair and skin — all in one bottle.
The new 3-in-1 shampoo plus conditioner plus body wash products feature clean, fresh fragrances and are available in a Refreshing formula for men and a Moisturizing formula for all-family use. Pert Plus Moisturizing 3 in 1 contains Vitamins A and E and Aloe Vera to help moisturize the skin. Pert Plus for Men Refreshing 3 in 1 expands on the existing Pert Plus for Men line and is specially formulated to provide a cool, tingling sensation.
Pert Plus Moisturizing 3 in 1 comes in a 13.5 oz. bottle with a suggested retail price of $3.99 and a 25.4 oz. bottle with suggested retail of $5.99. Pert Plus for Men Refreshing 3 in 1 comes in a 12 oz. bottle, also with a suggested retail price of $3.99.
Fab Over Fifty … a new Web site for women
Here’s one of the most interesting Web sites I’ve come across in a long time. Fab Over Fifty — faboverfifty.com – is packed with great information and writing. OK, twentysomethings probably won’t find this site so enlightening, but maybe they’ll pass the information along to their mothers, aunts and grandmothers.
Fab Over Fifty is where women over 50 share wisdom and recommendations about beauty, fashion, health, books, restaurants, wine and more. This is the site that addresses their needs, interests and concerns.
Gerin Brin, a publisher, writer and marketer who already had an extensive following on her daily blog, blog.faboverfifty.com, founded Fab Over Fifty. “We are thrilled to finally launch this haven for all of the smart, stylish, and successful women over 50 who have been greatly ignored by Madison Avenue, Hollywood and the media. It’s about time this amazing group is recognized and perceived correctly, and FOF will connect them and be a resource like nothing else out there.”
Click here to see a video about Fab Over Fifty.
Temporary ID tattoos for kids … just in case they get lost
Here’s what I think is a brilliant idea.
It’s temporary tattoos that be can put on children, just in case they get lost or separated from parents at the store, the park or anywhere.
SafetyTat temporary tattoos read “If lost, please call” and list a parent or guardian’s mobile phone number. The tattoos are designed to be worn on a child’s arm or hand and are easy to apply. The product line also includes special medical alert information. There’s also a new waterless Quick Stick tattoo.
The idea for SafetyTat was born of necessity when a mom quickly wrote her mobile phone number on her children’s arms at an amusement park in case they got lost. The inspiration for SafetyTat was born.
A package of four costs $7.99. They are available at Bed, Bath & Beyond and safetytat.com.
Celebrity favorites from Sue Devitt Beauty
Let’s be honest. Most of us who like makeup like to know celebrity favorites. Maybe it has to do with the fact that most of these women can buy anything they want, so there must be good reason why they’re buying a certain brand or product.
So, here are some Sue Devitt Beauty products favored by celebs. FYI: Sue Devitt is available at select ULTA stores and suedevittbeauty.com.
Drew Barrymore: Triple C-Weed Whipped Foundation and Eye Intensifier Pencil in Gold Reef and Pointe Noire. (Thee long-lasting, smudge-proof and water-resistant pencils create an instant dramatic finish, emphasizing the eye with deep, dramatic shades in rich, velvety textures.)
Nicole Kidman: Mini Lip Gloss in Nantucket. This gloss provides the ultimate flash of transparent color without the seriousness of a lipstick.
Fashion shows go live on Smartphones
Dolce & Gabbana has announced it will put its next two fashion shows live on a series of mobile devices, including Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android, according Fashion Wire Daily.
The Milan fashion house estimates that between them iPhone and Android control 82 percent and 70 percent respectively of the smartphone markets in the U.S. and Europe.
The D&G show is scheduled for Feb. 25 at 3 p.m., Continental European Time (CET), while Dolce & Gabbana will be staged Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. CET. Both shows will take place in the duo’s custom-made show space, a converted cinema on central Milan’s Viale Luigi Majno.
Organizer for cosmetics and personal care items
If you like a place for everything and everything in its place, thse nifty storage units might be just for you.
Theyr’e called MagnaPods, plastic storage units that are designed to store and organize cosmetics and personal care items. MagnaPods magnetically adhere to the inside of steel framed medicine cabinets and are the perfect solution to help organize cosmetics, make-up brushes, Q-tips, lip products, toothbrushes and more.
MagnaPods Organizers come in several shapes and sizes and are ideal for storing mascara, lipsticks, brushes, tweezers, and other personal care items. Available with adjustable divider walls, they are perfect for customizing to fit all spaces. Each of the Cosmetic Organizing Sets include three individual storage units. cost is $9.99. The MagnaPods Toothbrush Holders come in a variety of colors and fit all sized toothbrushes, including those with larger handles.
“For years, each and every morning I would open my medicine cabinet and be overrun by the amount of junk that would fall out on me,” said Robin Wilhelm, creator of MagnaPods. “After a job layoff, I realized it was time to finally create a product that seems so simple, yet was sorely missing from my life. I wanted to create a solution that would remove some of the daily chaos from my home.”
For more information, go online to www.magnapods.com.
Fashion Week: Fall 2010 footwear
Anna Sui
Here’s a peek at some of the footwear on the runways during fall 2010 Fashion Week in New York.
Tommy Hilfiger
Reed Krakoff
Oscar de la Renta
Tory Buch
Tory Burch
Rodarte
More on Nick Arrojo’s upcoming reality series
Ellen Marth, who handles press relations for hairstylist Nick Arrojo, who is getting his own reality series, passed along a quote from Nick. The series is being developed so details are few. Here’s what Nick, formerly of “What Not to Wear,” had to say:
”I’m thrilled to be working with Peacock Productions on this exciting project. We’re putting together an inspirational, uplifting show, highlighting my staff and students, as they follow their dreams and deal with all the emotions that ensue. I’m also looking forward to giving the world a look into the creativity and hard work found in the hair industry as well as the challenges of running three successful businesses.”
Fashion Week: Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Isaac Mizrahi
Tommy Hilfiger for fall 2010. AP PHOTO
More from the Associated Press. This is probably the last of the Fashion Week fall 2010 reviews. That means we can start concentrating on spring clothes and trends.
TOMMY HILFIGER
Nostalgia had its place at the Tommy Hilfiger runway show that closed Fashion Week, but the main message was about looking forward.
He imagined, he said, a woman who was a “rosy-cheeked coed turned successful entrepreneur,” and the man who needs a wardrobe for town and country.
Women wore chunky, ribbed sweaters with exaggerated turtlenecks and schoolgirl skirts trimmed in leather, and sleeveless trenchcoats over skinny tailored pants. Men alternated between suit pieces and collegiate sweaters. It’s was Hilfiger’s “preppy heritage from 1985 for a dynamic new decade.”
Surely some items that will be buzzed about moving forward were the thigh-high, high-heel duck boots, and the cashmere smoke rings around the neck — sort of the evolution of the winter scarf — for men and women.
Calvin Klein for fall 2010. AP PHOTO
CALVIN KLEIN
Calvin Klein designer Francisco Costa wasn’t going to let the fashion crowd move on to Europe without putting his two cents in. As always, Costa showed a very modern collection, focusing on textures and structure, yet, while the rounded shoulders and occasional flash of metallic gave the impression of being fashion forward, there was a whiff of conservativeness to the clothes.
And maybe that’s fashion’s future.
“The times demand a more elegant presence,” said InStyle fashion director Cindy Weber Cleary, who noted the knee-length and lower hemlines at Klein — as well as at Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta and Michael Kors.
Coats and dresses with exaggerated draping — inspired by the calla lily, Costa explained — looked sophisticated and stylish on the models. But more shapely silhouettes, such as black drop-waist dress with a cashmere skirt, and a series of shift dresses with vertical pintucking, could be more wearable long-term stars.
RALPH LAUREN
You know the look: It’s pretty, it’s elegant, it’s all-American. The label has got to be Ralph Lauren.
Ralph Lauren for fall 2010. AP PHOTO
The fall collection captured in 50 outfits a hit parade of Lauren’s signature styles. The fashion A-listers who make their way to a remote downtown studio every season saw menswear-inspired suit pieces; delicate, simple gowns; beautiful knits; and nods to the country-club life so familiar to wearers of Lauren’s collections.
Like many other designers this season Lauren stayed close to the core message of the brand instead of experimenting with something that may or may not resonate with customers as the economy shows signs of shaky recovery.
But while the feel of this runway was familiar, there was nothing boring about an olive-colored Chesterfield coat over an ultra-feminine, floral-print georgette gown, or the chic black turtleneck worn under a delicate flutter-sleeve dress — also in a floral. A black, beaded crochet-style capelet paired with a blousoned brown velvet blouse had a vintage feel.
A handful of looks, though, took the whole Stevie Nicks theme — and all those handkerchief hems — just a little too far, especially with a Nicks soundtrack in the background.
ISAAC MIZRAHI
Isaac Mizrahi can’t resist a good story.
He likes a narrative — hence the faux newspaper article serving as notes to his fall collection.
Isaac Mizrahi for fall 2010. AP PHOTO
He likes a setting — explaining the indoor sidewalk that served as his catwalk, covered in pretend snow.
He likes drama — especially the kind you get from a leather parka with a sequin hood or a peach tulle gown, nicknamed “polypuff,” with leaf-pattern beading and an explosion of uneven tiers of tulle. Those were the contrasts that were representative of Mizrahi’s fall “Central Park Story Book” collection.
“The fable begins with a kind of Cinderella tale of girls trying on glass slippers, glass coats, glass skirts and it ends with evening clothes that might be confused with camping gear,” Mizrahi said.
OK, so a quilted vest over a sparkly skirt suit will probably never be worn anywhere wilder than the Upper East Side, but anyone who’s a follower of Mizrahi knows that you have to give in to the vision. If you do, then you’ll see a skyscraper-print gown for its sophisticated graphic and a body-hugging, cashmere polar-fleece for the sexy silhouette it creates. And leather toggles on a strapless evening dress actually look pretty cool.
PROENZA SCHOULER
Just when the crowd at New York Fashion Week began drawing conclusions about the trends consumers will be wearing in the fall, Proenza Schouler had to go shake things up.
Design duo Jack McCullough and Lazaro Hernandez’s colorful, sassy vision was a far cry from the more serious silhouettes and mostly black palette seen elsewhere.
One similarity, however, was the schoolgirl muse that has had a heavy presence on the catwalk.
Proenza Schouler kicked off their collection with a graphic, graffiti-inspired, rubber-printed pant that was paired with a toggle-closure boiled wool jacket. More of those pants came — in black, in electric blue — worn with crisp white shirts, alpine sweaters and more boiled wool jackets.
NAEEM KHAN
It was all about high shine on the Naeem Khan runway, with one gown glitzier than the next. The most eye-catching one featured one-inch circular mirrors on a sheath silhouette that reflected all the photographers’ flashbulbs.
Khan’s work is no stranger to the spotlight: He designed the gown first lady Michelle Obama wore to the first state dinner hosted by this administration.
The designer, in his notes left for the crowd at New York Fashion Week that included front-row guest Brooke Shields, said he was aiming for a celebration of glamour (he succeeded!) but also noted a touch of classic American sportswear. That was hard to see in these red-carpet gowns that gained a standing ovation from a section of socialites.
That doesn’t take away from Khan’s achievement with very elaborate embellishment, especially an ostrich feather-and-pailette skirt that practically lit up when the model shimmied down the runway. It was worn with a metallic brocade motorcycle vest.
Fashion Week: Michael Kors, Oscar de la Renta
Michael Kors for fall 2010. AP PHOTO
More Associated Press reviews from Fashion Week fall 2010. Fashion Week ended Thursday.
MICHAEL KORS
Here’s the recipe for glamour: a hearty serving of luxe cashmere, slim bodysuits, long skirts and crisp coats, with a few furs tossed in and a dash of sparkle. Add a little Michael Kors sizzle.
Kors is a favorite among the stylists, editors and retailers at the Bryant Park tents because he makes aspirational clothes — they look so rich and luxurious but they’re also relatable.
There was nothing cryptic in his sporty-chic message for his fall collection, presented Wednesday with fans Molly Sims and Laura Linney in the front row. Sims took nine photos of outfits she wants, including the slouchy cashmere sweatpants with belts and the slinky gold beaded gown with a mermaid hem.
“It was so yummy,” said celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe. “Michael really makes women look beautiful. Everyone wants to jump in the clothes from that show.”
Michael Kors for fall 2010. AP PHOTO
OSCAR DE LA RENTA
Oscar de la Renta has always catered to that well-heeled globe trotter, but did we know she was an international woman of mystery — maybe even a spy?
The fall collection had the underlying vibe of a Cold War espionage novel. His favored print, in fact, was called Astrakhan, the name of a Russian province. It’s a velvetlike fur unique to the lambs of that region. The designer also made good use of his signature embroideries on a gray organza gown with a chiffon ruffled collar, and rich colors.
He did, however, tone down the volume that often comes with his clothes. Instead the skirts were long and lean, the gowns slinky with an old Hollywood glamour to them.
It would serve a Rita Hayworth-type starlet to wear the finale gown that had a platinum satin wrap-style top with a plunging neckline and a crinkled lame skirt.
MARCHESA
With any luck, the Hollywood stylists attending New York Fashion Week in search of red-carpet styles made a pitstop at the Marchesa presentation.
They could have just stopped at the silver bugle-bead column gown with a sheer bodice decorated with a delicate leaf pattern and be done with their work. (The oversized bow on one shoulder looked as if it were floating because of the illusion of the body-colored tulle.)
Other award-show contenders were a sculpted dress with alternating tiers of black tulle and white crepe that looked like unfurling petals with a beaded waistline holding the imagined bouquet together, and a red strapless number with tight fabric flowers on the bodice that turned into fanlike tiers on the A-line skirt.
Asked which one she’d like to see on a star, designer and co-founder Georgina Chapman — wearing a white cocktail dress she just whipped up with some extra embroidery — said she’s like to see them all on the red carpet.
TORY BURCH
Tory Burch for fall 2010.
Tory Burch’s city-meets-country look, with sequin-covered tops and dresses, paired with slick waxed cotton jackets and lug-sole boots — high heel ones, of course — packed everything for a weekend getaway very nicely.
“First I’d put on the long gray T-shirt, then they chunky gray tights, the striped sweater, that cape-vest, men’s trousers — this is a lot at once, mind you — the gray knit cap and the wedge lace-up boots. I’m ready for fall,” said Stephanie Solomon of Bloomingdale’s.
Burch, in her notes handed out the editors, retailers and stylists, said she used a palette with lipstick red, cobalt blue as well as must-have caramel, gray and black that remind her of Picasso’s “Mosqueteros” exhibit and Gerhard Richter’s abstract paintings.
“We are constantly inspired by fashion, art and the way these two worlds influence each other, Burch said in her notes. It’s that young woman who’s an art enthusiast that served as her muse.
NARCISO RODRIGUEZ
Narciso Rodriguez has a distinct look that makes his designs easy to identify: They are structured, architectural, minimal and usually a little tough. Oh, and chic.
As a brand, having that sort of signature has to be a good thing, but you have to wonder if a designer — a creative person by nature — feels stifled by it.
For his fall collection, Rodriguez seemed to stretch his muscles a little. The silhouette, for one, was looser, and there was much more use of draping — even some sequins. A handful of dresses had a swath of fabric positioned diagonally across the body that could risk comparisons to a beauty queen’s sash.
Almost everything had an asymmetrical bent, especially around the neckline. Those keyhole slashes were pretty sexy, too. One textured black-silk dress with a zip-up front was paired with a cropped, slate-wool jacket with black sleeves, hitting the whole contrasting-sleeves trend that all the designers must have agreed to in a secret meeting.
William Rast for fall 2010.
WILLIAM RAST
William Rast, the contemporary fashion label by Justin Timberlake and longtime friend Trace Ayala, marched a parade of biker styles down the runway in a collection dubbed “New America.”
It was a combination of denim, leather and military styles largely inspired by the sights, sounds and people you’d see on the open roads between the Mississippi River and the West Coast, Timberlake said.
Somehow, Timberlake and Ayala got the message from the other designers in New York that layers, fringe and those contrasting sleeves — interpreted here as a sweatshirt with leather fringe sleeves and, for men, a denim jacket with black leather sleeves — would be key looks.
Other takeaways from the show: a zip-up leather jumpsuit, officer coats and the snakeskin treatment on jeans.
When it was time to take the bow, Timberlake did an exaggerated wipe of the brow for the cameras
