Style guru Lloyd Boston coming to OKC
Style guy Lloyd Boston
Style guru Lloyd Boston is coming to Oklahoma City on May 1.
He has written three fashion books (a fourth will be out in September), is host of “Closet Cases” on Fine Living Network and is spokesman for Jones New York. I interviewed Boston four years ago. He was coming to Oklahoma City then, too, to make a personal appearance.
He told me his goal was to help real women find their way to more stylish lives. “I use what I have access to in the celebrity world, by being in the front row in the top designer shows,” he said. “I like bringing that information back to real women. … It’s not as difficult as some women might think — using their own budget and lifestyle and own body type — to look good.”
Boston will be at Dillard’s, Penn Square, in Oklahoma City. Events begin at 2 p.m. May 1 and include a Jones New York fashon show, personal style appointments with Boston, refreshments, giveaways and a gift with purchase.
For reservations, call the store at (405) 840-8495.
Get a Jergens glow and help The Skin Cancer Foundation
Now that the weather is finally warming up, it’s easy to start thinkng ahead to summer. And that means getting a glow on. The smart way, of course. No baking in the sun for me. I’m already paying the price of dark suntans with brown spots, facial lines, etc. It hurts me to even write those words.
Decades ago we didn’t know how bad the sun was. I practice smart sun today and get my golden glow from a tube. Usually I reach for Jergens natural glow moisturizer. It’s easy, works well and gives me just a hint of color without any consequences.
Jergens skincare experts have teamed up with The Skin Cancer Foundation and actress Jane Krakowski to remind women to get their glow the healthy way this season. In a new video, Krakowski talks about how she gets natural-looking color with Jergens natural glow moisturizers. She encourages everyone who views her message to pass it on to someone who needs to “get in the glow” about the smart, safe way to get color.
Each time the video is viewed until Aug. 312, the Jergens team will make a $1 donation to The Skin Cancer Foundation.
“Even thougth we all know the facts, it’s hard to resist the lure of a tan,” Krakowski said. “With this video, I’m hoping to pass on that reminder to women and steer them toward a sfae option like Jergens naturak glow moisturizers.”
The moisturizers sell for $8.99. Watch the video.
Cupcakes for Carrie Underwood’s wedding
Carrie Underwood
Let them eat cupcakes.
That seems to Carrie Underwood’s plan for her wedding. The Oklahoma native and bride-to-be told CMT Radio Live that she and fiance Mike Fisher have decided not to have a cake.
“We’re kind of doing cupcakes,” she said. “I consider myself a very traditional person — and more than anything we’re getting married and that’s the important part — but we want everyone to have a good time so we’re doing some things like that that are a little different.”
Cupcakes are fine, Carrie, but what flavor?
Jessica Alba joins judges on “Project Runway”
U.S. actress Jessica Alba arrives for the European premiere of the film "Valentine's Day" in London. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, file)
Actress Jessica Alba will be a guest judge on Thursday’s episode of “Project Runway,” reports The Associated Press.
The 28-year-old actress will help judge a challenge in which the remaining six contestants must create an outfit for an “opinionated celebrity,” who they will later discover is show host Heidi Klum. Other guest judges this season have included Nicole Richie, Molly Sims and Lauren Hutton.
“Project Runway,” a popular design-competition reality show, airs on Lifetime.
Raquel Welch on Oprah show
Actress Raquel Welch
Actess Raquel Welch, who is 69 and a 1960s sex symbol, talks about aging, looking good and feeling good on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on Monday.
She even helps a 64-year-old grandmother get her mojo back.
Tune in at 4 p.m. or at 11:06 p.m. on KOCO-TV.
Slip these on: Shoes through the ages
This sculptural shoe attempts to capture the same sense of kinetic energy found in Wassily Kandinsky's Lithography for the fourth Bauhaus bag. Fluid forms have been juxtaposed with angular structured lines. The softness of lamb nappa contrasts against the severity of metal and reflects the disparity of shapes within the image. Copyright: 2009 Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto (Photo: Paterson Photographic)
Most of us give little thought to the evolution of shoes. We just slip on a pair each day and head out the door. But the Bata Shoe Museum in Torono collects, exhibits and displays footwear from around the world, with 13,000 examples of early designs and styles.
A story about the museum and the history of shoes was published in Sunday’s Life section, but space limitations meant we couldn’t include all the pictures. Here are more pictures. You can also read the story here.
Wooden qabaqib shoes inlaid with mother-of-pearl. These tall Ottoman qabaqib measure 26 cm, 10 inches in height. Qabaqib such as these were worn by women in Turkish bathhouses to elevate them above the heated floors. Ottoman dress inspired many European fashions and the soaring heights of some Ottoman qabaqib may have encouraged Venetian chopine makers to make chopines that rivaled qabaqib in elevation. (AP photo/Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto)
This undated photo released by Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, shows a pair of boots made by Ungava Inuit Louisa Ippak from Blecher Island. She repurposed a pair of commercially made rubber-soled boots by replacing their shafts with handmade sealskin uppers. Her creation combines tradition with innovation and was designed to keep her son warm and dry. (AP Photo/Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Antony Vecera)
A model wears a creation part of the Salvatore Ferragamo Women's Fall/Winter 2008/2009 collection presented in Milan, Italy. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar)
These slap-sole shoes were once the property of the descendents of Frances Walsingham. The attenuated toes reflect 1660s fashion and suggest that they may have been gifted to one of Walsinghams family members during that decade. Visual evidence of the origin of the slap-sole, which was originally a mule and a heeled shoe joined together, almost disappears in this late version of the style. The mule is no longer a structural component of these shoes but is instead simply indicated by a decorative braid outline. (AP Photo/Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto)
This shoe is the epitome of late 1930s Hollywood glamour. The heel is reminiscent of art deco architecture while the red and gold color combination suggests the exotic. (AP Photo/Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto)
Gucci shows a Gucci grey leather high heel open-toe platform boot with cut out detail. (AP Photo/Gucci, Andrzs Sarlosi)
A 1937 Delman day shoe, black silk faille. (AP Photo/Fashion Institute of Technology)
In this undated image released by Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia via the Bata Shoe Museum, shown are chopines. These undated chopines are one of only two existing pairs of chopines held in Venetian museums; they are also one of the tallest extant pairs. Sixteenth century artworks and textual sources suggest that some women actually wore chopines of similar height. (AP Photo/Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia)
Nail polish: embracing nudes and neutrals
Essie Mucho Dinero
Neutral nail polish is a hot look this spring and summer. I like soft pastels, usually pinks or off-whites, but lately I’ve been going bolder with purple and bright pink. Now I’m going to give neutrals a try.
I recently bought a bottle of Mucho Dinero by Essie. It’s not a new shade, just new to me. It’s a soft, creamy neutral, and the best I’ve found so far. Not that I’ve tried on several. I’ve tried beige, neutral and nude polish before, but they’ve always been short-lived on my nails. I always felt those colors made my nails look anemic or like they had been drenched in nicotine.
But I’m willing to give neutral another try. I also bought Essie Neo Whimsical, a soft lavendar-plum hue. I consider it a neutral, too.
For spring, you’ll find plenty of putty and nude polishes. Some are pink based; others are more brown, champagne or even gray.
Do you wear neutral polish? Got a favorite? Share.
Kiehl’s and Humane Society partner for pet adoptions
If you’re thinking about adopting a pet, head to Penn Square Mall on Saturday.
Kiehl’s is making it even easier for people to adopt pets.
The cosmetics company is partnering with Central Oklahoma Humane Society and bringing several animals looking for homes to the Kiehl’s shop at Dillard’s, Penn Square Mall. The event will be from noon to 4 p.m. March 27.
Kiehl’s has a pet wall in the stores to honor four-legged family members, it has a line of products created especially for dogs. While you’re at Dillard’s, sample a few Kiehl’s products.
For more information, call Dillard’s at 840-8495.
Pucker up to Rimmel lipstick
If you’re looking for a new lipstick, you might want to consider Rimmel’s Moisture Renew Lip Colour SPF 18.
The moisture-infused lipstick protects your lips from the harmful effects of the sun. It is also designed to reduce lip dryness by up to 65 percent for smoother lips and improved color, according to press information. The “self adapting complex” features hyaluronic acid, collagen and vitamins A, C and E to nourish lips.
Even though spring has been slow in coming, you can bet it won’t be long before we’ll be suffering through another one of Oklahoma’s hot, dry and windy summers. A little moisture and protection on the lips is essential.
Rimmel London is available in 24 shades at drug stores and stores such as Wal-Mart and Target.
Beauty Brands annual hairspray sale
It’s time for Beauty Brands annual $6.98 hairspray sale. More than 50 brands are on sale, including Shape, AG, TIGI, S-Factor, CHI and Biolage. Now, go forth and save.
In the Oklahoma City area, Beauty Brands stores are at 9417 N Council and 13820 N Pennsylvania.
