That's right, FREE Full-size cosmetics. Thanks to a class-action lawsuit, department stores like Bergdorf's, Neiman's, Nordstrom, Saks, Dillards and many more are giving away 1.75 million dollars worth of free cosmetics from high-end brands like Chanel, Lancome, Dior, Guerlain, Givenchy, Ralph Lauren and even Clinique!
It's only for a week and only while supplies last. Hit up one of the stores-- google 'cosmetics class action lawsuit free' for more information-- and sign a form saying you purchased something from one of the brands between 1994 and 2003 (one in seven women in the US did), and you'll receive a complimentary full-size cosmetic. Mascara, moisturier, perfume, shower gel, lotion-- it's all up for grabs, and I went to two different Dillard's, so I picked up a bottle of J'adore Dior Perfume and some Coco Mademoiselle Body Lotion by Chanel.
This has been the Redneck Fashionista, from a place where free is the most awesome word in the dictionary.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Benefit Makeup
I'm hooked! My mother and I embarked on a little shopping trip last week and we couldn't resist stopping by Sephora. We were planning on just doing a little browsing, but if you know Sephora like I do, you know it's almost impossible to not walk out of there with a little black and white bag stuffed with red tissue and products!
I'm a hardcore Chanel makeup fan, and I just wanted some Dior gloss and maybe a new eyeshadow. Well, the girls from Benefit plunked me down in a chair and gave me an incredible makeover, and I have to say, I'm completely hooked! I looked so light and natural when they were done-- and they made over my mom, too-- that we spent $500 that afternoon on a mad Sephora/Benefit spree. While $500 sounds like a lot, my mom and I got at least ten products apiece, everything we needed to achieve the look the girls had given us, and we had a blast! What's better than a makeover day with mom, anyway? Among my favorites:
ThatGal Brightening Face Primer. The only primer I've ever used is
Chanel Le Blanc, and I like ThatGal so much better. I just click up the stick and dab the pink liquid under my eyes, over my cheekbones and jawline, and over my forehead. Then I rub it in. It gives me great, healthy-looking, smooth skin, and its' light, clean fragrance is really refreshing. It's the first time I've ever used makeup and felt refreshed!
Chanel Le Blanc, and I like ThatGal so much better. I just click up the stick and dab the pink liquid under my eyes, over my cheekbones and jawline, and over my forehead. Then I rub it in. It gives me great, healthy-looking, smooth skin, and its' light, clean fragrance is really refreshing. It's the first time I've ever used makeup and felt refreshed!
Some Kinda Gorgeous, the Foundation Faker. This product is incredible! It blended evenly and flawlessly with my skin, and while it's not full coverage, it hid my splotches and small blemishes very well. Some Kinda Gorgeous gave me a fresh, natural-looking glow; it didn't even look like I was wearing makeup! All you see is flawless skin. And even my significant other, who referred to my Chanel foundation as "paint" and wouldn't touch my face if I was wearing it, can't help but touch my face when I wear Some Kinda Gorgeous. My skin is silky smooth and airbrushed flawless.I also love their Creaseless Eyeshadow, Brow Zings mini eyebrow grooming kit (mini brushes and tweezers and brow color in a tiny compact-- perfect!) and their HighBrow brow defining pencil, which makes me look awake and energetic even if I've been up late the night before. I also love their BadGal mascara-- unlike DiorShow, it doesn't end up on my cheeks halfway through the day!
Benefit is just fun! The packaging is cool and creative, the products aren't expensive at all for what you get, and the results are incredible. I highly recommend it! This has been the Redneck Fashionista, coming to you from the muddy streets of the hick town.
Friday, January 18, 2008
The Holy Grail of all Handbags - Hermès Birkin
Hello all-- the Redneck Fashionista is back! After a nasty bout of bronchitis that nearly took a turn into pneumonia, I'm back in action, sucking on an albuterol inhaler and praying for warmer weather.
This post is dedicated to THE BAG. You know the bag of which I speak. It arrives lovingly wrapped in an orange box from Hermès, inside a buttery soft dustbag that smells of the world's finest leather. Yes, I'm talking about the Birkin. The holy grail of all handbags. Seen on celebrities from Jennifer Aniston to Eva Longoria to Victoria Beckham and everyone in between, this is the accessory to end all accessories-- the bag of bags. According to many fashion and gossip columnists, "you're nobody in Hollywood if you don't have a Birkin," and we can see why.
Each Birkin is handmade by specially trained craftsmen at Hermès with years of experience. That's right, hand-made. Over 2,800 hand stitches go into each bags, and one Paris atelier only turns out an average of 6 bags per week. That may answer some of your questions as to why there is a need for the notorious "waiting list" which is rumored to be between 2 and 5 years. In actuality, in most US and UK stores, there is a call list an an order list, and the names that are on it are people who have made special relationships with sales associates and have either ordered a bag or requested a call when a Birkin that fits their criteria comes into the shop.
Dozens of different animal skins are available for Birkins-- including basic leather, ostrich, crocodile and alligator. The base price of a Birkin is around $7500, but the price can go up to six digits-- that's right, over $100k USD, depending on the leather, hardware and size. Hardware is available in palladium and gold and the highly sought after, almost unavailable ruthenium. You can even get diamonds! For example, a 35cm Porosus Crocodile Birkin with diamond-encrusted hardware will be well over a hundred thousand US dollars. Hardware is available in palladium and gold and the highly sought after, almost unavailable ruthenium.
I'll be getting mine soon-- within the month, hopefully, if things play out as I've planned-- and you can guarantee I'll be posting pictures. Until then, I'm off to dream of sumptuous leather and hand-made luxury.
This has been the Redneck Fashionista, coming to you from the middle of Nowhere, where cow print is, like, sooooo in right now. *Blech!*
This post is dedicated to THE BAG. You know the bag of which I speak. It arrives lovingly wrapped in an orange box from Hermès, inside a buttery soft dustbag that smells of the world's finest leather. Yes, I'm talking about the Birkin. The holy grail of all handbags. Seen on celebrities from Jennifer Aniston to Eva Longoria to Victoria Beckham and everyone in between, this is the accessory to end all accessories-- the bag of bags. According to many fashion and gossip columnists, "you're nobody in Hollywood if you don't have a Birkin," and we can see why.
Each Birkin is handmade by specially trained craftsmen at Hermès with years of experience. That's right, hand-made. Over 2,800 hand stitches go into each bags, and one Paris atelier only turns out an average of 6 bags per week. That may answer some of your questions as to why there is a need for the notorious "waiting list" which is rumored to be between 2 and 5 years. In actuality, in most US and UK stores, there is a call list an an order list, and the names that are on it are people who have made special relationships with sales associates and have either ordered a bag or requested a call when a Birkin that fits their criteria comes into the shop.
Dozens of different animal skins are available for Birkins-- including basic leather, ostrich, crocodile and alligator. The base price of a Birkin is around $7500, but the price can go up to six digits-- that's right, over $100k USD, depending on the leather, hardware and size. Hardware is available in palladium and gold and the highly sought after, almost unavailable ruthenium. You can even get diamonds! For example, a 35cm Porosus Crocodile Birkin with diamond-encrusted hardware will be well over a hundred thousand US dollars. Hardware is available in palladium and gold and the highly sought after, almost unavailable ruthenium.
I'll be getting mine soon-- within the month, hopefully, if things play out as I've planned-- and you can guarantee I'll be posting pictures. Until then, I'm off to dream of sumptuous leather and hand-made luxury.
This has been the Redneck Fashionista, coming to you from the middle of Nowhere, where cow print is, like, sooooo in right now. *Blech!*
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Chanel Blue Satin and Chanel Azur Nail Polish / Lacquer - "It" Colors for Spring?
The Redneck Fashionista generally doesn't do dark nail polish. I wasn't big 
on the Chanel Black Satin craze of last year-- if you'll remember, it flew off the shelves, and was seen on every runway model and every young starlet last year. Well, Chanel has done it again-- this year's new "It" polish? Blue Satin, a deep Navy blue with a subtle shimmer in different lights.
Luckily, I live in a small town, and was able to stop by the Chanel counter at Dillard's and pick up a bottle of the Blue Satin; they had two bottles left. Apparently, the color is sold out everywhere except EBay, where resellers are getting a premium. It's already $19 a bottle, but on Ebay, some people are paying upwards of $65. For nailpolish. Ridiculous, even to the Redneck Fashionista.
Since I've never worn dark blue nail polish, this is a completely new experience for me. I applied one coat and got the shimmery deep blue, but with two coats, it looks more flat, still glossy but almost black. I'm still trying to decide if I'm going to get the "gothic" comments tomorrow at work. We'll see!
I also picked up a bottle of Chanel Azur-- which is
a very translucent, light shimmery blue. It's absolutely beautiful, and layered over the Blue Satin, it gives the color added depth and shimmer. It's also lovely on bare nails. Check these colors out-- if you can find them-- at chanel.com, and also at most major department stores.
on the Chanel Black Satin craze of last year-- if you'll remember, it flew off the shelves, and was seen on every runway model and every young starlet last year. Well, Chanel has done it again-- this year's new "It" polish? Blue Satin, a deep Navy blue with a subtle shimmer in different lights.Luckily, I live in a small town, and was able to stop by the Chanel counter at Dillard's and pick up a bottle of the Blue Satin; they had two bottles left. Apparently, the color is sold out everywhere except EBay, where resellers are getting a premium. It's already $19 a bottle, but on Ebay, some people are paying upwards of $65. For nailpolish. Ridiculous, even to the Redneck Fashionista.
Since I've never worn dark blue nail polish, this is a completely new experience for me. I applied one coat and got the shimmery deep blue, but with two coats, it looks more flat, still glossy but almost black. I'm still trying to decide if I'm going to get the "gothic" comments tomorrow at work. We'll see!
I also picked up a bottle of Chanel Azur-- which is
a very translucent, light shimmery blue. It's absolutely beautiful, and layered over the Blue Satin, it gives the color added depth and shimmer. It's also lovely on bare nails. Check these colors out-- if you can find them-- at chanel.com, and also at most major department stores.More money for gasoline=less for fashion?
So I just found out something amazing, and it has nothing to do with fashion, but we're going to try to make it relate. Send this to your friends, link them here, whatever. But everyone should know this!
Many discount retailers such as Costco, Sam's Club, Wal-Mart and even grocery stores, offer discounted gasoline. You think you're getting this great deal, saving 10 cents (5p) a gallon, filling up at Sam's.
My boss let me in on a little secret, and I did a test to see if he was full of it or not. Apparently, there are so many additives in discount gasoline that it ruins your gas mileage. I thought he was nuts, but I did a test-- filling up at Shell (paying 8 cents more a gallon than Sam's) and compared the gas mileage.
I got 40-50 miles more out of a tank of gas, fueling up at Shell. So the $1 I save by fueling up at Sam's Club is completely negated-- I'm saving $8 or more by getting my fuel at Shell, BP or Phillips' 66. The refineries that output gasoline for these fuel stops don't put nearly as many additives in their fuel-- according to the guy at Shell, "Murphy Oil fuel is garbage." (Murphy supplies Sam's, Wal-Mart, etc etc with their fuel).
So $8 a week (I use a tank a week in my TrailBlazer) times 4 is $32 a month. Multiply that by 12 months and you're looking at SERIOUS savings, in the neighborhood of $384 a year.
$384 is a GREAT accessory from Louis Vuitton or a cute bag from Coach. Think about it! Don't we give those discount retailers enough of our money anyway?
Many discount retailers such as Costco, Sam's Club, Wal-Mart and even grocery stores, offer discounted gasoline. You think you're getting this great deal, saving 10 cents (5p) a gallon, filling up at Sam's.
My boss let me in on a little secret, and I did a test to see if he was full of it or not. Apparently, there are so many additives in discount gasoline that it ruins your gas mileage. I thought he was nuts, but I did a test-- filling up at Shell (paying 8 cents more a gallon than Sam's) and compared the gas mileage.
I got 40-50 miles more out of a tank of gas, fueling up at Shell. So the $1 I save by fueling up at Sam's Club is completely negated-- I'm saving $8 or more by getting my fuel at Shell, BP or Phillips' 66. The refineries that output gasoline for these fuel stops don't put nearly as many additives in their fuel-- according to the guy at Shell, "Murphy Oil fuel is garbage." (Murphy supplies Sam's, Wal-Mart, etc etc with their fuel).
So $8 a week (I use a tank a week in my TrailBlazer) times 4 is $32 a month. Multiply that by 12 months and you're looking at SERIOUS savings, in the neighborhood of $384 a year.
$384 is a GREAT accessory from Louis Vuitton or a cute bag from Coach. Think about it! Don't we give those discount retailers enough of our money anyway?
Patchwork: Fab or Fug?
The big craze in the past couple of years in accessories has been patchwork. You see patchwork bags, shoes, hats-- even patchwork clothing! While small leather patch pieces-- for example, boots-- are fine in my opinion, as long as the fabric type is consistent (for example, suede) and the colors complement each other. But some designers are really taking it too far! I know patch was huge in the 70's and I know fashion this season and last has all been about 70's throwbacks. But enough is enough, people!
See two fug examples below: Coach's Summer '06 Patchwork Hamptons Tote, and Louis Vuitton's LE Patchwork Tribute Bag from last year.
Give me your thoughts here. Patchwork-- fugly or fabulous?
This has been the Redneck Fashionista. Where I'm from, potato sacks and old quilts could be the next hot patchwork skirt!
See two fug examples below: Coach's Summer '06 Patchwork Hamptons Tote, and Louis Vuitton's LE Patchwork Tribute Bag from last year.
Give me your thoughts here. Patchwork-- fugly or fabulous?
This has been the Redneck Fashionista. Where I'm from, potato sacks and old quilts could be the next hot patchwork skirt!
Monday, January 7, 2008
Heaven is a place on Earth?
After be-bopping to that song in your head, check out Future Fashionista! Seen on celebrities like Jennifer Garner, Hilary Swank and Taylor Dayne, the jewelry offered at Future Fashionista is chic, affordable and unique-- perfect for the Redneck Fashionista! And the Future Fashionista herself, Elana, donates $1 from every purchase on the site to the charity of the month-- a great way to look good and help others.
The Future Fashionista's designs are unique, fun and trendy, and she offers items to fit every budget. Some of her luxe pieces like the Prehnite earrings below take my breath away! The jewelry is extremely high-quality, too. Some of my personal favorites (see below, top to bottom, L to R) are the starfish, fleur-de-lis and disk necklaces, along with the gorgeous, rare pink gold and green Prehnite earrings and the stunning 14k Pearl Bar necklace. There are so many ah-mazing designs, I want them all! Check out www.futurefashionista.com for more details and hundreds of beautiful designs.
The Future Fashionista's designs are unique, fun and trendy, and she offers items to fit every budget. Some of her luxe pieces like the Prehnite earrings below take my breath away! The jewelry is extremely high-quality, too. Some of my personal favorites (see below, top to bottom, L to R) are the starfish, fleur-de-lis and disk necklaces, along with the gorgeous, rare pink gold and green Prehnite earrings and the stunning 14k Pearl Bar necklace. There are so many ah-mazing designs, I want them all! Check out www.futurefashionista.com for more details and hundreds of beautiful designs.
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