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Monday

Jul262010

Candid Recommendations: Bon Weekend Kit from Sampar Paris

Monday, July 26, 2010 at 2:45PM

You know how they say all good things come in small packages? That rule is kept to the tee when it comes to the Bon Weekend (Good Weekend) Kit from Sampar Paris. As a girl who's always on-the-go, I've been known to carry the full-size versions of my favorite products. (Since I'm always testing this or that, I like to use a fresh canvas!)

Sampar Paris has made it extra easy for any gal about town to tote around the essentials...

Velvet Cleansing Milk
Skin Quenching Mist
Equalizing Foam Peel
Ultra Hydrating Fluid
Nocturnal Lifting Mask

Each product has this amazing rose scent that's not too overbearing. Cleanse, hydrate, and renew your skin anytime or anywhere!

Available at 3Graces.com and Beauty360 stores for $18-25.

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Sunday

Jul252010

Shoegasm Sundays: A Neutral Tone to Things

Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 2:04PM

I love color and I'm always looking to how to spruce up my wardrobe with different shades. Of course, like the creature of habit that I am - I always tend to stick to my tried and true favorites, which isn't bad as long as I'm willing to venture out to the untouched regions of patterns and hues.

This week's Shoegasm comes in the form of the Jeffrey Campbell Vera. It's slick design provides for comfort with that extra oomph of heel. It's neutral tone can allow me to take this from work to play by way of outfit. I'm all about belted dresses right now and these would look great with this poplin ruffle-trimmed dress from Max & Cleo! Or even this look-at-me red again belted number from Tbags!

At $110, you can afford a few more dresses to dress Vera up!

New Yorkers, Shoegasm can be found in 3 locations:

SoHo/Tribeca
383 Broadway
Meatpacking
71 8th Ave
Flatiron
20 W 23rd

Go in & shop or place your order via phone!

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Wednesday

Jul212010

Candid Here & There: GasPedal #SuperGenius NYC

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 1:02PM

Word of Mouth is a big thing nowadays. What we've been doing for centuries has now evolved into a means for businesses to make more money. So you're supposed to get a bunch of people to talk about your product/service and it hits the big time? Sounds easy enough right? Wrong. Lighting the fire of conversation doesn't seem like such a big deal but it is when they're talking about YOUR brand. Thankfully, GasPedal actually teaches Word of Mouth to companies of any size!Me & Tony Hsieh, CEO of @Zappo

Tehnorati invited me to GasPedal's #SuperGenius conference, which is a jam-packed one day that features...

12 How-To classes - my favorite: How to Measure Word of Mouth by Olivier Blanchard (@thebrandbuilder)
12 REAL World Case Studies on the influence of WOM - my favorite: Ramon De Leon (@ramon_deleon) on Dominos

Not to mention, six authors that ROCKED the house:

Jeanne Bliss (@jeannebliss)
Douglas Atkins (@datkin)
Paul Gillin (@pgillin)
Brian Solis (@briansolis)
Hugh MacLeod (@gapingvoid)
Josh Bernoff (@jbernoff)

And the icing on my cake - a keynote by Tony Hsieh (@zappos) of Zappos.com! His book, Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose is AMAZING - I'm 2 chapters in and can't put it down! (At 24, he sold LinkExchange to Microsoft for $265MM - sickening, I know!) Looking for another read? Brian Solis' Engage is pretty much my Bible (not kidding). Plus, his foreword is by none other than @aplusk - Ashton Kutcher.

All in all it was such an enriching day! If you get the chance - GO! I left with my brain buzzing & that's ALWAYS a good thing!

Thank you @Technorati!

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Tuesday

Jul132010

Tech-Savvy: Google Does Fashion

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 1:52PM

Image Courtesy of Fashion-Fox.comI have a morning ritual - doesn't everyone? Iced coffee in hand, I open up Hootsuite and clue myself in on what's going on in the world by way of Twitter. Honestly, most of what the world identifies as breaking news - I find out through Twitter. Where else could I get a good mix of fashion, current issues, food, and whatever else I want?

This morning's news held something that held my attention for more than a moment - Google's flight into fashion! Of course, this was news that I'd been waiting to hear FOREVER. A tech-GIANT like Google paving the relationship between the "www" and the latest threads - who could ask for more?

Code-named GStyle, the intiative is being headed up by none other than writer of post.fashionism, Tong Wang. Tony's been working at YouTube and is a certified Google-ite. He's also on the lookout for bloggers who want a chance at helping Google improve their tech and fashion relationship.

Want in? Here's how...

Find & Follow Tony Wang on Twitter to stay in the loop on GStyle
Send him an @reply letting him know you're game!

As a Internet-lover who's a slave to fashion, I can't help but be excited!

Spread the word!

PS: Tony also designs: check it out!

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Sunday

Jul112010

Sunday Shoegasm: The Not-So-Flat Flat

Sunday, July 11, 2010 at 9:00AM

As girl who's pretty lacking in height, I like any chance to wear heels (comfortably). I'm all for sucking it up when I put on the killers but for everyday use, a simple heel does wonders for me. For this Sunday's Shoegasm, I present the best of both worlds - the comfort of flats with just enough heel. Besides that, I try to stay away from skyscraper heels when I'm at work so my wardrobe needs to shift easy from day to night.

Say hello to "Buckles" - the perfect all-purpose sandal (at least in my opinion) from Jeffrey Campbell. Paired with a fun dress and blazer, I can go to work or slip off the blazer and go out to play! At $130, you can afford the black pair too. You know the rules ladies - if the shoe fits, buy it in ever color!

New Yorkers, Shoegasm can be found in 3 locations: