Golden Globes

I know this is old news by now, but I just had to say how much I loved Eva Mendes' look at the Golden Globes last Sunday. Just classic, classic glamour. Her winter white Dior dress fit like a glove and that Van Cleef necklace was killer.
I also loved Kate Beckinsale's J. Mendel dress. This just might be my dream wedding dress, if I had a million dollars (and her ridiculous body!).

I also loved Tina Fey's acceptance speech..."suck it" may be my new favorite phrase!

Free beauty products!!

I’ve been MIA. Apologies all around. But something really great motivated me to post today: free beauty products! The great website fashionista has a post up about a lawsuit settlement for price fixing that requires stores across the country including Saks, Macy’s, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus and others to give away beauty products for free starting next Tuesday, January 20. Yes, that’s right FREE beauty products, one from each brand, to anyone in the store. Brands like Chanel, Dior, Clarins, Estee Lauder, L’Oreal, you name it. Good stuff people! You can see a list of which product each brand is giving away at http://www.cosmeticssettlement.com/.

Shiny shiny!

Work is busy this week - lots to do before the holidays. Good news is, after Friday I don't work until January 5! Woo hoo!

On a random note, I just have to say how much I love the Clairol Nice 'n Easy ColorSeal Clear Gloss. I got it in a gift bag from an event last year and was addicted the first time I tried it. It's basically like the gloss that you get at a salon after having your hair colored -- it locks in your color and makes your hair super shiny and silky.
I used it in the shower this morning and actually caught myself admiring my shiny hair in the bathroom at work. Oops. But long story short, it's good stuff and helps make your color last, so you can stretch the time between coloring appointments -- which I always seem to do.

Gotta love holiday-related stress.

Somehow the combination of the stress from holiday shopping for not only my own family but also the fiance's family, cramming a multipage to-do list into the five workdays left this year, and planning a wedding (in addition to a dinner party tonight I totally forgot about), my face is breaking out. My skin is always dry, but especially so during the winter, so a normal zit cream is out of the question for me. I have discovered -- and love -- the DDF 5% Benzoyl Peroxide Gel with Tea Tree Oil.
It gets the job done without making my skin crack and fall off, which means I can still put makeup on and look normal for work. Yay! You can get it at Sephora.

winter skin

baby its cold outside...and my my does the winter weather do a number on your skin. scrub off those dry cells and give your face a breather with these fun scrubs from sephora...

benefit's honey snap out of it scrub

fresh sugar face polish

philosophy exfoliating wash

I want Heidi's hair.

There are times when I think I'll never cut my hair. When I do, I only wish that I hadn't. And it's only really been short once, when I was in middle school, and it was hideous (but also involved braces and glasses, so the hair might actually have not been the worst part). But then I see Heidi Klum's new "lob" (long bob) and my mind is almost changed:If only there was a way to guarantee my haircut would look half as good as hers, I'd do it in a minute. Maybe after the wedding...