01.Oct.2009 Wanting
Nomade Exquis is a collection of fingerprint-unique, vintage jewelry curated by Mo Clancy. Nomade Exquis’s beginnings are as organic as the jewelry vibes: a former trendcaster, Mo started collecting the antique jewelry out of a passion for modernist, brutalist, and biomorphic pieces from the 1950-1970s .
Mo charmed me at lunch months ago. She shared that one of the artists behind Nomade Exquis’s collection used such harsh methods to create his brutalist jewelry that only deaf people could be employed at his factory…
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24.Aug.2009 Hating
I just wandered into Le Palais Gourmet tea boutique in Beverly Hills, between running errands (all of my body is serviced in Beverly Hills).
Le Palais is great, and restarted my matcha kick — they’re having a “Matcha Madness” month, with matcha everything 20% off, including matcha candies, the same matcha Japan’s imperial family drinks, and this Le Palais Gourmet matcha bowl.
It’s darling, but if you want to blow dough on an artisanal matcha bowl, get deep — check this antique chawan by Kenji Sakuma, who was born in 1907 as the son of second generation of Totaro Sakuma, a famed master potter…
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07.Aug.2009
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Somehow I never noticed how lavender is part of the Mercer hotel’s signature, probably because its use feels as organically elegant as the rest of the hotel. Soft without being saccharine, this Mercer lavender silk robe is another reason why you won’t want to leave your room… |
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The Mercer hotel tucks this lavender incense into their minibar, and, funny enough, a tea shop near my building sells it as well. This Japanese incense freshens the air more than masking it with musk… |
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1,000% cashmere from Nepal, specially woven for the Mercer in their signature lavender. Why the hate? I’m just jealous I’m without, while I know someone with one… |
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31.Jul.2009 
Stiletto Jungle shows off three options for getting in on the multi-strand necklace trend.
All Lacquered Up shows you step-by-step how to save your split, cracked nails with Orly Nail Rescue.
Gwyneth is spreading the detox joy and Allie is Wired has the details.
Bag Bliss loves Alexander McQueen’s Skull Knuckle Duster Whipsnake Clutch!
Bag Snob finally finds a Dior bag worthy of buying!
Beauty Snob is all about teeth whitening with Darphin Denblan.
Coquette loves these transitional cardigans that are perfect for a summer breeze before that first hint of fall.
The Daily Obsession finds out what Pixi Beauty creator Petra Strand is currently obsessed with.
I’m Not Obsessed shows you where to get ‘Gossip Girl’ Blake Lively’s chic Treesje bag. Did I mention it transforms into a clutch?
The Jet Set Girls fall in love with Lancome’s Indigo Collection and offer an exclusive discount in Lancome stores.
Second City Style’s resident male editor attended Miami Swim Week and shares his views on hot swimwear trends for 2010.
Shopping and Info wants a Rick Owens black leather jacket for Fall.
StyleBakery.com shows how to cook up the perfect summer weekend look for under $100
Stylehive wants you to get gilded and glamorous with 24k gold beauty products!
The Beauty Stop has 5 ways to get rid of freckles.
The Fashion Bomb compiled 100 Fashionable Items to bring with you on vacation–a one stop guide fit for any jetsetting fashionista.
Visit The Shoe Goddess for a chance to win a $200 Saks gift certificate!
V-Style is giving away NuNaat hair care products to the reader who has wavy or curly locks.
Love that weighty bag and high, high heels? eye4style has tips on surviving your accessories from a leading physical therapist!
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29.Jul.2009
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How’s this for a trip back to the future: Gresso is a Russian luxury company that pimps limited-edition gadgets that sell for twice your mortgage payment, before you hit the fine print. So it’s Dorian Gray of me to want a USB flash drive crafted out of 200 year-old African blackwood and diamonds — at least this Gresso “Labyrinth” USB flash drive has a memory of 192GB… |
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Made of African red- or blackwood, 18K gold, and a ruby or diamond that pulses with LED light, the coolest part of this Gresso “Pandora” USB flash drive is that its 64GB memory is protected with a fingerprint-scanning detector… |
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There’s a balance between form and function, and this Gresso “New Years” USB flash drive is tipped. It’s as absurdly luxurious as the other Gresso USB flash drives, only its use of 200 year-old Royal Mahogany wood isn’t matched by equally exceptional technology… |
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28.Jul.2009
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I’m knocked down with a summer cold, so I’m delaying relaying my trip to London town, and pics of my new pet, an Hermes Kelly Danse. I’m spending my day with work, watching Dangerous Beauty, and lusting for this Mercer hotel silk robe. Maybe I can pick one up next week in New York… |
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In a nude satin, with pleated kimono sleeves and a wrap-around belt, this reversible Vital silk robe makes being sick, sick. And for you? The nude silk robe is more than half off at Saks… |
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With black hole-wide sleeves, a trailing hemline, and an orchid embroidered on the back, what do you do in a silk robe like this? Recite lines from Sunset Blvd.? It is on sale at Gilt.com, so maybe you should just buy it, wack off the hemline, and sport it as a dress… |
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22.Jul.2009
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Camera-crafter Leica has history as an innovator, and still Leica digital cameras are built with weight, unlike most throwaway, plastic-brick digicams. And by “weight,” I mean price — this Leica digicam weighs in at $5,995. You were going to skip paying your mortgage anyway… |
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My little bro’s the photographer, but I can’t take a bad photo with this Leica digicam. Mostly because I’m in every photo — yep, I’m a middle child! — and I’m hot. Bah-dump chhhh… |
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Why the hate? Because this Leica digicam isn’t mine — yet… |
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21.Jul.2009
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I love Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps — on the inside they’re eco-friendly, on the outside their seemingly minimalist packaging is a soap box for Dr. Bronner, a master soap maker who escaped a mental institution. But the best part? Dr. Bronner makes un-perfumed products, like this organic body balm… |
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So choice — Dr. Bronner’s Baby-Mild Soap is gentle but thorough, and comes unscented. I shampoo my body and hair with it, so I smell like my perfume — L’artisan Parfumeur Tubereuse — and not a stew of beauty products… |
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Dr. Bronner’s organic conditioner comes in peppermint, citrus, and lavendar, oh my. So why the hate? Dr. Bronner’s Conditioner doesn’t come unscented. And I’m so close to an unscented shower experience, littered with “all-god-in-one” packaging… |
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15.Jul.2009
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14.Jul.2009
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Backup, backup, backup. My whole life is in my Macbook, so I back up everything onsite and off. LaCie makes sexy hard drives that sit pretty on your desktop, and I love the matte black of this LaCie Monolithic hard drive… |
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I’m a sucker for Porsche design. I adore my Carrera’s classic clean lines, and this LaCie Porsche hard drive has the same elegance of economy… |
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I like the unusual design of this LaCie Golden Disc hard drive, but the waves of mirror gold is a little Lady Gaga for me… |
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