I had the best time this past weekend with my friends and family – love that the Super Bowl was in Miami this year!! Can you believe it made the most watched television program EVER? Even better for the Saints… Mardi Gras is definitely going to last longer than usual down in New Orleans :) You can check out pictures of Kim and I together on her blog (a great night on the boat and modeling some of my jewelry) plus, here are some other pics from the weekend’s festivities… the Pepsi party, the actual game and celebrating afterwards:
How did you spend Super Bowl Sunday? Most importantly… what did you all eat?!
xo,
Loren
When you change your hair color (a la the newly-brunettes Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Richie) do you change your makeup, too? I find that it’s a terrific opportunity to experiment with lip, cheek and eye-shadow colors. (Your foundation, which needs to match your skin tone, should always stay a constant!!) Anyway, here’s my rule of thumb, which I learned from a makeup artist-friend: If you’re taking your hair in a brighter direction – strawberry blonde, coppery red or rich chestnut – a shift to softer, neutral shades on your eyes and lips can look amazing. (I love our bestselling Motives Lip Shine in Candlelight, $10.50.) Alternately, if you’re going blonder or darker, you can get away with bolder, more dramatic hues: red lips or a lush smoky eye.
I always take my hair a little darker in the winter. Am I wrong for feeling like, even in Miami, we should have a change of seasons, too?
Love,
Loren
It gets on my nerves when I see people wearing worn-out tees featuring bands that predate them by a good 30 years. If they happen to be one of your favorites, that’s great, but it sure would be embarrassing not to know anything about the name on your shirt. So I couldn’t be more excited (or more into) the onslaught of pretty, graphic T-shirts and tanks I’ve seen hitting all my favorite websites recently – that leave the music scene out of it:
Urban Outfitters, Truly Madly Deeply stripes hearts tee $24
Gap Product Red Horses Tee $28
Bluefly, Torn “Callie Gun” tank $49
Alloy Bow tee $24.90
ASOS.com Love Hand tee $30.59
They still have that hard edge appeal without the false meaning behind it. Are you ready to say goodbye to the rocker tee?
xo,
Loren
Through February 18th you can receive 15% off all orders of $75 or more at Alloy.com! Be sure to use coupon code ALL1575 at checkout.
Happy shopping!
Love,
Loren
How much would you pay for the perfect designer jeans? Or a t-shirt so sexily draped (and cozy) you’d never want to wear another top again? $200? $500? More? Well, two of my favorite labels—Nanette Lepore and Rag & Bone—are tackling the challenge of redefining the “perfect basic” by launching companion collections that are both super specific and, in comparison to their regular lineup, super affordable.
Rag & Bone/Shirt and Rag & Bone/Jean
Nanette Lepore’s Oonagh line (shown below) — which means “pure” in Scottish — is made up entirely of interestingly cut tunics and tees that retail for between $58 and $178. Rag & Bone is rolling out a whopping three lines: Rag & Bone/Knit, Rag & Bone/Jean, and Rag & Bone/Shirt, which I’m sure you guessed focus on knits, jeans, and shirts!
I’m still awaiting final confirmation on prices, but rumor has it that everything will be $200 or less. Both lines are scheduled to hit stores very soon. I for one can’t wait!
xo,
Loren
Did you see Kate Hudson’s wickedly cool eyeliner at the Golden Globes? The always glamorous star took one of the season’s biggest trends—the dramatic cat eye—and flipped it, filling the inside edges of her eyes with a thin, downward sweeping black line. The key adjective to remember if you’re planning to duplicate this look for yourself is…thin. Traditionally, actresses like Angelina Jolie and Eva Mendes have used a thick, smoky eyeliner when sporting this look. But when concentrating all that drama inwards—as opposed to the outside of your face—it’s best to use a thin (there, I said it again), refined line.
Step 1: Use Motives Liquid Eyeliner starting at the lowest point of your inner eye very gently—but steadily—line the inside of your upper eyelid staying as close to the eyelash line as possible. When you reach the far corner, stop.
Step 2: Make sure to start at the exact spot you began lining your upper eyelid, then make a dramatic quarter of a circle arch from that point to the inside of your lower lid. Continue lining along the inside of your lower eyelid, closest to your lashes, until you reach the outside corner.
Motives Lustrafy Mascara, $16.95
Step 3: Finish with Motives Lustrafy Mascara, focusing the lashes towards the outside of your eye. Your lashes shouldn’t compete with your eyeliner at all!
Lots of love,
Loren
I know it’s Super Bowl Sunday, but here’s a quick hot deal!! Through February 28th receive 10% off any order at Torrid.com. Just use promo code 10OFFTD21 at checkout :)
Enjoy the game… what are your plans? Go Saints!!
xo,
Loren
Take advantage of CoutureCandy’s 72 Hour Pop Up Sale! You can take 20% off the entire site (wow!) through the end of the Sunday… use coupon code 72HOUR at checkout!
Happy shopping!
Love,
Loren
