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Beauty Buzz. Live Life Beautifully in Luscious Cosmetics. Second City Style Fashion & Beauty Blog

Spring ’07 is all about ultra-femininity. Think dresses, blouses, florals and glamour. So your makeup should be feminine too…naturally. We have totally fallen for Luscious Cosmetics which more than delivers the shimmery and beautiful shades that will compliment any summer wardrobe (OK, good wardrobe). Luscious-Lite™ Nail Lacquers come in 11 colors and are chip-resistant. Best …

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The Week in Review of Bad Celeb Fashion. "WTF Was She Thinking?" Second City Style Fashion Blog

For the most part this was a pretty good week fashionwise…due mostly in part to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Annual Costume Institute Gala Monday night.  However, there were some duds. So let’s take a look. Jessica Simpson at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Annual Costume Institute Gala. Comment: Wow (and I don’t …

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Retail Detail. Manhattan Mix Up. Houston's Evelyn Gorman Bringing Boutique to NYC. Second City Style Fashion Blog

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Mix Modern is coming to Manhattan. Say that 5 times. Seriously, the owner of Mix Modern boutique Evelyn Gorman is moving to NYC and she’s bringing her shop with her, apparently scouting locations as I type. The Houston-based boutique is synonymous with high-end retail in Houston and like the NYC-based Scoop and Intermix, uses a blend of American and European designers to curate each season’s collective spirit.

For the full scoop see below or go to Fashion Week Daily

— Joanne Molina for Second City Style

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Beauty Buzz. Is Beauty Only Skin Deep? Sephora to Launch New Vitamin and Sports Drink Line. Second City Style Fashion Blog

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As if their empire wasn’t big enough Sephora has decided to go the way of the sports drink… which begs the question: Do I really need to buy sports drinks from my beauty shop? It also makes me wonder about the speed of their exapnsion… new “health” products, a beauty bar at JC Penny’s and home shopping? I thought celebs were the only ones who needed to tone down the exposure these days. Perhaps they ought to take a lesson from Gap’s expedited expansion and slow down…

For the full scoop go to WWD
— Joanne Molina for Second City Style

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