A pink leather motorcycle jacket, is the perfect gift for someone's mom out there, and so fantastic we know you'll be forgiven when it arrives a couple of days late.
Want to make it really special? Pick up the matching chaps in pink or pale pink or supersoft pale pink lambskin. The whole outfit comes in under $300 and will last a lifetime. Or at least seem like it.
Jammin Leather, "the first and largest online leather catalog" has several pink leather items including hats and a lot of stuff with fringe.
Remember, the gift that will bring a tear to her eye is out there, you just have to keep looking. Happy Mother's Day!
We hate the bother of applying moisturizer after the shower. It's messy, cold, and time consuming, the three horsemen of "Next time."
Our skin is saved by the one million moisturizing body washes with magic ingredients ranging from shea butter to glitter oil. They'll never take the place of real moisturizers, but sure do buy some time before your elbows get red and cracked.
Neutrogena Comforting Butter Body Wash is our current favorite, although for non-moisturizer related reasons. Oh, it's got shea butter, and mango and cocoa butter, so it makes you plenty soft. But we'd use it if it gave us green scales just to get a whiff of the addictive, faintly tropical, vanilla scent.
Seriously, go down to the drugstore and smell it. You will be powerless to resist the comfort of this body wash!
Ah, summer time. Cookouts. Weekend afternoon parties. Long, warm evenings in friends' backyards. It's the season for sundresses, bare legs and pretty pedicures.
This adds up to a deep need for new sandals.
A sensible woman would get something neutral and comfortable, a pair you can wear anywhere, with anything.
Yeah. Well, good for them.
We want these crazy 4" 4.25" high, green, wooden wedge heels with a hole in the middle of them. They look moderately uncomfortable and totally hard to walk in. L-o-v-e at first sight.
They live at Target, and will come home with us for $19.99. At least we won't need to use rent money to pay for them, unlike the $700 peach suede Prada sandals smirking at us over at Neiman Marcus.
What kind of clear nail polish is actually worth $20? The kind created by NASA as a topcoat for fighter plans, of course.
Okay, maybe it's not aircraft paint, but Deborah Lippmann's new fast-drying lacquer topcoat, Addicted to Speed, really was created using nanotechnology...how a celebrity manicurist got her perfect hands on nanotechnology is a question for national security experts. We're just happy it works.
Super quick to dry, with UV protection to keep your color bright, Deborah's site specifically says to wear it over color only. Lucky thing she offers so many cool colors to choose from!
Our ideal summer weekend combo is Shutup and Drive/Addicted to Speed. How about you?
We always forget to reapply lipstick. It's just one of those character flaws that we are resigned to living with. Which would be fine if we had a lighter hand with the eyeliner. A naked mouth on a faceful of makeup can look really unbalanced.
Fortunately we found stains, which give a bit of color, a lot of staying power, and are easy to use. Just apply stain before you lipstick or gloss, and even if you talk/eat off all of your lipstick, at the end of the night you'll still have some color on your mouth.
We also love stains because they can be multi-purposed as blusher, without that grandma-ish powdery feel. One quick swipe and you have a fetching glow.
So versatile, so pretty. And so many to choose from. The best of the best in the gallery.
If you have tender toes, then you know that working out can mean more than just aching muscles. The wrong socks can rub your feet raw with rough material or sharp seams.
Many, many times we've been really cooking on the elliptical machine, thinking, "We're finally going to fit into that sample size dress!" only to cut the workout short because of painful blisters from our socks.
We're getting addicted to the Stylelist how-to slide shows. Today our sister site is showcasing a slew of easy to use make-up items and there are a couple of killer finds in there.
At first we felt a little, well, superior. After all, we have mad make-up skillz, earned through years of clown faced experiments. And the first item in the gallery was that Sally Hansen nail pen we posted about a month ago. Um, yawn.
But then we were very pleasantly surprised by the rest of the products. Not just easy to use, they are also cool!
We were so excited to receive the latest MLB catalog! Alyssa's back with even better team logo gear.
Once again these items were designed to be lady-centric, with flattering necklines, ruffles and a general femininity that is missing from the t-shirt stand at the game.
If nothing else, this will give you something to check out the next time your man drags you to the sporting goods store. Remember, it is possible to support your team and look kinda cute. It's okay if you drag his attention away from the game for a few minutes, right?
Stylelist has a how to guide for wearing colored eyeliner, which is totally fun, and balances really well with all the brights we're seeing for clothes this season.
Clicking through the looks gave us sweet 80s nostalgia. Purple eyeliner! Sparkly green! Ah, ninth grade! Then we came across a pictures of lip liner and vivid pink blush and had to laugh.
A certain type of person sends thank you notes for everything, just to use her fine paper products. We are that type.
When we fantasize about getting any kind of stationery, Mrs. John L. Strong leaps to mind. The website proclaims Mrs. JLS to be "the world's finest luxury stationery" and we completely agree. It's hard to tell from the photo, but the card stock is exceptionally heavy, and the imprints are flawless. Also, wicked expensive. But so, so pretty!
One of our dear readers wrote in to ask for advice about dandruff, a little discussed but common ailment. For some people it's a minor irritation, a few embarrassing dry flakes. To those who suffer more severely, with oily scalps and painful itching, it's a frustrating affliction.
We stopped at Walgreens to grab a bottle of water on the way to gym, and promised ourselves: No browsing hair, make up or nail polish. And we were thisclose to success, but the register-side Hannah Montana lip gloss display snared us.
Two fruity flavors! Tangerine and strawberry! Cute roll-on applicators! Less than five dollars! Sold!
Not having a tween in the house, we're a bit late to the whole HM game. A little research turned up a surprising selection of branded lip glosses, with some spectacular applicator accessories.
Check out our "faves" in the gallery, but beware: no one can resist the lure of Hannah Montana!
We all get a little lazy when it comes to laundry. It's a hassle to sort whites and colors, and sometimes you just have time for one load but you need that pink tank and white sundress for a party tonight.
Of course, the price you pay for shortcuts is dingy, grey -- or worse, pink -- socks, t-shirts and underwear.
The problem is even worse this season, where bright colors like aqua, lime green and canary yellow are all the rage paired with ultra-white skirts and shorts.
Well, as we so love to do, we found a product solution to share with you!
Everyone loves a makeover, because there is always a happy ending. Over at Stylelist, in honor of Mother's Day, they have an amazing series of "Look Five Years Younger" makeovers.
The thing that just blew our minds was how the makeovers demonstrated the power of a good cut and color. Clothes that fit and flattering makeup are important, but well-cared for hair telegraphs to the world that you value and care about yourself.
For a lot of us, flowers are a go-to gift on Mother's Day. Sadly, that beautiful bouquet is quickly gone, and your wonderful Mom is left without a lasting reminder of how much you love her.
Feeling guilty? Well, a little shopping therapy can help with that. You still have plenty of time to get out there and pick up something a little more substantial.
| Posted May 11th 2008 2:13PM by Cat Lincoln
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