Woodsmen Trend

Spring is just around the corner and in the upcoming weeks I’ll be picking out something for everyone whether it be comfort, style, or just something to add to your everyday collection.

The Woolen Mills clothing is made specifically for those who want clothing that have simplicity and authenticity.

Woolrich Woolen Mills recently unveiled their collection Spring/Summer for this year and one of the first items I’m talking about today is this faded Trail Shirt($209.00) made by designer Daiki Suzuki. When creating the Trail t-shirt, it is said that Suzuki was inspired by vintage Field and Stream with a rugged man close in mind. The multiple exterior pockets, rolled up sleeves, and comfy look makes this a great item for buyers. Sizes: XS, S, M, L, and XL.

The basic gray pant are great for men who want comfort. Best worn when in the outdoors or hiking trip with your friends and/or family.

The red and rugged jacket has a great fit. The multiple exterior pockets on the font part of the jacket and the sleeves gives it a nice touch. It’s very simple overall, but still effective enough to garner compliments.

When on the go put on either one of these stripe hats, avaliable in colors red/black, or black and white.

Eenamaria Handbag

First of all, I’d like to thank everyone who took the time to enter the March Madness contest to win your choice of Eenamaria handbag. There were a total of 196 comments!

Working Weekend Baby (Eenamaria)

The lucky winner is: CHRISTINE who said

“I LOVE the workin weekend…I have had my eye on it for a while now!“

Congratulations, Christine! Please email me ( star.stevenson @ gmail.com ) with your contact information and we’ll send over your new Eenamaria Workin’ Weekend Baby bag, pronto!

Thanks everyone and don’t forget to check out the March Madness calendar because we’re giving away lots of great items every day this month!

The Beach?

No matter how much I have been craving for the warm weather to wear cute, colorful, and refreshing clothes I’m really not ready for the beach yet. I still need to tone areas (notice I didn’t say “few”) of my body. But every time I visit online stores the first thing the greets me on the front pages are 2-piece bikinis. Instead of getting pissy at them, I decided to consider them as wake-up calls.

Here are my early picks of swimwear from Forever21 and Dillard’s.

Purple Stud Trim Bikini

Purple Stud Trim 2-piece bikini. Top and Bottom are $12.95 each. Of course I’ll have to get mine in a bigger size than the model because I am much more endowed and curvaceous than her .

Hermanny Tankini

Hermanny Navy Blue Tankini, $94(Top), $86(Bottom). This is a little more expensive than I want but it’s just an example. I love tankinis because it hides the stretch marks I’ve gained from having 2 babies.

These are just my early swimwear choices. I’ll post more about this topic in the coming months. So, are you ready for the Beach? 

So Stylish Offspring

Today, many celebrity children follow their parents into the spotlight, a la the Simmons girls (Pastry shoes anyone?) Mick Jagger’s adult daughter, Jade, recently premiered her line of luxury accessories, Jezabel, in Paris…not so in style.

While I originally wanted to tell all of my readers about the luxurious and super expensive jewelery that Ms. Jagger is going to be selling, I was all but side tracked by her choice in clothing.

Look at that 80s inspired mini-dress. I swear I had one of those in the 1st grade! I am completely distracted by the enormity of those little flying things on the dress to even consider looking at her fabulous jewelry.

And the hair! Did she just blow dry it the wrong way? I mean, oh my goodness gracious! I am scared!

As for her accessories, all we’re missing are the slap bracelets. Did they fall off’? I mean, to complete this fashion nightmare all we need are the slap bracelets!

While I don’t doubt that I’ll be running around trying to get my hands on some of her new jewelry, that does along with the Jezebel fashion line, I may need to save up for it. It’s all well in to the six figure range.

Photos from: Bauer Griffin

Lips Kissable

The change in the seasons can wreak havoc on your lips.  And let’s face it, chapped lips are not sexy.  Although dry, windy, and cold weather can cause your lips to peel and crack, did you know an allergic reaction to your lipstick could also be the culprit?  That’s why I avoid fruity and candy-scented lip gloss and lip balm.

Beyonce's lips always look chap-free.

Speaking of lip balm,  the right brand will keep your lips hydrated, restore moisture, and heal chapped lips.  My go-to drugstore brands are the tried-and-true Carmex in the yellow container and Lip Medex in the blue container.  But I received a few lip balm freebies and gave them a kiss drive.

Here’s how they rated:

Kiehl's Lip Balm #1

Kiehl’s is known for its quality products and the New York company seems pretty confident about its lip balm.  Hey,  it’s not  called “Lip Balm #1” for nothing.  I have to admit it gave my kisser a nice coating, but I wasn’t crazy about the vanilla scent.  Grade: B

Pangea Organics Lip Balm, Italian Red Mandarin with Rose

I love that Pangea Organics Lip Balm is, well, organic.  The red mandarin and rose fragrance is subtle and the balm is smooth.  After using it a few times, however, my chapped lips didn’t improve. Grade: B

Sally Hansen's Overnight Lip Recovery

Sally Hansen’s Overnight Lip Recovery is by far the most effective lip balm I tested. The treatment, made with vitamins and Yuca to help hydrate and renew the appearance of dry, peeling lips worked so well overnight that I also used it during the day.  Grade: A

Ashley Greene’s Dress!

Ashley Green was spotted out shopping at Alice + Olivia in Beverly Hills on Thursday.

The Twilight starlet will be reprising her role as Alice in New Moon, but has yet to leave to Vancouver for filming. Instead she tried on this amazing tank dress.

The multicolored silk blend maxi dress is contrasted with a brown tank top. The neckline and back are both scoops (as you can see in the picture of Ashley and the mirror behind her) and the dress has an empire line. The orange belt is detachable and slips on. It’s available in XSmall through Large for $420 at Net-A-Porter.com

Social Climbers Book

After her childhood at etiquette school and her days as a debutante, as a married lady Beth Dunn realized that “while ground rules for social ‘acceptance’ may have changed since her school days, the ladies definitely hadn’t. Sick of cliques, cruelties and mean girls grown up, Beth was motivated to write about them.”

Social Climbers - Image: Beth Dunn

Her book, Social Climbers is a fun read that is also a beautifully illustrated style guide. You might consider it the Official Preppy Handbook of the 21st century.

This week at Shopaholics Daily, you have a chance to win a signed copy of the book. To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment here and let us know why you want the book. With your comment, you will be automatically entered into the contest.

The book giveaway contest runs through Friday, March 13, 2009 at 11:59pm CT. One random winners will be selected from all the comments to received the autographed book.

Please only enter once and leave your email address in the appropriate spot so that we can contact you.

Thanks to Beth Dunn for sponsoring the giveaway!

New Bobble Necklace Dress

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If orange color is not your thing, perhaps this newbie from Pringle can change your mind.

What makes this £125 dress unique and stylish is the fact that it is fabulously embellished with bobble style necklace trim to front and back. So there you have them: a dress & a jewelry in one, what a great combo!

The Non-Shiny SPF

In today's Reader Mail:

If you are looking for a topical-topic for the impending warmer weather [and of course we are], how about: 'non-shine creating, high spf moisturizers'—i.e. do they exist?!?

In a post a while back, you mentioned how a serum or something made you shiny and how that was "just weird." I agree completely, but I tend to live in very sunny climates where going without SPF is simply not an option. Since I cant find any high SPF moisturizers that don't have an equally high shine factor, I usually wander around with my face glistening like the chrome fenders on a ’50s T-bird. In fact, my head is so shiny I recently realized it is fooling folks into thinking that I am perspiring. They look at my big shiny head—my forehead is kinda high, too, and that's surely not helping—and immediately offer to turn a fan on me or turn up the AC—the horrible irony is that I am always cold!

Please help me end this misery by turning this question public—there must be someone out there who has found a decently matte spf.

Mulberry's 'Shimmy' Bags

Mulberry Women's Shimmy Tumbled Sheep Tote

$1,195.00 by Mulberry at Bloomingdale's

"Mulberry shimmy tumbled sheep tote. Tumbled sheep leather. Silver hardware with shiny silver dog tag. Detachable sailing clips for extra strap. Interior zip pocket with a cell phone pocket. Fabric lining. Can be used as a tote or as a crossover.

• 17.3"W x 11.4"H x 4.7"D
• 8.7" drop from shoulderDetachable strap: 18.9" drop from shoulder"

 

I love the ID-style tag (although it appears blank) in the center of this new bag, but is the rest a little, beige? Other styles are also on the plain-shape side.