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Vix’s Vixens

In Fashion on April 5, 2011 at 11:03 am

Summer is upon us and what better way to kick off the season than with a new bikini! Vix Swimwear is one of my favorite brands because it’s durable, super cute and comes in great colors! Vix’s name actually comes from the stunning beach city of Vitoria in Brazil, where founder Paula Hermanny was brought up and dreamed her first dreams of the style she wanted to bring to women’s bathing suits.

My favorite part of Vix Swimwear is the fact that the bathing suits come in either Brazilian Cut or Full Cut. I happen to love Brazilian bikinis because I think they make your rear look cuter. Also, the tops of their bikinis are adjustable with a sliding tubes. You can make your bikini demure or vixified in a matter of seconds!

Buy It: Vix
Cost: $75+ for top or bottom ($150 total)

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Feathers aren’t just for birds

In Beauty, Fashion on April 4, 2011 at 4:53 pm

This spring, you hair can go the birds. Literally. According to Jess Zaino, uber cool style blogger at Glamour, weaving in feathers to your hair are all the rage in SoCal, and the trend is spreading its wingspan all over the country.

It started with Steven Tyler, of all places, seen below rocking feathers on American Idol.

So how did this trend begin? Malibu sisters started Fine Feather Heads to embrace their bomhemian lifestyle. What began as simple hair extensions, blossomed into braiding 100 percent all-natural bird feathers into hair. Now it’s a national business, selling as far as Florida and New York City.

According to Fine Feather Heads’ Facebook page, they use only the “highest quality REAL feathers from farm raised birds… in a variety of colors from blue, red, even wild hot pinks and purples to natural colors like golden-rod and tigers-eye.

Installation takes less than a couple minutes, with no damage to hair. And, they can be brushed, blow-dried, straightened and curled!

Buy It: Fine Feather Heads
Cost: $20 each (or $75 for 10 packs or more)

Sample Junkie

In Beauty on April 1, 2011 at 10:54 am

Are you a sample junkie like me? Do you love discovering new beauty products without committing to buying a whole new bottle? Try Birchbox, a company that hand picks beauty samples and delivers them to your door every month for $10.

Birchbox says they “cherry-picked every category to bring you companies that pour time, research, and love into their products. Because of this you’ll find both clinical skincare lines and makeup artist-approved color collections, up-and-coming niche brands and longtime favorites”.

They offer brands like Korres, Stila, Bare Minerals, Ahava, Benefit, Cargo, Nars, Phyto, Kiehls and Laura Mercier (to name a few). After you try some products and decide you want to purchase the full size, you can do it right from Birchbox.com with free shipping! If you like deluxe samples like me, you’ll sign up!

Check it out! Birchbox.com

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