I can’t believe this is my 100th post already. Time does past fast when you’re shopping and keeping up with what is going on in the beauty and fashion worlds.

What better way to celebrate than write about my favorite brand - duh, Chanel and my favorite thing to buy - handbags! My handbag lust of the season is the new blue Chanel Reissue from Spring/Summer 2008. Blue is definitely the new black and no one does blue better than Chanel - Blue Satin nail polish is out of this world gorgeous and I love both of the new blue eyeshadow palettes this season from Chanel. My Chanel SA actually convinced me to add blue Inimitable mascara to my beauty routine! I have been too shy to try it yet but I’ll let you guys know in a week or so.

Anywyas, back to this gorgeous beauty. There is nothing more timeless, classic, and beautiful than a Chanel flap. The creme de la creme of Chanel flaps is the reissue. I actually prefer it a lot more to the classic Chanel flap because of its absence of logos, luscious cracked shiny lambskin leather, and rarity.

I’m actually planning to buy a new black Chanel flap soon and am wondering if I should throw in a few more hundred and get this reissue instead. All of my Chanels are black so far and even though blue is the new black, I still love black… can I let this gorgeous blue reissue into my life?

If you’re interested, waitlist ASAP cuz you know how it is…

Posted: February 26th, 2008 at 6:00 am under Beauty.
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I know I’m late in the game with respect to MAC’s awesome paint pots (what can I say, I love using traditional eye shadows and brush application). After hearing raves and raves about these paint pots from fashion bloggers as well as MAC makeup artists, I decided to buy 2 to experiment over the weekend. Wowie!!! There is seriously nothing like it and it’s awesome!

I decided to go with Nice Vice and Girl Friendly from the Fafi collection since I’m so in love with every other makeup in it. Nice vice is a frost and darker plum so it is perfect for more dramatic looks while Girl Friendly is a creamy pink and perfect for every day looks. So these paint pots are essentially cream eyeshadows to be applied by using just your hand. The beauty of it is that it is so nice to blend with other powder eyeshadows as well! The best part of these paint pots is its vibrant long lasting color. I wore them out Saturday, all of Saturday (from morning to evening), and by the wee hours of Sunday morning, they were still fresh as new! While I still like powder eyeshadows because of the vast array of color selection and I love playing with my brushes, I’ll definitely be looking out for new colors of these paint pots and stocking up on some permanent colors.

Buy the MAC Paint Pots for $16.50 at your nearest MAC counter or at MAC Online.

Posted: February 25th, 2008 at 6:00 am under Beauty.
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Sad you missed out on the super limited Louis Vuitton Sophie from 2006/2007? The extremely rare cutie was only available in Japan and Hawaii but through some major luck, I was able to land myself one at retail (they were on Ebay for almost twice that much) and it remains one of my favorite going out bags of all time!

Louis Vuitton recognized the popularity of the adorable Sophie and made a similar bag for this Spring that will be much more attainable - the Eva. The Eva was named after Eva Herzegovina, the face for Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer and is almost as adorable as the Sophie. Just almost. I think I will put myself on the list for the Eva as well because it looks like it can hold much more than a Sophie yet doesn’t look too bulky and is still cute for going out.

I predict this will be a really popular bag with Vuitton this spring so put your name down with your SA if you want one! This bag is due out in March and should retail around $510. You can also find Louis Vuitton available online at eLUXURY.com

Posted: February 21st, 2008 at 6:00 am under Handbags.
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The ultimate protection against aging (not to mention skin cancer) is sunscreen. I know that I’m not supposed to walk out of my apartment without a spf 30 on, but I admit that I’ve been guilty and usually just use spf 15 - 20 and call it a day. Lately, I’ve really been on a hunt with a good moisturizer with high spf since my beauty routine is already so intensive that I would prefer not to add the extra product of separate sunscreen every morning.

The search for a good moisturizer with high spf is hard because as my facialist told me, it is REALLY hard to make a GREAT moisturizer that also has a high spf. That is why most moisturizers with high spf that I’ve tried (Lancome and Shiseido) don’t moisturize that well, especially in the dry California winter.

That is when I ran into Kinerase. Courtney Cox is the spokesperson for it so of course I am intrigued because she has great skin. I first got a sample from Sephora because I didn’t want to commit to the full size until I was sold. I’m definitely sold! I got my full size a week ago and the Kinerase moisturizes almost as well as the heavy duty moisturizers that I like - Natura Bisse and La Mer! That is pretty impressive because it also has a spf 30. I’ll definitely be using this for a while and not feeling guilty that I don’t have enough sun protection on my face every day.

Buy the Kinerase Cream with SPF 30 via Sephora for $135 for the 2.8oz (that’s right, more than twice the amount of La Mer for about the same price!).

Posted: February 19th, 2008 at 9:14 am under Beauty.
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Get your credit cards ready, girls, Neiman Marcus is starting their Beauty Event at their stores this Thursday (online has already started). If you go between 6pm - 8pm on Thursday to your local Neiman Marcus, there will also be a cocktail event! I went last year and there were yummy apple martinis and chocolate covered strawberries to help my shopping experience be more relaxing and pleasant.

This year the gift with any $100 purchase is this fabulous tote with various samples. You can also see the gift with purchase for all of their departments on the Neiman Marcus website right now.

I especially like the La Mer gift with delux samples of the Creme, Eye Concentrate, Concentrate, and Lotion. Of course I’m also look forward to the Chanel gift with the coveted Sublimage face cream. The Shu Uemura gift is also quite tempting with a full sized glossimer lipgloss!

Happy shopping!

Posted: February 18th, 2008 at 6:00 am under Beauty, Shopping.
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