You may not be one of those people decorating with pets on a large scale, but I love these Blueblood teatowels and napkins for the subtle silhouette. They're named for a luxe resort area near Puerto Vallarta in Mexico, and even the color choices (Palapa and Seaglass) make me dream of a beachy vacation.
Shipping on Oct. 1, not only are the towels super cute, there are beds to match — Lucky dogs! Check all out in the widget below.
Cleanliness may be in close proximity to divinity, but these Soap Tablets also make scrubbing down pretty darn cute. They come in Rose, Original, and Citrus, and they're packaged just like Certs tabs.
They're not available in the US quite yet, but if they ever cross the Pacific to our shores, I think I'd definitely pitch some in my bag — especially while traveling. What do you think? Are these soapy tablets a cool invention, or are they cute, but not the kind of thing you find necessary?
Not quite ready to open your home to a new furball? No problem with sweet Jonathan Adler adoptables that bring home some chic pet décor with no extra hair. First on my wish list are these salt and pepper shakers — so pretty with a purpose! While they're only offered in kitty or puppy options, there are wilder creations like foxes and gorillas to stand guard on your shelf. See for yourself in the widget below!
If your pooches want to have a whale of a time on that next walk, check out these preppy offerings. Featuring the famous Vineyard Vines design are two new collars from Mascot. Compare the contrasting navy or pink patterns on a grosgrain ribbon — perhaps the ever-fashionable Bo needs this on his next visit to Martha's Vineyard?
If your pooch goes collarless like mine, consider just picking up a lead to match a solid navy harness instead. With whales as far as the eyes can see, check them out close up in the widget below!
I did a double take when I spotted this pic! I thought perhaps this photo was meant for LilSugar, but these toys are going to the dogs. Compare more of the brand-new Fisher-Price pets line (offered starting this September in PetSmart stores) with the iconic children's set in this slideshow.
The Moulin Rouge isn't just a figment of Baz Luhrmann's fevered imagination, it's an actual Parisian venue with a storied history. Henri Toulouse-Lautrec famously designed its performance posters, and the modern cancan was first performed on its stage.
Given the cabaret's long association with stage beauty, it's unsurprising that its collaborating with Make Up For Ever on a new cosmetics collection. Fittingly for the place's sexy image, there's red lipstick, false lashes, and rhinestones galore. It's definitely over the top, but plenty glamorous. Would you consider trying out something from this line, or is it glitzier than your taste will allow?
I was obsessed with dark brown liquid liner in high school. Years later, I've converted mostly to pencils, since I like subtle waterlining, but Benefit's new Magic Ink Liner ($20) is tempting me to switch teams again.
It's a highly pigmented black that doesn't gray out when it dries, I can waterline with it (although it does sting for a second), and it didn't flake at all, let alone smudge. The brush is also ultra tiny, which is good if you want more control or aren't used to liquid. So if you're tired of black liner that isn't really black, or you're done with the inevitable under eye smudges from pencils, Magic Ink comes highly recommended.
Next time you need a bandage but don't want something beige and boring, you may want to put on some Cynthia Rowley. The designer has created limited-edition Dress-Up Band-Aids ($10) to benefit nonprofit group Design Ignites Change. (If you're loving them, check out Fab to see more pictures.) What do you think? Good idea or silly extravagance?
There may well be some habit-forming ingredient in Clinique's Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief Gel-Cream ($34), because I'm having a hard time putting it down. Ever since the stuff came across my desk I've been slathering it on like I just wandered out of the Mojave.
I really like the texture; it's like a more emollient version of aloe gel, so it doesn't give your skin that unctuous feel that heavy moisturizers often do, and you can layer on as much as you feel inclined to. Gel cream formulas also work on both oily and dry skin types, so most people will be able to use it without incident, and it'd be a good one-shot moisturizer for combination skin. Claims the ads make about plumping up skin and filling fine lines are a stretch, though — it's a really nice product, but there's nothing antiaging about it. My suggestion would be to keep Moisture Surge around for daily use, and buy something else with retinol in it for fine lines.
The King Tut exhibition has been touring the country, and the Denver Museum of Art was so excited to have it coming its way that it's commissioned a series of fragrances from perfumer Dawn Spencer Hurwitz. The result, Secrets of Egypt ($90), is a quartet of reimagined scents that were famed in antiquity. Drawing from manuscripts, Dawn tried to refashion each of the lost scents in a way that evoked the original experience of wearing them. We'd love to see the research process that went into these, and we're curious to give them a sniff. If you visit Tut, would you consider taking one of these away as a souvenir?
