Julia DiNardo | Fashion Pulse Daily - Part 222

August 29, 2013

Fashion Pulse Flash

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essie new colorsfall 2013

Essie‘s newest are here! The fall collection of covetable colors is officially in the house! New York City in the autumn, that officially kicks off each season with Fashion Week, served as an inspiration for the collection, and Essie Weingarten, the Global Creative Director for the brand wanted to meld the feeling of being enveloped in a soft, warm, fuzzy sweater into this collection. “I love the idea of creating polish that’s like the proverbial boyfriend sweater — in this case, a blazer borrowed from the boys,” she explains. The aptly named collection, which retails for a very reasonable $8 per bottle, is (from left to right): the lace is on, twin setter set, afterschool boy blazer, for the twill of it vested interest, and cashmere bathrobe. Which hue is your favorite (I can’t decide!!)?

kerastase new haircare products

One of my absolute favorite luxury hair care lines, Kérastase has a new collection of couture stylers that create to-die-for texture and hold with micronized polymers for style memory. Before I get too science-y on you, the micronized polymers broken down, basically adheres to each hair’s fiber as best described as a resistant yet stretchable mesh guard that expands to protect the hair while providing UV protection alongside being anti-frizz and anti-humidity.
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August 27, 2013

Getting Married Soon? You CAN Be Yourself, Together with Target Wedding

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Full Disclosure: This post is brought to you by Target, but all opinions expressed and content are my own. Follow along via the hashtag #TargetWedding

julia and joe wedding

The saying “opposites attract” is certainly true, as a couple can compliment each other in a myriad of ways; it’s a bit like kayaking or riding a tandem bicycle – in the end, you’ve got to be a team together to make it work. Registering for wedding items may prove to be a bit of a challenge when it comes to varying interests, as my husband and I recently discovered after going through the nuptials process this July, but in the end, we found products that we could enjoy together, as well as some that certainly fell under the “his” and “hers” categories. With a $50 Target gift card in hand, I set out to find a great “Be Yourself, Together” pairing; to select two different items that could be registered for, and compliment each other quite nicely.

[Content and/or other value provided by my partner, Target]


My inspiration was the Keurig K75 Single Cup Coffee Maker – Platinum,$179,99 (pictured above), with the unified theme of “beverages: daytime necessity, nighttime indulgence;” my hubby gets up extremely early, with most workdays starting by 6am at the latest, so caffeine is an essential part of life. With the Keurig K75, you can make anything from a tiny espresso to a large cup of Joe, as well as both iced and regular hot teas. It’s the perfect pick-me-up to jump start the day, enjoyed at home, or on the go, and save some cash too, since the coffee/tea cups tend to come in at easily under $1 apiece.

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So if that’s for the hubby (which I’m sure I will occasionally use), but for me, I  picked out an item from one of my favorite Target brands, Threshold, The Threshold Acacia Wine Holder, $24.99, is small-apartment friendly size that can be placed vertically or horizontally, and stacked on top of each other as your collection grows. The teak-looking, natural wood finish has a retro-modern appeal, and will look right at home in a variety of decor settings. Just as Joe’s coffee collection has grown, so has my wine & champagne selections, so having a dedicated, organized home for them is just what I need.

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Plus, with these items, there are plenty of add-ons that guests can purchase, on or off the registry, to further enhance the ‘Be Yourself, Together” themed products, such as the Keurig My K-Cup Reusable Coffee Filter so that he can use his own coffee, the Caribou or Starbucks Keurig coffee cups, wine bottle stoppers, or wine glasses (I LOVE Riedel glasses, which Target has, luckily at GREAT prices!).

target wine rack

With so many items to choose from, across a bajillion categories, it’s quite easy to Be Yourself, Together at Target. Deciding on other details if the wedding, will hopefully be just as seamless for the two of you!

 

August 26, 2013

NIVEA Keeps My Legs Subtly Spectacular

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[My legs, prior to starting the NIVEA Sun-Kissed Beautiful Legs application]


After recently suffering a humiliating, yet hilarious “tancident,” which basically resulted in user error in application and color selection, I decided that it was time to find a self-tanning product that gradually produced a subtle glow, instead of a remarkably darker aesthetic, which also left a LOT of room for highly visible mistakes. All I ever wanted was some color on my legs, which never seems to happen, and always feel so ghastly pale to me. After testing a few gradual tanners, the best bet, for results AND value, ended up being extremely easy to identify. NIVEA’s Sun-Kissed Beautiful Legs, about $7.99, in the hue of fair to medium skin seemed to be created specifically for my dilemma, as it gradually produces the slightest change in tone, without staining my hands, or any fabric I come into contact with after application.
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August 25, 2013

Getting My Hair Raised with Sally Hershberger Supreme Lift Root Spray

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sally hershberger supreme lift root spray

As part of the Folica Blogger Program, I get the opportunity to occasionally test out new excited products that the site offers, (I know, feel very very bad for me), and the item du jour was Sally Hershberger Supreme Lift for Thin Hair, $13, at Folica.com.
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