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May 24, 2012

Five On-Trend Bikini Looks for Summer

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Swimwear has come a long way! Lately, we’ve been spotting some great trends for the ever-popular

bikini. Get ready to make waves in these five patterns, prints and pretty pops of color!

[Britt Bikini via NastyGal.com, $100]

[Roxy Abstract Tribal Cross Over Bikini Top ($42) and Bottom ($38)]

1. Who Needs Color with bold Black & White?

[Beach Bunny “We Found Love” Bikini Top ($88) and Bottom ($87) via Nordstrom.com]

2. All Hands on Deck for Nautical Stripes!

[ Gorever 21 Geo Stripe Bikini Top ($11.80), Bottom ($10.80)]

[Madewell Deco Dot String Bikini Top and Bottom, each $46]

3. Geometrics to Show Off  Your Shape

[Victoria’s Secret The Belle Crochet Bandeau Top ($27) and Side Ruched Low-Rise Hipkini Bottom ($22)]

4. Wind Down the Day in Sexy Knits and Crochets

[Madewell.com Mara Hoffmann Tiki V-Wire Bikini, $194]

[Madewell.com Mara Hoffmann Embroidered Cheetah Bustier Bikini Set, $295… (a girl can dream!)]

5. Take You Away Tribal

Go exotic or traditional, but either way bright pops of color make this trend easy to spot.

Which trend will you plunge into for the summer? How will you custom-accessorize your look?

-Alana Quagliariello

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May 23, 2012

Ralph Lauren’s The Big Pony Collection for Women

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What does a spring fragrance mean to you? Is it lively? fruity? playful? sensual? Or, maybe it varies by day. Ralph Lauren, the epitome of gallant luxury, is releasing an energizing collection of four fragrances to match different moods and occasions. Whatever your “perfume personality” may be, each bottle in The Big Pony Collection for Women strives to appropriate the ambiance of spring.

To figure out which is the best fragrance for you, take the 4-question interactive Life in Color quiz!

Find out if you are predominantly matched with…

Bottle #1 – Sporty: Grapefruit and blue lotus elements make this scent invigorating and citrus-y.

Bottle #2 – Sensual: Flirty and irresistible, the cranberry fruit is the key ingredient.

Bottle #3 -Free-Spirited: Pear and mimosa make this scent crisp, bright and optimistic.

Bottle #4 – Stylish: Wild cherry and purple amber make an exotic, imaginative pair.

Each fragrance retails at $70 for 100 ml, and is available at Bloomingdales.com, RalphLauren.com and Ralph Lauren retail locations. The launch will follow in most fine department stores later this month.

-Alana Quagliariello

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May 23, 2012

Win a $250 SHOPPING SPREE at Fashion Pulse Daily! We Just Launched A New Built-In Shop with StyleOwner!

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You may have noticed the “shop” tab at the top of the site, or the “if you love my style, then shop my store” button on the right, and wondering what’s going on! We’ve teamed up with StyleOwner to create a special Fashion Pulse Daily store in which we add our favorite merchandise items across categories ranging from beauty and accessories to men’s and jewelry, and you can make purchases right from the page itself. Pretty cool huh? We certainly think so! Check out our must-haves, as well as specially-themed boutiques to come soon

NOW FOR THE FUN: WIN $250 TO SHOP THE FASHION PULSE DAILY STORE, JUST BY FOLLOWING OUR BOUTIQUE.

We’ve got some GREAT items in there that you can pick up, like a Rebecca Minkoff bag, Marc by Marc Jacobs jewelry, Dr. Martens, Ray-Ban Wayfarer shades, and more!

RULES OF ENTRY:

1) Simply “follow” our store!

You do this by:

*Go into the store, here

*On the bottom right of the page, click on the f (Facebook) Login

*Enter your Facebook login in info and “allow” Styleowner access

*Last, click on the “follow this store” button on the left panel of our store, and you are all set and automatically entered.
2) U.S. entrants only, must be 18 or older to enter.

It’s that easy- good luck!

Giveaway ends on May 30th, 2012; winner is selected at random. Full Disclosure: Fashion Pulse Daily receives a percentage of revenue from ShopOwner for sales as a result of the store.

May 21, 2012

Makeup Must-Have: POP Beauty’s Britpop Palette (thefind Guest Post)

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Move over, Naked Palette – the British are coming! From America’s Next Top Model’s ‘British Invasion’ cycle and the world’s obsession with Downton Abbey to the never-ending influx of on-air talent from acrossthe pond, it was only a matter of time before the Brits got into our makeup stash. POP Beauty’s adorably union-jacked Brit Pop palette (available at Nordies!) contains 12 universally-flattering neutral shades, ranging from softly shimmery to sultry and smokey, and gives Urban Decay’s own natural-hued palette a run for its money. I mean… a mere $10 as opposed to the Naked Palette‘s hefty $50 price tag is a hard bargain to argue with, plus POP’s British-infused packaging is equally slim and portable, but just slightly more adorable (in my humble opinion)! Including both matte andglitter-infused shades, you don’t have to know The Parliamentary Oath in order to pledge your allegiance to these fabulously festive colors!

– Alexandra Gambardella

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