Back Lash

Want the kind of lashes other girls drool over? I highly recommend Longcils, Ultra, $32. Longcils Boncza, the long sought after mascara (used by the likes of legendary Hollywood beauties of Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn), imported from France is fast becoming a a cult favorite here in the US. Longcils Ultra is a must have for dramatic, bold beautiful eyes. It combines a fabulous creme formula and amazing, lengthening fibers for maxium volume. Plus it's water-resistant all day long. Once you try it all other tubes will fall to the wayside.

Sale! Urban Apothecary

3 Day Sale! A rare and brief opportunity to order your favorite Urban Apothecary makeup and skincare ranging at prices from $4-$35 (originally priced at $16-$90). The sale starts Sunday, August 20, 12pm CST and ends Wednesday, August 30, 5pm CST. Stock up and save with their exclusive shipping offer. Free ground shipping on every order over $100. Offer excludes international orders. All sales are final. Shop early for best selection - as quantities are limited.

Top 3 Urban Apothecary Items:
Pick-Your-Palette: Eye Shadow Palettes are offered in an assortment of color combinations that contains six brilliantly paired Fresh colors. The intensely pigmented and moist formula is enhanced with crushed Polynesian pearl and antioxidant green tea extract.
Sale Price: $35
Retail Value: $90

Lip Whip Sheen: The cosmetic equivalent of really gorgeous pastries, these tubes of instant sex appeal for lips add special shimmer effects with a whisper of color. Lip Shine is an ultra-emollient formula that glides on for a smooth and shiny finish. Available in popular colors including: Sugar, Custard and Tart.
Sale Price: $5
Retail Value: $15

Pro Pigment: These highly concentrated loose color pigments offer intense, radiant shimmer and iridescent shifting color for a variety of effects. Wear Pro Pigment on eyes-- dry for soft, subtle or smoky looks, or wear it wet for a more dramatic effect. Sweep over cheeks for a translucent wash of color or shimmer, or glide over shoulders and décolleté for a cutting-edge glow. Either way, if you love to play with color and experiment to your heart's content, Pro Pigment is a dream come true.
Sale Price: $4
Retail Value: $16

Top 10 US Spas

With the ever increasing number of options, spa goers demand the best. However the discerning readers of CL, (Summer 2006) made truly inspired choices about which spas serve up the absolute premium in pampering. One glance at the menu is all it takes to make your head spin with envy.

Drum roll please…
Canyon Ranch Spa Tucson, Arizona
Lake Austin Spa Resort Austin, Texas
Sanctuary Spa Paradise Valley, Arizona
Spa Grande at the Grand Wailea Resort, Maui
Spa at La Costa Carlsbad, California
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Miami, Florida
Spa Montage Laguna Beach, California
Spa du Soleil Rutherford, California
Sports Club & Spa at Four Seasons Hualalai, Hawaii
The Greenhouse Arlington, Texas

Fall Nail Trends

When it comes to nail color the majority of salons out there stock the top two- Essie and OPI. However those ‘in the know’ choose Creative Nail Design enamel, $6.00. Under the creative lead of Co-founder, Jan Arnold, Creative also sets the standard for cutting edge fashion and style. Well-known designers including Badgley Mischka, Carolina Herrera, Anne Klein, Nicole Miller, Betsey Johnson and Cynthia Rowley regularly work with Creative to develop specialized nail styles for their fashion shows.

A new decadent brand of romanticism emerged on the fall runways where textured blacks, stiff collars and gothic-inflected details contrasted with bright, eclectic layering of colorful knits and silks. The girly references of fashion seasons past have been cast aside and replaced with a sobering sophistication.

This calls for a shift in makeup and nail color to rich warm browns and reds. Lips in deep matte red are complemented by lots of lash and deep brown glossy nails, whereas kohl-rimmed eyes look fresh with short bright nails. The nail looks that Creative Nail Design created for the runways fall into four looks:

Courtesan, defined by poetic, rich, billowy fabrics. Large bows, lace, taffeta ruffles, velvet peep-toe shoes. Nails are perfectly manicured in deep metallic burgundy enamel called Baroque, as seen at Douglas Hannant.

London Lolita, the tomboy that loves makeup, wears lots of plaid, short hair, dark eyes and DIY bright Crayola color manicures. On short nails, she polishes in Hand-Me-Down, a vintage in feel, posh fuchsia cream. Seen at Betsey Johnson.

Perfect Mis-Match, artfully layered textures in juxtaposing colors, swingy skirts and chunky knits go with longer, cheerful nails polished in Perfect Mis-Match, a full-bodied ruby shimmer, or Flounce enamel, a butterscotch hue laced with flecks of gold. Seen at Issa.

sHE, has a definitive, powerful style and wears tailored menswear that shows curves but not skin. Nails are certainly not subtle. Groomed hands show off short dark nails in Fedora enamel, a slick, swarthy brown-red crème, or Tweed enamel, the evolution of summer coral, a velvety russet crème thick with
pigment. Seen at Issa, Ellen Tracy, and Ashley Isham.