Some more great companies helping support Breast Cancer this month

Breast Cancer Awareness Month has really brought the philanthropy in companies out. I think this charitableness by companies is an awesome idea. Companies should adopt this giving back attitude throught the year. I believe it would bring them more goodwill among their customers. I know many of us get frustrated and angry towards companies who are just in it for the bigger bottom-line. What do you think?

Below I've found two more companies that have some really cool products to raise awareness. Check them out.


OPI

OPI has just come out with its new Pink of Hearts Nail Lacquer. This pale pink color has been created exclusively to raise money for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation.

OPI will make a donation of $25,000 to help fuel research and development toward the fight against breast cancer.



The above info is from:
Think Pink: OPI Pink of Hearts Nail Lacquer | BellaSugar - Beauty, Hair, & Skin.


DuWop



DuWop fans will be pleased to hear that this brand is a big supporter of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This new and adorable Purse Your Lips ($24) mini purse houses its Pink Shimmer Lip Venom (you know, the mega lip plumper that put them on the map). Ten percent of proceeds will be given to Cancer and Careers.

Cancer and Careers is an organization I have mentioned before that helps provide inspiration, guidance, help and insight to working women living with cancer. If you don't already own a tube of Lip Venom, now's your chance to stock up on a must-have makeup staple — and help a good cause at the same time.

The above info is from:
Think Pink: DuWop Purse Your Lips | BellaSugar - Beauty, Hair, & Skin.

My search for a Stylish Laptop Bag has come up with these designs

So I've been on the look out for a stylish computer bag. I'm so tired of the plain black generic bag that has no style. So I figured I would post some of the bags I found. I'll tell you at the end which one I chose. Enjoy:


Some Modern shaped and looking bags:




Acme Made Designer Slim - Small $149.95



ACME MADE * The Designer Slim $159.99 - $189.99

Here are some Asian material bags:




Abbi New York Jade Silk Brocade Medium Computer Case $79.95





Women’s Business Cases: Laptop Tote, Business Bags For Women$79.99





Jacquard Asian Inspired Laptop Bag by Mango Tango $59.99



These bags look more like handbags but have all the mini compartments you need in a computer bag:




Leopard Animal Jungle Canvas Laptop Bag by Mango Tango $59.99




Faux Suede Laptop Bag by Mango Tango $59.99





MetStyle - Champs Elysees Business Bag - GC-CSB00PP by: MetStyle - $75.00







Milano Faux Crocodile Laptop Case by Mobile Edge $89.99




Baggallini Briefcase Bagg - BBC246 by: Baggallini - CareerBags $90.00








Mobile Edge Ladies Briefcase Full Grain Leather - METBL by: Mobile $279.99




Macy*s - Handbags & Accessories - McKlein Barrington Women's Laptop Tote $134.99 (It comes in several other colors). And after I found this bag, I found this version that has wheels:







Glen Ellyn Leather Detachable - Wheeled Ladies Case - McKlein W Series [ #9436 ] - DiscountLuggage.com $169.99 Again this bag also comes in several colors. Three of which I showed above. I also found that the Orange color can be had at Amazon for cheaper than the other colors if you are feeling so inclined:






Amazon.com: McKlein Lake Forest Leather Women's Briefcase - Orange: Apparel $145.00


These Kate Spade Bags probably will fit a small 13" Laptop:



kate spade lisbon duchess $295.00



kate spade de gaulle triangular duffle $425.00


These bags are similar to the Generic Black bag I was talking about but they come in various fun colors. And here is the best part about them:

Pinder designs stylish laptop cases and bags in a variety of colors using only the strongest and best materials available including water repellent Ballistic Nylon, durable seat belts, 420D nylon interior and nickel plated hardware. Every bag is guaranteed for life and we donate 5% of the net proceeds to your choice of charities.





Laptop Cases by Pinder $69.00



After much consideration I've decided to buy the Glen Ellyn Leather Detachable - Wheeled Ladies Case - McKlein W Series. Why you may ask? Because it has a classic and slightly modern look I like. In addition it has the wheels that you can attach when you are traveling so you don't have to kill your arm carrying it and all the files you might be carrying. So do you have a favorite?

How cute is this idea?

I was surfing the net and came across this cute Idea. A ring with interchangeable lipglosses by Urban Decay. Here are the details and the link:



Urban Decay Cosmetics - Poison Ring MMVI - Lip Gloss Ring

Poison Ring MMVI

Pick your poison, then drop it into our wicked Poison Ring. An ingenious place to stash one of three lip potions, our silver-plated ring features a darkly sexy and slightly macabre piece of art… forever preserved in enamel. Only a lucky few will ever wear one of these limited edition gems. Hiding your beauty secrets was never so intriguing.

A must-have for any Urban Decay addict, the Poison Ring comes packaged in a collectable box - gorgeous purple faux snakeskin box lined with black velour.

LIMITED EDITION Fill Weight: 0.3g / 0.01 US oz

• 3 interchangeable XXX Shine Lip Glosses.
• Non-returnable if gloss is used or in unsellable condition.

Price: $50.00

This reminds me of something similar we had when I was a kid. It wasn't this nice nor as expensive. I like this one much better. I may have to get one because I am a lipgloss junkie. This new trend away from lipgloss and towards lipstick is not making me happy. Oh well as Heidi Klum says "One day your in......The next day your out!".....LOL Seems my favorite is out of favor this season but it will rise again ;)

$31 Spa Treatments Thruout Oct...Great Oppurtunity to celebrate Breast cancer month and get beautiful in the process

Saw this article on Bella Sugar and thought it was a good idea so I figured I would share with you guys. If you live in Arizona | California | Florida including Tampa Bay and South Florida | Georgia | Illinois including Chicago and Suburbs | Indiana | Michigan | Minnesota | Missouri | New York | Oregon | Texas | Wisconsin, you are one of the lucky ones. An event called Pretty in Pink is being run for the month of October where awareness and funds will be raised for the Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization. All month long, spas and salons across
the country will offer $31 treatments to raise awareness and money for
the Y-Me National Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation. So you can get
laser hair removal, mesotherapy, IPL, microdermabrasion, haircuts,
pedicures and more for just $31 each. It's a steal, and as Sherbear 5
says, it's for a good cause.

Here is the link to look up the spa's that are participating: Pretty in Pink presented by PrettyCity.com

So go treat yourself and help a good cause.

Lauren Wolf & More Statement Jewelry

Readers of my blogs know how I love statement jewelry. I'm always on the look out for independent designers who have beautiful pieces at reasonable prices. Today I found some great items from Lauren Wolf Jewelry.

Here are some examples of her Bracelets:



This is one of my favorite of her bracelets:





My favorite of her Rings is below (They also have it in silver and gold with diamonds):





My 2nd favorite of her rings. I like stacking rings. So I would definitely buy several of these and wear them together:





From Barneys NY:



Rosanne Pugliese Morocco Lace Earring at Barneys New York $890


Here are some pieces I love that are more on the pricier sided (most from Barneys NY of course....lol):



Anaconda Rings at Barneys New York $2,575






Anaconda By Designer at Barneys New York $2,650



Lucifer Vir Honestus Green Tourmaline Ring at Barneys New York $5,985

This one is from Lauren Wolf Jewelry:

It is the One piece of culture everyone in the world participates in. Can you guess what it is?

I was reading an article in the July 23, 2007 New York magazine the other day. The article called, "The Sad Hatter", is about the sad life of Isabella Blow. Isabella lived a charmed life to outsiders but in the inside she was depressed and ended up taking her life.

"No one," says [Anna] Wintour, "had an eye like Issie. The more corporate of us look at everything differently than someone like Issie, so whenever I got a phone call that Issie said I should see something I would go."

And if you know Ms. Wintour you know that was a big compliment.

Isabella was a British magazine editor and international style icon. The muse of hat designer Philip Treacy, she is credited with discovering the models Stella Tennant and Sophie Dahl as well as the fashion designer Alexander McQueen. She befriended Andy Warhol and seemed to have been romantically involved with Jean-Michel Basquiat.

But she was also a self-confessed depressive. She had a fragile sense of identity and her insecurities had been excacerbated by the breakdown of her marriage to the art dealer, Detmar Blow as well as her inability to have children. (telegraph.co.uk)

Another big factor in Blow's depression was money and her inability to "find a home in a world she influenced", wrote Cathy Horyn of The New York Times on May 10, 2007. As one of Isabella's friends, Daphne Guinness, told Horyn, "She was upset that [Alexander] McQueen didn't take her along when he sold his brand to Gucci. Once the deals started happening, she fell by the wayside. Everybody else got contracts, and she got a free dress". According to a 2002 interview with Tamsin Blanchard, it was Blow who brokered the deal in which Gucci purchased McQueen's label. As photographer Mario Testino told Vanity Fair in September 2007, "She was brilliant at finding new things and could always find new ways of looking at things but it was hard for her to define her job, and it was hard to find ways to pay her. (Thanks Wikipedia).

All this brillance and all this anguish came to an end on May 7, 2007 when Isabella Blow drank a hefty dose of weed-killer. She died two days later in the Hospital. A sad tragic end to a vibrant artistic soul.

Ms.Blow contributed much to fashion and left an imprint on the fashion world that still reverberates today. But my favorite part of the article was the below quote that describes how she looked at fashion. I really like it because it describes how I too look at fashion:

"People think that fashion is all frivolity and done by people who can't do proper jobs," says the writer Adrian Gill, "but Issie understood that it is very, very serious business in terms of civilization and culture. It's the one piece of culture that every single person in the world participates in. Not everybody reads poetry or listens to music, but every single person in the world gets up in the morning and puts on something, and whether you like it or not, that's a statement about who you are."

Helpful things for underthings

Here is what the world is talking about from this company herlook.com. These Commando c.y.a undies were in O magazine. So you know if they were there, they must be good. And they do look awfully comfy. I will have to try a pair or two out. They come in several colors and two sizes. Look below for picture and description BUT DON"T FORGET TO KEEP READING because my favorite product from the company is listed next.




Now enough about Oprah....What about ME....Ok...Ok...Me and You and the thousands of ladies like us who are always on the go and often suffer a last minute snafu or slippage that we can't deal with. This product might be the little help we need to make the outfit we slaved over for hours (in my case) or minutes (in most normal peoples cases) fixable. Cause a Girl's Gotta make it work and show up looking Fabulous in order to choose whether she wants to eat or just have drinks ;) And I think this awesome product might help her do just that.

In fact, I could have used these the other day when I was wearing a wide neck silk shirt that kept slipping and showing my bra strap....(which is so 1980s ;) I decided to take myself somewhere low-key to eat and was never going to wear the shirt again. Then I saw this ad.

Don’t let your outfit go up in flames. To the rescue are matchsticks™. This purse-ready book of clear double-stick tape strips can fix any peek-a-boo bra strap, slipped-down slingback, bursting button-down, gaping wrap dress, fallen hem, dropped tube top or shifty skirt (and so on and so on)…Remember, only you can prevent fashion fires.

matchsticks $10.00