Fragrant Ode to Exotic Asia: KENZOAMOUR le Parfum

When I first wore Kenzo Fleur Oriental EDT in 2000...it was love at first sniff. And now Kenzo debuts another fragrant journey to Asia, a luxe and opulent new eau de parfum: KENZOAMOUR le Parfum. Composed of precious ingredients from the region, this woody oriental evokes the exotic landscapes of Asia.

Purple Reigns at Urban Decay

Gash, S&M, Apocalypse, Smut and Roach..with product names that seem more like song titles by Sid Vicious or The Killers than highly-pigmented eye shadows and lipsticks - not to mention face saving must-haves like the iconic Eye Shadow Primer Potion (who DOESN'T own it?) - we've come to expect the unexpected from edgy cult makeup company Urban Decay. Their latest product is a real eye opener: Ink for Eyes – ‘ink you won’t regret’. More precise than a pencil, more forgiving than a liquid, it’s everything you could want in a cream liner and it fits perfectly into a clutch bag.

Christopher Kane Takes On Topshop

With his 39 piece collection for high street chain Topshop, the eccentric (yet always fabulous) Scottish designer Christopher Kane has achieved the seemingly unattainable: successfully transforming his runway aesthetic into "looks for less" - priced between $30 and $300 - without straying from his couture sensibilities.

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catch some fabulous Fan Bingbing fashion fever

Fall beauty = totally tubular!

Spring 2010 Milan Fashion Week roundup

Pore No More

In my ongoing quest to minimize my enlarged pores, how many products have I purchased? Let me count the way$. But I finally found something that diminished my pores and minimized my fine lines...a secret to flawless skin from the folks at StriVectin (yes, of stretch-mark turned anti-wrinkle fame).

All for 59.00 bucks.

StriVectin Overnight Facial Resurfacing Serum is a multi-tasking, renewal serum that works while you sleep to gently dissolve surface imperfections, minimize the appearance of large pores, even skin tone and improve the overall health of the skin for a smoother, younger-looking, more vibrant complexion.

Does it live up to promise?

New Chanel Makeup Tribute to Black: Collection Noirs Obscurs

Before a farsighted Mademoiselle decreed the LBD a fashion must-have, black was reserved for mourning; if worn otherwise, it was considered downright indecent (oh, the scandal caused by a fabulously black-clad - and distinctly non-mourning - Madame X in John Singer Sargent's 19th century portrait).  In 1926, Vogue published a sleek black Chanel dress - straight, calf-length, and almost entirely without adornment - dubbing it "Chanel's Ford" because, like the Model T, it was affordable, simple, and widely accessible.  The magazine also predicted it would become "a sort of uniform for all women of taste." 

Acqua Fiorentina by CREED Helps Fight Breast Cancer

1 in every 8 women you know will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, so for the last 25 years, October has served as Breast Cancer Awareness Month - dedicated to education and increased access to information & screening.  Inspired by the brave survivors of this insidious disease, Acqua Fiorentina from the House of CREED is the vibrant pink of a colorful carnation or radiant rose...and especially of health. 

+J UNIQLO JIL SANDER Countdown Begins

On Thursday, October 1, Jil Sander's highly anticipated collection for the international fast-fashion retailer will launch at the UK flagship location at 170 Oxford Street in London and online at Uniqlo.com.  Consisting of outerwear, denim, shirts, knits and other goodies for both fashionistas and fashionistos, with prices starting at $20 and nothing over $150, you really can't afford not to indulge.

- Lesley Scott

Stash It in an Eyecatching Blue & White izzi Bag

On a recent wintertime trip to the Far East, Anne Agoren became inspired to start her own line, the izzy bag collection of woven calf & exotic-skin shoulderbags, purses, clutches, and totes. "I wanted to share my passion for handbags," explains the London-based designer who also tweets most amusingly at twitter.com/izzibag. "In buying an izzi bag, you can see how much love and respect I have put into each and every creation...I had you in mind when I first put my pencil on the sketch pad."  With vibrant blue such a key fashion color for Spring 2010, you can't go wrong with this charming, checkerboard'y Ipsus. Available at izzibag.com.

- Lesley Scott

In "The Broadroom", Work Really is a (Lipstick) Jungle

Meet Natasha, Roan, Julie, Lucy and Brittney - the newest characters by Candace Bushnell who star in "The Broadroom" - a four-part series of webisodes that take a humorous look at women in the workplace.  In Episode 2, now live at TheBroadroomOnline.com, you can commiserate about what a minefield pumping breastmilk at work is, consider what advice you'd give your younger self, and learn about the powers of vanilla to tame an unruly male client. “While the workplace is the backdrop for these webisodes, women everywhere will recognize something about themselves in these characters. Candace has created funny and relatable situations that will get watercooler conversations started all over the world – that’s the beauty of the Internet!” says Lesley Jane Seymour, the Editor-in-Chief of More, which partnered with Bushnell and her book publisher, Hyperion/Voice, on this project presented by Maybelline New York and their new Color Sensational Lip Color.