Send DivaDebbi to Paris!

S'il vous plait, help me win a trip to Paris Fashion Week  this March, with 39Nineteen!  Kindly Click here to vote for me. Social Media rules the world, so the competition is partially based on talent with a hefty dose of friend voting tossed in. If you are sweetly inclined, you can vote for me everyday, once a day, until February 14th.

xox and macarons,
DD

Joyful

Joyful by divadebbi featuring etro dresses

Etro dress / Christian Louboutin high heel shoes, $780 / Dolce Gabbana shoulder strap purse / John-Richard Asian Quince Botanical

Send DivaDebbi to Paris with 39Nineteen!

Send DivaDebbi to Paris with 39Nineteen! by divadebbi 
This Polyvore features Chris and Melanie

Zoe Karssen crewneck sweater, $83 / Milly how to wear fringe skirt, $735 / Jeffrey Campbell how to wear black shoes / STELLA McCARTNEY faux leather purse / Diamondere Jewelry

Last week I got a delicious surprise in my email; The Fashion and Beauty Blog 39Nineteen, invited me, as one of 15 bloggers, to enter a contest to be sent to Paris to during Fall Fashion Week in March, with editors Chris and Melanie, aka 39Nineteen.

Oh joie!!!

I have attended the NY Fashion Week for over 20 years, but Paris, is well, Paris!

Chris and Melanie are two fantastic fashionistas, who just happen to live under the same roof, (Melanie is one of Chris's BFF's daughter) and often share the same closet. The  Polyvore set, I created above for my entry, ais an outfit I can picture both of them wearing, can't you?

Recognizing the sheer fun of chronically their fashion escapades, they started their fashion blog, knowing that the heart of a fashionista knows no chronological age and the best looks are often born mixing high and low fashion.

I'm with you Sista's...

OK, here is where I will need your HELP peeps!  Don't you think it is your civic duty to send Diva to Paris?... I know you do! This is after all a contest and such an incredibly generous prize deserve a lot of social media love.

So here is the link to vote for me.  Look for my picture and click on it.  You can vote everyday between now and Valentines day.  Please do me a great kindness and post this on your FB, Instagram, and Twitter pages, #39Nineteen and ask your friends to vote for me.

Laduree macarons for all if I win. Pinky swear...

xox and my sincere thanks,


DD

Well Bred

Well Bred by divadebbi featured in miranda kerr style

N 21 keyhole top / Christopher Kane stripe midi skirt / Penny Loves Kenny black stiletto pumps / Jimmy Choo leather clutch / Cuff bangle, $75,995 / Tracie Martyn beauty product / Pier 1 Imports white branch centerpiece / INSTANT DOWNLOAD // Digital Clip Art // Starfish // summer, beach,...

We Have a Winner!

Yay!!! One of my dear Polyvore pals, Sherry Sayers, has won my Jergens BB Body Perfecting Cream giveaway!!!

I asked readers who were interested in participating to like my Facebook page and leave me comment as to why they were interested in trying it.



Sherry said, "Just what I have been looking for! My aging, fair body skin is in desperate need of HELP!! I want to wear a sleeveless dress in the first weeks of April when I go to see my new grand-baby, I know pictures will be taken, so if this works I will have the photos to prove it!! It has been years since I have worn something sleeveless, please help me to look fab!! 



You got it sweetie!!! Congrats!!!  I have seen a nice even tone to my skin in just over 5 days of use and it has stay happily hydrated and smooth, despite the frigid NE temps.  

I have a FANTASTIC review and giveaway coming up this week! , Trophy Skin, the company that created the at-home microdermabrasion machine I love and use, has improved it and made it portable.  It's a $199 value and a brand new Microdermabrasion MD  can be yours!!!

Tune in tomorrow for the dets...

xox,
DD 

Review: Philosophy Pink Almond Candy Lip Balm

Philosophy Pink Almond Candy Lip Balm
$15

I have long been a devotee of Smith's Rosebud Salve, it is often the last thing to touch my lips at night, since I'm a bit of a night owl.  It's always done a fine job of keeping my lips soft and my cuticles well groomed.  There is something charming about the fact that it has been around for well over 100 years, no doubt doing the same for countless women, the world over.

It was one of those products that I would never consciously  seek to replace, having attaining Holy Grail status long ago.

I often think I need horse blinders when I check out at Sephora, to keep me from doing any further damage than what's already in my bulging basket. I can't say I blame the marketing guru's at Sephora, really.  It is their job to lead us to temptation.  No better place to display impulse purchases, than the oft crowded check out queue, which they line with miniatures, gift sets and products to be had for under $20.

Truth be told, that's how I discovered Smith's Rosebud Salve in the first place...

Meow!

Meow! by divadebbi featuring a lacy skirt

Moschino Cheap Chic black top, $885 / Jonathan Simkhai shirts top / Dolce Gabbana lacy skirt / Brian Atwood crystal embellished sandals, $405 / Edie Parker black glitter handbag / Effy Collection pendant necklace / Yves saint laurent bracelet, $840 / Bee Charming rhinestone necklace / Cat pendant / NARS Cosmetics black eye makeup / Body moisturizer

Hello Gorgeous: Sensai Intensive Hair Mask

Sensai Intensive Hair Mask
$57 7.0 oz

Lately, I find myself slipping down the professional blowout rabbit hole, more and more frequently...It's not just that my stylist Lucas Magnum at Becker Salon in Greenwich gives me a fabulous blow out, he does, but that it always looks shinier and healthier than when I do it.

Why is that???

Partially, it's product, though I have all the good ones too.  I like that fact that their shampoos are never rushed, and every client will sit for a few minutes with their freshly conditioned hair wrapped in a steaming towel for further absorption. Also of course technique, brushes (multiples often are wrapped and rolled while Lucas works on other sections) and the best blow dryers.

Still, I can't always have it blown but I need to achieve a better result than the puffy, dry hair I seem to be ending up with lately and for sure, I have been slacking on deep conditioning.

When I received information from my friends at Tractenberg PR about Sensai Intensive Hair Mask for extremely damaged hair, I wondered if that might be my ticket back to home hair care salvation and I promptly requested a sample.

Sweetly

Sweetly by divadebbi

How to Mend a Broken Heart: Alcohol

Charlotte Tilbury Cheek to Chic
Love is the Drug Blush

When I was in London recently, I made a special trip to Selfridges to see Charlotte Tilbury's newly launched makeup collection.  It was gorgeous. All of it.

I fell head of heels in love with her beautiful collection of 'Cheek to Chic' blushes and in particular, Love is the Drug.  Since it is only available in the UK, I knew I had to pounce.  Affirmation came, when I read in Temptalia's blog, that the one she ordered from Charlotte Tilbury's website arrived in a million little pieces.

Recently, I misplaced my Love is the Drug blush. I was in a blind panic. Now, you can imagine that I do have a back up or 10 in my makeup arsenal, yet nothing pleased me quite the same way.

I nearly wept today, when I discovered it had been misplaced in the back of my desk drawer.  Sadly, I grabbed it a bit too enthusiastically and dropped it.  Now mine was in a million little pieces.

Quelle horreur!

As I surveyed the damage, I remembered reading about a way to fix broken blushes and eye shadows.