Fashion Flash Monday

It's Fashion Flash Monday and Spring beckons later on this week...allegedly.

This week our host is Cindy Ingalls from Prime Beauty Blog. To see the complete post, please click on this link.

Here are some of the topics are fabulous group of expert bloggers shared with us this week:

• Toners. Is it worth taking the extra step each night?
• One in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime, learn how to lower your risk through exercise.
• Eye creams. Do we really need them?
• Unsightly belly fat and tips for how to lose it
• Sarah Jessica Parker made Manolo Blahnik a household name. Check out the new shoe line she created exclusively for Nordstrom
• Dating after 50, an expert weighs in on how to get started
• Makeup blunders. How to avoid them.
• Sonsee Tights, no binding, no muffin top. Genius.
• d'Orsay pumps, the sexy shoe you can wear with everything
• Ultherapy. Is this non-invasive tightening technique right for you?

Enjoy!

xox,

DD

Quiet Chic

Quiet Chic by divadebbi featuring Pier 1 Imports

Brunello cucinelli cardigan / Marc Jacobs blue skirt, $770 / Chanel espadrilles shoes / STELLA McCARTNEY tote bag, $1,740 / Hermès silver bangle / Christian Dior glitter eye makeup / Guerlain kohl eyeliner / Givenchy fragrance / Pier 1 Imports floral decor

Lovely Zoe

Lovely Zoe by divadebbi featuring Crate and Barrel

Marni blue top / Balmain fold over skirt / Jimmy Choo neon heel sandals / Christian Dior quilted leather handbag / Hermès silver jewellery / Hermès bracelet jewelry / Fig Yarrow mud mask / Uttermost clock / Serena Lily home decor / Crate and Barrel floral decor

Dior Forever Flawless Foundation

Dior Forever Flawless Perfection Wear Makeup
$49

Dior Forever Flawless Foundation Perfection Wear Makeup, is and does.

I've never really been much of a foundation wearer...a point of pride?  Perhaps.
If I have good skin, why do I need foundation to cover it up?  I have ridden the long wave of tinted moisturizers, followed by the BB craze, using dozens of the two over the years.

When Sephora in Greenwich recently added Armani cosmetics to their mix, I decided to test all three of their much loved foundations. Despite my own eye and some expert recommendations, none of their shades matched my skin. I wanted to love one of them, and always appreciate their generous sampling, which has saved me from making costly mistakes. Still I knew I could do better...where was my second skin?

The search continued.

Alas, I found it from Dior, with their much lauded. Eyes wide open, I sampled and ended up purchasing Dior Forever Flawless Foundation, my first foundation that I would consider medium to full coverage. In my head, I've always associated them with lavender hued, permed haired, heavily rouged octogenarians.  But here's the thing...my skin looks completely natural and totally flawless. Is that really such a bad thing???

Want it!

Want it! by divadebbi featuring black home decor

Calypso St Barth striped silk dress / Pour La Victoire cut out ankle boots / ASOS mint green handbag / Salvatore Ferragamo eau de perfume, $100 / Black home decor / Pier 1 Imports floral decor / John-Richard Asian Quince Botanical / Pier 1 Imports orchid arrangement

Chicly

Chicly by divadebbi featuring summer shoes

MaxMara cotton dress / Jerome C. Rousseau summer shoes / Hermès hermes handbag / Bobbi Brown Cosmetics eyeshadow / Salvatore Ferragamo fragrance, $100 / John-Richard Asian Quince Botanical

Double Duty for the cosmetics you already own

Tips For Getting The Most Out Of Your Makeup

I receive a lot beauty and fashion related emails daily, some interesting, some not. This one arrived and I have to say it resonated with me.  The photo above looks achingly familiar.  Lord knows I have way too many samples and have made dozens of mistakes. 

These are some simple suggestions for how to make the cosmetics you already own multi-taskers.  It was created by Casey Casteline, Co-founder of the website eDivv.com, a site that allows women to trade, negotiate and barter cosmetics samples.


Take a peek:

Vichy Liftactiv Serum: Luscious Lashes Can Be Yours

$36

I used to have a really great memory for details of all kinds.  Nowadays something really has to resonate with me, like what I ate for breakfast for example, things just seem to fly out of my head.  A few months ago I remembered reading a tweet by my friend Jane Daly who writes the beauty blog The Daly Beauty.

Jane has a particular love of fragrance, old and new, but also covers her fair share of beauty products.  What stood out for me, was her tweet that after using Vichy Liftactiv Serum 10 for Eyes & Lashes her lashes were so lush she had stopped wearing mascara.

Sweetly

Sweetly by divadebbi featured in olivia palermo outfits

Mary Katrantzou pink cap sleeve dress / Miu Miu navy blue shoes / Prada pink purse / Pier 1 Imports white floral centerpiece

Cropped

Cropped by divadebbi featuring Crate and Barrel

Victoria Beckham cotton shirt / Ted Baker print skirt, $215 / Giuseppe Zanotti fringe shoes, $935 / Miu Miu pocket purse / Crate and Barrel floral decor