A Plastic Tan Never Fades* 50 Years of Barbie

Designers Show Their Love for Barbie at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week with First-Ever Runway Show to Celebrate 50 Years as a Global Fashion Icon 50 of Fashion's Top Designers Salute Barbie Doll's Iconic Past, Present and Future Style with One-of-a-Kind Looks Created with Barbie as their Muse

While these were all runway ready looks, I would absolutely wear everything diplayed below. umm well maybe not the ruffle socks. (-: Here are some of my favorite looks.

I think this is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! I love the shade of green and I think the shape is awesome. Betsey Johnson is always one of my favorite designers.

I ADORE BabyPhat its always over the top. I love this look, It reimnds me of the Kimora Lee Simmons Barbie. I really like the makeup which I will provide you information about further down. And, what Barbie is complete without her fur.

This look is from Diane Von Furstenberg. The queen of wrap dresses and I'm sure you can see why. The fit is great, the shade of pink is perfect, and the fabric moves with you. This barbie is ready to take flight.

Fifty of the top American designers agreed to make a special dress for this special occasion and the show was like no other! Real-size Barbie dolls walked the runway in looks inspired by Barbies of the past, present and future. Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Tommy Hilfiger, Diane Von Furstenberg, Marchesa, Vera Wang, Patricia Field and The Blonds were among Barbie's couturiers, playing with pink of all shades and shapes.

Christian Louboutin designed the hot pink pumps (Pantone 219 Pink) and stated, "Barbie needs to wear great shoes because every girl needs to wear great shoes." LOVE LOVE LOVE Okay, so you've seen the clothes, you've seen the shoes, now for the makeup. Here are the face charts and video for the Barbie Runway Show. The looks were created by the Stila Pro Artistry Team. The products are available at beauty.com. The charts represent the past, present, and futuristic looks of Barbie.

Excuse my tardiness with this, I should have been all over it. Stila has a Barbie collection out and its available in Sephora! These Stila Barbie cans very cute idea, and contain everything you need to achieve the barbie look for about $40.The Barbie Loves Stila Collection consists of four separate gift sets and one brand new Stila Barbie Talking Palette Eye Shadow Quad I think I'm going check the line out this week, probably Malibu Barbie and let you know what I think of it. In the meantime here are some photos....

You've gotta fight for your right,to be FIERCE. *Mac Style Warrior*

When it comes to makeup I am a simple girl. I have three basic looks. Gold/Brown eyeshadow nude glossy lips, Black smokey eyes with glossy nude lips or Cream/Beige eyeshadow with VERY pink glossy lips. All adorned with a very thin liquid eyeline on top eyelid, about ten coats of mascara (its not as much as it sounds) and Mac Gingerly blush for nude looks or Mac Flushed blush for pink lips. (Though a friend of mine recently gave me Mac Love thing mineralize blush I think its too dark for me so I'll have to trade it for a different color.) Here's an upcoming collection from Mac, Style Warrior and though I can't promise I'll ever where brown lipstick, I'm easily persuaded by shiny, glowy things and I NEED whatever pearlized situation this woman has on her face. AND I NEED it like tomorrow! With fabulous names for the eye shadows and lipsticks I would purchase a lipglass solely for the zebra print casing. *sighs* I'm so easy.

Enjoy!

Lipstick ($14.00) Sunsational Sheer frosted beige gold Brave New Bronze Creamy mid-tone pink nude Purple Rite Mid-tone frosty orchid Tribalist Creamy blackened berry

Lipglass ($14.00)

Liberated Sheer yellow gold with pearl Gold Rebel Sheer copper bronze with pearl Fierce & Fabulous Bright magenta purple with pearl Style Warrior Blackened bronze brown with pearl

Eyeshadow ($14.50)

Soft Force Frosty pale white gold Bright Future Frosty bright yellow gold Tempting Sinfully rich coco Vibrant Grape Bright magenta purple Night Maneuvers Deep charcoal brown with pearl

Eye Kohl ($14.50) Smolder Intense black

Pro Lash Mascara ($12.00) Coal Black Honest-to-goodness black

Beauty Powder Blush ($18.00) Eversun Neutral peach bronze with gold pearl On A Mission Pearly mid-tone plum

Solar Bits ($19.50) Scatterrays Soft metallic peach with gold pearl Bronzescape Clean yellow brown with gold pearl Impassioned Frosty cool taupe

Nail Lacquer ($11.00) Peaceable Pearly pale golden beige Violet Fire Bright creamy magenta purple Mercenary Frosted blackened bronze

Brush ($23.00) 242 Firm fibre Brush with rounded edge for smooth, even application of powder, emollient and concealer products

*Thanks Temptalia for photos and descriptions, You're a rockstar*

Status Quo

A few months ago, a friend of mine who was obviously tired of my handbag fetish, posed a question to me..... What is your status bag? What is the handbag to end all handbags. What is the bag you want so bad that you say THIS will be my last bag. I won't need ANY other purse after this one? The bag you've only dreamed about but, you know when you have his bag you can exhale and say to yourself, I have arrived.....in style (-:

So the first thing that flew out of my mouth before thinking was OMG Monogram canvas Louis Vuitton luggage, no no no no no not just the 55 keepall or even the carry all. OH No No NO, we go hard or go home. L-U-G-G-A-G-E!!! Monogram Canvas Pégase 60, Monogram Canvas Sirius 70, Cruiser bag for makeup, Boite Flacons, Monogram Canvas Deauville to carry on, then I stopped and thought about it. While I wanted all these things they were just things and none had a strong sentimental value. They were just wants not needs. I'd quickly grow tired being able to only use my last designer accessory for travel. So I sat and thought back as far as I could and tried to remember to how I saw myself as an adult when I was about 10 years old. And it came to me, blurry at first then very clear....fuchsia cashmere cardigan, huge black aviator shades, very glossed lips, pearl necklace and wait, wait a second, whats that around my shoulder.........GOT it....OF COURSE!!! EXTRA-Large Chanel Caviar Quilted handbag with chain strap!!!! Hellooooooo! So there it is. Not just any bag, but, my bag fantasy. My bag to end all bags, serious enough that I would never want for another for as long as I live. Strong, Classy, Simple, Elegant yet large enough to say if you don't open the front door I'm going to kick down the back. The bag that rings the silent door bell of life and lets you know, I have arrived. so without further adu, I present to you not just a handbag, but an invitation to my future.

Everyday is an occasion when this is your armpiece. The perfect bag "The Bag" can be both polished and practical and show who you are. Special is standard.

"A beautiful, luxurious handbag conveys glamour and style to the world."-Donatella Versace

Ice Princess

I absolutely adore Betsey Johnson. Not only did her runway show rock this season but her jewelry line always makes me shake my head in disbelief then head to the checkout counter! Her pieces tend to be some what over the top and excessive. Just like me (-: Here we have her Ice Princess Multi Strand Bow Necklace & Heart Earring Set. I very much love!

*Wrap it up* Herve Leger Bandage Dress

Herve Leger can almost be called the "King of Stripes. On fire since the 80's, practically every one of his designs, has stripes or bands in some form or other. These colourful designs are made from elastic bandages hand-stitched together and are very distinctive. His Bandage dresses are the epitome of the phrase Go Hard or Go Home. These amazing dress made of 90% rayon/9% nylon/1% spandex depending on the design, conceal everything bad and accentuate EVERYTHING GOOD! Ive seen the most petite of women to the most voluptuous in these body hugging dresses and I have yet to see anyone look bad. Seriously! Here are a few from the Spring collection. Which can be found in Saks, Bloomingdales, Nordrstom, and my favorite Intermix.

Strapless Bandeau Dress in Brilliant Blue and Halter Bustier Bandage Dress

Herve Leger Women's Thin Strap Colorblock Dress

Purple Sequin Bandage Dress

Twisted Color-Block Dress

Herve Leger Women's Thin Strap Woodgrain Foil Print Dress

And Of Course, Some Serious Celeb Support

I like to make women look beautiful, who want to please and be noticed-Herve Leger

LOD (Look of the Day)

Ok so I know I usually do look of the day, and this is not really an entire look. HOWEVER I was lucky to not only attend a viewing for these rings, try on these amazing pieces of artwork for myself but, actually meet and gush all over the amazing designer. While today's look isn't an outfit, for the opportunity to wear this ring, I invite you to GO NAKED B*TCH!

So I present to you todays look, Rings by Sevan Bicakci ...........

Sevan is a Turkesh designer who was born 1972 in Istanbul and grown up in a district called Samatya. His biggest wish was to convert his dreams shaped by the magical influence of Istanbul's history, which have been there for more than two thousand years. And boy oh boy did he take that idea and run with it! Have a look....

Bicakci says his work is a reflection of the enigma that is Turkey today. Each ring takes up to one year to produce and all jewellery is handcrafted with only one piece being made for every design.

On his fixation on figures and using fruits, animals and insects as design elements I am like Alice in Wonderland. Just like her, I live in a fantasy world with nature blossoming around me. The fixation also has to do with my latest muse – my daughter, who’s not even three years old. I try to see things through her eyes and, sure enough, have created cocktail rings with miniature snails, clams and butterflies; necklaces adorned with bugs and beautiful insects. I am also trying to make clusters of octopuses, snails, starfish and stingrays that look very animated.

Sapphire, Diamond / 24k Gold

Reverse hand-carvings are another signature. Sevan personally carves each stone from underneath, depicting remarkably detailed, three-dimensional sculptures of whirling dervishes, the Virgin Mary, or even ladybugs.

Ladybug ring in 24-karat gold with carved amethyst, rubies and diamonds

Garden-creatures ring in 18-karat rose gold with green, black and blue diamonds and rubies

On why it takes him so long to make a ring There’s a huge difference between rings which are manufactured in a week or two and those which are crafted over a few months. Each ring in my collection takes up to one year to produce and all jewellery is handcrafted with only one piece being made for every design. Hence each piece is completely unique

Amethyst, Ruby, Diamond / 24k Gold, Silver

Sevan’s unique creations adorn not just the shelves of jewellery houses around the world, but also the fingers of celebrities like Halle Berry, Catherine Zeta Jones and Lindsay Lohan.

"Where I am from, rings are the mirrors of the personality of the wearer. They tell all about the wearer," -Sevan