Bloomingdale's Beauty: A Moxie Makeover

Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting the newly remodeled Bloomingdale's Beauty Department "The New Bway" at its flagship location on 59th Street and I am so impressed! Huge, I mean grande!, improvement from the previous floor space. There is a great flow of open space among all beauty stations and the aesthetic is euphoric. Think high tech flat screens, lacquer, chandeliers and tons of pretty mirrors to try on all the luxurious beauty products. The best makeovers in my opinion are Bare Escentuals, La Prairie and Benefit cosmetics who features a brow bar boutique that offers waxing (face only $12 & up) and lash applique ($20 & up) which btw is a very smart strategy. I missed the Tokyo Lash Bar at Shu Uemura (sigh) I'll have to check it out next time. For men The Art of Shaving features a Barber Spa. For more info click here.

The Carrie Diaries...A SATC Prequel

The Sex And The City franchise is about their BI. Candace Bushnell the author that made all of this possible is penning a book entitled "The Carrie Diaries" which revolves around Carrie Bradshaw's teenage years. Look forward to reading about her first love, relationships and her budding writing career. The book debuts April 27, 2010. I love the cover but I'm not interested...
For those of you who are click here.

"How You Doin'?!"

Apparently well if your Wendy Williams. Fox has renewed her show for 2011-2012. Her ratings have increased and the network is pleased. It must feel good after the debacle with WBLS. She's made a smooth transition from radio to tv and to that I say Congrats!

And The 2009 Word Of The Year Goes To...

"Unfriend" yup that's right. The Oxford American Dictionary's winner of 2009 is unfriend. It means to remove someone as a friend on a social networking Web site such as Facebook. It reminds me I have a few people I will unfriend before the new year...the other contenders were netbook (small laptop) and sexting (sending sex text and pics). Whoa.
Thanks for the link DB!

Big Changes in Mobile Banking

An article in this weeks Business Week highlights the U.S. banking industry's plans on providing person to person mobile money transfers to existing mobile banking features. Remember Craig and 'em that owe you $40 bucks that you haven't seen since?! Well any excuses will soon be finito. Pay up...via mobile all you'll need is an email address or mobile number. This service will be available sometime next year and is considered to be secure. Banks are considering charging senders a nominal fee (e.g. 25 cents).

Beyonce & Lady Gaga "Video Phone" Remix

For your viewing pleasure...

Beyonce is fab...Lady Gaga not too sure (overshadowed by b). Your thoughts?

Snoop Dogg @ the NYSE

Snoop Dogg rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange this morning. Now what sign are you doing now Snoop?! SMH...

Vitamin Water & 50 Cent's iPhone App

Vitamin Water & Mr. Curtis Jackson are launching a new iPhone app called “50’s Sound Lab” which will allow users to remix parts of 50 Cent’s album on their iPhone including his recent single “Baby By Me.” The best user-generated remix will win studio time with 50 Cent himself. The application will be available for free in the App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch users.
More info here.

Bumble & Bumble StylingBar @ Bloomie's

The Bb.StylingBar is located inside Bloomingdale’s at 59th Street in New York City. It's a place to experiment with Bb.Products or sit for a 20 minute, $35 styling service. Walk in, walk up and ask for the Downtown or Uptown Updo among other choices. I spoke with CEO Peter Lichtenthal of BB outside of Bloomingdales and he assured me that ALL hairtypes are welcome and will be styled fabulously. This is a partial service so hair must be clean and ready to be styled.

This Fall Givenchy Ad...

Is making me shudder...geez!

The Kardashian's for bebe

The Kardashian sisters: Kim, Kourtney & Khloe will be designing for the bebe fashion line. Although they've confirmed they will be designing for bebe for five seasons, it wasn't clear exactly which season(s) or when the line will debut. They will be designing their lines separately...interesting. It's definitely worth taking a gander so stay tuned my foxie moxies!

Jimmy Choo for H&M Countdown

The Jimmy Choo for H&M Collection will be available in select stores on November 14th. There are some hits and some misses but this is all exciting nonetheless.

Dope Lips by Teyana Taylor

Singer/Rapper/Chris Brown BFF Teyana Taylor will be debuting a lip gloss line called "Dope Lips" www.dopelips.com. The line is said to debut in 2010. I can't wait to try it--I love the nude lip colors & she looks absolutely fab!

Come Back Kid: Vibe Magazine

Vibe Magazine returns with Chris Brown gracing its cover. The issue hits newstands on December 8th. Vibe will now produce 4 issues a year down from 10 it normally produced before they shut their doors in June. Vibe is focusing on being a digital influenced business where the magazine is supporting this effort not the other way around. For more click here.

Disney Princess Tiana & Carol's Daughter Team Up

Old news but since we are on the topic and the movie premiere as well as the holiday season is soon approaching...Disney & Carol's daughter have teamed up to offer special edition Disney Princess Tiana beauty products for the hair, skin & body. Holiday gift sets start @ $24.00. Their website is offering free shipping until 11/11 on order totaling $40.00 or more. For more info click: Carol's Daughter

Vera Wang Has A New Princess

Zoe Kravitz as the new face of Vera Wang Princess...Very nice. I wonder if Disney Princess Tiana inspired this campaign...