GIVE ME YOUR EYES I NEED SUNSHINE

BECCA FRIEND'S AND FAMILY 2008 PLUS SANTA ROSA COLLECTION

2008-12-11T10:11:00.000-08:00

BECCA FRIEND'S AND FAMILY AND THE SANTA ROSA COLLECTION ARE HERE...

and all I want for Christmas is BECCA's Santa Rosa Collection! Just wanted to share a quick peak and the new Aurora palette, eye tints, soft touch blush and other goodies from the collection as well as the FF code. BECCA's elves are now feverishly working to unpack the new Santa Rosa Collection and update their website but the Friend's and Family has begun as of today! So enjoy these pictures curtsy of BECCA and don't forget to use FF1108 at checkout!

beccacosmetics.com

Aurora Palette
Eye Tints
Paracas Eye Tint

Vicuna Eye Tint
Songbird Soft Touch Blush
Pressed Mineral Bronzer in Duende

Small Red Leather Bag with Worry Doll and Pompoms

Lipsticks are now due out sometime in January....

Dipdive "The We Are The Ones Song" by will.i.am

2008-03-01T13:48:00.000-08:00

Dipdive "The We Are The Ones Song" by will.i.am

http://www.dipdive.com/dip-politics/wato/

2008-02-25T14:07:00.000-08:00

http://my.barackobama.com

Pick for Best Original Song Falling Slowly from Once

2008-02-24T15:23:00.000-08:00

Excellent film and beautiful song

Oscar picks There Will Be Blood Daniel Day-Lewis Best Actor

2008-02-24T01:17:00.000-08:00

There Will Be Blood Daniel Day-Lewis Best Actor

http://www.paramountvantage.com/blood/

repost from January

I've wanted to write about There Will Be Blood since I saw it over the holidays. For some reason it's haunting me, following me, making me want to go see it again. This is the best piece of film making I have seen in I cannot even comment in how long. This caliber of film that came out of studios during the late 60's and early 70's and has been a rare thing since. Paul Thomas Anderson is a talented film maker and I have enjoyed all his films (okay maybe not Punch Drunk Love but I pretend that didn't happen). He has a unique talent to immerse the viewer in a world of his creation. Auteurism is so rare these days some people might not know what this means. Basically is means he wrote, directed it, and is his vision from start to finish. Most films are a products of many people working on the script, some that you do not even see listed as screen writers, then it is picked apart by the studios and tested so that they can figure out how to make the most money out of their "product". Well there might be blood is not a studio product but a filmmakers vision and a completely stunning one at that.

Based on Upton Sinclair's "Oil", There Might Be Blood is the must see in the theater movies this year. Some films you can wait for video, some will give you a good enough experience to watch it on a large screen TV in DTS, but this film is so visceral, so aural, please try to see it in the theater.

There is a reason it was given two nods from the Golden Globes committee and I hope soon to see it pull in some Oscar gold. I don't know if that will happen. I know it will receive nominations but is Hollywood ready for a film like this when more traditional and universally palatable options are also in the running. I hope so. And PT Anderson, I forgive you for Punch Drunk Love.

BECCA Spring 2008 Paradise Lost

2008-02-21T17:58:00.000-08:00

BECCA Paradise Lost Spring 2008 Collection
by storybookheroine

Sensual femininity is accentuated this season with BECCA’s Paradise Lost Collection, an alluring selection of coquettish shades fit for enchantment. Inspired by a garden of earthly delights, lips and cheeks are in full bloom with windswept pink, eyes are gilded in bronze, and skin is effortlessly illuminated with a dusting of golden beige shimmer.

This is going to be a beautiful collection! The cheeks and lips are a soft pinky-coral that is surprisingly wearable and feminine. The eyes are a simple wash of shimmering bronze. New items for Paradise Lost are a Lip and Cheek Creme in Tuberose, a Soft Touch Blush in Coquette, an Eye Tint in Gilt and a Nude Lip Liner Duo in Fondant. Daiquiri Glossy Lip Tint and Ultimate Mascara in Black (new from Holiday 2007) are repromoted items.

As of now I have Tuberose Lip and Cheek and Daiquiri Glossy Lip Tint so I tried to fake the look with my extensive BECCA collection and I was surprised at the fresh soft coral pop of the cheeks and lips and how comfortable and flattering the look is (one of these days it will stick in my head that coral shades are one of my favorites). I faked Coquette with Wisp Soft Touch Blush but Wisp is darker than Coquette which is much closer in shade to the super popular Hyawatha Pressed Shimmer Powder according to BECCA. I cannot wait to get my hands on it! Fondant is a pink matte nude with a skin tone beige highlighter (I asked and it is slightly different than the highlighting end of Nougat Lip Liner). Gilt Eye Tint is a shimmering bronze which thrills me to no end. Some of you may know I am a huge fan of BECCA Eye Tint. It makes a fabulous, crease-proof, waterproof, base to any shadow as well as looking good on its own and perfect for setting BECCA Shimmer Powders, Jewel Dusts and Soft Touch blushes (I love to set Wisp into Baroque, the original Eye Tint shade).

I wish I had all the products to give you a full review but these are some of BECCA's most tried and true items and knowing their good taste in colors I can only assume I will be very happy when my box of BECCA Spring arrives on my doorstep.

Please click on the pictures of the collection and the two models for larger images.

BECCA PARADISE LOST SWATCHES AND INFORMATION

Eye Tint - Gilt ($24) golden bronze
An ingenious eye crème with a unique formulation that glides on as a crème and sets to a powder. This
long-lasting, water-resistant, crease-resistant and easy to apply tint glides on effortlessly for highly
pigmented, streak-free colour. Apply with fingers or a brush.

The Ultimate Mascara - Black ($24) rich black
This advanced, water-resistant, micro-tubing mascara formula lengthens and thickens the lashes while a
conical shaped brush curls, lifts and separates in one easy coat. Contains anti-oxidants, vitamins, and
minerals to strengthen lashes and reduce lash loss.

Soft Touch Blush - Coquette ($32) golden beige shimmer
Exuding a celestial-like glow, this semi-matt formula has a sheer, silky texture. Infused with micro-fine
shimmer particles, this streak-free, delicate powder provides an angelic veil of colour to the cheeks and
is preservative and paraben free

Lip & Cheek Creme - Tuberose ($29) watermelon pink
The richly pigmented formulation of BECCA Lip and Cheek Crème makes it the ultimate multi tasker.
Created to suit any complexion, this versatile, super blendable crème can be applied over or under
other make-up for an effortless finish without shimmer. Apply to cheeks and lips with fingertips or a
crème blush brush or lip brush.

Nude Liner Pencil - Fondant ($23 ) skin tone beige/pink nude
This convenient, dual-ended pencil can be used to both plump and define lips. It has a light, skin toned
beige colour on one end, and a darker pink toned shade on the other end. Use to lighten just outside
the lip line to create fuller looking lips and help prevent lipstick from bleeding. Use the neutral pinky-
nude side to define lips and as a base beneath lip tints, lip crèmes or lipsticks.

Glossy Lip Tint - Daiquiri ($23) shimmery fleshy pink
A long lasting translucent gloss that delivers radiant shine with a splash of colour. Deliciously scented
with a hint of strawberry parfait, this luxurious formulation is silky-smooth and completely non-sticky.

GET THE LOOK
• Skin – Follow the Skin Perfecting Makeup System for sheer, natural and
flawless skin.
• Cheeks – Apply Lip and Cheek Crème in Tuberose to the apples of the
cheeks for an innocent, pretty-in-pink flush. Next, dust Soft Touch Blush in
Coquette onto the cheekbones to add an illuminating sheen to the skin.
• Eyes – Softly wash Eye Tint in Gilt is across the eyelids. Coat top and bottom
lashes with The Ultimate Mascara in Black.
• Lips – For a sexy pout, define lips with Nude Liner Pencil in Fondant, then top
with Lip & Cheek Crème in Tuberose. Add Glossy Lip Tint in Daiquiri for added
shine.

Paradise Lost is due out mid March and can be purchased from the following stores

beccacosmetics.com

Neiman Marcus

makeup.com

Thank you to BECCA Cosmetics for all images and information!

Beauty Picks for Valentines Day

2008-02-14T17:22:00.001-08:00

NARS Arabesque Nail Polish (pink glitter in a sheer pink base) $16
This makes the prettiest polish for the toes! I love the sheer pink and the glitter is a larger round shape with ruffle cut edges.

This I did for Annie but I think it's fun. Chanel Black Satin topped with NARS Arabesque (sorry I'm not good at taking polish shots)

Philosophy Candy Hearts $25

I was given this as a Valentine's Day gift and it's too cute. The box even has the to and from like the candy heart boxes we used to pass out at school. Each tube has an appropriate label for the holiday and the flavors and texture of the lip shines are surprisingly really nice. Each is a light tint with a touch of sparkle! I love the Melon Daiquiri, the Vanilla Birthday Cake is yummy too and the Rasberry Sorbet is tasty as well!

Happy Valentine's Day!

COMING SOON! NARS Shanghai Lily Spring 2008 Review

2008-01-16T13:47:00.000-08:00

I received the NARS Spring 2008 collection in and I'm thrilled! It's wearable, fresh and gorgeous! While you wait for my to write and post my review please feel free to read my NARS Fall 2007 Modern Odyssey review from Blogdorfgoodman and this time I took pictures (=

NARS FALL 2007 REVIEW FROM BLOGDORFGOODMAN

There Will Be Blood

2008-01-10T13:24:00.000-08:00

I've wanted to write about this film since I saw in over the holidays. For some reason it's haunting me, following me, making me want to go see it again. This is the best piece of film making I have seen in I cannot even comment in how long. This caliber of film came out of studios during the late 60's and early 70's and is a rare find since. Paul Thomas Anderson is a talented film maker and I have enjoyed all his films (okay maybe not Punch Drunk Love but I pretend that didn't happen). He has a unique talent to immerse the viewer in a world of his creation. Auteurism is so rare these days some people might not know what this means. Basically is means he wrote, directed it, and is his vision from start to finish. Most films are a products of many people working on the script, some that you do not even see listed as screen writers, then it is picked apart by the studios and tested so that they can figure out how to make the most money out of their "product". Well there might be blood is not a studio product but a filmmakers vision and a completely stunning one at that.

Based on Upton Sinclair's "Oil", There Might Be Blood is one of the must see in the theater movies this year. Some films you can wait for video, some will give you a good enough experience to watch it on a large screen TV in DTS, but this film is so visceral, so aural, please try to see it in the theater.

There is a reason it was given two nods from the Golden Globes committee and I hope soon to see it pull in some Oscar gold. I don't know if that will happen. I know it will receive nominations but is Hollywood ready for a film like this when more traditional and universally palatable options are also in the running. I hope so. And PT Anderson, I forgive you for Punch Drunk Love.

NARS Shanghai Lily Spring 2008

2008-01-06T19:02:00.000-08:00

NARS Shanghai Lily Spring 2008

Frankly I find this "Kiss of the Spider Woman" look a bit scary but don't be put off by the drama of the ad, NARS Shanghai Lily looks very promising when you look at the new additions. The shades are very fresh, clean and perfect for Spring. I have already tried Dolce Vita lipgloss and the Orgasm Multiple (I think this multiple orgasm thing will make for lots of laughs on beauty boards and blogs). Trying to take an existing classic and beloved product and translate the color into another type of product leaves a wide space for disappointment. At this point I can say Dolce Vita lipgloss and the Orgasm Multiple live up to the hype. The Belle De Jour Velvet Matte Lip Pencil looks promising and I have the single versions of Stolen Kisses Lipgloss (one of my personal favorites) and Pampa Lip Stain and I like the idea of putting these two together as a duo. I hope more duos are coming in future collections.

Usually I find Spring collections boring or in colors that do not appeal to me but this Spring NARS has my attention and I ordered the collection as soon as it came online. A thorough review is to follow but until now take a peek at the collection.

Storybookheroine's "Best of 2007 List"

2007-12-31T12:50:00.000-08:00

Keeping the list to a minimum was out of the question for me. Honestly I tried but I love so many different things and have just as hard a time reducing this list as I do curtailing my makeup and skin care expenditures. These are my favorite, most used products of 2007. Most are still available but some are limited editions and worth the time to hunt down on ebay. What I learned in making this list is I am a neutral girl through and through. I never met an earth tone I didn't like and if the lipstick has a brown, gold or bronze tone to it I will buy it. I love the brand Fresh and I use their skin care products on my face almost exclusively. I do think they are very expensive but I love the results and improvements they have made to my dry, sensitive skin. Something new for 2007 was discovering perfume again. I had abandoned it all together but in receiving samples from purchases and a huge thanks to Cavewoman and Annietown for exposing me to fragrance I've come back and have learnt so much about them.

So here it is, my best of 2007 list. If you get to the end of it you truly deserve a prize (=
If anyone wants pictures of the items just leave in it the comments and I will post them

Happy New Year to you all and I look forward to looking at your favorites list over the next few days!

Storybookheroine's list of favorite things from 2007

1. Fresh Appleseed peel- Gentle 3 step AHA peel for the face. My skin has never looked better and you can use it and still go out for the night with makeup on. It shrinks pores, improves radiance, improves fine lines, helps with breakouts and evens out skin tone. Miracle product for my sensitive, dry skin. I can't wait for the new Appleseed line to hit stores!

2. Best of Becca Palette- All my favorites in one palette, how could I not love it! Turkish Rose creme blush and Blossom lip and cheek creme have me covered for pink and peach based nudes, Bird of Paradise Gloss (a multi-use gloss for eyes, lips and cheeks) takes care of my highlighting, and the two shadows in gold and bronze shimmer make for a very pretty eye. Perfect! (from the Spring 2008 collection but available on the Becca website).

3. Chanel Duo Platinum Holographic Nail Polish- I'm a sucker for anything that glows in the dark, lights up, sparkles or changes colors so how could pass this up. I believe it was sold only in Europe and Asia and I was lucky enough to find someone to locate and send it to me. It's a true holographic color in the most classic sense. I love to wear it on my toes and men always comment on how much they like it.

4. Guerlain Poudre d' Orient Bronzer- Limited edition from Summer 2007, this bronzer is so beautiful not only in the pan but on the skin. A warm shimmering bronze, I feel like I'm on holiday every time I apply it. For face and body. The compact is almost as big as my head.

5. Shu Uemura Rouge 4 731- My favorite lipstick. Moisturizing and the perfect shade of warm brown with gold shimmer. Shu makes really top notch lipsticks and everyone should give them a try. Rouge 4 731 is the right most color in this picture.

6. Fresh Sugar lip gloss- A must have for glossy junkies. These new glosses smell wonderful, wear well and are now sticky. Best part? Hours of the most moisturizing gloss I've tried and that great Fresh Sugar smell. Favorites are Sugar Goddess, Sugar Angel and Sugar Baby. These are so moisturizing you can use them like you would lip balm.

7. Becca Highlighters- How could you not love these. Available in 2 powdered formulas (loose and pressed) as well as 9 or so shades it's easy to find the perfect highlighter no matter what skin tone you have, all the shades are great. For liquids Becca has Shimmering Skin Perfecters in 5 shades with SPF, favorites are Pearl and Opal.

8. Chantecaille Luminous liners- These liquid liners give me a reason to attempt the perfect cat eye. They have the best shine and catch the light so well. A sure way to draw attention to your eyes. The brush is thin enough to create a thin line too. All four colors are worth picking up.

9. Nars Albatross- If you were to own one highlighter this should be it. It's perfect on almost any skin tone.

10. Bond #9 Chinatown- I cannot thank Cavewoman enough for turning me on to Bond number 9 perfumes and especially the scent Chinatown. I'm never experienced anything like it. Somehow it truly captures the feeling of visiting Chinatown. Absolutely amazing!

11. Fresh Sugar Face Polish- I adore this duel purpose mask. The sugar exfoliates as I apply and after letting it sit for 10 minutes it rinses off leaving a hydrating layer on my skin. Helps with dry skin and blemishes and smells wonderful too.

12. Guerlain Forever Gold Sublime Radiant Powder- So pretty from packaging to application. Old Hollywood style atomizer gently mists this violet scented pearl infused powder to the face, body and hair. I love to put this in my hair, highlight cheeks with it and spray on my chest/arms/legs for holiday parties. My favorite item from Guerlain holiday!

13. NARS Luster and Gina blushes- Really pretty corally, tangerine colors. Luster is a great shimmering blush and Gina is a close matte version. Luster is like summer in a pan.

Luster swatch

Gina swatch

14. Fresh Mangosteen bath and shower gel/lotion- I love the smell, very different than anything else I've tried. It's fruity but sexy and exotic at the same time. Great as a bath or in the shower. The scent of the gel and lotion together lasts all day. (shown with Fresh Brown Sugar Body Polish).

15. Fresh Anise day Serum and Fresh Mamaku Night Serum- after hitting the 35 year mark I thought I should add an anti-aging aspect to my daily skin care. Anise Day Serum lightly moisturizes and relaxes fine lines and expression lines starting in 3 weeks. Mamaku Night Serum helps to turnover cells to give more youthful, radiant skin (smells AMAZING). Shown with Fresh Anise Wrinkle Eraser.

16. Bliss Glamour Gloves- My hands are very dry and I wash them a lot. These gloves have a built in treatment in the lining that really hydrates and protects. I liked these so much I purchased the other hand products from bliss to do a full "spa" hand treatment.

17. Becca Glossy lip tints- Moisturizing and glossy but not sticky, Becca glossy lip tints rock. Great color range. My favorite is Afterglow, a gorgeous shimmering tan that works for night or day and seems to match almost anything else I wear for shadow or blush.

18. Nars Promiscuous and Nars Corinthe lipstick- Great lipsticks. I love tans, beiges, golds, bronzes and browns but these are not as popular as red or pinks so a good lipstick in these shades are hard to find. NARS has never disappointed me and a great nude metallic gold and sheer neutral brown shade made my year a happier one.

Promiscuous swatch

Corinthe swatch

19. Fresh Creme Ancienne & Elixir Ancien- I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these products! My skin does not crack and stays hydrated even during this dry winter. The creme melts with the heat of my hands and creates a protective layer between my skin and the elements. The oil deeply hydrates with just a few drops and plumps up any fine lines from dryness.

20. Becca Foundation system- Becca made me use a liquid foundation for the first time in almost 20 years. The foundation system of prepping the skin with primer and a great tinted moisturizer called Luminous Skin Color (great stuff), correcting any flaws with the foundation stick or concealer (the best concealer with a dual pan of medium coverage and one of extra coverage), and setting everything with the loose powder can perfect any complexion. After the 30 minutes for the powder to meld and melt with the LSC it looks like natural skin. I love this stuff and it is available in 31 shades so anyone can find a good match.

21. Ojon Restorative Hair Treatment- It doesn't smell like roses but on my thick wavy hair this stuff is hard to beat. My hair is instantly smoother, healthier and deeply conditioned. Huge hair saver.

22. Givenchy Eye Fly Mascara- A new favorite. Diorshow is normally what I reach for but Givenchy Eye Fly gives a more natural look but still gives me great length. Non clumping.

23. Fresh Brown Sugar Body Polish- Love it. Smells wonderful, scrubs me smooth and the oils in it leave my skin so hydrated I do not need to apply moisturizer after.

24. Becca Duo eye liners- My most reached for product. These make a quick liner and shadow job a snap. One end is a liner, the other an illuminator. Both sides work as creme shadows and make and excellent base for loose, creme and powdered shadows and look perfect on their own as well. A real life saver. Favorites are Ibiza, Mustique and Madagascar but all 5 pencils work very well.

25. Becca creme blush- The holy grail of creme blush for me. I collected all the colors and find that they all look great on my skin, even the darker ones. I love to use them as is or play them up with other Becca products like shimmer powders, Shimming Skin perfecters, bronzers and soft touch blushes.

26. Fresh In Flight Kit- True skin saver for those times when life leaves you no time to take proper care of your skin. I has cleansing cloths, a hydrating mask you leave on overnight and a special serum to fight the look of fatigue.

27. Oscar Blandi Pronto Dry Shampoo- I hate when my hair goes greasy at night. I do not use a blow dryer on my hair so I certainly don't want to go to bed with wet hair. This powder absorbs the oil, brushes out completely so I don't get powder hair and smells like jasmine. Perfect for my needs or a quick touch up when I'm in a hurry.

28. Becca Go Nude (spring 2007) collection- The perfect no makeup look. I use Blossom lip and cheek and the Eye Tint almost daily. The entire collection is one of my two basic faces I did this year. Wisp Soft Touch Blush is a perfect nude shimmer that I like to sweep on my cheeks and eyes, Nougat is a great lip liner and neutralizes pigmented lips (it's a duo reverse liner) and I adore Bellini glossy lip tint, it's so pretty and does not look like I'm suffering from consumption like this picture.

29. Bliss Vanilla Bergamot bath & shower gel and the matching Body Butter- I had abandoned vanilla all together after the Vanilla Fields epidemic of the late 80's early nineties but this smells so wonderful it made me reconsider the scent again. The bubble bath/shower gel lathers well, makes big bubbles in the bath and is not drying on my skin. It leave a nice scent on the skin and if you use the Bliss Vanilla Bergamot Body Butter the smell lasts all day. The body butter is one of the best moisturizers I have tried. It skins in and keeps my skin hydrated without needed to reapply at any point in the day.

30. Fresh Orange Chocolate Shea butter- Heavy moisturizer that saves my super dry hands. I use it on my hands, lips and sometimes face. It makes a great super moisturizing body treatment if you can wait the 20 minutes for it to sink in before getting dressed.

31. Fresh Sugar Acai body lotion- Smells very similar to Fresh Sugar EDP, has AHA to keep my skin fresh and stimulate cell turnover and the hydropatches keep the moisture going strong even after 24 hours, really amazing for dry skin.

32. Becca Summer collection 2007- My second basic face. Turkish Rose creme blush, Flamenco bronzer, Afterglow glossy lip tint, Madagascar Line and Illuminate pencil and Rose Gold creme shadow. I love this look so much and am wearing it for New Years!

33. NARS Ita brush (the one with the long flat handle)- Amazing for flawless application of highlighters, blush and bronzers. Excellent for blending to perfection.

34. Becca Mineral primer- Normally primer bores me. Yes I know it is important and can help your skin look better on it's own or when worn under makeup. This one I can get excited about. Not only does it make my skin very smooth, silky and reduce pore size but it has mineral SPF so I can dump the extra step of facial SPF and it is effective right away, no need to wait 20 minutes for it to sink in.

35. Fresh Rice Sake Bath- Smells so good! I love the bubbles and the oil properties of this soak. Leaves the shin soft and smelling of the Sake scent. Too bad it costs a small fortune.

36. Fresh Sake Hair Creme- Adds the extra shine and manageability I need, reduces fizz and smells like heaven. Honestly using this for the scent alone is justified.

37. Fresh Cannabis Santal EDP- Great for men and women. I love the smell, it's damn sexy.

38. Fresh Sugar EDP- My day to day scent. Nice and light citrus scent.

39. Becca brushes for creme shadow and creme blush- I used to apply creme products with my fingers but these make application so even and perfect plus they blend so much better with other products when I use these 2 brushes.

Eye Creme brush

Creme Blush/Bronzer Brush

40. Guerlain Fairy Gold lipstick- It's a shame this was limited edition. Cream and gold are swirled together with glimmering gold shimmer. It's very pretty. I love the Fairy Gold Gloss duo as well.

41. Epicuren Rosemary Herbal Lave and spray moisturizer- The smell is wonderful, products are top notch and I love that I can spray that one spot on my back I can never reach with the moisturizer.

42. Guerlain Meteorites- Love them. I use Mythic on a regular basis to correct redness and give my skin that something extra. Winter Radiance is my other favorite, especially for winter and at night. The effect is subtle but wonderful. I feel so much more confident going out with a dusting of these on my skin.

43. NARS Powder Foundation- It's fast, it's easy and it always looks good. Looks natural and has SPF. Love the finely milled texture and the big fluffy sponge applicator.

44. NARS Warm Artist Palette- This is the best palette NARS made. Great neutral shadows, perfect blushes and I love the lipsticks and lacquers. Some of the best NARS has to offer is all in this palette and I reach for in often.

45. Epicuren Professional Microdermabration Scrub- Hard to get them to give this stuff up but it works so well for really removing dry skin. A true microdermabration scrub.

46. Fresh Stage Door Shadow palette and Fresh Roman Holiday Shadow Palette- These are so beautiful. Most of the colored (non neutral) shadows I wear come from these. I love the glow and the blendability of the colors and they match up so well.

47. Fresh Candles- Fresh makes great perfumes and many can be found as candles too. Favorites are Sugar (I burn this all the time), Cannabis Santal, Demitasse and Sake but they have many more.

48. Fresh Here Comes The Sun palette- The best summer palette for bronzer and blush. It will make you look like you spent a day at the beach and the blush is the perfect shade of I just got a tad too much sun today coral.

49. Fresh Soy Face Cleanser- Gentle, effective and removes face and eye makeup. I'm lazy and love it!

50. Bliss Lid and Lash Wash- Best eye makeup remover ever. It's a gel that does not sting and yet removes even thick creamy glitter pencils.

51. Frederic Fekkai Wash and Wear Summer Hair- I'm lazy and I like to use this in the morning to make my shampooing last as long as I possibly can.

52. Diorshow Mascara- Who doesn't like big crazy full lashes without having to apply false lashes?

53. Healthy Sexy Hair Soy Tri-Wheat Leave In Conditioner- Great detangler.

54. NARS Aqua Gel Hydrator- Overnight hydrating mask and a life saver. This is one product super dry skin can not be without.

55. Chantecaille Ethereal Eyes Palette- Such a beautiful palette and the colors are so pretty. I like having the gold or silver option with the coordinating second shadow and liner.

56. Chantecaille Ethereal Lips Palette- Best colors in a lip palette EVER. Love the texture of the lipsticks and the glosses. Absolute magic.

57. Elemis Muscle Super Soak- It really does make a difference for tight muscles, great therapeutic bath.

58. Elemis MUSCLEASE Active Body Concentrate- Maritime Pine and Rosemary essential Oils smell great and really help to loosen muscle knots. This is an oil that smooths over the body easily.

59. Kneipp Herbal Bath- These bath oils actually foam! They smell wonderful and have therapeutic values. I love the lavender one.

60. And most of all----- Blogdorfgoodman- How could I not have Annie's blog on my best of list. I found Blogdorf this year and I love the insight Annie and other writer's bring to it. My favorites from this year was Annie's Chanel trip to Paris and the 40 days and nights of beauty brands reviews.

Please visit these other bloggers to see their best of 2007 lists!

15 Minute Beauty Fanatic

Beauty Blogging Junkie

Beauty Talk

Beautiful Makeup Search

For The Love of Beauty

Give Me Your Eyes I Need Sunshine

Getting Amped

Grayburn

HauteMommaStuff

Koneko's Beauty Diary

Makeup Bag

The Makeup Girl

Miss Whoever You Are

My Life,My Words,My Mind

The Life Of A Ladybug

Coming Soon! The Best of 2007 Beauty Edition

2007-12-31T11:07:00.000-08:00

I have not covered anything beauty related here as I normally keep that on Blogdorfgoodman but many beauty bloggers are participating in the Best of 2007 so please take the time to check out everyones favorites from 2007 were through the links below.

I will be posting my list later today or tomorrow.

Happy New Year to everyone!
-Storybookheroine

15 Minute Beauty Fanatic

Beauty Blogging Junkie

Beauty Talk

Beautiful Makeup Search

For The Love of Beauty

Give Me Your Eyes I Need Sunshine

Getting Amped

Grayburn

HauteMommaStuff

Koneko's Beauty Diary

Makeup Bag

The Makeup Girl

Miss Whoever You Are

My Life,My Words,My Mind

The Life Of A Ladybug

Audition

2007-10-26T10:59:00.000-07:00

One of my all time favorite horror movies. Director Takashi Miike takes us on a lonely widower's search for love by holding an audition to find the perfect mate under the guise of casting for a film. He selects a shy, quiet ballet dancer who is searching for someone special herself. The film builds this horrible creepy feeling the whole way that pays off in the last act like very few films can. Not for the feint of heart.

Click the title for a link to Amazon.com who has it on sale

Video courtesy of youtube

Will be posting again soon....

2007-10-22T14:20:00.000-07:00

I've been very busy so posts will resume shortly. Please check back for some of my favorite Horror movies in the next few days.

GRINDHOUSE

2007-10-14T19:58:00.000-07:00

GRINDHOUSE double feature trailer

Out on DVD is Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof followed Tuesday by Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror. Both Grindhouse films are 2 disc sets, unrated and extended. I enjoyed the double feature in the theater but adding the additional footage made Death Proof come alive especially in the 2nd half of the film. I look forward to seeing Planet Terror uncut.

Available at Amazon.com click the title for direct link

Video courtesy of youtube

Download Radiohead's new album In Rainbows NOW!

2007-10-10T09:43:00.000-07:00

Nude

http://www.inrainbows.com/Store/index3.html

It's October 10th have you downloaded your new Radiohead Album yet?

Post title links to Radiohead's download site

Video courtesy of youtube

Radiohead - Meeting People Is Easy (1998)

2007-10-09T22:26:00.000-07:00

Meeting People Is Easy

Stunning insight into Radiohead's rocket to the top with their breakthrough album OK Computer. Any fan should have a copy of this documentary. Grant Gee directs.

Videos courtesy of Liberated Films and youtube

DVD can be found on Amazon.com just click the title of this post to be linked

Radiohead - Creep

2007-10-09T13:37:00.001-07:00

Creep

This song made me run out and buy Radiohead's first album Pablo Honey. The groups style has changed greatly since then and they rarely play Creep in concert (I've seen it twice maybe three times and have hit every local concert since 1998 on every night they are in town). If anything I think they tend to dislike the song but I have forgotten why, maybe because they moved past it sylistically. Still Creep is a great song and I think we can all relate to the lyrics at some point in our lives.

Pablo Honey is available from Amazon.com
Video courtesy of youtube

Radiohead - No Surprises

2007-10-08T21:50:00.000-07:00

No Surprises

Amazing video. I can still remember the first time I saw it. I had that freshly in love high where you cannot sleep and caught it around sunrise. It is the only time I saw it aired on TV during OK Computers release. The small format does not do the video justice nor does it convey how hard it was to make it. Thom was wearing a device that filled with water as he held his breath. You can see the reflection of the teleprompter scrolling the words to keep time as they had to speed it up so he didn't have to stay under as long as it appears. Still it is impressive and I can't believe he did it.

This is a clip from the documentary Meeting People Is Easy so you can see what they went through to make this video. I'm impressed as hell Thom even considered it. Can you imagine how many takes it took?

Meeting People Is Easy, No Surprises shoot

Both Ok Computer and Meeting People Is Easy are available on Amazon.com

videos courtesy of youtube

Radiohead - Pearly

2007-10-08T13:45:00.000-07:00

Pearly

As a kinda count down to the download I thought it would be a good time to share some of my favorite Radiohead songs with you. Off the Limited Edition EP Airbag/How am I driving from 1998 (believe this is still sold on Amazon.com) is the song Pearly. Thom York made it pretty clear at the Hollywood bowl concert it's about the people in my neck of the woods but I don't care. Great song and his voice is INCREDIBLE. I apologize for the Spiderman version I have posted, the live versions sounded poorly and I wanted you to here it as if you had the album yourself.

http://www.amazon.com/Airbag-How-Am-Driving-Limited/dp/B000006352

video courtesy of youtube

Neutral Milk Hotel - In An Aeroplane Over the Sea

2007-10-06T18:22:00.000-07:00

In An Aeroplane Over The Sea

I find this to be one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs I have ever heard. Neutral Milk Hotel released In the Aeroplane Over the Sea in 1998 and I still listen to the album on a regular basis. After reading the Diary of Anne Frank he was inspired to write an album based around her life. I've included two other songs below.

For more information on the band and to download the albums off iTunes or Napster visit

http://music.aol.com/artist/neutral-milk-hotel/200054/main

or visit

Amazon.com

Ghost

Two Headed Boy - Live at Jittery Joe's

videos curtusy of youtube

Man versus Woman

2007-10-05T14:26:00.000-07:00

I'm excited to bring you information about the things I love, products I enjoy, etc. but some of my interests are gender specific. So I am pleased to announce we will feature a second writer in the coming weeks. He is far more knowledgeable about film, books and music than I plus he brings his love of guitars, photography and home studio recording. As this blog grows it will have something for everyone and if you feel you would like to see something covered please let us know via email or the comments.

Thank you!

video courtsey of youtube

Toshiba HD DVD player special bundle at Costco.com

2007-10-05T12:26:00.000-07:00

For those of you looking to upgrade your home theater to the next level Costco has brought back the Toshiba HD DVD bundle. We've had this machine about 4 months now and even though the Blueray versus HD debate rages on this will make your existing DVD's look incredible. Included is an HDMI cable to better your picture and save you the extra purchase as well as a new offer that began October 1st for five free HD DVD titles. Below is the link to the player and printable coupon for the free HD DVD's. Not bad at all for a cool $249.99.

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11234951&search=HomeTheater0928&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&Mo=27&cm_re=1-_-Quad5-_-HomeTheater0928&Sp=S&lang=en-US&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&Ns=P_Price|1||P_SignDesc1&N=0&whse=BC&ViewAll=88&Ntk=Text_Search&Dr=P_CatalogName:BC&Ne=4000000&D=HomeTheater0928&Ntt=HomeTheater0928&No=8&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Nty=1&topnav=&s=1

http://www.costco.com/Images/Content/Misc/PDF/200202a.pdf

Here's the info Costco provided on the player:

The HD-A2C delivers the excellent picture, sound and interactivity features of HD DVD, and adds a new, sleek compact chassis. The combination of stellar high-definition picture quality up to 1080i, near high definition picture-quality of up-converted standard DVDs output through HDMI and leading edge audio (including Dolby TRUEHD and Dolby Digital Plus) provides a new level of home theater experience.

Features:
Number of discs 1 disc
Next-gen format HD DVD
Progressive-scan Yes
Warranty Parts: 12 Months
Warranty Labor: 3 Months
Dimensions: 2.6” x 16.9” x 13.6”
Inputs/ Outputs:
HDMI outputs x1
Component video output x1
Number of S-video outputs x1
Digital audio (TOSLINK) outputs x1

Radiohead to release In Rainbows download October 10th off waste.uk.com

2007-10-03T12:53:00.000-07:00

Videotape

Radiohead will release In Rainbows for download only on October 10th

Physical copies of In Rainbows will be available December 2007 and include a free download (to use October 10th) as well as special artwork and the album on CD and vinyl

www.inrainbows.com/Store/index3.html

In Rainbows track listings

CD 1 AND VINYL
15 STEP
BODYSNATCHERS
NUDE
WEIRD FISHES/ARPEGGI
ALL I NEED
FAUST ARP
RECKONER
HOUSE OF CARDS
JIGSAW FALLING INTO PLACE
VIDEOTAPE

CD 2
MK 1
DOWN IS THE NEW UP
GO SLOWLY
MK 2
LAST FLOWERS
UP ON THE LADDER
BANGERS AND MASH
4 MINUTE WARNING

information courtesy of http://waste.uk.com video courtesy of youtube

Wolf Parade - I'll Believe In Anything

2007-10-03T10:42:00.000-07:00

I'll Believe In Anything

Apologies to the Queen Mary is availble on CD or download from their website

Visit Wolf Parade at
http://www.myspace.com/wolfparade