Thursday
Oct022008
Think Pink!
October 2, 2008 October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and fellow blog goddess Stella from Well Above Average has posted a fab blog on all the goodies you can get to support this great cause. I totally dig the Smashbox Pink Power eye & lip kit. Another excuse to reap more karma points and play with more makeup...
www.wellaboveaverage.com/2008/10/think-pink-october-is-national-breast.html
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Beauty, Seasonal, Shopping, Special Events 
I love the sexy black and white Wong Kar-Wai video for this perfume campaign. Spokeswoman Laetitita Casta is the quintessential glamour seductrice as she glides around the Palais de Tokyo, Pont Alexandre III Bridge, and Theatre des Varietes.
Watch it at 
There's also lots of fun, trendy fall items I'd like to check out...the Fit & Flare Coat looks like a winner, with its fitted hourglass look, as well as the the Modern Stretch Ruffle Dress -it looks like a cute twist on a classic cut.
This first season explores the trend toward a surveillance society in the post-9/11 world, the trial of God in the shadow of the Holocaust, and censorship in the freewheeling culture of 1960s England:
The Last Enemy
Sundays, October 5 - November 2 at 9pm
A gripping five-part miniseries by Prime Suspect 6 writer Peter Berry about an expatriate mathematician who returns to England to find the nation transformed into a hyper-paranoid surveillance society, plagued by terrorists, fugitives, and spies. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch (Atonement) and Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty).
God on Trial
Sunday, November 9, 9 to 10:30pm
Who is to blame for the greatest of all crimes? Antony Sher (Primo), Dominic Cooper (The Duchess), Stellan Skarsgard (Mama Mia!) and Stephen Dillane (John Adams) star as a group of Auschwitz prisoners who put God on trial for abandoning His chosen people.
Filth
Sunday, November 16, 9 to 10:30 pm
Shocked by a BBC program about premarital sex broadcast at teatime, Mary Whitehouse (Julie Walters, Harry Potter) rises from her quaint suburban life to do battle with the innovative, taboo-breaking head of the BBC during the free-wheeling 1960s. Forty-five years later, the question of what is and what is not acceptable for broadcast television remains a hot issue.
I like the neutral hazelnut lip pencil. The universal light brown shade should work for most skin tones, and is pretty long-wearing. It should go nicely with their new persimmons and blushing lip glosses.
If you like the seductive smoky eye, then the new eyeshadows will help perfect that look. Rich in color, the sable, mermaid, and sahara trio will illuminate your eyes with the right warmth and depth.
Of course, it doesn't help when I saw the 
Not just for the holidays, pumpkin pies should be made year-round. I can eat it all the time. So here's a fun recipe for y'all to check out:
Pumpkin-Maple Pecan Pie with Cognac Whipped Cream
Flaky Pastry Dough:
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) plus 1 tablespoon cold butter, diced
1/4 cup ice water
3 eggs
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup pure maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 3/4 cups pumpkin purée
1 1/2 cups half-and-half or whole milk
Caramelized Pecans:
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger or cinnamon
1 tablespoon water
1 cup pecans
Cognac Whipped Cream:
1 cup heavy (whipping) cream
2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
2 tablespoons cognac or rum
To make the Flaky Pastry Dough, in a food processor, combine the flour and salt and pulse briefly to mix. Scatter the butter over the top and pulse just until the mixture forms coarse crumbs about the size of peas. Drizzle the ice water over the flour mixture and pulse just until the dough starts to come together. Remove from bowl and pat into a disk. Wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 3 days.
Preheat the oven to 425°F. Place the dough disk on a lightly floured work surface and roll out into a 12-inch round. Fold the dough in half and transfer to a 9-inch pie pan. Unfold and line the pan bottom and sides. Fold the overhang under itself and pinch to create an edge. Prick the dough a few times and place in the freezer for 5 minutes. Transfer to the oven and bake just until lightly golden, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
In a large bowl, whisk the eggs until blended. Add the brown sugar, maple syrup, salt, cinnamon, allspice, and ginger and whisk to mix well. Beat in the pumpkin and half-and-half until smooth. Pour into the partially baked pastry shell.
Reduce the temperature to 350°F. Bake until the filling is set and the crust is golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool slightly.
Meanwhile, prepare the Caramelized Pecans: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a heavy medium saucepan, combine the honey, sugar, ginger, and water and stir to blend. Bring to a boil over medium heat, add the nuts, and boil for 2 minutes, stirring. Turn out onto the prepared baking sheet and spread in a single layer. Bake until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool. Sprinkle over the baked pie in a wreath pattern or at random.
To make the whipped cream: In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, whip the cream until soft peaks form. Beat in the confectioners’ sugar and cognac just until combined.
To serve, cut the warm pie into wedges and top with the whipped cream.
Makes one 9-inch pie; serves 8.
Recipe Credit: A Harvest of Pumpkins and Squash by Lou Seibert Pappas (Chronicle Books)
The No More Scary Hairy is a potent hair serum that will revive dried out fragile hair. It's gentle enough to use for patients undergoing treatment, and a small bit goes a long way. I also dug the Take a Whiff! deodorant. It contains organic sage to control the odor and you will end up smelling like a creamsicle.
Love the Old Hollywood glam packaging...also like the ingredient lists displayed right on their site. A portion of proceeds will go towards the Young Survival Coalition® and the Cancer Prevention Coalition. Definitely something worth checking out.
Silly me, I then forgot to keep up with this line. There are lots of designs online, and they're sold in boutiques across the U.S. I just want to buy one for every day of the week.
Helen just opened a super cool fabric store called 
Celebrating 5 years of popularity, the re-formulated Source Therapie Superactiv skin perfecting serum is good for all types. In just 5 days, the skin will look more balanced. Adding 25% more pure thermal plankton (their key ingredient), the skin layer will visibly regenerate and resist premature aging.The lightweight serum absorbs quickly, which is good for under makeup prep.
