The Coty NYC NewYork Color Event with Celebrity Makeup Artist Mathew Nigara!

NYC New York Color has launched a line of cosmetics that will please any makeup aficionado.  Celebrity make-up artist Mathew Nigara, has worked with Jessica Simpson, Kate Winslet, and Marisa Tomei, and countless other celebrities, is the national make-up artist for NYC  Color.  Mathew shared that summer is a great time take more risk with color.  Nigara says to opt for a rich colored lipstick instead of the tried and true lip-gloss, and to be bold when applying eyeshadow going for brighter colors that don’t necessarily match the outfit that you’re wearing.  And his most noted beauty tip, to apply more blush!

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I must say that I am very impressed with the way the color of this line wears, the vibrancy of the eyeshadow as well as the blush, lasted all day without touching up once.  I’ve tried all of the shadows, blush,  lip-gloss and lipstick.   One of the things that I like is, the light, creamy texture of the powder eyeshadow.  For an additional pop, I wet my angle brush and applied the shadow over the already colorific liner and created major eye drama.  I am not so fond of the mascara, as it is thick and clumpy.

However, the most important is the price point.  The line is available at CVS, Target, Walmart and Eckerds.  Unfortunately, you cannot order directly from the NYC Color website, and when you click on the link to the retailer that does sell the product, it does not take you directly to the NYC Color  page your must search.

Overall, this is a fun line that has something for the novice and the expert.

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NYC New York Color Event presented by Coty.

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Celebrity makeup artist Mathew Nigara applying the Soho Spice City Duet colors on me.  What a treat! Mathew is fun, and informed us that we should have more fun with color.  He said to be daring and break out of the mold of matching color to our clothes.  But as you can see, I am old school! Besides, the rich, warm, vibrant blue was to gorgeous to pass up.  And, the it made my eyes sparkle.  I this palette!

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The hors d’oeuvres were presented as lovely as the cosmetics.

To learn more about NYC New York , or Celebrity make-up artist Mathew Nigara, visit: http://www.newyorkcolor.com

The photo and product information is provided by NYC New York Color and Coty.

Sneak Peek: American Living Campaign for JCPenney

This past June, myself on behalf of STYLEMOM.com, and 9 other Style Coalition bloggers were invited to participate in the JCPenney American Living Campaing. From the young college fashionistas to the stylish moms, we had a fabulous group representing many facets of personal style, and were able to share our favoirte “Made For” moments in an online video series which included 10 short personal videos, featuring:

StyleBakery Sneak Peek: American Living Campaign for JCPenneyJennifer Davidson & Beth Herbst of Style Bakery


SecondCityStylez Sneak Peek: American Living Campaign for JCPenneyCarol Calacci of Second City Style


BudgetBabe Sneak Peek: American Living Campaign for JCPenneyDianna Baros of The Budget Babe

GalaDarling Sneak Peek: American Living Campaign for JCPenneyThe Fabulous Gala Darling


thecoveted Sneak Peek: American Living Campaign for JCPenneyJennine Tamm of The Coveted


whatIwore Sneak Peek: American Living Campaign for JCPenneyJessica Schroeder of What I Wore

JordanaClutch22z Sneak Peek: American Living Campaign for JCPenneyJordana Bruner of Clutch 22

CollegeFashion Sneak Peek: American Living Campaign for JCPenneyZephyr Basine of College Fashion

Corporette Sneak Peek: American Living Campaign for JCPenneyKat Griffin of Corporette

and last but not least, the little guy and I, represented for STYLEMOM and shared our moment in the park:

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Check out the sneak peek video:

Shop the American Living Collection at JCPenney

CREDITS:

Photo Credit: Jennine Jacob, the-coveted.com

Nichelle’s Hair: Tawanda Nelson – Monet’s Hair Studio, Turnersville, NJ

Hair/Makeup: Jen Paelmo, Tara Drake

The video series are sponsored by JCPenney and produced by Style Coalition.

Amy Adams: Preggers and Stylish in Coach

I have a personal affection for actress/new-mom Amy Adams, not for her adorably funny roles, but simply because we share the same birthday, August 20th ;) . Amy’s casual spring time preggers style was complete with a fabulous embossed exotic shoulder flap bag by Coach:

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SYDNEY EMBOSSED EXOTIC SHOULDER FLAP ( style:14808)
Retail: $1,000.00

Big congrats to Amy and her husband, Darren Le Gallo on their new baby girl Aviana Olea Le Gallo born on May 15, 2010.


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(photos courtesy of COACH)

Michelle Obama’s State Dinner Dress by Naeem Khan

She’s the 1st Lady of the United States, she was voted as one of Maxim’s 2009 Hot 100 Women, and at the first state dinner hosted by her hubby, President Obama, Michelle looked stunning in this dress by one of our favorite designers, Naeem Khan:

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See more pics and video of Michelle Obama and POTUS as they welcome India’s Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh and his wife Mrs. Gursharan Kaurand to the state dinner on Huffington Post.

Sale Alert: Rachel Roy Friend’s + Family 30% Off!!

Here’s a sale not to miss! We love Rachel Roy and we love a sale even more!! Rachel is a Stylemom after our own heart and her collection is always so chic and affordable!

Use Code: rrfriend and check out the fantabulous Rachel Roy style picks from one of our favorite fashion muses, Kelly from The Glamourai!

Shop Rachel Roy Friends and Family Sale

 Sale Alert: Rachel Roy Friends + Family 30% Off!!

Celebrity Stylemom Spy: Jessica Alba's Fashion Week Fringe

As style and accessory editors, our job is to report what the latest and hottest trends are and when they become available to the public. One of the hottest celebrity mom accessories of the Fall/Winter season – one of our favorites too – Gerard Darel’s suede fringed clutch handbag was spotted on Jessica Alba at the Narcisco Rodriguez show during New York Fashion Week.

 Celebrity Stylemom Spy: Jessica Alba's Fashion Week Fringe

Photo credit/Image Source: Michael Buckner/Getty Images and Newscom/Bloomingdale’s

An unknown to the masses in America, yet a staple designer to European fashionistas, Gerard Darel is one of Hollywood’s newest rising star fashion and accessory designers. Other celebrity style moms caught with Gerard Darel’s highly coveted handbags are Kate Hudson, Angelina Jolie, Halle Berry, Jennifer Garner, Ashley Simpson, Reese Witherspoon, and Nicole Richie. Many of his designs have been featured on the CW’s Gossip Girl and the prime time drama, Grey’s Anatomy.

Sexy and sophistication doesn’t have to cost an arm and leg. This highly coveted clutch is now available in-store only at select Bloomingdale’s for $380.00.  Before this clutch, and limited ready to wear items that rolled out in select Bloomingdale’s this summer, it was almost impossible to purchase a Gerard Darel bag in the Unites States.

If you can’t track down this fab bag at your nearest Bloomingdale’s, check out one of the popular Gerard Darel 24-hour hobo bags. Shoprumor.com has a fab fringe version currently on sale for 50% off (Retails at $995, on sale for $497.50)

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Or check out ClutchSeattle.com or Delcina.com both online shops have a fairly decent selection of Gerard Darel bags.


Bravo's Real Housewives at New York Fashion Week: Kelly Killoren Bensimon

Just before the frenzy of Fashion’s Night Out, I headed to the Hautelook Lounge, where style mom, Kelly Killoren Bensimon, of Bravo’s Real Housewives NYC, previewed her new “Kelly” Jewelry Line. Many people came out to the preview, including Kelly’s gal-pal and fellow glamazon beauty, Beth Ostrosky-Stern. Accompanied by the nanny, were Kelly’s daughters (Sea, 11 and Teddy, 8 ) who stopped by to see their mommy after school, still in their uniforms and both very tall girls for their age.

As I hovered over the table of freshly laid out appetizers and grabbed some food, Kelly’s daughter Teddy walked up to the table. I instantly had the “mom” reaction and asked her if she wanted something to eat and explained what the various foods were. She politely declined, looked at the food again and walked away. Now, the first thing my kids do when they get home from school is get a snack or a sandwich, and it was basically dinner time, so I knew she was hungry and I knew she’d be back. Sure enough, she came back about 90 seconds later with her sister,  snagged some food, and we briefly gushed over how yummy the teriyaki portabella mushrooms were – moms know best ;) .

After Kelly’s daughter’s left, after I fed my growling stomach, and after the media heavyweights finished their swarm, I was finally introduced to Kelly. We chatted about hungry kids after school, why I started STYLEMOM™, and why she decided to start a jewelry line. “You don’t have to worry about size or fit to look fabulous in jewelry”, Kelly said. “I wanted to make something that all women could wear and feel good in, regardless of size.” The “Kelly” line, created with jewelry designer Pascal Mouawad, was an interpretation of modern Pocahontas’ styled bling, with an abundance of colorful crystals…but of course, did not feature any “owls“.

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 Bravo's Real Housewives at New York Fashion Week: Kelly Killoren Bensimon

Contrary to perception, I found her personable and actually quite the “chatty cathy” in our brief interaction.

 Bravo's Real Housewives at New York Fashion Week: Kelly Killoren Bensimon

I’m sure there will be more critics of Kelly and the RHONY crew, and fodder for the already churning gossip mills with next season’s show currently in production. Things should get especially spicy with the recent news that Kelly will be in the December issue of Playboy Magazine. Reality tv has to get it’s rating from somewhere right? We’ll all be watching, that’s for sure.