Today’s Crave
The daily goodie guide covering amazing, must-buy fashions, beauty products, cool gadgets, and more!
Posted by: Catherine Strawn 2:00PM, Wednesday April 02nd 2008 Filed in:
style
Did you watch American Inventor? I didn’t. But apparently there was this genius invention on the show—a completely backless bra. The design is so simple, it’s pretty crazy nobody had thought of it before. But hooray for Elaine Cato, the inventor, because Maidenform thought it was pretty great and they started selling her Breakthrough Backless Bra last week. [Maidenform and Business Wire]
Posted by: Catherine Strawn 4:30PM, Tuesday April 01st 2008 Filed in:
style
[Bows, $375, and Snakes, $315, at ShopBop.com. Why does it cost $60 more to be good?]
About Today’s Crave
The daily goodie guide on fun and cool stuff for your closet, jewelry box, bathroom cabinet or bookshelf. (Every Weekday)
Posted by: Catherine Strawn 10:45AM, Monday March 31st 2008 Filed in:
style
Winter is officially over, meaning you might want to abandon that super dark nail polish, unless it’s your signature look or you’re Ashlee Simpson. We’ve really been liking Rihanna’s fluorescent nails at the Grammys and in her ad for H&M. (I’m totally copying her by wearing neon pink right now.) When we were looking around for new nail polish colors, we came upon Essie’s spring line and realized that each of the six colors has a name that relates to dating. The best color by far is Looking For Love (left), a lovely lavender. Part of the reason fluorescent nails seem so appealing right now is probably because spring means pastel to a lot of people, and pastels can be pretty freakin’ boring. The rest of Essie’s spring line, after the jump…
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Posted by: Amelia McDonell-Parry 12:45PM, Friday March 28th 2008 Filed in:
style
Last night I was watching Blades of Glory and a big joke in the movie was that Will Ferrell’s ice-skating character, who is obsessed with his hair, uses Mane & Tail horse shampoo. It’s actually not funny. Fashion and beauty editors have lauded the powerful conditioning skills of the brand—Lucky has included it in the magazine several times. So maybe people should stop knocking Chazz Michael Michaels and go out and buy some Mane & Tail themselves. I’m going to. [Medicice]
Posted by: Amelia McDonell-Parry 12:00PM, Thursday March 27th 2008 Filed in:
style
Not having enough room for my shoes (or my clothes or my cosmetics or my anything) in the small apartment I share with the feef* is a major source of stress in my life, because in addition to being a shopaholic, I am also moderately OCD. Thankfully, Rakku Designs has come to my rescue. They’ve invented the handy-dandy Shoe Wheel, which can store up to 30 pairs of shoes (including high heels!) in small, attractive, and user-friendly packaging. It’s a little pricey at $65, especially when you consider that I will now have the closet space to buy even more kicks. [The Budget Fashionista]
*“Feef” is what I’m now calling my fiance, since I hate that word. I called him my “beef” when we were just BF/GF because that’s the way I thought “BF” would be pronounced as a word. So now he’s my “feef”. Feel free to use it.
Posted by: Catherine Strawn 11:45AM, Wednesday March 26th 2008 Filed in:
style, news
Grab your beret! The Bonnie and Clyde Ultimate Collector’s Edition is available on DVD. [Amazon.com]
Posted by: Amelia McDonell-Parry 7:45AM, Tuesday March 25th 2008 Filed in:
style, sex
I took a Women’s Studies class in college where we had to make a clay model of the way we viewed our bodies. Mine was extremely misshapen. But clay models aren’t just for burgeoning adults exploring their political self identity—they’re also for horny couples looking to try the Kama Sutra! The “Sculpta Sutra” is a claymation kit designed as a “fun, hands-on way for partners to learn more about adventurous love making.” The kit comes complete with enough dough to make two “very flexible sex instructors” who, with the help of a handy dandy guidebook featuring over 30 positions, will tell you everything you need to know about the ancient art of doing it. The kit does not come complete with an artistic gene, however, so your Position #14 may still look like mush. [BaronBob.com] [Link contains clay penises so is therefore NSFW.]
Posted by: Catherine Strawn 4:00PM, Monday March 24th 2008 Filed in:
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Posted by: Catherine Strawn 1:35PM, Friday March 14th 2008 Filed in:
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Do you need help with something? Customizing a t-shirt might be a little passive-aggressive, but it could get you what you need. Or at least what you want. [$20 at HelpINeedHelp.com]
Posted by: Catherine Strawn 1:43PM, Tuesday March 11th 2008 Filed in:
style
I know I was supposed to do something. Or someone. Hmmm. I just can’t seem to remember. [$50 at Elsewares.com]
Posted by: Catherine Strawn 12:30PM, Wednesday March 05th 2008 Filed in:
style
Besides reading, voting, and George Clooney (duh), nothing is sexier than recycling. So, if yellow mugs that have “reading is sexy” printed on them ($12) ever go out of style, at least they won’t take up space in a landfill for years and years—they’re made from 100 percent biodegradable corn plastic. [BuyOlympia.com]
Posted by: Amelia McDonell-Parry 9:45AM, Tuesday March 04th 2008 Filed in:
style
The next time your boyfriend or husband is out of town, don’t lie awake at night missing his cuddly warmth—invest $39.95 in the boyfriend body pillow! The only difference between him and your man is that this boyfriend wears a button-down to bed, has disturbingly fat fingers, and only has one arm! All the better to snuggle with. [Deluxe Comfort: The Boyfriend Body Pillow]
Posted by: Catherine Strawn 1:00PM, Monday March 03rd 2008 Filed in:
style
You might never own a vineyard, but at least you can create a wine blend for the price of approximately 40 pounds of grapes ($120). [Fusebox]
Posted by: Catherine Strawn 3:00PM, Wednesday February 27th 2008 Filed in:
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If you can’t work together, you won’t accomplish anything—especially true when you’re attempting to sip red wine from Jim Rokos’ “My Other Half” connected wine glasses (about $435—they’re not just glasses, they’re art). [Jim Rokos via InventorSpot]
Posted by: Catherine Strawn 2:30PM, Tuesday February 26th 2008 Filed in:
style
Left foot blue! This bed sheet (about $40, imported from England) lets you play an adults-only version of Twister. Stretch first. [Karmasheetra.com]
Posted by: Catherine Strawn 2:46PM, Tuesday February 19th 2008 Filed in:
style
Tom Cruise playing Jerry Maguire did not have us at “hello,” and neither did our last string of dates. [$50 at Rumplo]
Posted by: Catherine Strawn 2:11PM, Thursday February 14th 2008 Filed in:
style
Life is like a chocolate leg (on sale for $68!)...and that’s all I have to say about that. [5th Avenue Chocolatiere]
Posted by: Catherine Strawn 2:00PM, Monday February 11th 2008 Filed in:
style
Some of us aren’t into wearing lovey-dovey jewelry that prominently features hearts—it’s just not our style. So it’s cool that there’s a heart secretly embedded in this necklace. Covert sappiness is hot. [Charles and Marie]