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The Yummiest Bag Ever

Erin FlahertyOctober 9, 2009 //

Yesterday we talked cool breast cancer awareness products, and since it’s October, they keep rolling in. Today, the major standout is this delicious-looking canvas tote created exclusively for chic retailer Intermix. The bag is printed with a still from one of our favorite photographers Marilyn Minter‘s art film, “Green Pink Caviar,” and a percentage of proceeds will benefit Bright Pink, a national non-profit organization that focuses on empowering high risk women to take care of their breast and ovarian health. At $48, it’s affordable, super stylish, and goes towards supporting a great cause. Works for us. Buy it here. Keep reading »

Fall Beauty Preview: Can A Grown Woman Wear (MAC) Eye Glitter?

Erin FlahertyJuly 28, 2009 //

When it comes to glitter makeup, I can take it or leave it, preferably back in grade school. But all these famous chicks keep wearing crazy eye makeup (Drew Barrymore and Lily Allen spring to mind), and when I recently ran into makeup artist Regina Harris at photographer Marilyn Minter’s studio, I became mega-inspired. Harris was there celebrating Minter’s MAC collaboration and did the makeup for this shot (above) of model Cintia Dicker sporting thick, textured sparkle with not just a hint of Minter’s signature mix of, as Harris puts it, “glamour and deconstruction.” Before we digressed into art speak, I asked Harris what was really on my mind: “How can a grown woman ever pull off glitter in real life?” Keep reading »