Shu Uemura Mika Holiday 2008 Nails

For every lady who wants something extraordinary and special, it is a must to try out some of Shu Uemura products. For the New Holiday Collection 2008, Shu Uemura had photographer Mika Ninagawa exclusively design a unique collection with explosive color palette. Nail Polish is really big this season with darker colors taking over the runways. The Mika Shu Uemura features this beautiful Tanzanite Aquarium nail polish priced at $16 and available at their website. The nail polish is dark deep sparkly purple with glitter. It is quick-drying and produces a long lasting glossy shine. It is also formulated with seaweed extracts to protect against dryness and to promote healthy nails. And did you know that Shu Uemura’s nail polish bottles have a unique shape designed especially to fit between your fingers while you polish for your desired convenience? You will no longer need to look desperately for a place to put your bottle while you polish and you will be glamorously ready to go in minutes! 

Shu Uemura Holiday Bright Make-Up Collection

Shu Uemura’s latest collection for the coming holidays is a rich palette of bright colors. Photographer Mika Ninagawa along with the artistic brand have created a fantastic collaboration of make-up. Delicious colors for the eyes, lips and nails combined with the unique packaging bring the warm artistic nature of the Tokyo photographer. This collection is sure to be a highlight for the fun holiday season and it is already available on their website. Featured below are two of the beauty products. The first one is the eye color palette “Adorned Marguerite” for a sweet and innocent look, featuring seven pressed eye shadows and one easy to spread cream liner in colors such as soft pink, blue, yellow and romantic violet. It is priced at $65. The second item is the mini gloss trio set called the “Delicious Rose.” It features a vinyl cosmetic pouch decorated with a photograph  of Mika Ninagawa. The mini glosses come in candy orange, candy pink and red and the price for this cute trio set is $40.

Caribbean Blue Beauty: Larimar

Larimar is one of the most unique and rare gemstones in the world as it can be found in only one location on our planet; the Dominican Republic. This Caribbean Island is a jewel on its own with its white, soft sandy beaches and unspoiled, rich nature but it is also the only home of the blue jewel beauty. The legend of Larimar has it that people on the island used to collect the blue gemstones on the beach until one day they could not find them anymore. Therefore, they started to explore upstream and came across a rock formation which was the source of the precious beauties. The natives called the stone “Blue Stone” as they believed that it came from the clear blue sea. But in 1974, the Dominican Miguel Méndez while walking on the Dominican beach saw a flash of the blue gemstone and called it Larimar, taking his daughter’s name Larissa and combining it with the Spanish word for sea “mar.”

Larimar is a variety of pectolite and it is thought that the stones may have formed as a result of volcanic eruptions. Although pectolites may be common, the unique blue color, also called the volcanic blue, is what makes Larimar so incredibly precious. The rare jewel is used in jewellery for necklaces, rings, earrings and bracelets. It is usually combined with silver but higher grade stones can be also produced in gold. The colors of Larimar vary from white, light blue, green-blue and deep blue also known as volcanic blue. The quality grading is according to the color, with white being the lower grade and volcanic blue is the highest grade. Larimar is a true Caribbean beauty. Its blue charm and rare quality will make an everlasting impression on you and having this jewel will forever remind you of the turquoise waters of this far paradise.

Gucci Loves Bergdorf: Unique, Exotic and Limited Edition!

Fashion house Gucci is launching a limited edition collection consisting of 15 bags at Bergdorf Goodman. The special bag collection is to celebrate Gucci’s accessories boutique on the main floor of the famous retailer. These unique bags come in exotic skins and in Bergdorf’s signature color of lilac. All of them are engraved with the silver tag “Gucci Loves Bergdorf.” You can have these precious exotics in leather, crocodile skin, python and ostrich and their prices range from $1,295 to $29,800 depending on the skin. You can visit their website for more information. The bag featured below is the Gucci Loves Bergdorf Indy bag in Lilac Python Skin at the price of $3,995.

Gisele Goes Green to Support the Atlantic Forest with Ipanema Sandals

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen has launched an Ipanema 2009 Sandal Collection in support of the Atlantic forest. The Brazilian beauty with an even more beautiful heart has teamed up with Grendene, which is the mother company of Ipanema, to develop a special project with SOS Mata Atlântica. SOS Mata Atlântica is a program that supports the gallery forest which is the vegetation surrounding the rivers and streams and which also helps in the protection of water. Each Ipanema sandal sold will help to plant 25, 500 saplings from the 100 different species of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.

Sadly, only 10 percent of the Atlantic Forest remains as more than two dozen Critically Endangered vertebrate species are barely surviving. The Atlantic Forest or Mata Atlântica stretches along Brazil’s Atlantic coast, from Rio Grande do Norte to Rio Grande do Sul. It has an extremely diverse and unique mix of vegetation, forest types and bird and animal species, including the red-billed curassow, the Brazilian merganser, and the southern muriqui (pictured left) which is one of the most threatened primates in the region. You can visit here for more detail on the unique biodiversity which is greatly endangered.

Below are some of the photos of Gisele and the video for the ad campaign.

Gisele Bundchen - Sementes

Artistic Exotic Designs: Marzia G

As Milan Fashion Week is just revealing its inspiring and magical powers on us, statement necklace pieces are already the hottest must-have accessory for Spring/Summer 2009. Italian designer Marzia Delle Cave is a great jewellery designer that makes statement pieces which are truly artistic and eye-catching. In 2006, Marzia moved to Miami and in May of 2007 she launched her Wearable Art Jewellery collection. The collection is exotic with influences from beautiful and inspiring destinations from around the world and sensually feminine to bring out the sensitivity of every woman. Marzia makes unique pieces that are inventive and charming. Experimenting with all colors on the palette, implementing ethnic and tribal materials and bringing to life African, Aboriginal, Eastern European, and Latin cultures, just to name a few, Marzia G is a jewellery line to watch! Get inspired yourself by visiting her website and browsing through the magic.

Below is a professional video of the talented designer.

Marzia Delle Cave \”Marzia G\”

Marzia G includes an exclusive collection of necklaces, bracelets, earrings and belts. Here are some of the necklaces.

Giorgio Armani, Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen and Sir Paul Smith Design for Whatever It Takes

The great designers Giorgio Armani, Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen and Sir Paul Smith have collaborated to design unique tote bags for Whatever It Takes, an artwork campaign launched by the 21st Century Leaders Foundation charity to raise money for charitable projects worldwide.

Whatever It Takes has a long artwork history by many celebrities and designers including Heidi Klum, Claudia Schiffer, Nicole Kidman, Donna Karan and George Clooney. The latest designers will add dual strap tote bags to the campaign, like Armani’s “Hope,” Paul Smith’s cute Rabbit style tote, and McCarteny’s “Happiness on Planet Earth” bag. A portion of the proceeds from each bag will go to the charity of the designer’s choice.

For further information, visit http://shop.whateverittakes.org/. Bags start at £10.

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