for the lack of bluegrass yesterday. I was up in the middle of nowhere at my parents' place having a dental procedure... fun. Please accept this picture as my humble apology;

I loved the makeup at Christian Dior's A/W '08 show -- the winged eyeliner, the false lashes, the pale lips... not to mention the bouffant hair, which by now I'm sure you all know how much I love. One of the inspirations for the look was 60s socialite and Andy Warhol muse, 'Baby' Jane Holzer.



Holzer was a real Park Avenue princess, the ultimate New York socialite -- the Paris Hilton of her day, if you will. As well as a hefty inheritance fund, Holzer Married into money and she has worked variously as an actress, model, art collector, and, most famously, muse to the artist Andy Warhol. As well as Warhol, she was photographed by the legendary David Bailey for Vogue in the 60s.

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March 19th, 2008 @ 12:18 AM - London Phoebe Philo, the former creative director of Chloe, may be about to return to the fashion the world after a semi sabbatical of three years as the designer of Paris label Celine.

Hmm... not sure how I feel about this one. I guess I should wait and see if it's true before I debate it too thoroughly.

Like I said, this weekend has been all about slobbing out and not doing much, apart from watching a lot of TV. I've seen the advert for Max Factor's new Beyond Length Mascara about 50 times over the weekend, which prompted to actually go out and buy the stuff when I was picking up some groceries today. The 'new' twist to this product is a double-ended brush -- one end with the normal super-lengthening black mascara, and the other with an iridescent colour to add a flash to your lashes. Simply sweep over your existing mascara for a subtle, yet totally modern look.

I know a lot of people probably think coloured mascara belongs firmly in the 90s, but subtle shades like the ones here can really make your eyes pop. I have green eyes and red hair (well, currently), and the purple and gold really make a difference, and certainly don't look dated. Stay away from primary blue (way too dinnerlady), and you're onto a winner.

Max Factor Masterpiece Beyond Length Mascara (phew), £9.99, all good chemists.

It's the last day of the 4 day weekend, and the Monday bank holiday is traditionally spent sleeping/eating/down the pub/all three. Having spent most of the day out and about in the snow, I'm relaxing this evening before going back to work by clearing out my bookmarks folder -- I know, my life is pretty exciting.
One thing I stumbled upon that I totally forgot to blog about is the amazing nail art of the Kaen Beauty Studio, based in Vancouver. I know a lot of people probably think they're hideously tacky, but whatevs, it's my Bank Holiday blogging.

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