Thursday, February 21, 2008

Girly Toys

No silly, not *those* toys. We're talking about our new Asus Eee itty bitty computer. It's definitely sans bells and whistles but at 7" and 32 ounces it's easy enough to throw into a purse and use to take notes or send e-mail. It's small, cute and gets the job done. $299.00 on Amazon.


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Monday, February 18, 2008

Editor's Note

We've gotten a lot of e-mail since our re-launch from cosmetic companies, designers, studios, publicists and pretty people wondering why we sometimes update every day, sometimes not for weeks and sometimes after the fact. Well, while we like to keep our beauty secrets to ourselves, we do think you deserve an explanation.

You see lovely ones, we're not strictly a beauty site and we're not quite a beauty blog either. Over a decade ago when most beauty companies barely had e-mail we launched as PlanetPretty.com one of the most popular beauty and entertainment web sites for young women. So popular was the planet known as pretty that Netscape (the Google of its day) chose us as the top site of the day- for 31 days running. Times changed. The bubble burst. And PlanetPretty was no more.

Like the Bionic Woman we've reformed. We're better, stronger, prettier- but we're still not quite your traditional schilling for beauty products site. We cover things that we hope interest you- like makeup and books and movies and more. We also work with our corporate clients on finding out what makes both you and them tick. For that reason we've got a database and e-mail list that's just over 100,000 strong nationally in different age groups and demographics, and before you ask, no, you can't join that list just yet, though you will be able to sign up for a new and different prize list in a few weeks. Anyway back to the nitty and the gritty. Our carefully chosen list receives advance and popular product information and advice. Sometimes they love it, sometimes they hate it. If they love it a lot we'll usually feature the products here. Sometimes they're given mad money to spend at places like Sephora and all they have to do is tell us what was on their wish list and what they ended up with. Sometimes we'll tell them that we'll pick up the tab on their eBay purchases for an entire day- as long as they let us surf along with them. In other words, we love our makeup, but we also analyze, advise and indulge our clients and readers.

If you've read this far, you deserve a great big Air Kiss for your trouble. If you're a cosmetic company or fashion brand interested in finding out more about our services, please write to us at info [at] airkisses.com and if you're interested in the best of beauty, trends, styles and substance- well then- you've come to the right place.

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Friday, February 1, 2008

Fashion Week Trivia

It's Fashion Week this week- you know, those seven days when fashionistas totter through arctic weather clad in stiletto flip flops, resort wear and zillion dollar handbags while flitting through the tents and bestowing airkisses on all and sundry.

Forbes.com has a fun story on 10 things you didn't know about Fashion Week - though of course, we already knew it all. Okay, we didn't know that the tents in Bryant Park take up 65,000 square feet- isn't that the square footage of the *entire* island of Manhattan?

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Thursday, January 31, 2008

Beauty Blogging For Freebies

Well, you know a trend is officially over when the Styles section covers it and today's story on beauty bloggers just proves our point. Ten years ago, when we started our online reporting of all things beauty, trends, style and substance it was mostly us (when we resided on the planet known as pretty) and the big guys- and by big guys we mean cosmetic companies who were spending upwards of $125 million dollars to create their web presences. No really, we promise- look it up! Back then we were consulting and creating content for them, only it was more like a pity grope on our part, since they still didn't quite get it, albeit one with a really great paycheck. These days, as ever, we bring them information on emerging trends and consumer quirks and you our loyal readers informed advice on the hottest style trends as reported by our great editorial team of reputable writers and authors as opposed to those in search of the great swag grab. Oh, and we're still consulting and reporting for the big guys, only now they have a slightly better idea of the power of the internet!

And with that kissable ones, we're off to polish off our Louboutins and hit the tents.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Vicks For Chicks

Remember back when you were but a wee fashionista and aromatherapy meant your mom rubbing Vicks VapoRub on your bony and congested little chest? Well, times have definitely changed. These days when you're not enjoying aromatherapy infused massages or dinner a deux with your hottie du jour, you're likely flitting about in search of fabulosity and can't be bothered with something as icky as the arid air in your tiny boite.

When moisturizers have stopped dew-ifying your face it's time to tackle the actual air that you breathe. As un-glam as it may sound, the new Vicks V790 GermFree Humidifier (about $129.95 call 1-800-477-0457 for more information ) makes indoor winter air easier on your skin and makes it easier for your moisturizers to keep your skin moist.
Only we hate the word moist.
But you know what we mean.

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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Blooms Where You're Planted

Winter sucks. We won't even pretend otherwise. Even that tiny vase of fresh flowers looks wilted after a day of indoor heat and not enough fresh air. Well, we're still crazy for wall tattoos and are seriously loving the arum (isn't that Liz Hurley's hubbie?) sticker from the Acacia catalog. It's pretty dummy-proof.
Find wall.
Apply Sticker.
Marvel at self.

The arum wall sticker is available for $59.00 from Acacia.

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Monday, January 28, 2008

You Glow Girl!

Here's something you might not know- we're actually a little jealous of our darker skinned co-workers who get to use words like 'ashy' to describe their dry winter complexions- we just look flaky.

We've been religiously ingesting our omegas and popping our Vitamin E capsules, but we're still looking dehydrated which is why we were thrilled (delighted, happy, giddy) to discover Prescriptives Vibrant-C Skin brightening cream moisturizer. See, here's the thing. We're not just flaky and parched, we're also tired and getting into this hibernating thing, so makeup seems like too much of a chore on some days. Vibrant-C not only adds nutrients to your skin (like, duh- what did you think the 'C' stood for?) but it also has these teeny, tiny, glowy things (micro-optic luminizers if you insist on getting technical) that actually make our skin look radiant.

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