Taking a Shine to All That Glitters
This season you’ll want to sparkle, quite literally. Sparkles are showing up in hair and on skin, and not just on those of young trendsetters like snowboarder girls. Taking a shine to beauty is easier than ever.
Twinkling Tresses: Mellies Sparkles are miniature crystals that attach to hair with Velcro. We test drove these sparkles in our hair all day, and aside from co-workers trying to brush them out, they were quite a success. Mellies Hair Artistry also makes attachable butterflies and flowers.
The sparkles and flowers are available for $10 to $100 at Fred Segal, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Macy’s, Barneys New York and hair salons.
Silver Wear: If your tastes are a little more sophisticated, Frederic Fekkai, that arbiter of hairstyles, has introduced a line of sterling silver hair accessories adorned with semiprecious stones.
The stones--fresh water pearls, citrine, amethyst and peridot--are set on headbands, barrettes, hairpins and hair sticks.
The accessories sell for $170 to $260 and are available at Neiman Marcus in Beverly Hills or at the Frederic Fekkai Salon in Beverly Hills.
Golden Girls: And finally, you might have noticed extra shine on the swimsuit models in the current Sports Illustrated issue.
The glow is courtesy of Sungirl, a SPF 40 sun block with colorful glitter.
Orange-based Natural Desires makes this, as well as glittering tanning gel, sunscreen and children’s sun block, all in an array of colors. The products sell for about $8 a 2.2-ounce bottle at local drugstores and surf shops.
*
GirlfriendsLA, a teen catalog, has always been committed to fitting larger girls. But this latest catalog adds more extra small and large sizes, offering shorts and pants in sizes 0 to 21 and some tops and dresses in XXL (sizes 19 to 21).
“We tried a few selected sizes with previous books,” spokeswoman Kim Millman said. “The response was, ‘Thank you, thank you, now do more.’ ”
The Valencia-based company sells accessories and casual teenwear. To order a catalog, call (800) 617-4352.
*
Suitcase No. 5: If your question when traveling is not what to pack but which bag to take, Chanel invites you to turn to its first line of luggage. It’s all based on time-travel.
You’ve got your Carry-On, your Eight-Hour, your 24-Hour, all the way up to a Large Weekend. And, mais oui, Fifi has her own Dog Carrier.
Of course, this company takes beauty seriously. So there’s a makeup bag for your purse, and a toiletry case and a vanity case. The new Chanel line is all nylon in traditional Chanel black and white with red lining.
Prices range from $45 for a lingerie bag to $725 for the 48-hour bag.
Now, to find time to shop for them at high-end department stores and Chanel boutiques.
