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Archive for "Apr 2012"

VENeffect Beauty Giveaway

We haven’t done a beauty giveaway at The Blonde and The Brunette.  However, there is a very new and exciting skin care product line on the market and we’ve been trying it.  Recently, at an intimate breakfast, we met the Founders of  VENeffect, sisters Cecil Booth, a skin care expert with twenty years of beauty [...]

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Aperlai: Mix It Up

We’re always on the hunt for new designers especially when great shoes are involved.  Aperlai is developing a strong cult following and The Blonde & The Brunette just added ourselves to the list.  Direct from Paris and the creative mind of Alessandra Lanvin, Aperlai shoes are produced by some of  the best Italian manufacturer.  Very [...]

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Theory’s Olivier Theyskens Touches Down In LA For A Brilliant Q & A and Intimate Dinner

Olivier Theyskens & Sky Ferreira. Caroline de Maigret & Olivier Theyskens. Thomas Whiteside & Valentin. Jamie Burnes, Caitlin Suzuki, Sable Yemane & Eileen Ilic. Catherine Palmieri & Stacy Kim. Emily & Nick Kousouis. Dang Bodirat & Berry Borin. Jessica Mallers & Marianne Gold. Last Thursday, Belgian sensation, the ever “adorable” Olivier Theyskens, Artistic Director of [...]

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Harley Pasternak: Celeb Fitness and Nutrition Expert

With swimsuit season around the corner, The Blonde and The Brunette started our search for an expert who might make a real and manageable difference in our health and fitness routines. We heard the same name over and over again. Harley Pasternak.  A recognized fitness and nutrition expert, Harley has developed the key to helping [...]

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Join The Family

It feels good to be loved and we just got the word that followers of The Blonde & The Brunette can officially enjoy all the privileges of Saks Friends and Family program with 20% off on Saks online purchases.  Valid from April 23 through April 29, choose from fabulous options like great denim, accessories, shoes [...]

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Impossible Conversations: Two Weeks and Counting As My MET Diary 2012 Takes Flight

The reports concerning the Met’s Annual Costume Institute Gala have been gaining steam for month’s and I haven’t entered the fray until now.  The Alexander McQueen exhibit ignited a frenzy last year (which will be hard to duplicate) and this year has sparked something else.  I don’t know how I was not tuned in to [...]

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Lights, Camera, Action: Poppy-Razzi

Maybe because the weather in LA is so spectacular, The Blonde and The Brunette are totally focused on color this weekend.   Astrid loved the Essie “Sure Shot” Collection the other day, which just debuted, but we wanted to bring you the the other super hot, very neon Essie color collection option: Poppy-Razzi .  It is so [...]

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The Hunger Games Phenomenon

Newsweek has proclaimed it “a can’t put-it-down story”.  So with “The Hunger Games” beating almost every box office record, we are curious to see if  the film will be the box office champ for the 5th week in a row; and you know us, we also had to tie in the fashion element.  But, let’s [...]

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Astrid in Wonderland, NJ, The Brunette and The Balmain Jacket

In case you are lucky enough to see tonight’s episode of Astrid in Wonderland, it’s quite an episode.  To celebrate Astrid’s birthday everyone’s gathered at NJ’s house in the Hollywood Hills, including Astrid, Kathryn and NJ, along with John, Evan and Mark.  It starts out quietly and then things get interesting.  A giant cupcake, dolphin [...]

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The White Blazer

The Blonde & The Brunette love a good staple wardrobe item, and a light-colored blazer is no exception.  The Blazer is a chic game-changing asset to any outfit that will never go out of style.  Throw on a white- or off white-colored blazer over a summer dress, shorts and a tank for daytime.  At nighttime, [...]

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