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Friday Favorites: Hostess Gifts

November 7, 2014 by DetroitDuchess 10 Comments

Since the party season is quickly approaching I figured I would make today’s Friday Favorites about hostess gifts. I wanted to make these all fairly inexpensive in case you have a lot of parties on the horizon.

1.Voluspa Maison Holiday – Visions of Sugar Plum Petite Decorative Tin Candle ($9)

2. Wine Cork Candle Set ($9.95)

After everyone leaves the party, you can use these babies to make candles out of your empty wine bottles.

3. Hands of Hope Ornament ($10)

4. Ivory Pashmina Shawl ($9.99)

5. Kate Spade Take Note Mini Notebook ($14)

What are your favorite hostess gifts?

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Filed Under: Five on Friday Tagged With: Five on Friday, Friday Favorites, Hostess Gifts, Oh Hey Friday

Friday Favorites: Halloween Edition

October 31, 2014 by DetroitDuchess 4 Comments

I figured I would have some Halloween fun this Friday and found some festive beauty products to share with you. I have been having a lot of fun with makeup lately so I figured I would just keep going with these items:

1. Make Up Forever Fluo Night ($31)

I could have so much fun with this stuff! I could see it at Halloween, for a club night and Vegas – this would be killer in Vegas.

2. Lush Sparkly Pumpkin Bubbly Bar ($7.95)

Lush bath bombs are so fun and this one is especially fun because it sparkles!

3. Illamasqua Bat Lash Duo ($7.05)

These bat lashes are so Elvira-esque. The come with matte black glitter nail varnish to further complete your look.

4. Disney Lashes

Whether you are going for a villain or princess look, Disney has lashes to cover you. They have Cruella De Vil, Ursula, Evil Queen, Maleficent, Snow White and Ariel.

5. MAC Rocky Horror Collection

I am a huge fan of the Rocky Horror Picture Show and I love that MAC has come out with a special Rocky Horror Collection to celebrate the 40th anniversary. At the least I will need to get those lipcolors!

Do you have any favorite Halloween beauty items?

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Filed Under: Five on Friday Tagged With: beauty, Five on Friday, Friday Favorites, Halloween, Oh Hey Friday

Friday Favorites: Oscar de la Renta

October 24, 2014 by DetroitDuchess Leave a Comment

Oscar de la Renta passed away on Monday and I thought I would pay tribute to him in today’s Friday Favorites post. First I wanted to share my favorite Oscar de la Renta looks and then I want to share my favorite attainable pieces that you can get today.

Here are five of my favorite Oscar de la Renta looks:

Sarah Jessica Parker at the 2000 Emmy Awards (Michael Caulfield / AP)

Carrie’s Oscar de la Renta dress in Sex and the City in 2004.

Jennifer Lawrence at the 2011 SAG Awards

Amal Alamuddin during fitting for her Oscar de la Renta wedding dress Photo: Annie Leibovitz for Vogue

Instagram/doublenrich AT LONG LAST: The first lady finally wore an Oscar de la Renta dress earlier this month, after avoiding his looks for seven years.

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Michelle Obama finally wore an Oscar de la Renta dress just two weeks before his death after avoiding him for seven years.

Here are the five Oscar de la Renta pieces currently on my list:

1. Oscar de la Renta Pink Label Winter Roses Pajama Set ($78)

2. Oscar de la Renta NM + Target Floral Canvas Tote Bag

This bag was part of a Neiman Marcus and Target capsule collection in 2013. You can still find a number of bags on eBay for around $30.

3. Multicolor Stone Drop Earrings ($157.50)

I am in love with these earrings!

4. SPRING MUGUET CANDLE ($75)

Perfect for gifting, this candle has a bouquet of orange blossom, French verbena and lilac with a touch of lily of the valley and violet.

5. Oscar de la Renta scent and gift tote

I am planning to head to the store this weekend and sample Oscar’s various scents to find my favorite. Macy’s is currently giving away a beautiful Oscar tote with any fragrance purchase.

What are your favorite Oscar de la Renta pieces? How will you honor this legendary designer?

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Filed Under: Fashion, Five on Friday Tagged With: 5 on Friday, fashion, Friday Favorites, Oscar de la Renta

Friday Favorites: Pumpkin Edition

October 17, 2014 by DetroitDuchess 1 Comment

Since we are in full pumpkin season now, I thought it would be fun to talk about some pumpkin beauty products and get into the spirit of the season! Here are five beauty products that are not only awesome, but smell like pumpkin too!

1. Wen Fall Ginger Pumpkin

You all know how much I love Wen! (If not, check out my original post on the benefits of Wen). I think this is one of my favorite Wen scents.

2. Eminence Limited Edition – Pumpkin Latte Hydration Masque

I’ve talked about how awesome Eminence beauty products are here. They are all natural and you plant a tree with every purchase. Now they are even better because they have a fun limited edition pumpkin masque.

3. Sexy Hair Healthy Sexy Pumpkin Puree Treatment Masque

I thought this would be fun as a hair treatment. Pumpkin has a lot of restorative properties!

4. No Bull Organic Pumpkin Body Scrub

I wasn’t familiar with this brand before, but I love the all organic message. Plus a pumpkin body scrub would be a great pamper product when you need some extra TLC.

5. Senna Moisture Lip Treatment Balm

We all need chapstick as the weather starts to get colder. What better way to hydrate your lips than with a pumpkin flavor chapstick?

What are your favorite pumpkin products?

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Filed Under: Beauty, Five on Friday Tagged With: eminence, Five on Friday, Friday Favorites, Pumpkin, pumpkin beauty products, Wen

Friday Favorites: Book Club Edition

October 10, 2014 by DetroitDuchess 12 Comments

I love to read, when I was younger I used to read everywhere…on the bus, walking down the hall, during math class – you know, the usual. Lately, I haven’t made a lot of time for reading, but I want to pick it pack up again. There are a number of books on my list, but these five really stood out to me and I want to read them all by the end of the year:

1. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that this is now a movie with Ben Affleck. It looks great and I want to read it ASAP before someone spoils it for me. John mentioned to me the other day that he wanted to see the movie, so I want to read it first.

Update: I just finished reading this and holy crap was it twisted! I can’t stop thinking about it! John wants to go see the movie and I can’t wait, mostly because I want to talk to him about it, but don’t want to ruin it for him.

2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

This book was chosen by my book club and I really don’t know too much about it yet, just that I have to read it by October 26th.

Update: I just finished this book for my book club. At first I was reluctant to read this, but it was not what I expected at all. I learned so much and think this is a book that everyone should read. I also found out that Oprah is working to make this an HBO movie but there aren’t too many details yet.

3. How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are: Love, Style, and Bad Habits by Anne Berest, Audrey Diwan, Caroline de Maigret, and Sophie Mas

I first saw this book on another blog and it looks really interesting. I think this could be a really fun beach/travel read.

4. The Creation of Anne Boleyn by Susan Bordo

A month ago, I got obsessed with watching The Tudors and loved it! I wanted to learn more about Anne Boleyn and the The Tudors and after some research I found this book. I’ve already started reading it and it is really interesting. If you haven’t watched The Tudors, you can On Demand the entire series for free.

5. Left Behind by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins

I first got into this series in college but never finished the series as the books were still coming out. I did see the original movies with Kirk Cameron and really liked them. Now that they made a new movie with Nicolas Cage I figured it would be the perfect time to get back into them. If you aren’t familiar the series is based on what could happen after the Rapture takes place and how a core group of people survives through the trials and tribulations predicted in the book of Revelations.

What books are currently on your reading list? If you’ve read any of these I would love to know what you think.

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Filed Under: Five on Friday Tagged With: Anne Berest, Audrey Diwan, Caroline de Maigret, Five on Friday, Friday Favorites, Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl, How to be Parisian Wherever You Are, Jerry Jenkins, Left Behind, Oh Hey Friday, Rebecca Skloot, Sophie Mas, Susan Bardo, The Creation of Anne Boleyn, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Tim LaHaye

Friday Favorites: Breast Cancer Awareness

October 3, 2014 by DetroitDuchess 6 Comments

I know sometimes that October can be a little crazy with all of the Breast Cancer Awareness, but I am one person that doesn’t mind. My mom is a breast cancer survivor and she is my inspiration. She is the strongest person I know and I hope that I can be half as strong as she is if I ever have to face the disease. I thought I would share some of my favorite products supporting Breast Cancer Awareness this month and make it my personal goal this month to support research this month. I am going to go a little over five this week, but I think it will be worth it:

1. Bobbi Brown Pretty Pink Ribbon Lip Gloss Collection ($60)

This great set includes four pink glosses including Pretty Pink Sheer, Pink Tulle High Shimmer, Bright Lilac and Soiree Pink Shimmer. Bobbi Brown will donate $12 of every sale to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

2. Tory Burch York Small Buckle Tote ($245) and Tory Burch Kerrington Zip Continental Wallet ($185)

Tory Burch is donating 20% of these purchases to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation up to $35,000. I LOVE the wallet so much!

3. La Mer Breast Cancer Awareness Hand Treatment ($45)

This is the most luxurious stuff out there and would make a wonderful gift. La Mer is donating a portion of each purchase to the Breast Cancer Research Fund.

4. Stella & Dot Strength Bracelet ($39)

100% of the proceeds from this adorable elephant bracelet benefits the Noreen Fraser Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for women’s cancer research and creating awareness of the importance of early detection.

5. Smashbox Limited Edition Breast Cancer Research Be Legendary Lip Gloss ($20) and BCA Photo Finish Foundation Primer ($36)

$5 from the primer will be donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, it is unclear how much of the proceeds of the lip gloss are donated.

6. Gaiam Forever Pink Yoga Mat ($21.98)

I’ve previously mentioned my 100 Day Yoga Challenge and it would be fun to get this mat to use for October. $1 from every mat purchase is donated to breast cancer research.

7. Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Breast Cancer Awareness Eau de Parfum Rollerball Duo ($45)

I’ve talked about how the Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Deodorant is one of my favorites and it is awesome that Donna Karan will donate 20% of the proceeds of this sale to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

8. Coach Legacy Sport 2014 Breast Cancer Awareness Watch ($298)

Coach is donating 10% of the purchase price of this beautiful watch to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

9. Eminence Sweet Red Rose Whip Moisturizer

I’m a big fan of Eminence and even more so now that $5 from each purchase will be donated to the Breast Cancer Foundation.

10. 2013 ONEHOPE California Chardonnay ($18.99)

Now you can have your wine and donate too! Half of the proceeds of the One Hope Chardonnay go to fight breast cancer.

11. Clinique Pink with a Purpose Long Last Lipstick ($16)

$3.00 from this purchase will be donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

12. Nine West Tatiana ($79)

I think I may have saved the best for last – at least we are changing up the color! Nine West partnered with Fashion Targets Breast Cancer to create a limited edition shoe, the Tatiana. With or without this particular shoe, Nine West will donate $10 to FTBC for every blue “shoefie” you post to Instagram or Twitter using the hashtag #9WFTBC. I think the only blue shoes I have are my wedding shoes, so I will have to kick it off with that.

What are you doing to support Breast Cancer Awareness this month?

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Filed Under: Beauty, Fashion, Five on Friday Tagged With: Bobbi Brown, Breast Cancer Awareness, Clinique, Coach, Donna Karan Cashmere Mist, eminence, Five on Friday, Friday Favorites, Gaiam, Hello Friday, La Mer, Nine West, One Hope, Smashbox, Stella & Dot, Tory Burch

Friday Favorites: Weekly Roundup

September 26, 2014 by DetroitDuchess 7 Comments

I didn’t really have a particular theme for this week’s Friday favorites, so I figured I would just share a roundup of the cool things I’ve seen this week.

1. Kate Spade Wool Felt Cloche ($148)

Ever since I saw Blair wearing a cloche hat in Gossip Girl, I’ve wanted one. I was randomly searching and came across this gorgeous hat.

2. Limited Lace Clutch ($41.96)

3. LOFT Leopard Haircalf Modern Pumps ($98)

I’ve been searching for the cutest leopard pump and this one totally fits the bill.

4. Crystal Teardrop Tassel Necklace ($20)

5. Yankee Candles – Merlot, Chardonnay, Shiraz and White Zinfandel

I stumbled across these limited edition Yankee Candles in Merlot, Chardonnay, Shiraz and White Zinfandel and have to have them. I was also thinking they would make awesome Christmas gifts.

What are your favorites this week?

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Friday Favorites: Cute Desk Accessories

September 12, 2014 by DetroitDuchess 18 Comments

When I was in school, I loved getting new binders and folders and color coding all of my classes. As an adult, you don’t really get a first day back to school, so I thought it would be fun to share some cute fun desk accessories that would help give a fresh start to any office. Here are my top five favorites (warning…this post might be all Kate Spade focused, because she just makes really cute stuff!):

1. Kate Spade Talk is Chic Notebook ($18)

For my job, I have to track billable hours. Some people do it differently, but I like to write it down in a notebook and then enter it into the system at the end of the day. What PR gal doesn’t need a fabulous notebook?

2. Kate Spade Let’s Do Lunch Business Card Holder ($20)

I had a faux leather business card holder, but it tends to get gunked up in my purse, so I needed a new one and this is just darling.

3. Kate Spade Pen Set ($19)

Each pen has a fun saying. Green: from the desk of, Purple: so well composed, Red: to whom it may concern, Pink: yours sincerely, Blue: what’s the word.

4. Kate Spade Acrylic Pencil Cup ($24)

Now that you have pens, you are going to need a fun pen holder. This one says “Stroke of Genius.”

5. Kate Spade Picture Frame ($29)

I can’t have a desk without have a picture of John on it and I love pink, so this works for me.

What are your favorite desk accessories?

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Filed Under: Fashion, Five on Friday Tagged With: desk accessories, Five on Friday, Friday Favorites, Kate Spade

Friday Favorites: Michigan Football

August 29, 2014 by DetroitDuchess 2 Comments

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Michigan football is back on Saturday! I can’t wait for some tailgating and football watching fun this season!

For my Friday Favorites this week, I wanted to highlight some of the fun Michigan items that have been on my list, but that I haven’t pulled the trigger on yet.

1. toms campus classics ($48)

Toms has come out with a line of shoes specifically for your favorite college team. These would be perfect to wear to a tailgate.

2. Charming Charlies University of Michigan Victory Hour Watch ($22)

This is so girlie and I love it along with the price! They have a number of other schools as well.

3. Dark Blue and Maize Flats ($58)

These would be great to wear to work on a spirit day or for one of the away game parties we will most likely attend this season.

4. Gabriella Rocha Game Day Tank Maxi ($45.99)

I love, love, love this game day maxi dress! They have different styles and colors depending on what school you root for.

5. Blue & Yellow Jersey Infinity Scarf ($18)

I thought this would be fun for a non-traditional tailgate outfit.

What are your favorite Michigan and/or collegiate accessories this season?

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Filed Under: Detroit, Fashion, Five on Friday Tagged With: #GoBlue, Friday Favorites, Michigan, University of Michigan

Friday Favorites: All About Druzy

August 22, 2014 by DetroitDuchess 7 Comments

I am currently obsessed with all things druzy! The jewelry I have seen lately is just beautiful and I wanted to share some of it with you for my Friday Favorites. So what is a druzy stone you ask? A druzy is a colorful mineral that is covered by fine crystals. Druzy stones are inexpensive which is why you see them used in jewelry so much. They are sparkly and easy to work with.

Here are my favorite druzy pieces:

1. Black, Pink and White Druzy Bangle Bracelet Set from Wrenn Jewelry ($89)

2. Mystic Rainbow Personalized Sparkling Druzy Teardrop Necklace from Wrenn Jewelry ($45)

3. Kendra Scott Ella Ring ($60)

4. Kendra Scott Naomi Double Ring ($130)

5. Adora Cuff by KVBijou ($95)

What are your favorite druzy designs?

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1.Voluspa Maison Holiday – Visions of Sugar Plum Petite Decorative Tin Candle ($9)

2. Wine Cork Candle Set ($9.95)

3. Hands of Hope Ornament ($10)

4. Ivory Pashmina Shawl ($9.99)

5. Kate Spade Take Note Mini Notebook ($14)

1. Make Up Forever Fluo Night ($31)

2. Lush Sparkly Pumpkin Bubbly Bar ($7.95)

3. Illamasqua Bat Lash Duo ($7.05)

4. Disney Lashes

5. MAC Rocky Horror Collection

1. Oscar de la Renta Pink Label Winter Roses Pajama Set ($78)

2. Oscar de la Renta NM + Target Floral Canvas Tote Bag

3. Multicolor Stone Drop Earrings ($157.50)

4. SPRING MUGUET CANDLE ($75)

5. Oscar de la Renta scent and gift tote

1. Wen Fall Ginger Pumpkin

2. Eminence Limited Edition – Pumpkin Latte Hydration Masque

3. Sexy Hair Healthy Sexy Pumpkin Puree Treatment Masque

4. No Bull Organic Pumpkin Body Scrub

5. Senna Moisture Lip Treatment Balm

1. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

3. How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are: Love, Style, and Bad Habits by Anne Berest, Audrey Diwan, Caroline de Maigret, and Sophie Mas

4. The Creation of Anne Boleyn by Susan Bordo

5. Left Behind by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins

1. Bobbi Brown Pretty Pink Ribbon Lip Gloss Collection ($60)

2. Tory Burch York Small Buckle Tote ($245) and Tory Burch Kerrington Zip Continental Wallet ($185)

3. La Mer Breast Cancer Awareness Hand Treatment ($45)

4. Stella & Dot Strength Bracelet ($39)

5. Smashbox Limited Edition Breast Cancer Research Be Legendary Lip Gloss ($20) and BCA Photo Finish Foundation Primer ($36)

6. Gaiam Forever Pink Yoga Mat ($21.98)

7. Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Breast Cancer Awareness Eau de Parfum Rollerball Duo ($45)

8. Coach Legacy Sport 2014 Breast Cancer Awareness Watch ($298)

9. Eminence Sweet Red Rose Whip Moisturizer

10. 2013 ONEHOPE California Chardonnay ($18.99)

11. Clinique Pink with a Purpose Long Last Lipstick ($16)

12. Nine West Tatiana ($79)

1. Kate Spade Wool Felt Cloche ($148)

2. Limited Lace Clutch ($41.96)

3. LOFT Leopard Haircalf Modern Pumps ($98)

4. Crystal Teardrop Tassel Necklace ($20)

5. Yankee Candles – Merlot, Chardonnay, Shiraz and White Zinfandel

1. Kate Spade Talk is Chic Notebook ($18)

2. Kate Spade Let’s Do Lunch Business Card Holder ($20)

3. Kate Spade Pen Set ($19)

4. Kate Spade Acrylic Pencil Cup ($24)

5. Kate Spade Picture Frame ($29)

1. toms campus classics ($48)

2. Charming Charlies University of Michigan Victory Hour Watch ($22)

3. Dark Blue and Maize Flats ($58)

4. Gabriella Rocha Game Day Tank Maxi ($45.99)

5. Blue & Yellow Jersey Infinity Scarf ($18)

1. Black, Pink and White Druzy Bangle Bracelet Set from Wrenn Jewelry ($89)

2. Mystic Rainbow Personalized Sparkling Druzy Teardrop Necklace from Wrenn Jewelry ($45)

3. Kendra Scott Ella Ring ($60)

4. Kendra Scott Naomi Double Ring ($130)

5. Adora Cuff by KVBijou ($95)

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