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Get a manicure to match your car while you wait for a Toyota recall repair. Photo: Getty Images As dealerships around the country deal with the massive 4.6 million car recall - with 437,000 Prius hybrid cars added just this morning for brake issues - Toyota has given them between $7,500 and $75,000 to spend on customer service while they deal with all of the repairs, reports The New York Post today. And the managers at Atlantic Toyota in Amityville, LI are getting creative, offering perks like relaxing free mani's for frazzled car owners while they wait for their Toyotas to get fixed. "They said to me, 'You can get a manicure," said Roseanne Letizia. "It is the first time I ever got a manicure at a car dealership." The hired professional manicurist at hand - Margaret Volence - worked on six different clients in the dealership's waiting room yesterday, while their Toyotas were completely checked out for defects. Not only did the ladies take advantage of this fun benefit; Volence pampered three men with mani's too. And the perks you can expect to see from Toyota dealerships cross country who are trying to keep customers from hopping to other automakers don't just stop at manicures. "We're giving out free movie passes, and we drive them to the movies while their car is being worked on. We are trying to calm them down a little," said one employee at Atlantic Toyota. But if you're a Toyota owner whose car is on the recall list, you better book an appointment ASAP. Despite being open for longer hours that in many places reach until midnight, dealerships like Star Toyota in Bayside, Queens are already booked solid for repairs for the next four to five weeks. "We've done everything we can to get them back in their cars and driving safe," said Franz Casimir, a Toyota Parts and Service Director. And clearly, Toyota dealers know - nothing makes you feel brand new again like a fresh, sparkling manicure. For more weird manicure news, check out a nail polish line that was inspired by a typewriter. Free Mani With Your Toyota Brake Change? Believe It! originally appeared on StyleList on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Lauren Conrad. Photo: Getty Images On "Laguna Beach" and "The Hills," we all loved Lauren Conrad because she was someone we could relate to -- she didn't always get the guy (the adorable Stephen), she was a true friend (never the backstabbing type like, ahem, others) and although there was always drama, she stayed true to herself. At a recent event for Mark Cosmetics, the younger-skewing branch of the Avon empire, L.C. showed us that though she's all grown up, she's still as down to earth and compassionate as she was before her life became a reality show. Conrad recently became a spokesperson for Mark and is focusing her efforts towards building the charity arm of the company. "I am grateful to the show because it provided me with the platform to do other things that I really enjoy like joining with Mark to support a good cause," said Conrad. The bubbly blond flew from Los Angeles to New York City, (the day after her 24th birthday) to launch a new Mark accessory to benefit M.Powerment by Mark; the philanthropic initiative dedicated to breaking the cycle of dating abuse and partner violence. 
"The Mark Have a Heart" necklace, $22, available at MeetMark.com. Photo courtesy of Mark Cosmetics For each piece of jewelry, 100% of the net proceeds are donated to help raise funds and awareness of the cause; since the organization began in September 2008, $400,000 dollars have been raised and awarded to organizations that are devoted to domestic violence issues. The event, held at the Crosby Hotel in Soho, featured Dylan's Candy Bar, fruity flavored champagne, Mark beauty products and lots of pink. Lauren spoke about her support for the cause and responded to some of our burning beauty questions. To get the perfect cat-eye Lauren said, "I do it sitting in the bathroom sink, literally right in front of the mirror. I use Mark Cosmetics On the Edge Hook Up Liquid Eyeliner. You have to practice, practice, practice. I've messed up a lot." We asked Lauren how her beauty and fashion has changed since her teen years on Laguna Beach. Lauren laughed and said, "I'd like to say it's improved a little. I think I keep up with the trends pretty well. I went through a period of time where I used a lot of bleach. I've learned that less is more." As not-so-secret fans of L.C., it's refreshing to see that after growing up in the reality TV spotlight, she's managed to stay fairly grounded, and stands up for what she believes in -- she definitely took a different path than her plastic surgery obsessed frenemy, Heidi Pratt. Lauren Conrad Launches Charity Bracelet with Mark Cosmetics, Shares Beauty Secrets originally appeared on StyleList on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Fashion, Beauty, Celebrity, News, Makeup, Designers & Brands Here's what's happening around the web this morning: Mary J. Blige Designs Tee Collection with Catherine Malandrino
Mary J. Blige Designs, Marisa Miller Loses Her Pants originally appeared on StyleList on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Accessories, Fashion, News, Designers & Brands Keds are getting a sparkly chic update thanks to Alice + Olivia.The all-American sneaker brand is teaming up with Alice + Olivia designer Stacey Bendet to create a limited edition collection of its classic Champion style. "I don't think I removed Keds from my feet as a kid. I can even count how many pairs I had." said Bendet. "We decided to do a collaboration that would bring a little Alice + Olivia fun to the 2010 Keds Champion, with what else but fun colored sequins." The slip-on shoe will be available in four sequin-adorned colors: black, silver, pale pink and safari green. "As a brand, we look to partner with artists and designers that can bring their own unique vision and creativity to the iconic Champion silhouette," said Kristin Kohler Burrows, president of Keds. The kicks will retail for $88 and are launching in the spring exclusively at Neiman Marcus, followed by Alice + Olivia stores and Website as well as select retailers worldwide. And if sequins aren't your things, you can always design your own pair of Keds. Alice + Olivia Partners With Keds on Sequin Sneakers originally appeared on StyleList on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Brooklyn Decker lands the 2010 cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. Photo: MJ_Day, TweetPhoto Brooklyn Decker is the magazine's 2010 cover girl. The identity of the model was revealed on the "Late Show with David Letterman" tonight (Feb. 8) and officially announced that Andy Roddick's better half will be passed the bikini, er baton, from 2009 swim star Refaeli. Aside from cheering on her tennis star hubby courtside, Decker has been jet-setting about to be photographed for the highly anticipated issue. We got a behind-the-scenes peek at one such location shoot from these twitpics posted last August. Now, there's an image, tweeted by an SI editor, of the Ohio blonde looking well-equipped to take on the sexy status (see above). As for Roddick, he played the supportive man all the way. "So happy/proud of my wife... the new cover for sports illustrated swimsuit issue!!!! unreal... so excited!!!!!!!!!!" the tennis player tweeted. Brooklyn will be on hand tomorrow (Feb. 9) at 3 pm ET to answer questions about her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition gig, -- which will be broadcast via UStream.tv -- and will make a follow-up appearance on Letterman when the issue hits newsstands on Feb. 10. If Bar Refaeli's career since landing last year's cover is any indication, Brooklyn Decker's career is about to take off. Big time. Along with a reprise in the 2010 SI Swimsuit issue, Bar landed Rampage's campaign two seasons in a row. Brooklyn Decker Lands Cover of 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition originally appeared on StyleList on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Red hot! A sneak peek at Raven-Symoné in her custom-made Tadashi Shoji dress. Photo: Marshall Heyman The actress arrived looking great - with a huge Louis Vuitton tote on her arm and wearing a glamorous Vivienne Tam day-dress. "It's from my mom's closet," she explained in a raspy voice that was caused by overzealous air conditioning in her new Sherman Oaks home. "I had it and then she took it for like four years, and now it's vintage, so I said, 'Ok give it back.'" When Raven tried on the red dress that she'll be wearing on the runway, however, she was totally transformed. "I feel like Marilyn Monroe," she said, looking at herself in the mirror. (Though the designer himself wasn't there to witness the glamorousness - one of his assistants was helping with the fitting - we know he'd be proud.) Part of the transformation came courtesy of an "apparatus" she has created for herself, an undergarment that's part corset, part Spanx. "Over the years of 'That's So Raven' and fluctuating and trying everything, I was like, I need to move this over here, move this here, put that there," she said. The apparatus in question "makes the butt come out," according to the actress and recording star. "Normally Spanx makes the butt look flat, which is unacceptable for a black girl. No flat b. This molds and it lifts. Learn from Beyoncé all day long." Eventually, when Raven starts a fashion line - something she is working on with a yet-to-be-named clothing company -she hopes to include this particular garment. "When you do a line, you have to have something that sets it apart," she said. "I need to find that something so it's like, 'Did you hear what Raven has?'" Regardless, "It will be affordable to all and cater to the girl who is very luscious." Even though she looked fabulous, Raven explained that she has no anxiety about appearing in the upcoming fashion show. "The only time I was scared," she said, "was when I met Michael Jackson and when I met Janet Jackson. I almost fainted." Come Thursday, those in attendance can watch her confidently strut down the runway like another famous catwalker. "I'm coming for Naomi," she said with a laugh. Speaking of Naomi Campbell, have you heard what she's up to this Fashion Week? Exclusive! Raven-SymonĂ©'s Dress Fitting with Tadashi Shoji..and Her Secret Fashion Weapon originally appeared on StyleList on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Snooki of "Jersey Shore" and Suzy Menkes of the International Herald Tribune. Photos MTV/Scott Gries | Getty Images Normally, designers and celebrities go together like champagne and bubbles. Famous faces in the front row of the collections mean more publicity which hopefully translates into more sales in the stores. But America's current fascination with the self-described "Guido" cast of the MTV hit "Jersey Shore" is causing some consternation ahead of New York Fashion Week. "It's a nightmare," one veteran fashion publicist, who is responsible for seating several top Fashion Week shows, told me. "Nobody wants any of those kids anywhere near their brand." The problem is that while the "Jersey Shore" cast would certainly attract flashbulbs, their lowbrow image is not seen as a snug fit with the showcase event of a multibillion-dollar luxury industry. Or, in the words of another Fashion Week vet: "They're [bleeping] peasants." Of course, it would not be hard to re-cast the "Jersey Shore" team with talent already familiar to Fashion Week. International Herald Tribune critic Suzy Menkes is an obvious choice for Snooki, based on their similar hair styles. J-Woww and Betsey Johnson also look as if they share a hairdresser. For his famous abs, The Situation could only be played by Marc Jacobs, who has shown a recent fondness for stripping down for the camera. And the musclebound Ronnie looks like he shares a gym routine with square-shouldered menswear maestro, John Bartlett. Sammi Sweetheart and Donna Karan show a similar knack for staying centered as madness swirls around them, while the bashful good-guy Vinny reminds me of gentlemanly designer Michael Bastian. DJ Pauly D could only be fashion's favorite spin-meister, Ben Cho. Then there's Angelina, the cast member who seemed promising but was fired early on and completely disappeared from the scene. Umm, Kate Betts? 'Jersey Shore' Cast Not Welcome at Fashion Week originally appeared on StyleList on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Hillary Clinton will hopefully avoid an '80s prom dress repeat for daughter Chelsea's wedding. Photo: Ron Sachs-Pool, Getty Images It's shopping for wedding dresses that's proving more difficult to negotiate for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her bride-to-be daughter, Chelsea Clinton. Hillary confessed to CNN's Candy Crowley that neither she nor the former first daughter have settled on dresses for Chelsea's planned summer nuptials to longtime love Marc Mezvinsky. "If you don't tell anybody, Candy, we're still looking," Clinton fessed up in an interview with the political correspondent. "I don't have a dress yet and neither does Chelsea. We're working on it." Um, Clinton ladies, time for a speedy motorcade over to the bridal atelier. Gown veterans know it takes more than one quick fitting to get that flawless look for the wedding pictures, which are sure to be broadcast around the world. No date, beyond a vague "Summer 2010." has been released publicly by the couple, who announced their engagement last year. So, what's more difficult, negotiating Middle East peace or wedding plans? Crowley asked. "I'd probably call it a draw about now," Clinton laughed. If Hillary is stumped on what to wear, perhaps she can turn to the ever-stylish First Lady Michelle Obama to convene a style summit. Obama told "Today's" Matt Lauer last week that she plans her outfits out about two weeks in advance, but beyond that does not pay too much attention to the fact that she's perceived as a fashion icon. If Chelsea and Hillary are really pressed for time, maybe they can just shop online at J.Crew, which we all know is a favorite resource of the current administration. From the way Clinton spoke about the wedding, we have a hunch she may have been keeping a few state secrets. (Let's just hope Hill avoids pants suits, retro prom dresses and headbands.) "It's a new status for me, MOTB (mother of the bride), but I am proud to have that status." For more wedding style, check out StyleList's exclusive interview with "Say Yes to the Dress" star Randy Fenoli. Hillary Clinton Says She and Chelsea Still Looking for Wedding Dresses originally appeared on StyleList on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | Comments Filed under: Fashion, News, Designers & Brands  Remembering the good ol' days of supermodeldom. From left to right, Karen Mulder, Linda Evangelista, Gianni Versace and Carla Bruni. Photo: Getty Images The Italian designer prefers personalities to today's blank-slate, walking clothes hangers and dishes to Love magazine on the crazy catwalk days of the early '90s -- think one-name household monikers, as in Christy, Cindy, Naomi and Linda, reports the Independent UK. Hitting newsstands tomorrow, Love's "Fashion Icon's" issue with naked supermodels on its cover, has Donatella wishing for more runway icons in the making. "There is not enough ego!" the designer lamented. "Now is a bad moment. Now we need something. We need a special personality. We need to feed the egos of these girls. Somebody like Kristen [McMenamy] who had a huge ego. Beautiful..." While the latest round of robotic Sashas and Valerias also have our heads spinning, are we really ready for a true supermodel comeback? For his Fall '91 show, Donatella's late brother, Gianni, cast Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford and Naomi Campbell all in the same show and together they sang George Michael's "Freedom" on the runway. Donatella insists it's all about championing fun. "There is an idea of neutrality in models now. Little make-up, no expression, like a robot... That is very stupid. It is almost as if the models have to have the appearance of something serious, to give an intellectual base, but they themselves are rarely like that," the bleach blonde designer told the magazine. "And the roots of fashion are essentially fun. It is something that women wear to make themselves feel better, that shouldn't be forgotten. When you take the joy out of fashion, it is not fashion any more." But along with big egos come big personalities, and in fashion's case, sharpened claws. Donatella dishes on some behind-the-scenes catfighting: "Kristen [McMenamy] was a big problem with my brother at first -- she was crazy; Gianni just did not understand right away. The stories! Ha! Between her and Linda [Evangelista], it was like watching a movie that never ends... "One day they had a fight about roots. Kristen had arrived with black roots in blonde hair, and Linda arrived with black roots in blonde hair; and both of them went mad, both saying they were first. Really, that is a big thing for models -- roots!" A backstage fight on roots? At least this was pre-Lady Gaga's two-tone yellow locks (we have a feeling the supermodels may have lost that one). We do see Versace's point, fashion shows have increasingly become about who's in the front row and not who's on the runway. However, while Donatella pines for more memorable mannequins, the designer herself isn't exactly lagging in the Hollywood game. She was the mastermind behind launching the label's most celebrity-embraced collection, Atelier Versace, with the red carpet in mind. And if you tack on her silver screen cameos in "Zoolander" and "The Devil Wears Prada," you'll see Donatella has eclipsed those robotic models as a household name. As for Versace's Spring 2010 campaign featuring Mick Jagger's youngest daughter, Georgia May Jagger, we're wondering if Donatella is doing as she suggests and pumping the teenager's ego. Rock star progeny plus over-inflated ego? Sounds more to us like a recipe for a fashion disaster. If one thing is for sure, the "supers" have staying power. Cindy Crawford has parlayed her modeling career into a business. Donatella Versace Spills on '90s Supermodel Drama, Complains Today's Models Don't Have Enough Ego originally appeared on StyleList on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Be prepared this spring with Milly for Clinique's fun and flirty cosmetics bag. Photo: Courtesy of Clinique Painted in fun and flirty seasonal shades of green, pink, violet and blue, this foldover makeup clutch comes packed with Clinique's best of spring beauty products including the Even Better Skin Tone Correcting Moisturizer SPF 20, Rinse-Off Eye Makeup Solvent and Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 in Clearly Pink. "Colour plays center stage in my collections," says Smith. "The bright, fun print of the new Milly for Clinique bag makes me excited for spring." And to celebrate their second collaboration, Clinique and Smith are inviting you to Girls' Night Out -- an evening full of beauty and fashion. Makeup lovers are welcome to sip on champagne, enjoy an intimate fashion show with the hottest spring trends, and take part in custom makeovers from Clinique consultants. Guests are also invited to mingle with Smith and have her sign their very own Milly for Clinique spring makeup bag. Girls' Night Out will take place on February 11, 2010 from 5pm to 7pm at Bloomingdale's 59th Street in New York City. The Milly for Clinique spring cosmetics bag is currently available at Bloomingdale's nationwide and Bloomingdales.com through February 21. Click here to find out what color another major beauty brand is aiming to make cool this spring! Michelle Smith Teams With Clinique For Milly Makeup Bag originally appeared on StyleList on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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