I can't wait, because I have been crying over my depleted sample!!

Bond No. 9's Bryant Park was inspired by midtown's Bryant Park, home to New York City's Fashion Week. The fragrance has notes of rose, patchouli, pink pepper, lily of the valley, rhubarb, raspberry and amber.

This has become my new favorite fragrance. Having been a fan of West Side, I find Bryant Park to be even more pleasing to the senses. The scent is pretty, flirty, and wearable. The notes blend nicely, and none are too overpowering. I like how the rhubarb adds a bit of tartness to the top notes, and how the pink pepper & patchouli contrasts with the sweeter raspberry & floral notes. When the scent dries down you will notice the rhubarb & raspberry, but i don't find it to be too sweet or too girly.

It will be available in 50 ml ($125) or 100 ml ($185) bottles of Eau de Parfum, or by the ounce in the Bond no. 9 boutiques in New York City

Pre-Order it today on the bond no. 9 website and have it shipped to you first thing tomorrow, or pick it up at the nearest Bond store & select SAKS Fifth Avenue location.

despite the fact that tyra has yet to produce a top model, i continue to watch this show religiously, so i will be tuning into the CW tonight for the 2 hour season premiere. as a result, my boyfriend will surely be watching tv in the other room, & sophie, out of confusion, will sit in the hallway unable to choose who to cuddle up next to.

watch the previews of this season on antm:





America's Next Top Model Cycle 8 airs tonight at 8/7 c on the CW

i would be perfectly happy to wear a dress every day, for every occasion, and to convey every emotion. i will be well on my way to reaching that goal with all the choices over at candy couture. i just can't get enough!


instant sex appeal:

Harkham Liquid Dress in Grey $282.00; Tricia Fix Goddess Short Dress in Black Lace $231.00; @ couture candy


for a relaxed/effortless chic look:



Zoa Pocket Dress $72.00; Tricia Fix Desiree Long Dress in Papaya $275.00; @ couture candy



short & cute :

Karen ZAMBOS Scarlett Dress in Yellow $350.00; Karen ZAMBOS
Tie Tank Dress in Grey/Rust $198.00; @ couture candy



loving prints this season:



Tricia Fix Goddess Short Dress in Black and White $231.00 (i adore the red accent!)
Lotta Stensson Aphrodite Retro Dress $264.00; @ couture candy



For Love and Liberty Bardot Dress in Black $275.00; Tricia Fix
Goddess Short Dress in Blue Snake $231.00; @ couture candy

in love with all things bright blue:

Zoa Two Toned Tie Dress $62.00; Sofira Alexa Dress in Blue $352.00; @ couture candy

all dresses are available now @ couture candy

BEST DRESSED:
penelope cruz in versace:

GORGEOUS!!!
reese witherspoon in nina ricci:

ove the hair, love the color on her! absolute perfection
jennifer lopez in marchesa & helen mirren in christain lacroix:

loved both of these dresses
Gwenteth Paltrow in Zac Posen:

(when i first saw her I totally thought it was claire danes)

Rinko Kikuchi in Chanel & Cameron Diaz in Valentino:

both make my most improved list from the golden globes!!!

Portia de Rossi is smoking hot!

Emily Blunt & Michael Buble

love the color, love the sparkle, love the fiance!

Jessica Biel in Oscar De La Renta, Kate Winslet in a mint dress


Maggie Gylenhaal in Proenza Schouler, Rachel Weiz in a jeweled strapless gown:

Nicole Kidman & Isla Fischer in jewel tones:

Cate Blanchett won me over in Armani:


Worst Dressed: Dreamgirls:

hated the jacket on Jennifer Hudson, I hated the pockets on her, I wasn't sure about Beyonce's dress, it wasn't the best choice for her. I liked both of their dresses they performed in better than the ones they sported on the red carpet.
Kirsten Dunst missed with this choice (i believe it is Chanel (??)):
she didn't even get the hair & makeup right!

anne hathaway:

hate this dress on her, and she over did the jewels

The show was way way way too long, I loved the singing performances (especially the one with Will Ferrell, Jack Black, and John C. Reilly) I loved Ellen, I hated the 200 million 20 minute film clip reels!!!

List of Winners: (again I did poorly predicting the winners, and only slightly better than the golden globes)

Best Picture: "The Departed,"
Actor: Forest Whitaker, "The Last King of Scotland."
Actress: Helen Mirren, "The Queen";
Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin, "Little Miss Sunshine";
Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls" ;
irecting: Martin Scorsese, "The Departed";
Foreign Language Film: "The Lives of Others," Germany;
Adapted Screenplay: William Monahan, "The Departed";
Original Screenplay: "Little Miss Sunshine"; Guillermo del Toro,
Animated Feature Film: "Happy Feet,"
Art Direction: "Pan's Labyrinth,"
Cinematography: "Pan's Labyrinth,"
ound Mixing: "Dreamgirls,"
Sound Editing: "Letters From Iwo Jima,"
Original Score: "Babel," Gustavo Santaolalla;
Original Song: "I Need to Wake Up" from "An Inconvenient Truth," Melissa Etheridge;
Costume: "Marie Antoinette,"
Documentary Feature: "An Inconvenient Truth,"
Documentary (short subject): "The Blood of Yingzhou District,"
Film Editing: "The Departed,"
Makeup: "Pan's Labyrinth."
Animated Short Film: "The Danish Poet,"
Live Action Short Film:"West Bank Story."
Visual Effects: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest,"

The Guild is hosting a competition for artists who create images that inspire.

The Grand-Prize winning entry will be made into a giclée print and featured for sale through The Artful Home® catalog and website.

Awards
The Grand Prize winner will receive an artwork publishing contract with The Guild for the winning entry to be made into a signed and numbered edition of giclée prints on Epson archival paper to be sold through The Artful Home catalogPublish and website. (Maximum edition size of 250 prints-ultimate edition size to be determined by The Guild.) The print made from the winning entry will be featured in The Artful Home Fall 2007 catalog, with a circulation of nearly one million, as well as on our artfulhome.com website.

The Grand Prize winner will also receive:

• A $1,500 cash award
• An artist page in The Guild® Sourcebook of Residential Art

• An artist statement of 1,000 characters or less, describing how your entry reflects your inspiration
• Your resumé
• A $30 jury fee, payable by credit card to Juried Art Services
• Up to three digital images of 2D artwork related to the theme, The Art of Inspiration.

I have my picks, I went back and forth and I am predicting some major upsets, maybe a few too many. I just saw Peter O' Toole in Venus, and although he has an honorary Oscar, I think it is a travesty that he hasn't won an oscar for best actor. I think he is more than overdue. This year the competition is fierce. I've watched so many great movies this year and I can say there are few if any people who could win and would be undeserving! In any event, here are my picks. As for the red carpet I am predicting to see some beautiful gowns from marchesa, badgley mischka, monique lhuillier, & hopefully some zac posen, on the red carpet...also a lot of white, blush & netural tones, metallics, with a few jewel tones thrown in (i am hoping for bolder color any ways!).

Best Actor: Peter O'Toole- Venus
Best Supporting Actor: Mark Wahlberg- The Departed
Best Actress: Helen Mirren- The Queen
Best Supoorting Actress: Jennifer Hudson- Dreamgirls
Directing: Babel
Documentary Feature: An Inconvenient Truth
Film Editing: Babel
Best Picture: Babel
Costume: Marie Antoinette
Original Song: Listen Dreamgirls
Original Screenplay-The Queen
Adapted Screenplay- Notes on A Scandal (ALTHOUGH I WANT BORAT TO WIN FOR THIS!!!)
Sound Mixing: Pirates of the Caribbean
Sound Editing: Letters From Iwa Jima
Short Film Animated- The Danish Poet
Short Film Live Action- West Bank Story
Original Score- Babel
Makeup: Apocalypto
Foreign Language Film: Pan's Labyrinth
Documentary Short: Recycled Life
Cinematography: The Illusionist
Art Direction: Dreamgirls
Animated Feature: Cars

looks from marchesa:


(photos via style.com)

Check back for my commentary on Red Carpet Fashion!

make your oscar picks here now! i've filled out my ballot (i'll share my picks later on today or tomorrow)

The Oscars will air on ABC Sunday February 25, 2007

thanks to grace over at design sponge, i have discovered louella press, a company based outside philly.

louella press, has a line of gorgeous & colorful letterpress cards, and they also do custom printing! i plan on filling my mailbox sending these cards out to friends & family:

the O.C. is coming to an end as I type this. i am crying. i can't believe it is over. this is "like, especially tragic. an end-of-the world, locusts and horned beasts bummer" as summer once said.


summer + cohen 4 ever



after tonight, buy the dvds; download tunes from the new o.c. music guide on itunes to get your o.c. fix