Ball Bag Drop

via elle.com

Dafne Balatsos' Stud Ball handbag. Closely resembles the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball, but much more sexy.

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M

Party Perfect Nails

via monicarosestylist

Styling down to every last detail...How will your nails look to ring in 2011?

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M

Shopbop + Sephora Limited-Edition Sephora Collection Color Play 5-in-1 Launch Event

Shopbop, the premier online shopping destination, and Sephora, the premier make-up destination, have teamed up to create the limited-edition Sephora Collection Color Play 5-in-1. Inspired by runway looks from Shopbop's "Faces in Fashion" editorial look book, last night's launch event debuted the 5-in-1 palette make-up kit, which also includes a changeable, portable palette-plus-mirror compact for girls on the go. With timeless blush, lip, and eye colors, as well as a balanced mix of neutrals and bolds, this collaboration offers an extremely well rounded range of colors. With palettes that are named Nod to Mod, Angelic Boudoir, Black is the New Black, Boho Bombshell, and Classics Never Die, this kit provides you with all of your make-up needs. Sephora Collection Color Play 5-in-1 Fashion Edition goes on sale today here.

To learn more, see more, and to shop at Sephora, click here.

To learn more, see more, and to shop at Shopbop, click here.

To purchase Sephora Collection Color Play 5-in-1 Limited-Edition Palettes, click here.

Enter the Shopbop+Sephora Collection Faces of Fashion Sweepstakes here.

Thank you to Marisa at Bollare and Michelle at Shobop for making this event possible.

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M

Inherited Style

Italian heiress Bianca Brandolini. Her outfit and style have some strikingly similarities to this and this, no?

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M

Threadware Spring 2011 Debut Lookbook

What a concept...threads you can wear. Hense the name, Threadware. Bold graphic prints and flirtatious feminine details make for an artistic new line brought to us by the dynamic, NYC-based sister team of Rachel and Amy Gelender. Debuting in Spring of 2011, this contemporary collection is a compilation of supremely wearable, figure-flattering, day-to-night silhouettes.

To learn more, see more, and to shop for Threadware, click here.

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M

Merry Christmas

via Zink Magazine, Christmas 2010 Edition

Happy Holiday!

To learn more, see more, and to subscribe to Zink Magazine, click here.

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Belles&Rebelles

Lux Holiday

It has been a whirlwind year and working with Lady Lux has been a real treat. It was an honor to be chosen as one of their premier bloggers to be interviewed about my favorite holiday memories and traditions. Check out the entire article here and have a very Merry Christmas Eve!

What I wore: Tunic by Pucci, Shoes by Pour La Victoire

Check out Lady Lux here.

Check out Lady Lux's Blogger Holiday Article here.

Check out another feature of Belles&Rebelles on Lady Lux here.

Check out Belles&Rebelles' Feature of Lady Lux here.

Check out Belles&Rebelles' 2010 Resort Lookbook,featuring the outfit posted above, here.

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M

Bows of Holly

What I wore: Faux Fur Vest by Wildlife Inspired, Bow Tights by Chantal Thomass (Purchased in Paris, France), Headband by Deepa Gurnam, Shoes by YSL

Photography by Peter Curti

Hair and Make-Up by Emanuel Garcia

Styling and Modeling by Megan Averbuch

Just received this edited photo from this shoot.

To learn more, see more, and to contact Photographer Peter Curti, click here.

To learn more, see more, and to contact Make-Up Artist Emanuel Garcia, click here.

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M

Juicy Couture

The perfect holiday treat.

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M

Blown-Out Candles

Blown-Out Candles (graphite) by Hanna Liden

Exhibition A features really dope art.

To purchase Blown-Out Candles (graphite) by Hanna Liden, click here.

To learn more about the artist, Hanna Liden, click here.

To learn more, see more, and to purchase art at Exhibition A, click here.

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M

France Luxe Giveaway

Available at only the finest and most high end department stores, spas, and boutique, France Luxe accessories are the perfect way to glam up your look. Their traditional and exotic shaped hair ornaments are handcrafted in a small village outside of Geneva, Switzerland with unique luxury materials and a meticulous attention to detail. Production processes for each piece takes up to a week, as France Luxe continues a more than one hundred year old manufacturing tradition of hair ornament fabrication. The extensive time and resources certainly show, and every one of their pretty and glittery accessories has the ability to completely jazz up any outfit this holiday season (and every season thereafter).

Win one of these three France Luxe Headwraps (your choice)!

Glammed Up Headwrap

Silver and Gold Sleek Braided Metal Headwraps

To Enter the France Luxe Headwrap Giveaway:

1. Leave a comment here on Blogger specifying which one of these France Luxe Headwraps you would like to own (Winner gets to choose whichever one they want!).

2. Add Belles&Rebelles and France Luxe on Twitter (Access Belles&Rebelles on Twitter here and France Luxe here) and tweet at us designating which Headwrap you'd like, saying "I want the @FranceLuxeHair [Glammed Up-or-Sleek Braided] Headwrap!" (If you're already following us, just the tweet will do)

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Leave a comment about which of the France Luxe Hair Headwraps you'd like once you've joined us at our Facebook Fan Page (see/add our Facebook Fan Page here). Make sure you join France Luxe on Facebook as well (see/add France Luxe's Facebook page here).

4. Or, lastly, j

ust click the "like" button for this post once you've joined us at our Facebook Fan Page

(here)

If you choose to do all of the above, you will be entered in the raffle four times (each action will guarantee you one raffle entry). The winner will be chosen at the conclusion of the holiday weekend, on Monday, December 27, 2010.

(Contest deadline is Sunday, December 26, 2010 at midnight USA EST Time. Winner will be announced and notified on Monday, December 27, 2010.)

Get your comments, tweets, and Facebook "thumb-ups" in ASAP for the chance to secure yourself a chance to win a great accessory! Good luck!

To learn more, see more, and to shop for France Luxe, click here.

Big thanks to Jessica Piha over at France Luxe for making this giveaway possible!

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M

Monday Morning Wood

Who isn't aroused by those shoes?

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M

Cassette Clutch

Forget current tech handbags, the 90s are so coming back.

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M

Bodhi Spring 2011

Bohdi's Spring 2011 Lookbook features a collection of handbags that are named after all of the exotic places that we wish we could be traveling to right about now.

To learn more, see more, and to shop for Bodhi Handbags, click here.

Big thanks to Jackie over at The Promotion Factory for sending this lookbook my way.

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M

The After Party

LF's latest lookbook is proof that they are the perfect destination for your holiday party and new years eve outfits.

To learn more, see more, and to shop at LF, click here.

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M