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Less Swag For The Golden Globes

Filed under: Jewelry, Celebrity Shopping

A recent article in Variety reported that the beginning of Hollywood awards season has seen a decline in swag. The luxury gifting suites are finding less vendors eager to pay the fees and part with the free stuff in order to get a picture of a star posing with their product. Part of this is that both the stars and the vendors are not certain that this type of publicity will have the same impact it used to. To adjust to current times, vendors are teaming up with charities so that all that gifting will end up having a more positive result. This move is also designed to alleviate celebrity guilt about accepting the freebies. The Golden Globe Awards take place tomorrow night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills and a number of gifting suites are scheduled for this weekend.

One piece of swag is a definite, a gemstone compact created for the Golden Globe nominees for best actress in a drama and best actress in a comedy. The compact was created by L'Oreal and jewelry maker Carelle. The compact includes lemon citrine and pale-green quartz stones in an 18-karat yellow gold setting with diamond details. One compact will be auctioned off on eBay.com during the Golden Globes show to benefit the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.

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Tags: carelle, compact, golden globes, GoldenGlobes, loreal, swag

"Bird In Hand" Compact Designed by Salvador Dali

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

Talk about a "designer" accessory -- this post WWII "Bird in Hand" compact was designed by artist Salvador Dali himself. Of course you would never really use it, but talk about an interesting collector's piece! He's a cute little bird (not at all bizarre like so many of Dali's art pieces) with all kinds of compartments inside. He opens up by pushing on the tail, which reveals a place for powder (the original puff is intact) and a place in the tail for pills, plus his head pulls off as a place for lipstick. $1695

Very cool and funky -- they just don't make them like this anymore!

Via Book of Joe

Gallery: Salvador Dali "Bird In Hand" Compact

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Tags: bird, bird in hand, BirdInHand, compact, dali, salvador dali, SalvadorDali

Estee Lauder Butterfly Compact

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor, Cosmetics and Fragrance

Estee Lauder makes some of the most beautiful perfume compacts around. Current designs includes the Great Wall of China, a crystal-covered feather, a tiny turtle and a sparkling sailboat. Perhaps the most extraordinary is the design they have created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Neiman Marcus. The monarch butterfly is made of black enamel, orange and clear crystals and golden highlights. The compact is filled with Beautiful solid perfume and sells for $300.

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Tags: btterfly, compact, estee lauder, EsteeLauder, neiman marcus, perfume, solid perfume

Check Your Makeup In Luxury

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry, Auctions, Charity

It's rare that the celebs are given the fake and the public is given the real thing but that's the case with the L'Oréal Paris Red Carpet Compact designed by Kwiat Diamonds. Female Golden Globes nominees were given a Swarovski crystal and gold-plated version of this compact but the real gold and diamond version is being auctioned off to the public. Five compacts will be auctioned off on eBay starting on February 17. Each compact is 18K yellow gold with 90 brilliant-cut Kwiat diamonds set in a white gold ribbon design. The clasp features a small ruby and the compact has two mirrors inside. The compacts have a value of $6,900 and proceeds will benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund and the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.

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Tags: compact, diamonds, gold, kwiat

Louis Vuitton Monogram Groom Compact Wallet

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Handbags

Inspired by one of their ads from the 1920s, Louis Vuitton has decided to feature this young "groom" on several of their newest pieces, including this Monogram Groom Compact Wallet. The porter is set on a vibrant stripe of white and blue, and the color is carried to the interior of the wallet, giving it a vibrant a youthful feel, especially when compared to some of the more sedate looks associated with the use of their classic monogram pattern. The wallet has a zip change purse, three credit card slots, two larger slot pockets for business cards or photos and a bill pocket. It snaps securely shut with a golden snap. Price: $540.

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Tags: compact, groom, louis vuitton, lv, wallet, zip, zip wallet, ZipWallet

Bikes We Covet: The Van Dessel Solstice

by Anne Metz (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the bike lane, Van Dessel Cycles drops a black carbon compact on the world.

Van Dessel's charge d'affaires, Edwin Bull -- himself a racer with a lot of kilometers pounded out on Belgian cobbles during his youth -- brings us the Solstice. It's a one-piece molded carbon frame, also known as a "monocoque" in bike circles.

To biker types, a black carbon monocoque means responsive, smooth, resilient, and stiff.

To people like me, it means a dope ride!

Van Dessel offers lots of options for building up your Solstice, but with top-of-the-line Campagnolo Record (why would you ever run anything less?), it runs $5999.

Tags: campagnolo, carbon, compact, monocoque, road bike, RoadBike, shimano, van dessel, VanDessel

Circular Kitchens

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining

Whether you have limited floor space in your home or apartment, or simply like streamlined, practical designs, the Circular Kitchen could be the perfect piece of equipment. In addition to being incredibly useful for organizational purposes, the kitchen frees up a lot of space, allowing you to be more creative with your decorating and room layout.

The kitchen has doors that slide back, not that open into the room, and the core rotates 180 degrees, though the uppers shelves rotate a full 360 degrees to maximize their storage potential The unit includes a stainless steel sink, a waste bin, drawers, its own lighting, electrical sockets, water and waste disposal. Additional options include a refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave, built-in coffee machine, ceramic cooktop with 2 or 4 cook burners, a microwave and a Range hood - so there is nothing that can be found in a standard kitchen that can't be put into this unit. Prices start a $6,500 and go up to $15,000, making it considerably less expensive than some kitchens.

[via Impact Lab]

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Tags: circular, closet, compact, design, dining, kitchen, space, unit

Cerv?'s Soloist Carbon: the little bike that could

by Anne Metz (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Gadgets, Luxury Cars & Autos

As you probably know, the Giro d'Italia -- the Tour of Italy -- is in full swing. Today, the riders raced from Busseto to Forli, a jaunt of about 135 miles (227 km). It's mostly flat, and so a sprinter won the stage.

But who will win the overall tour? Very likely Ivan Basso, the great hope of Italian cycling. He's got a great team (CSC), a great director (Bjarne Riis, a.k.a. "The Eagle"), and great teammates (American Bobby Julich, among others).

But most importantly, he's got a dope bike.

This year, Basso and the rest of Team CSC are riding Cervélo's Soloist Carbon. It may just be the dopest bike in the pro peloton.

Cervélo -- an innovative bike design company from deepest, nicest Canada -- has taken its bread-and-butter bike, the aluminum Soloist Team, and made it even better (and more expensive) by using carbon fiber.

It's a compact frame, and so, in comparison to standard bike frames, that means its stiffer, lighter and handles better ... if you care about those things. For the rest of us, it's just cool.

Can bikes bling? This one just might.

Tags: bike, bike racing, BikeRacing, Bjarne Riis, BjarneRiis, bling, Bobby Julich, BobbyJulich, carbon, cervelo, compact, giro d'italia, GiroD'italia, Ivan Basso, IvanBasso, soloist, Team CSC, TeamCsc, tour of italy, TourOfItaly

Estee Lauder Sun Goddess Compact

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

Estee Lauder is famous for their elegant powder compacts that often feature designs like astrological symbols or intricate flowers rendered in Swarovski crystals. Usually the compacts feature pressed powder but for summer they have this beautiful golden collectible compact that is filled with bronzer. The compact sells for $60.

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Tags: beauty, bronzer, collectible, compact, estee lauder, EsteeLauder, fashion, makeup, shopping

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