friday fab: matchbook mag!

we love being the first to introduce you to ridiculously delicious-fabulous-luxurious-swoonworthy anything. today is no different. we have had a crush on these two bloggers for a while but they have outdone anything we thought possible and have collaborated on a new project.

we present to you matchbook mag!! in their own words:

listening to: nelly furtado feat: concha buika "fuerte"

no words except to say we HEART this brilliant collab with concha buika!

laradiva's eye of horus helps you unleash your inner latin goddessness

typically anything our girl lara of the laradiva.com fame designs we swoon over and this lapis necklace is no exception.

when we discovered this treasure it took a moment to catch our breath. well there is a good reason for that. this gorgeous piece is made of lapis lazuli stone and a vermeil eye. simply described as the symbol of the feminine goddess within we asked no more questions because any latina worth her salt knows its all about unleashing our divineness!

$133

laradiva.com

never leave home on a trip without...a visit to 3floz.com of course

our 2011 casanaranja TRAVEL calendar is overflowing with review trips to magical places in beautiful far-away lands. one of our travel objectives is to travel light, literally and figuratively. lucky for us, the travel fairies delivered on our intentions in the form of a most brilliant travel beauty website (yes, ironic, we know.), 3floz.com (tsa approved)

the site has every product you can possibly need and some you didn't know you needed, but are so cute in their lilliputian 3oz form, we think they may just become staples in your toiletries bag. Its serisouly like sephora in a 3floz form. now go forth and carry on! (pun intended)

when two besties meet. sephora meet shopbop. shopbop meet sephora.

what a magnificent way to start our new beauty year, a fabulous collaboration!!

shopbop.com debuts sephora collection palette color play 5 in 1. a limited-edition

palette inspired by shopbop’s forthcoming “faces of fashion” editorial look book.

included in the set are five distinct color palettes, each with ten eye shadows, two lip colors, and one blush.

interchangeable color palettes include:

• a nod to mod (bright blues, greens, pink, purples)

• angelic boudoir (nudes, sands, with a touch of bright blue and fuchsia)

• black is the new black (black smoky eyes)

• boho bombshell (dark blues, warm taupes, warm golds)

• classics never die (brown smoky eyes)

$30

sephora.com

as if that weren't enough shopbop and sephora are co-sponsoring a faces of fashion sweepstakes that give you a chance to win a year's supply of makeup from sephora AND a $2500 shopping spree at shopbop. im pretty sure we had you at "s"

classy last minute gift idea, johnnie walker black label!

with navidad nearly upon us, even last minute gifts ought to show thoughtfulness, love and discriminating taste. johnnie walker black label is our go to gift this year. it is luis miguel in a bottle, always smooth, always sexy, always perfect, always. buy a bottle or two on your way home today, pick up an accompanying book of cocktail recipes, and give a gift that will be enjoyed by all.

friday fab: links you'll love!

35 minute fall dinner party ~via the simply luxurious life~

aw…. ~via dress, design & décor~

j.crew window shopping

we’ll be lighting up our holiday table with this manzanita candelabra

“oh the weather outside is frightful…but the blogs are so delightful”..nyc bloggers take on the season

no civilized home would ever be without a cocktail cart –check out our faves

field guide to a charmed life

diy project: paper leaves wreath

week #1 – our guide to the best gift guides:

the cheap chicas definitive holiday gift guide

39 gift ideas for everyone on your list (all under $30)

for the alpha mom

ideas for your healthy friend

for the international tastemaker

gifts for him, her & the kids

gifts worthy of Martha stewart

the guide that pretty much covers everyone on your list

for that chic design lover on your list

over 50 fashionable gifts you'll want to keep for yourself

this guide is bananas!