Betsey Johnson Supports Fashionistas with Disabilities!

Our fave glittery "do-gooder", Betsey Johnson (Piggy-backing on her Relief for Haiti fundraising), will be honored during AAPD's Annual Gala next week. Instead of just sitting back and basking in her glory, she's giving major props to fashionable lovelies with various disabilities and allowing them to strut their stuff in her famously happy designs during a cocktail reception. This fab event will be taking place at the RIAA in DC on March 10th.

Go Betsey!

An Everlasting Love for Nars!

It's that time of the year again...holiday parties...torrid shopping...eating way to much... yes, it's the time for celebration! GP is definitely all about celebrating the holiday season and is looking forward to an exciting, goal-ridden new year (And the glitz and glam of award season, of course!) but, in our line of work, we can't help but be more than excited about celebrating the anniversaries of our favorite beauty brands! Dany Sanz and her Make Up For ever line have been celebrating their 25th year ALL year with fabulous events and budget-friendly sets (Like their "Best Of" and "Aqua Eye Collector" sets!) and now Francois and his infamous Nars brand, which first launched in Barneys New York (Barneys NYC hosted a birthday party for Nars on December 10th!) has kicked off the celebration of their 15th year with a new "full face" palette! The "Everlasting Love" palette will allow you to be supermodel ready...on the go. We all love Nars for his fierce smokey eye skills...and now he's passing them along to you with four super-pigmented shadows (Night Breed, Edie and Underworlds I & II), the iconic Orgasm Blush, South Beach Multiple and everything you need for a gorgeous nude lip (Promiscuous, Chelsea Girls, Belle de Jour and Dolce Vita). Everything is housed in Nars' usual sleek, black compact but it's also adorned with the "Nars15" logo. Love it!

Nars is also celebrating his brand's 15th year with the release of a new book project. "15x15" again focuses on Nars' personal photographs of his work. He released a similar book, "X-Ray", in 1999. His last book, "Makeup Your Mind", (Currently available at Amazon for $26...much less than what I paid for it a few years ago! :P) is the ultimate "how to" for recreating the looks he's known for. Bright and beautiful photographs of Naomi Campbell, Marc Jacobs, Lisa Marie Smith, Amber Valetta and others make "15x15" the perfect coffee table book. This book is extremely limited...only 1500 have been printed...so, if you want it (And you KNOW you do!) get it fast! Find out more @ 15x15Project.com.

Hard As Nails? Sally Hansen Love!

If you're like me, you love a product that actually does what it says it's supposed to do. Sally Hansen has followed this notion with her entire product line and it looks like she has no intention of ending it. As many of our fave lines have fallen into using less expensive ingredients and materials to keep up in our broken economy, Sally Hansen has continued producing salon quality products for chicas on a budget! I know this because I recently called on Sally's products to help to rehabilitate my thin, sensitive nailbeds. I'd had acrylic and gel overlays on my natural nails (sculpted nails) for over 13 year and, with my busy schedule and a shortage of nail techs who are actually worth the money (Not to mention the fact that I've been buying new polishes on a weekly basis for some time now.), I'd finally had enough and decided to take them off. I mean, I can polish my own nails a lot better than most. And it's free! In an effort to keep the length of my natural nails, I set out to find a product that would keep them strong. There are a bunch of gimmicky products on the market claiming to take care of this, but I'd heard so many great things about Sally Hansen's Diamond Strength Instant Nail Hardener, that I figured I should go there first. I must say that I'm SO happy I did. This product promises to help your nails grow while ending nail splitting, breakage and peeling...guess what? It actually does. Micro-Diamond...Titanium? I'm all about it!

I've been applying 2 coats of this hardener before applying my polish and it's kept my nails strong while acting as a filler too. I would recommend it as a base coat for anyone. I paid about $6 for this product. How glossy is that?

Gearing Up For A Glossy Move!

The Glossy Posse has been a little quiet lately, due to some big moves we're in the process of making. A few of our biggest moves are actually moving! While we've been super excited about all of the holiday glam and fab colors going on for our faces and bodies for the holiday season, we've been all about what's going on the home decor end as well. As I gear up for my move to my new condo this week, I've been so appreciative of the inspiration I've received from all of the home decor blogs and sites out there. I'd like to share some of my favorites:

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/

http://www.cococozy.com/

http://www.ladolcevitablog.com/

http://www.decorpad.com/

http://www.desiretoinspire.net/

http://www.hgtv.com/
http://www.momastore.org/

http://www.elledecor.com/ - If you're a mag junkie like I am, you NEED to know that Elle Decor has a ridiculous subscription promotion going on for the holidays. The new issue has flyers for a 2 year promotion for $15. That's 20 issues! The newsstand price for each issue is $4.99...which means you're clearly saving $85. Insane, yes? Their online promo is 1 year (10 issues) for $10. That's still a fantastic deal!

I'll be posting more, but definitely hit these up for some inspiration of your own. I'm in awe of all the work these folks put into maintaining their sites. I'll also be sharing our fabulously glossy home projects with you all...and, of course, we'll be back to keeping you up on what's going on in the beauty industry. Yep, we're coming back with a vengeance! Stay tuned!

Holiday Wish List

It's the most wonderful time of the year ladies! Not so much because of the holidays fastly approaching, but this is the time of year where you can get ridiculous steals on tons of makeup, brushes, and skincare products! If you have been putting off getting new makeup and a new look DO NOT put it off any longer. Your wishes can come true this holiday season and you can make someone else's dreams come true while making yourself look glamorous!

Smashbox has a new box of shadows and liners that are phenomenal and the great thing about it is $1 from every sale goes to the Children's Miracle Network. The Eye Wish Palette has 12 shadows and 4 cream liners so that you can achieve any day to night look you wish to! The box even includes a how-to booklet with a "paint by number" layout that anyone can follow. Don't panic if you aren't that great with using cream liners, they also have 5 long lasting pencil liners ($32, sold separately) that can get you the look you're going for! These pencils have great pigment and staying power and again a dollar is donated to this great cause.

Another winner this year is the Treasuer Chest from Tarte. This set is just ridiculous!! You get 16 matte shadows for those of us who don't believe in wearing shimmer to the office, 16 shimmering shadows for all of the holiday parties you'll be attending, 4 powder blushes, a bronzer, and a highlighter to polish off your fab looks! This would even be a great gift for anyone if you don't think your up to the challenge of conquering the many possibilities of this outrageous palette. Tarte is a natural brand so for the informed consumer it has no petrochemicals, parabens, phthalates, sulfates, GMO's, triclosan. Go ahead and jump on these great kits ladies because there isn't anything wrong with looking amazing while making other's wishes com true!!

Intermix Goes An Even Brighter Pink!

Earlier this year, controversial artist and photographer Marilyn Minter, collaborated with MAC on her very own collection of their infamous pigments and glitters. She's now collaborated with Intermix on a tote bag (Rihanna rocks it!) in support of her HD video Green Pink Caviar and Bright Pink, a non-profit organization striving to empower, support and educate women with or at risk of suffering from breast or ovarian cancer. This absolutely fab tote ($48) features an uber-glossy still from GPC. A must for a fashionable "do-gooders" wanting to help their fellow sisters while adding some "funk" to their daily toting. A portion of the proceeds of the sales of these totes go directly to Bright Pink. Head over to your closest Intermix store or CLICK HERE to order yours now!

Lucky Magazine Breaks You Off With Fab Fall Beauty Deals!

Lucky Magazine is a shopping girl's best friend. With it's styling "How-Tos" (The editors break down trends effortlessly.), "What I Want Now" features and countless others, it's got to be the most complete compilation of all things ladies on the go need to stay looking and living fierce...and on a budget! Oh how I love their shopping under $100 columns and "Lucky Breaks" (Monthly product discounts and giveaways). *Swoon* Speaking of "Lucky Breaks", this month's discounts have me on the verge of breaking my no-spending rule! The fab team at Lucky have negotiated deep discounts on Shumaq, Korres, Wink NYC, Chia NY, Vale Jewelry, Vionnet Boutique, Philip B., Paper + Cup, Butter London, J Shoes, Moss Mills and Modern Dose! When I say deep, I mean 30% deep (YESSS!)...and the discounts are good through November 30th! I'm ready to splurge, splurge, splurge! I'm especially excited about the Korres and Butter London discount. I get to stock up on my faves (White Tea Cleanser, Sugar Crystal Cream, Vanilla Plum Body Butter & Shower Gel; etc.) to make sure my skin is brisk weather ready and try some of the polish colors I've been lusting over and were all the rage during London Fashion Week (Muggins, Scoundrel, Rosie Lee; etc.). Yep, we're always looking for a deal and I'm sure you are too, so pick up the November '09 issue of Lucky for all of the discount codes!

To save even more, you should definitely think about subscribing to Lucky Magazine. I mean, Lucky is actually the only "cool" magazine outside of 17 (Don't judge. LoL) that's still $2.99, so it doesn't feel so bad purchasing it monthly but Lucky is now offering 2 years of their magazine for $15. That's insane! Holla @ them HERE.