SOCK IT TO THEM.Byline: Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. Fashion Editor THE STOCKINGS were hung by the chimney with care, and that adorable guy named Santa stuffed them with the most clever (and fashionable) trinkets for head-to-toe glamour. Right? Check out our ideas for $40 or less: 1. Scent her closet or drawers with Victoria's Secret For the Sonata Arctica single, see Victoria's Secret (song) Victoria's Secret is an American retailer of high quality lingerie and beauty products.[2] So Sexy sachets with beads and lace; $10 each. 2. She'll powder her nose with panache when she's carrying this silver compact with little red lipsticks on the cover, $25 at Clinique counters. 3. Lip glosses to mix and match by Hard Candy; $24 for the kit at Sephora stores. 4. A shimmery shim·mer intr.v. shim·mered, shim·mer·ing, shim·mers 1. To shine with a subdued flickering light. See Synonyms at flash. 2. body powder Body powder is the generic name for alternatives to talcum powder. It is usually made from a combination of tapioca flour, rice flour, cornstarch, kaolin, arrowroot powder, and/or orrisroot powder, but other powders may be used. that smells - and tastes - like cake, because it's made with sugar-free cake flavoring; Urban Decay For the cosmetics company, see . Urban decay is a process by which a city, or a part of a city, falls into a state of disrepair. It is characterized by depopulation, property abandonment, high unemployment, fragmented families, political disenfranchisement, crime, and Cake with leopard print powder puff powder puff n. A soft pad for applying powder to the skin. powder puff Noun a soft pad used to apply cosmetic powder to the skin powder puff n → , $25 at Sephora stores. 5. Go for the glam with Revlon's limited-edition ``007'' collection of nail polishes and glosses, $3.99 and up at drug stores. 6. Learn all about the power of the purse The power of the purse is the ability of one group to manipulate and control the actions of another group by withholding funding, or putting stipulations on the use of funds. The power of the purse can be used positively (e.g. with Anna Johnson's nifty little book ``Handbags'' (Workman; $13.95). 7. For a sweet treat, try wrapping a Carolee charm bracelet charm bracelet n → pulsera amuleto charm bracelet n → bracelet m à breloques charm bracelet charm n → around a few Red Vines candy twists. Bracelets are $40 and up at Macy's and Bloomingdale's. 8. Swiss Army is known for knives, but this year there's an alpine-fresh fragrance called Swiss Army for Her in the company's trademark red; $40 at department stores and the company Web site, www.wengerNA.com. 9. Sparkling crystal flower ponytail holders by Cara, $40 each at Nordstrom. 10. Exotic chandelier earrings in scarlet by Avon, $9.99. Consideradding a pair of tickets to the movie ``Frida'' so she'll see how they can even make a peasant blouse look spectacular. 11. Mini beauty treatments in single-use packages by Montagne Jeunesse are $1.49 each at supermarkets and drug stores. CAPTION(S): 14 photos Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) no caption (Stockings) (3 -- color) no caption (Victoria's Secret So Sexy sachets) (4 -- color) no caption (Clinique silver compact) (5 -- color) no caption (Hard Candy lip gloss) (6 -- color) no caption (Urban Decay Cake with leopard print powder puff) (7 -- color) no caption (Revlon's ``007'' nail polish and gloss collection) (8 -- color) no caption (Book: ``Handbags'') (9 -- color) no caption (Carolee charm bracelet) (10 -- 11 -- color) no caption (Swiss Army for Her) (12 -- color) no caption (Cara's Sparkling crystal flower ponytail holders) (13 -- color) no caption (Avon's chandelier earrings) (14 -- color) no caption (Mini beauty treatment by Montagne Jeunesse) |
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