Top Handbags

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  Hobo Handbags

  Hobo handbags are quite the handy bag! You can carry just about anything in a hobo bag like school books, magazines, your makeup collection, and more! Popular handbag brands include Coach, Marc Jacobs, and Betsey Johnson.
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  Tote Bags

  Tote bags are the perfect back to school accessory! You'll be able to tote your laptop, books and any of your larger school essentials with bags like stylish ones from Betsey Johnson, Dooney & Bourke, Ed Hardy and more.
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  Shoulder Bags

  A shoulder style bag is a great bag if you plan on carrying a lot of items from class to class. This is a bag you can carry all year long and will get a lot of use out of thanks to its spacious compartments.
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  Wallets and Cosmetic Cases

  You'll need a place for money and makeup, so start shopping for cute wallets and spacious makeup bags to help you organize your stuff! Take a peek at wallets and makeup bags from Hobo International, Guess, Lodis and more!
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  Top bags under $50.00

  If you're looking for the latest trend in handbags at a price that doesn't bust the bank, check out these handbags under $50! Shop for handbags by BCBG, Juicy Couture, Dooney & Bourke and many more!
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  Drawstring Handbags

  Drawstring handbags became a huge trend this year and continue to be a hit for the back to school season. Shop for gorgeous bags from The Sak, Very Bradley, Kate Spade and more.
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  Sling Handbags

  Sling bags come in large and small sizes and are perfect when you need your hands free to juggle school books and laptops. Check out cool sling bags from Fossil, Ed Hardy, Steve Madden and many more.
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  Marc Jacobs Designer Handbags

  Marc Jacobs is one of the biggest trend setting designers in the world. His luxurious handbags are adored by many and are made of the best materials. Get your hands on one of this season's latest Marc Jacobs handbags and you will enjoy it for years to come.
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  Clutch Handbags & Wristlets

  Clutch handbags are great to have if you are planning on taking a quick trip to the market or out to a club with friends. Awesome clutch bags are available from brands like Lodis, Alexander McQueen, Fossil and many more.
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  Beach Bags

  Don't let the name fool you! A beach bag is a great way to carry around your laptop, books, and whatever else you may need. You might even get a chance to take a break from studying and hit the beach with it.

  
  

Watch Buying Guide

By Blue Nile.com

The first thing to consider when buying a watch is, what is its purpose? Will you use it to time your lap speed, your flying speed, or your lunch hour? The wide availability of watch styles and features allows you to pick the watch that fits your needs, style, and taste perfectly.

Form & Function
This list below will help you choose the right features for your purposes:

Casual
Look for casual features that ensure you can keep your mind on taking it easy. Choose a watch with a comfortable band and higher water resistance so you don't have to worry about your watch when you're reaching in the cooler for a drink or slipping in for a swim. View our casual Skagen watches for men and women.

Dressy
For a more formal look, choose a watch that matches your attire. A stainless steel bracelet band and a black face perfectly match a black sweater and gray pants. Or if you wear a leather belt, choose a watch with a matching black or brown leather band. Michele and Bulovawatches for women feature luxury touches like diamond and gemstone bezels, and Skagen offers watches for men and women with cutting-edge Scandinavian design.

Diving
Look for screw-down crowns and casebacks and extreme water resistance. Also, a unidirectional bezel helps you keep an eye on how long you've been underwater. View our Seiko and Chase-Durer watches for men featuring screw-down casebacks and crowns, and water resistance to at least 330 feet or deeper.

Racing
Whether you're in a car, a plane, on a bicycle, or on foot, these watches will help you measure your time. To find your miles per hour, rotate the tachymeter to target your exact speed, then set the elapsed timer to pinpoint the distance you covered. Some watches even store lap times and split times. View our men's racing watches by Festina, the official racing watch of the Tour de France, and our Chase-Durer watches for men, built specifically for racing and flying with navigational slide rule bezels and tachymeters that help you measure speed over time.

back to school shopping guide

Top 10 Fashion for Her

  

Women's Dresses

Your favorite summer dress can still make a back to school debut if the 

weather permits. Pair your dress with a cute new cardigan sweater and 

leggings to warm things up a bit. Check out the hot dresses by Betsey 

Johnson, Roxy and BCBG.

Women's Jeans and Denim

Jeans are an important wardrobe staple, and are easy to pair with any cute 

shirt or sweater. For a fuss-free morning, throw on a pair of distressed jeans 

or the newest trend in leggings, "jeggings", which are jean-leggings, with a 

sleek tunic top for a laid-back look. Check out designer jeans from 7 for all 

Mankind, True Religion and Rock and Republic.

Women's Shirts and Tops

You will need shirts for school, no doubt, so stock up your closet with the 

hottest trends! Check out tops that feature horizontal stripes, ruffles, jewel 

tones and detailed vintage-inspired blouses that will be the envy of all your 

friends.

Women's Skirts

Pair a casual shirt with stretchy skirt and a cute pair of leggings and you are 

ready to dash off to school in an instant! Tiered ruffle skirts are also on-trend 

and look great with a cute pair of slip-on booties or strappy sandals.

Women's Jackets, Coats, and Vests

The classic leather jacket is making its way back on the trend scene. Check 

out our selection of jackets, coats, and vests that look great with a cute 

dress or your favorite jeans.

Women's Handbags

Nothing completes an outfit like a great new handbag. Whether it's a Tote, 

Hobo Bag, or Sling.

Women's Knit Tops

Don't you just love cozy cardigans? You can throw on a cardigan with just 

about any outfit! Shop for cashmere cardigans, cotton , wool and more knit 

tops that will keep you warm during those breezy days at school.

Women's Jewelry and Watches

Chunky and big statement jewelry that is vintage-inspired, bright and bold, 

or feminine and layered is the trend in fashion jewelry right now. Chandelier 

earrings in a vibrant jewel tone are an easy way to dress up a simple look.

Women's Boots

The best part of the fall season is shopping for new boots! Ankle boots or 

"booties" are the big trend in boots right now, so shop early to make sure 

you get your size! Check out boots by Madden Girl, Guess, Jessica 

Simpson and much more.

Women's Athletic Apparel

Don't leave exercise for after the holidays. Stay in shape and in style all year 

long with some new athletic apparel from brands like Under Armour, Nike, 

Champion, & many more.

NARS Cosmetics

Great Reasons To Love NARS

NARS Cosmetics is one of the premiere cosmetic companies, arguably at the top of the beauty industry 'food chain'.  It has a little of the luxury feel of Guerlain,  a touch of the edgy feel of MAC, but mostly, an artistic, fashionable feel that makes you feel incredibly stylish.

Every pro makeup artist carries something by Nars. It has award winning products and is a favorite among many fashion magazine beauty editors. It is in the makeup bags of many Hollywood starlets and the fashion world's top models...if that kind of status doesn't carry a little weight, I don't know what does.

Why does Nars Cosmetics command so much attention?

• extraordinary color palette
• exceptional quality and performance in multiple products (no pun intended)
• innovative marketing
• master professional makeup artist as founder of the company

Here is a top ten Nars "Picks" List

Based on the opinions of top beauty industry professionals and popularity 

#1 NARS Powder Blush
A light sweep delivers a lot of rich, sheer intense pigment. The colors are beautiful in shades beyond anything most of us could have imagined. "Orgasm" is probably 'the' most popular shade (shown left) and its not because of the name. This color delivers a peach/pink with gold that brings incredibly natural colobto a complexion.

NARS Powder Blush; " Orgasm".


#2 NARS The Multiple
In a time where matte neutral faces are taking a back seat to sun kissed radiant beauty, there is nothing more versatile than these fabulous sticks of color. They can be worn on eyes, lips, cheeks...you name it, and the colors are simply gorgeous. Although difficult to pick a favorite color, these are two of a lineup of eleven fantastic colors; "Copacabana" and "Antibes" .

NARS The Multiple Multi-Purpose Stick.

#3 NARS Eye Shadow- Singles and Duos

Shades: Rich in pigmented color, sheer in texture, this extensive range of beautiful and versatile shades makes this line probably one of the most 'wearable' eye shadow lines. From the lightest shades like "Edie" , to medium shades like "Ashes to Ashes", all the way to the darkest shades like "Thunderball". Nars cosmetics, has shades so perfectly fine tuned, that almost every one has realistic regular wear potential.

Eye Shadow Duos: There is something very beautiful and unexpected about Nars cosmetics eye shadow color duos. Here is an example:
1. For the look of elegant simplicity, "All About Eve" is a makeup drawer staple.

NARS Eye Shadows

4 NARS Makeup Brush Smudge
Noting perfect eye shadows naturally leads to noting perfect tools for application.... This brush is the perfect tool for blending darker shadows along lash lines and softening harsh pencil lines for that ever hot, smoky eyed look.

NARS Makeup Brush; "Smudge".

#5 NARS Concealer

A highly practical concealer infused with vitamin E is brilliant in concept, function and another perfect tool.

The texture is a light, creamy consistency, and serves not only to conceal circles and blemishes, but can also act as a primer for eye makeup. According to Francois Nars, if you use this concealer all over the eyelid, "set with a generous amount of loose powder as a shadow base. Even under hot studio lights, in 20 years he's never had a crease." You don't have to be very old to begin noticing how makeup can settle in creases, and not only age you, but diminish the enhancing function of the eye makeup.

NARS Concealer.

#6 NARS Lipstick

Lipstick is the founding product line of Nars cosmetics. Their shades are rich in color and selected to be the perfect shade; "Much time and effort has been spent to obtain the perfect shades of color so that the customer doesn't have to. A woman will not find many different shades of reds or browns in the NARS line; instead she will only find the quintessential red or the perfect brown."

They are also loaded with anti oxidants for long wearing fresh color.  Dolce Vitashade-a sheer dusty rose, shown left is often voted the most 'universally flattering lipstick shade' by industry pros

NARS Sheer Fabulous Lipstick enriched with Vitamin E.

#7 NARS Lip Liner

This lip liner has great qualities and is of great quality like all Nars cosmetics, and has appeared on In Style Magazines Best Beauty Buys. Beyond the obvious benefits of defining and enhancing the shape of your lips, this formulation is creamy and long wearing. This shade "Hush" is an excellent shade to have as a staple because it is very neutral and compliments most lipstick shades.

NARS Lip liner Pencil

#8 NARS Lip Gloss
Again an award winner, particularly favored is this shade shown Turkish Deight, plus many more to choose from at Nars cosmetics(each one seems to be 'the' perfect shade for their color group). This lip gloss is very shiny, semi-sheer, not sticky and can be worn overtop lipstick or on its own for a more natural look.

Nars Lip Gloss Turkish Delight




#9 NARS Artist Palette Compact
You can't go wrong with this. I love this innovative idea by Nars cosmetics. A gorgeous palette of colors plus the convenience of a completely color coordinated selection of makeup. This selection includes eye shadow, blush, lipstick and lip gloss.  New Palette celebrating Nars 15 year anniversary, shown left.

NARS Everlasting Love 15 Year Anniversary Artist Palette


And the last of the TOP TEN Picks by NARS cosmetics is...




#10 NARS Nars Nail Polish
Award winning shade Schiap, shocking pink...in general the polish has great attributes that include being free of Toluene, Formaldehyde and DPB plus chip resistant and UV protection that prevents color deterioration.


NARS Nail Polish Schiap




ast word on NARS Cosmetics-All Radiant, Exceptional Quality and Practical... Between the captivating colors, innovative nature, playful names, and the exceptional quality you can't help but be impressed by this top prestige beauty brand, BUT most of all, you will love the beautiful results that Nars cosmetics delivers.