Reminder! Meet Francois Nars at Barneys Today in NYC!!

I am so excited to announce that Francois Nars is back in town, and this time at Barneys!

The deets:

WHAT:           In celebration of NARS’ 15^th Anniversary, François Nars will make a special personal appearance at Barneys New York to sign copies of his new limited-edition book 15X15.  Barneys Creative Director, Simon Doonan, who will be hosting the signing, wrote the clever forward to this book.

15X15  features a collection of 15 celebrity portraits, each inspired by a NARS product shade and based on an iconic reference chosen by François Nars, who personally did the makeup and photographed each portrait. Fifty 15X15 books will be available at this signing with 100% of the sales being distributed equally among the 15 charities chosen by the participating celebrities. The 15 celebrity portraits will also be displayed throughout the Barneys cosmetic floor during the signing.

Additionally, in commemoration of the anniversary, NARS’ two limited-edition 15^th Anniversary Palettes, Wild At Heart and Everlasting Love, boasting ten best-selling shades will be available.  And, the NARS Loves New York Set, containing an assortment of four classic shades resurrected from the archives by François Nars specifically for the women of New York and re-named after iconic names in the city, will also be available for sale.

A talented team of NARS makeup artists will also be offering customers in-store consultations with the NARS Loves New York Set, 15^th anniversary palettes and Holiday collection.

WHERE:       BARNEYS NEW YORK

                       660 Madison Avenue at East 61^st Street

                       New York, NY‎

                       NARS Counter: 212.833.2008

                  

WHEN:        Thursday, December 10^th, 5:00-7:00pm

So... who's going?!

Fashion's Night Out- The Game Plan

As some of you may have heard, Fashion's Night Out is an event where all who are in town for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week come out and play. Stores are open until 11pm, and special events occur at retail venues all over New York City. It is a chance to see, do, and shop till you drop.

While navigating the endless list of events can get overwhelming, I have chosen a couple of key locations to hit up on my tour. Here are the spots that I plan on attending. Barneys and Saks descriptions taken from the Fashion's Night Out official website.

Barney's- "On September 10, Barneys New York at Madison and Sixty-first will be transformed into a street fair of designer personal appearances and creative events. Customers will have the opportunity to shop and mingle with Isabel Toledo, Marcus and David from Rag & Bone, Narciso Rodriguez, Amanda Brooks, Waris, Thom Browne, Jonathan Adler, Lisa Perry, Alexander Wang, the Row’s Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, and many more. In addition to the personal appearances, Barneys will stage a roster of happenings. Wool and the Gang will teach knitting; Lipstick Queen Poppy King will offer “lip readings”; Vogue editor Tonne Goodman will curate a fashion green market; Gianluca Isaia will offer Neapolitan delicacies; Adam Kimmel will show a Gerard Malanga video installation; Loomstate will customize T-shirts; Leonid Khankin will host an Ernst Benz watch trunk show; Alabama Chanin will host a sewing circle; Juan Carlos Obando will give salsa lessons."

Saks Fifth Avenue- "Saks Fifth Avenue is excited to participate in the first ever "Fashion’s Night Out." HIGHLIGHTS: Saks will transform its New York Flagship into the evening’s hottest spot, complete with a red carpet and stantions leading the way to the store’s entrances on Fifth Avenue. Many of Saks’s celebrated designers will make personal appearances that evening including Donna Karan— who will inaugurate her new in store shop at 5 p.m. as a kick-off to the evening— Carolina Hererra, Elie Tahari Giuseppe Zanotti, Josie Natori, Peter Som, Ralph Rucci, Geren Ford, Shoshanna Gruss, Kay Unger, the designers of jewelry line Faraone Mennella and many more. The biggest names in beauty such as Aerin Lauder, Bobbi Brown and Fredrick Fekkai will also visit Saks, along with world renowned makeup and beauty artists representing the foremost beauty brands. Customers can look forward to over 1,000 cosmetic giveaways."

Scoop NYC with the gals of Purple Lab, Cupcakes by Cupcake Republic, and Veronica Varlow
My love for Purple Lab knows no bounds, and it is also no secret that I absolutely look up to founder Karen Robinovitz. That being said, it is only natural that I would want to stop by Scoop NYC to spend some time with the Purple Labbers, Karen, and the stunning Miss Veronica Varlow. With cupcakes, lipgloss, and lychee martinis- a total match made in heaven.

Will you be attending Fashion's Night Out? If so, which venues do you plan on hitting up?