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The New Obsession for Makeup Fans (and Mouseketeers)

This Spring, Sephora is launching Disney Minnie Beauty. This seven-piece capsule collection includes everything from lip stains to eye shadow, and each product is embossed with Minnie’s signature ears and bow. Whether you’re a Disney fan or a makeup-lover, you’ll want to snag something from this lineup. Check out the entire collection, then get the products up on Sephora.com.com when they launch this April!         

World’s First Biodegradable Watch

Luxury timepieces are just as important as sustainable timepieces. Geneva-based company Altanus conducted a four year research that resulted in a 100 percent eco-friendly watch, called Patch. Available at selected stores, including Madl’Or Horlogerie – Bijouterie in Monte Carlo and Old Village in Brighton, England. Costs about $33 (24 euros).  

Shop NYC for kids

Here are our top shops for toddlers in NYC.   Bundle NYC, SoHo 128 Thompson Street (between Prince and Houston Streets) | New York, NY | 212 982 9465 Bundle NYC offers great new brands. Owner Allison MacCullough has a brilliant eye for selecting children’s clothes.       Makie, Soho 109 Thompson Street (Between Prince and Spring Streets) | New York, NY 10012 | 212 625 3930 Japanese clothing designer Makie designs beautiful and covetable children’s clothing.             Bu & The Duck, Tribeca 106 Franklin Street (between 6th Avenue & Broadway) | New York, NY 10013 | 212 431 9226 Bu & the Duck has an old-world feel to its store and selection. They sell handknitted sweaters, adorable dresses, cute hats, and well-made wooden toys.       Firefly, Park Slope and South Street Seaport 240 Seventh Ave | Park Slope, Brooklyn | 718 965-3535 Firefly is a discount children’s wear depot founded by Andrea Simoneau, former ex-Wall Streeter and aunt of 24 nieces and nephews.       …

One Woman’s Shopping Addiction

Check out ” target=”_blank”>SPENT by Avis Cardella, a book about a woman with a shopping addiction. ” target=”_blank”>Spent by Avis Cardella is a timely, deeply personal, and shockingly dramatic exploration of our cultural need to spend, and of what happens when someone is consumed by the desire to consume. As someone fascinated with fashion and shopping, this was an incredibly personal story. The story is about Avis Cardella -who as a young girl devoured the glamorous images in her mother’s fashion magazines. She grew up to be one of the people in them, living a life that seemed to be filled with labels and luxury. But shopping had become a dangerous addiction. She chose Prada over food. Credit card debt blossomed like the ever-increasing pile of unworn shoes and clothing in the back of her closet. She defined herself by the things she owned and also lost herself in the mad hunt for the perfect pair of pants or purse that might make her feel whole.