Win a Trip to New York City For Fashion’s Night Out!

Are you a budding fashion designer?

Is shopping your first love?

Are YOU Fashion’s Number One Fan?

CBS has announced a contest calling for fashion fans from all over the country to upload an original video that could help them earn the title of Fashion’s Number One Fan!!

After a period public voting to narrow down the finalists, CBS, Vogue, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and New York City & Company will select one winner to be flown to New York City for the biggest fashion party in history: Fashion’s Night Out 2010.

Here are more details and the link to enter..

Beginning Tuesday, July 27, fashionistas nationwide are invited to upload a 30- to 90-second video of themselves explaining why they love fashion for the chance to be chosen as Fashion’s Number One Fan and win a trip to New York City for Fashion’s Night Out. CBS will choose the Top 10 video entries to be posted on CBS.com for one week – from August 24 to August 31 – during which people can log on to vote for their favorite and help determine the five finalists that will be in contention for the grand prize.

On September 3, a panel of experts from CBS, Vogue, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and New York City & Company will select one of the five finalists as Fashion’s Number One Fan. The lucky winner will win a trip to New York City in September to be a part of the biggest fashion party in history: Fashion’s Night Out 2010!

The deadline for submissions is August 20. Go to http://www.cbs.com/fno to enter and for more information.

The winner of the Fashion’s Number One Fan contest will receive the following prizes:

* Two round-trip airline tickets to New York City

* A five-night stay for two at the five-star Mandarin Oriental, New York

* Two exclusive seats to Fashion’s Night Out: The Show at Lincoln Center on Sept 7, 2010

* The lucky winner will be driven in the all new 2011 Volkswagen Jetta for Fashion’s Night Out

* Two tickets to a Fashion Week show

* Exclusive Fashion’s Night Out merchandise

* Two tickets to Green Day’s American Idiot on Broadway

* One year’s worth of Maybelline New York cosmetics in a signature makeup artist kit

* A $500 Macy’s electronic gift card, plus an appointment with a Macy’s by Appointment (MBA) personal shopper

So WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!???

Good luck and see you backstage!!

walk into 2010 in style!

Happy New Year!  Happy New DECADE!  Doesn’t it seem like just last year that everyone was worried about Y2K?  Amazing how time slips by!  All the more reason to seize each day in style and authenticity!

My wish to you all this year is one of health, happiness and abundance on all levels.  May all your resolutions come to fruition quickly and effortlessly!

Have a spectacular 2010!

xoxoJeane B.

creds: McQueen pumps courtesy of jakandjil.

Are you confused, dumbfounded or just plain uninspired when it comes to your scarves and shawls?

Not to fear!  Jeane B. is here with some creative and fun solutions for holiday wear, and all year round!

Happy Holidaze and thanks so much for your continued readership!

xoxoxoxoxoJeane B.

the simple solution

Holiday travel is creeping up on us and who has time to worry or wait through long TSA lines at the airport?  Click here for a clip from my segment on ABC network this morning that will solve all and any packing problems you may encounter! I pulled a fantastic outfit from Nordstrom mixing Milly, Tory Burch, Vince and Stuart Weitzman fantastic boots! Pack it all up with “good to go” beauty and accessories from Sephora, of course! Their new ULTIMATE BLOCKBUSTER kit is the absolute must have for the season!

Here are a few quick tips…..

here are 7 easy tips on what to pack for your 3-5 day trip.

1. one simple ensemble in dark neutral of jacket and pants, preferably in wrinkle proof textile like knit or tropical wool.

2. one “day to evening” colorful blouse

3. two or three colorful / neutral tee shirts

4. one colorful cardigan that coordinates with all the tops/blouse

5. one pair high heeled shoes or boots, and a pair of low heeled shoes/ boots

6. underpinnings in beige and black

7. one bag that doubles as a carry on in the same dark neutral as shoes/ boots/ jacket/pants

Add to this list the Sephora cosmetic items that are in solid/ pencil/powder form such as special kits including eye/ lip/ cheek colors.

Bon Voyage! xx Jeane B.

Flame starter! creds:jak&jil

I smell SMOLDERING, SMOKING HOT, SEX APPEALING RED!  And it’s not just for lipstick or Louboutin’s anymore, folks.  It is all over Fall’s most stylish heads!

I must admit, I am tempted, tempted, tempted.  Sigh.  Once upon a time, I was THIS red.  Yes, I know, hard to believe because I am platinum blond now, (partly by choice, partly by DNA) but I was an auburn haired vixen with way too much energy.  Okay, I still have WAY too much energy, but you get the picture.

Hot and swinging! creds:fashiongonerogue

I think I also smell a trend coming soon.  My instincts are usually good for far away trend-spotting and I think that the Karen Elson look of the 90′s will come back strong. While there is ALOT of poker straight, white blond all over Europe this Fall, as evidenced throughout London, Paris and Milan Fashion Weeks, I think the world is ready for a hard dose of outright fire-y glamour and sensuality. And what better colour to convey that than red?

red bed head creds:fashioncopious

With a color like red, you can literally wash and go. The shade holds its own in the morning and in a crowded soiree in the evening.

Style a la rouge. creds:stylesightings

Another super thing about being red haired is that it instantly does your makeup for you, acts literally as a strong hued accessory, and gives dimension to any hair style.  It is also an immensely flattering shade on skintones from ivory to olive, and highlights the blue in blue eyes, brightens green, and deepens a warm brown eye as well. What more can a beauty and fashionista ask for!

Is it high maintenance? Yep it sure is! It fades, it takes forever to get out, just like black dye does,but it is easy to touch up at home with the right product. Schwartzkopf makes a great red selection! Just pick a shade!  Auburn, flaming, soft strawberry, deep burgundy….the options are endless, and PERFECT for FALL!

But just like any str0ngly flattering style addiction,  aren’t you worth it?  L’oreal, and Jeane B., think so!

xxJeane B.