Italian Vogue Does Cat Fancy

Sorry Siri, those adorable fluffy felines are totally upstaging you.

BBW Online Sale!

Tax return burning a hole in your pocket? Blow it on new closet delights from the Built By Wendy Spring collection! Act fast, the code is only valid April 29th and 30th.

Pretty Talk #1: Blush

Aside from spending all my money on clothes, I also like to blow my hard earned cash on pretty pots of lotions and potions for my face. Cosmetics could be considered much more of a gamble than clothing because who is really going to take the time to return a $15 tube of mascara (assuming that you can return it once opened)? Since I've already wasted all my money on the many misses cluttering my drawers I thought I'd clue my beloved Cat Party readers in on some of the best beauty products I've tested. This week I'll focus on the one item in my make-up kit that can transform a sickly, sallow and sometimes hungover complexion into a radiant breath of spring, all with a simple sweep of magical pink powder!

Benefit's Dandelion Blush is probably the easiest to apply if you're a make-up novice, the color is very sheer so one needn't worry about overdoing it.



Tarte Cheek Stain is one of my favorites, especially in the Spring and Summer when foundation and powder are not an option. It glides on the skin and creates a light dewy flush; an added bonus being it's also pretty hard to screw up. My favorite color is Tipsy but I also like Doll Face...plus the scent is reminiscent of My Little Ponies!



Nars Creme Blush is not the best choice for beginners, especially in my favorite color Cactus Flower. It's a very intense coral with subtle gold flecks that is best applied with the slightest dab of the ring finger. Go overboard and you'll end up with clown-face. Apply it in just the right fashion and it is perfect!



Let me know what your favorite blushes/blushers/rouges are, I'd love to give them a try!

This Sh*t Is Bananas!

I really tried to resist posting about Gwen Stefani's new Harajuku Lovers fragrance collection but those bottles are so freakishly cute that I just cant help myself! I can't even imagine how obsessed with them I would have been in my junior high years when Hard Candy nail polish and Milk Fed t-shirts were the ultimate status symbols. But now I face the dilemma of choosing which adorable harajuku girl to take home with me. I naturally gravitate towards "G", as we bear the strongest physical resemblance. But I also love "Music"'s bad-ass androgynous appeal. Plus she's a dead-ringer for my friend Laura. Or I can just collect all five! F**k yeah!



via the always informative Nitrolicious

Permanent Vacation

The Swedish brand Permanent Vacation makes clothes that are so easy and chill; you'll never be late because of a wardrobe crisis again!

Check it out:








Why is it still snowing? Why do my cats think I'm their bed? Why does Lost have to disappear for a month?

Calgon, take me away!

Who's That Girl? #2: The Paris Vogue Edition

Due to the popularity of our Anna Wintour post, I thought I'd share these vintage photos of Carine Roitfeld and Emmanuelle Alt, lifted from the new issue of Self Service. Enjoy!

Cat Fancy #7: The Pete Doherty Edition

If animals could talk, what would they say? Judging by the expression on this kitten’s face, it would probably say, “Get me the fuck away from Pete Doherty.” It probably heard about how Pete Doherty made that other cat smoke crack. Or how he threw a joint at those penguins at the zoo and one of them ate it. Total waste of a joint, by the way. Anyway, this photo is from Hedi Slimane’s diary, which I check every three months or so despite the fact that it’s always the same: acne-faced teenagers, stereo equipment, stalker-y amounts of Pete Doherty, etc. But this time I found the aforementioned kitten photo and some nice snaps of Kate Moss, whose nipples I should have censored for this blog. Sorry about that—but I just can’t be bothered. Who hasn’t seen Kate Moss’ nipples anyway? My mom has probably seen them a few thousand times. If you are a child and have been scarred for life because I failed to censor Kate Moss’ nipples, or if you are an adult and you got fired from your job for reading Cat Party when you should have been working and now everybody thinks that you're a pervert, please leave a comment and I promise it won’t happen again.

Fashion Porn: Alaia F/W 08

Can you believe that the last two looks are KNITS? For more insightful musings on the Alaia collection, visit On The Runway

Last Chance Sale!

I apologize for not posting this sooner but Le Train Bleu is offering 20% off everything (including sale items) through Friday at midnight. Just type in the code "leapling" upon checkout. Offer not good on pre-orders. Here are some drool-worthy things to whet your appetite:



Karen Walker Gloria Sunglasses
$170.00 $136.00



APC Buttoned Tunic
$235.00 $188.00



Heimstone Excalibur Dress
$598.00 $478.40

People We Love: Ver Sacrum

Canadians are the best! My favorite Canadians are Dave Coulier and my friends Laura and Trevor, who have recently formed a band called Ver Sacrum (pronounced Ver SAKE-rum). Dave Coulier in not in the band, fyi. Many of you are probably familiar with Laura, who writes for No Good For Me. She’s the girl who always manages to reference the Beatles in every single one of her posts. I lived with her for two years so you can imagine how Beatles-centric my life was. The other half of Ver Sacrum is her boyfriend Trevor, who resembles a young John Kerry (in the best possible sense) and has a really good sweater collection. They look like they walked straight out of an Elizabeth Peyton painting, although I’m sure that neither of them would appreciate that reference. But whatev, they’re cute and their music is really good too. I can't write about music to save my life, so you'll just have to visit their myspace page, where you can download their songs and be their friend and do other cool myspace activities. And yes, there is a Beatles cover.

People We Love: Sarah Wilmer

Yesterday I picked up the new issue of V (with a Miu Miu clad Gwen Stefani on the cover) and god is it good. Of course I was easily seduced by the Linda Evangelista-as-Laura Mars editorial and the photos of Ms. Stefani were pretty cool too. But I was most excited by the little feature that they did on my friend Sarah Wilmer, who is an amazing photographer/ musician/cat enthusiast/person. Check out more of her work here.

Who's That Girl?

It's vintage Anna Wintour! She looks like the kind of girl that would smoke cloves and sing whispery folk songs. Love the hair!