Amazing vintage textiles arrive in the workroom!!!

Somehow, some days are just good, and other days OK. But yesterday was in the "GREAT!" category.
An unexpected arrival if vintage interior design fabrics made the workroom buzz with excitement..  From the '60s, '70s. and a few '80s, an incredible collection of  retro prints and color combinations has the designers immersed in  a glorious bout of nostalgia. Some how the iconic prints of previous decades have found there way through some mysterious portal and landed in the work room.  Waverly, Sears & Roebuck, and 5th Avenue are just a few of the names.  The happy optimistic colors of the '80s.  The earthy grass roots of the '70s, and the Americana of the '60s have come to inspire us us. A bit like "The Sound of Music" where Maria looks at the curtains and envisions play clothes for her charges.

Late one rainy evening......

 

"Hmmmm.... I have an idea..."

The next morning....

"...And voila! I am genius!"

Although these fabrics may not be destined for children's clothing, as in the Von Trapp story, they will most definitely become some of the most sought after pieces of our collection in Spring 2012.And if you are lucky enough to find one at your local boutique, mark down the date, snatch it up quick, and save it to show your grand children, as it is a piece of the past, to made to to make us relish the present.

Shiseido Bio-Performance Super Corrective Serum

Those who  understand  the designer/ artist personality know and that Designers can be very passionate about many things.  Beauty, research and knowledge feed our own artistic senses on a daily basis. So imagine the joy that was felt when discovering  a company the shares and reflects  these values in its products. Shiseido   and its corporate mission of "Omotenashi" closely follows our own business ethics and values.

Arriving in yesterdays post was something which lit up the whole work room. A Shisiedo had sent out Bio-Performance Super Corrective Serum for us to check out! Having reviewed the LX Future Solution  skin care line, the staff was anxious the see how this product would compare.

Billed as "A time-fighting serum that delivers revolutionary solutions to counteract wrinkles, sagging and dullness." it had some larger than life promises to live up to.
The Staff applied the product each morning and evening after cleansing and balancing skin, before applying moisturizer.
 The packaging is slick, but at $80 for 30 ml.it had better have some stellar results.

Well. the results are in:

Immediately after application, the skin becomes smooth and radiant, 92%  noticed fewer winkles, and 96% felt facial contours had been lifted.  In just one week, firmness is visibly improved and 98% witnessed improved skin clarity. In three weeks, 97% reported a visible reduction in deep wrinkles and increase in firmness. Formulated with Shiseido's exclusive Bio-Corrective Complex made of Safflower Extract and Super Bio-Yeast Extract, it promotes the production of three key elements for beautiful resilient skin; collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid,and it  re-activates aged fibroblasts.  Rose Apple Leaf Extract provides antioxidant benefits, Super Bio-Hyaluronic Acid intensely hydrates the skin, and Super Plant Bio-Exfoliant retexturizes to clarify the skins surface.

This superb serum performed at or above the staffs expectations, and even with a luxury price tag, all agreed that it had earned it high ratings.