blog obsession: into the gloss

Although I love beauty products, I am not an avid reader of beauty blogs. This changed, of course, when I found Into the Gloss, a fantastic look at the beauty industry from the perspective of former Teen Vogue intern Emily Weiss. Eva Chen, Teen Vogue’s beauty editor, notes that while at Condé Nast, Ms. Weiss was known as “The Super Intern” (quite an achievement, if I do say so myself!). My favorite segment of her blog is called “the Top Shelf,” where Emily interviews movers + shakers in the fashion and beauty industry about their favorite beauty products. So far, she’s spoken with Eva Chen (whose beauty products are pictured above), Sally Singer and Tory Burch’s wovens designer, Izzie Burch. I couldn’t help but write a post about this blog-- she just launched it a few weeks ago (I’m positive that it’s only a matter of time before she develops a devout cult following). I'm simply waiting on pins and needles to see what she posts next :)

bloch ballet flats

When I read that Teen Vogue spotted Whitney Port wearing a pair of Bloch ballet flats last week at Coachella, I immediately went to Bloch’s website to check out their selection of flats. I really liked the idea of mixing dancewear with street clothes (I think it’s because I’ve always wanted to be a ballerina! Sadly, I am not graceful—my family calls me “Claudette.”). But ballerina or not, how can you not love these satin pomegranate ballet flats? I think I’d pair them with something masculine + rough, like ripped denim or J.Crew’s hand-painted military jacket. Thoughts?