Fashion Matters

Penn Square Mall in Oklahoma City is inviting all the little pirates and goblins (or pint-sized Lady Gagas) to the mall for a trick-or-treat Halloween experience. Mall-O-Ween, a free event, will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 30. Retailers will be passing out candy. Check out...

My friend and co-worker Helen Ford Wallace stopped by my desk to chat about shoes the other day.  We love shoes.  And purses. Anyway, she had seen some pretty awesome glittery ballet flats at Talbots in Oklahoma City, and some by Tory Burch online at Saks Fifth Avenue. Tory Burch...

Good news for fans of Neiman Marcus Last Call stores. The Dallas-based retailer  has launched a new website, Lastcall.com. Even better, Neiman’s said it will open a new retail concept store called Last Call Studio. Both the new stores and the website will have almost identical...

What’s your favorite lip gloss?  Do you have several? I think about this as I clean out my purse and remove seven lip glosses and two lipsticks. No wonder it was so heavy. None of the glosses were the same brand or the same shade. Why I needed them all for a work weekend, I’m not...

Get ready to treat yourself. It’s Girl’s Night Out at Balliets, Classen Curve, and what’s planned is enough to tempt even those who are only casually interested in fashion, beauty and martinis. The event is from 5 to 9 tonight at 5801 NW Grand B lvd. Here’s what you can...

You still have time to enter this week’s giveaway, a Ms. Manicure Handy Dandy Mani kit with nine professional tools including a buffer and clippers. Deadline is midnight Wednesday. Go to mood.newsok.com to enter. Your nails will thank you.

I wrote about boots recently. It seems odd to say that boots are one of the strongest trends for fall (it seems a no-brainer), but they are. You can read my story here. I also came across this video from CBS focusing on styles, how to wear them Kate Dimmock, fashion director for People Style...

Has anyone tried the new Rimmel London Lash Accelerator with grow-lash complex? According to Rimmel, it instantly makes lashes appear up to 80 percent longer. That’s a lot of oomph in an instant. After 30 days of continued use,  the product is said to strengthen, nourish and...

Never mind that you’re probably just now embracing fall makeup. NARS wants you to get in the mood for holiday with a bold collection.   Just as he did for the fall collection, François Nars once plays up his muse, Daphne Guinness. Her smoldering, cobalt-rimmed eyes,...

You still have time to enter this week’s giveaway, Chloe purse spray and leather case. Chloe is a smooth, fresh floral. Enter at mood.newsok.com. And just in case you don’t know, Mood offers a giveaway every week.  A new one is featured each Thursday online and in Thursday’s Mood...

Life doesn’t always follow a schedule.  So it was with a move for Allyson’s Closet, a specialty boutique. Owner Jayme Hale had hoped to be settled into her new location on Oct. 14, which would have been perfect since she was changing the name of the store to to TEN14 a boutique. ...

Lace is one of fall’s biggest trends. Sometimes lace can look old-fashioned, but not these offerings for holiday from Stuart Weitzman.

Once again, Balliets has been named a Harper’s Bazaar Style Leader. The magazine has given this honor to Balliets for the past six years.  Miss Jackson’s in Tulsa is the only other Oklahoma store on the list of 74 specialty stores across the nation. Valerie Salembier,...

Do you keep looking in your makeup drawer and wondering if there’s something new you’re missing? Napoleon Perdis’ new collection includes Sheer Genius Foundation, Mighty Concealer Pen, Loose Dust and Solid Discs, all designed to deliver flawless skin and bold looks. Here are...

Oct. 18: Ladies Night Out, reservations beginning at 4 p.m.,  at The Melting Pot, featuring a four-course dinner and Thirty-One Gifts, with purses, bags, stationery and kids’ items that can be personalized with embroidered monograms; $35 per person; reservations recommended,...

If there’s a teen or someone in their early 20s on your holiday shopping list, consider this new book by makeup artist Bobbi Brown. “Beauty Rules: Fabulous Looks, Beauty Essentials, and Life Lessons for Loving your Teens and Twenties!” aims to help girls feel more confident...

Lancome is celebrating the beauty of scientific research with Genes Day on Oct. 22. On this day,  Lancôme will donate $7 from the sale of every bottle of Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.  Lancôme has pledged...

Tulsa artist and metalsmith Peggy Upham will be at Naifeh Fine Jewelry from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday. She works in sterling, crafting each piece by hand using pearls and semiprecious gemstones. Naifeh is at 9203 N Pennsylvania in Oklahoma City;  607-4323, www.naifehfinejewelry.com.

Penn Square Mall is pumping up its shopping options. Pandora, a jeweler new to Oklahoma City, will open in November.  The store will offer charm bracelets, rings, necklaces and earrings in 14K gold, sterling silver and some with semi-precious or precious gems. Each piece ...

Come on, you know you need to. Clean out your closet and donate your gently worn shoes. MetroShoe Warehouse is partnering  with Naya as part of Renew Your Soles, a nationwide shoe recycling initiative. From Oct. 9 until Oct. 16,  shoppers can drop their gently used shoes in...