It's time, ladies and gentlefolk, to announce the lucky, lucky winner of our fabulous Guiltless Purse giveaway! Faithful OB reader Michelle D. won the dark brown Kooba clutch, and her new year's resolution was "...to drive more. I know it is probably opposite to what... [More]
We've told you about the fabulous-ness that is Guiltless Purse.com before, but maybe your New Year's Resolution (like ours) was to not buy any new clothes or accessories for while, and now you're jonesing for a new designer bag? No sweat. Guiltless Purse has given... [More]
Hallo, ladies and gentlemen! Can y'all believe Christmas is next week? Gulp. Luckily, our British friends over at Aspinal of London have hooked us - and you - up with another great giveaway! With these stylish his 'n hers travel sets, each worth $220, you'll... [More]
What are you going to do with all the lovely gifts that you get from your heartsick suitors this holiday season? Maybe *we* won't be swimming in jewels (sigh) or giving Cash4Gold a run for their money, but a we can always use a nice... [More]
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It's holiday time, and we're thinking ahead... What're you going to do with all the lovely gifts that you get from your heartsick suitors? Ok, so maybe we won't be swimming in jewels or giving Cash4Gold a run for their money, but a gal can... [More]
Our tech-geek guy pals over at Ben's Bargains always have pretty sweet giveaways going on Black Friday, and this year's are no exception. Prizes include: a Vegas Pro Software Bundle worth $600 from Sony, a 16GB iPod Nano from Accessory Geeks, a $200 Restaurant.com gift... [More]
Wow. You guys bought a huge variety of stuff for your very first makeup purchase, from Bare Escentuals foundation to Wet 'n' Wild black kohl eyeliner to MAC eyeshadow to a recurring favorite, Bonne Bell Dr. Pepper Lip Smackers! (Seriously - we lost count of... [More]
Well, ladies n' gentlemen, we have a lucky winner for the Aspinal of London giveaway prize of Full Moon Black Onyx Cufflinks & Sterling Silver Collar Stiffeners, a set worth $147! A Ms. Stephanie was our lucky randomly-selected winner, and she said that the best... [More]
Being astute persons, you've probably noted that the bulk of our beauty posts today were products by E.L.F. and NARS. Why? These two cosmetics companies are each sponsoring a fabu makeup giveaway this week (Yes, sponsoring. We're broke twentysomethings, and we have bills to pay,... [More]
Here at OB HQ, we get a lot of stuff to review & sample. (What can we say? It's a tough, tough life.) But even with all of us working feverishly to test beauty products, eat food, watch DVDs, read books, and the like, we... [More]
In times like these, it's nice to give gifts (whether they're for someone else or yourself) that are so classic, they'll never go out of style. We love anything and everything from Aspinal of London for just that reason, but they also have some seriously... [More]
Good job, all you moustache lovin' fools. We had a blast learning what kind of super 'staches you'd rock. Congrats to Mmm, @merkusa, Chris Gerber, ali, and @sahayra. Enjoy your stash of 'stache stuff! For the rest of you, there's another opportunity to participate in... [More]
Ladies, ladies, ladies. We here at Outblush have some mad moustache love. Maybe it's the influence of Tom Selleck in our early years, or the ironic hipster potential, or a teensy bit of jealousy because we can't have one of our own, but the fact... [More]
Need a new watch? Scratch that...want a new watch? What a co-inky-dink...Outblush is giving away one of our favorite watches! Roddy, tell 'em what they could win... The lovely Amber is modeling the classic Barcelona from Accutron by Bulova. This timepiece's bezel is accented with... [More]
We must say, the responses we got to our third & final SlotRadio giveaway query, "What song defines your summer?" gave us some awesome new artists to check out. From Taylor Swift's "Love Story" to Lykke Li's "Dance, Dance," y'all are a very varied (ha)... [More]
A big congrats to Fatima, winner of our EyeBuyDirect prescription glasses giveaway! Fatima “tried on” these cute Sorento frames, ($40) and we think she looks pretty damn good. So does she, in fact, as her entry email to us stated, “Uh yeah, I’m pretty sure... [More]
“Boys don’t make passes at girls who wear glasses.” Um. Okay. No. Nnnnot so much, at least not with all the great frame options available for prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses at EyeBuyDirect! You can rock out in designer frames by Armani, Guess, and Timberland if... [More]
We love the designers, merchants, and artists that we feature on Outblush, we truly do. But every now and again, someone comes along who makes us remember why we spend our days and nights (and nights and days) on this bus. MixMyGranola is just such... [More]
We are now wishing we had more vacation days, thanks to y'alls responses to our second SlotRadio Giveaway query: "What's your fave summer vacation destination?" But, alas, we'll have to settle for going to Orange Beach, AL, thanks to the suggestion of our SlotRadio winner,... [More]
It's that time of the month again, folks... (No, no, not that!) Time for another Sansa SlotRadio giveaway! We told you about the awesomeness that is the SlotRadio before, during our first giveaway before Father's Day. It's an Mp3 player-slash-FM radio that makes summer playlists... [More]
We’ve talked about Danish designer Anne Black's adorably covetable porcelain earrings before, and the site that sells her work, Danish Ceramics, is amazing as well. You’ll find a phenomenal selection of mod-chic housewares, décor, and jewelry from designers like Formfatale, Hanne Bertelsen, and Ditte Fischer.... [More]
This summer, makeup is all about the eyes. Big, lush lashes and bold, pop-sugar colors bring out the diva in all of us! That’s why we love Tarte’s EyeQuatic Waterproof Summer Essentials Set ($35) and MultiplEYE Natural Lash Enhancer ($65), especially together. MultiplEYE formula thickens... [More]
Since you all were thisclose to the edge of your seats wondering who the winner of the big Sansa SlotRadio giveaway was, we felt obliged to traipse all the way back to our computers after a hard day of...shopping, what else? (Alas, just the window... [More]
Here at OB HQ, we’re always listening to music. What kind, you ask? Pretty much anything goes around here, since we have really varied tastes. That’s why we were so excited to try out the new SlotRadio player from Sansa. It’s a small 1.5”x1.5” device... [More]
We've expounded upon our love for Spring Los Angeles designer lunch totes before, so you already know how awesome these thickly insulated brown-bagging alternatives are. They keep hot food hot, cold food cold, and come in two sizes and five funky patterns (perfect for toting... [More]
We're huge fans of FX's Nip/Tuck and Rescue Me. So when we started seeing promos for Dirt, a new drama that stars Courtney Cox as a seedy tabloid editor, we were super excited. But we were even more thrilled when the folks at FX... [More]
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In response to yesterday's personal shopper for cute bags for 14" laptops, Amy J wrote in to ask for ones for those of you with bigger laptops, i.e. 17+ inches, because "The only bags in that size are stupid black manly ones."Ugh, we know. Here ya go, Amy J!
You can always try a Mozi Waratah Laptop Sleeve ($55, #1 in pic) and pop it into any old bag or tote bag. Mozi sleeves come in a bunch of pretty prints and in sizes for a lot of laptops.
Okay, yes, this Riku Laptop Bag ($95, #2) is black, but we don't think it's manly. In fact, we're kinda digging the anime-inspired Swiss design.
Classic more your thing? Choose a Franklin Covey Alyssa Laptop Bag ($169, #3) in green or black.
For earthier styles, we love this Grainne 17" Messenger Bag from J'Tote ($195, #4). It features leaser-cut leather engraving and lots of interior pockets.
Finally, just because it's a)cute and b)red, we're digging on Kajsa Rydberg's Red Rose 17" Laptop Bag made strikingly strong with embroidered neoprene ($85). Very chic.
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