The inspiration for Paul & Joe's summer collection is, simply, gold. Here's part of the theme from the website: "Gold radiates beauty, gold defines opulence, gold shimmers with life, gold has a myriad of hues. Summer is the golden season, embrace it, renew in its radiance, become beautiful in its glow." While gold seems a little predictable for summer, I like that the company came out with variations on the shade – swirly lip glosses and nail polishes with bright pink, yellow and bronze all mixed with a ribbon of shimmery gold ensures everyone can wear a golden hue. But what I liked most were the bronzing powders and blotting sheet compact:
I liked that the powder came in a special gold case and the pattern on the blotting sheets, although I'm not sure I buy into the claim at the website that says it's taken from the spring/summer fashion collection. I looked at every piece and couldn't find that pattern anywhere, so I'm not sure why it says that. Nevertheless it was nice to see a new blotting sheet compact.
If you need another gold fix, check out this slideshow for the exhibition "The Golden Graves of Ancient Vani", which opens tomorrow at the Getty Museum. 🙂