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Alicia Silverstone creates an EcoTools makeup bag line. We want Cher Horowitz!
The flaks at EcoTools, the affordable nature-y bath and beauty stuff sold at Walgreens and Target, keep sending me tons of crap. Big fat boxes of swag. Since I've reviewed them before, I planned to chuck this month's haul of green goop into the charity pile. But when I cracked open the box, I saw something -- someone -- that compelled me to spout off:
My idol.
Beloved Cher Horowitz, also known as Alicia Silverstone from Clueless, a film which I have seen, oh, A TRILLION TIMES. That's Christian in the background there. Remember when he macked on Cher's stems? And then she baked him a log of cookie dough only to find out he was totally batting for the home team? But it was OK because in the end, she totally ended up with her sexy older ex-stepbrother played by Paul Rudd? Go Cher Horowitz!
The best day of my life was in high school, when someone said I looked like Cher. I was wearing a hot pink glitter mini skirt, a velvet tank top, a fuzzy sweater and matching pink Mary Janes, so it wasn't a stretch, but I felt I had made something of myself. Go Cher Horowitz!
I'm burying the lead. Cher (fine, ALICIA) has created a new line of makeup bags and brushes for EcoTools, available in December. See?
Although she looks like she ate a mellow mushroom in that photo, I'm glad she's working. I'm sure she doesn't want to spend life known as the girl who hooked up Ms. Stoeger with Wallace Shawn (although I can't fathom WHY NOT.) And Alicia has long been a granola type, a supporter of animal rights, a known vegan. Good for her! But... but...
It totally shatters my hero worship fantasies. It's like if Superman turned out to be a clerk at 7-11 who takes steroids and runs amok in tights. Or if Dolly Parton pulled a zipper down her back and emerged as Slappy Squirrel.
Anywho, the makeup bags are very pretty. My office homeslice Marilyn tested the brushes and said they're completely soft and luxurious -- not scary and sharp like freeze-dried manure.
The more I think about it, maybe this is something Cher could get behind. After all, she did go through a spiritual transformation at the end, collecting canned goods and bongs for people in need. Maybe she was always headed down the path of crunch.
Oh, heck. Go Cher Horowitz!
Deal Diva Stephanie
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Stephanie Hayes came out of the womb wearing high heels. While other kids were reciting multiplication tables, she was learning to calculate an extra third off the half-price discount during buy-one-get-one week. She loves animal prints, black mascara and anything that sparkles. She objects to visible panty lines, Crocs and anything that costs more than a car payment. And she doesn't drive a nice car. She can be reached at (727) 893-8857 or shayes@tampabay.com.
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Kameel Stanley has never encountered a thrift store she didn’t like. Her
mother taught her that the true value of clothes isn’t how much they cost,
but how many outfits one can create from them. Having grown up in Michigan,
she was delighted to learn upon moving to Florida that she almost never
needed to wear socks or boots again. There’s a lot of turnover in her
closet, and she’s obsessed with dresses, necklaces and wedge heels. She can
be reached at (727) 893-8643 or kstanley@tampabay.com.
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A disciple of the little black dress classics school, Letitia Stein stretches her budget by looking for styles with staying power. She lives for 80 percent off shoes at DSW, floral sundresses and bohemian chic tops. She confesses to being a bit of a snob when it comes to handbags and jewelry. She can be reached at (813) 226-3400 or lstein@tampabay.com.
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Coming from a long line of fashionable women, Kim Wilmath considers herself lucky to fit into their hand-me-downs. Her wardrobe staples include her grandma's vintage blouses and her mom's funky jewelry. When she's in the market for "new" items, Kim hits her favorite thrift stores -- a habit she also picked up from mom. But when circumstances require a visit to the shiny stores in the mall, you'll find Kim at the sale rack like a good little diva. She can be reached at (813) 661-2442 or kwilmath@tampabay.com.
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