Tory Burch

“This is a perfect way to combine two of my passions—music and giving back to the community”

The Tory Burch Foundation helps provide economic opportunities, mentoring and education to U.S. women looking to start their own business. The foundation was created in 2009 to economically empower women in these challenging financial times. This week, Oct 18-22 is National Women’s Business Week and in honor of this event Tory Burch has created a limited edition compilation CD. All proceeds from the sale of the CD benefit Accion USA, the microfinance partner for the Tory Burch Foundation.

Michael Franti and Spearhead- “Hello Bonjour”
Willy Deville- “Come a Little Bit Closer”
Devendra Banhart- “Baby”
Laura Izibor- “From my Heart to Yours”
Melanie Fiona- “Give it to Me Right”
Lykke Li- “Little Bit”
Wyclef Jean- “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”
The Smiths- “Bigmouth Strikes Again”
K’naan- “Take a Minute”
Santigold- “Your Voice”
Miriam Makeba- “Pata Pata”
Matt White- “Taking on Water”
Kanye West, Mos Def and Al B Black – “Good Night”
Santana and Citizen Cope- “Sideways”
Asa- “360”
The Neville Brothers- “Rivers of Babylon”

The CD and the sunflower logo accessories are available exclusively at Tory Burch boutiques and on www.toryburch.com. The CD is $16.99 and all the proceeds benefit the foundation. How great is that! The Tory Burch Foundation’s logo is the sunflower which was derived from a special pendant Burch’s father Buddy gave his mother and then passed down to Burch.

The CD is pretty good, I have it on my iPhone! I received two CD’s so I wanted to share the love….so I am giving away the other Tory Burch CD to one lucky reader! Simply leave a comment below and the winner will be chosen at random. The giveaway is open until October 31, 2010 (US/Canada).

How do you tote around your favorite beauty supplies? Every gal needs a makeup bag to carry her coveted swag and why not carry your little luxuries around in style? I currently carry my day-to-day makeup in a Christian Dior logo bag and I’m looking to upgrade my carrying case. While browsing around online I came across some of the cutest makeup bags and I simply could not decide which ones I loved the best. Here are just a few of my favorites:

Marc by Marc Jacobs Pretty Nylon Train Case

This Marc by Marc Jacobs beauty retails for $110 (11″ wide x 6 1/2″ deep x 5″ high) and is available at Zappos. I love the bright color, this case says fun!

This Tory Burch cosmetic case retails at $95 (7.5″W x 4″H x 2″D) and is available at Bloomingdales. If you’re a Tory Burch fan I’m sure you’ll love this classic case and emblem; it’s also available in bright green.

Betsey Johnson Eye Spy Large Cosmetic Case

This Nylon Betsey Johnson case retails at $68 (9.5″W x 6″H x 4″D) and is available at Bloomingdales. On the front Marilyn Monroe gives you a wink and a kiss and the inside of the case features a gray and black cheetah print design.

This gorgeous leather botkier Trigger cosmetic bag (7.5″W x 4.25″H x 7.5″W) retails at $82.50 is is available on endless.com. For all of you “Trigger” lovers out there, botkier created a mini version or the original bag, very chic. This case is also available in hot purple.

This pretty PVC protected floral case by Emilie Sloan Natalie retails for $21 (9″W x 5.75″H x 3″D) at endless.com. This waterproof case is available is six colors including Icy Blue (shown), Raspberry, Sea Glass, Kiwi, Silver Stone and Cranberry.

This limited edition makeup case collection includes a pencil-case (9w x 3d x 1.5h”), a zip around bag (9w x 2.5d x 5h”) and a large travel bag (12w x 3d x 8h”). The prices range from $12-$40 and are available exclusively at Sephora. I love the bright color with the poppy accent, there is a size to suit every carrying need that you may have.

These are just a small sampling of the makeup bags that I’ve come across and LOVED. There are so many choices available that it makes it hard to pick just one. What kind of makeup bag do you tote your goodies in?

Tory Burch honors National Women’s Business Week

Just throw it in the makeup bag!