Halloween Costumes Ideas For Pregnancy - Accessorizing Baby Bumps

If you’re expecting a baby soon, you’re already prepared to look like a barrage balloon, so you might as well go all out for Halloween. If you’re so far along that you won’t be able to hide your baby bump, why not enhance it? I think that’s the best Halloween costume idea for pregnant women. As these ladies in the gallery demonstrate, you can look pretty awesome, despite being pregnant on Halloween, and what a great photograph to show your children one day. Source: coolest-homemade-costumes Via: urlesque

$60,000 wristwatch that is impossible to counterfeit

The luxury wristwatch market is flooded with fakes these days, and it’s kinda hard to tell the difference between the two. But now, Swiss watchmaker Vacheron Constantin is claiming to have made a wristwatch that is impossible to counterfeit. Dubbed the Quai de I’lle, the watch features invisible UV marking, laser perforations, high-security inks, and other techniques employed to secure passports and currencies. Some of the models available in this watch collection tout tiny text on the dials, which can be read only with the help of a magnifying glass. Pricing starts at $12,000 for the “impossible to counterfeit” wristwatch and can go as high as $60,000, depending on the styles and deterrents used. They have plans to make 800 Quai de I’lles a year.

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The Gold iPhone

In case just having an iPhone isn't good enough of a statement for you, soon you'll be able to have an iPhone plated in 24 carat gold. I'm not going to say it looks bad, because it doesn't (it is an iPhone, after all!), but I will say the concept is a little over the top and a bit ridiculous -- especially once people realize it is in fact real gold.

There's not much space to put the gold on an iPhone so not sure if the price (which is still TBA) will reflect that or not. Just don't add any diamonds anywhere, please (although I'm sure that's next...).

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Gold and Jeweled Chess Set

Royalty in ancient India played a form of Chess called Shatranj. Sadly, all they had was silk cloth board and usual dice. If they knew about the latest artistic investment in the game of Chess, they would have been amazed. For instance, The Art Of War board and dice, designed by Victor F. Scharstein. Imagine rhodium and gold chess pieces dancing at your command on a decked up ebony board.

Every piece is tastefully decorated with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and other precious stones. Even the legs of the board are all gold- having eight all gold balls. It will be priced at nearly $50,000. It is said that all other parts of the game such as the lock and the key, the hinges and the handle are made of gold. I can imagine how much motivation a thief will have to break open the lock and get away with it.
My other concern is that of functionality itself. Would not so much of glitter distract the attention away from the game? But may be that is also a positive point if you twist the argument a little.

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Elton John’s ‘J’ brooch To Fetch $22,000 at Bonhams

A sapphire-and-diamond brooch once worn by legendary musician Elton John while filming his music videos “I don’t wanna go on with you like that,” is all set to go under hammer this week. Designed like a “J,”the art deco piece worn by John in 1988 is now estimated to generate sales of 12,000-15,000 pounds (US$22,330-27,900) at Bonhams auction house in London on 25 September. The 1930s-era brooch features brilliant-cut and baguette-cut diamonds and oval-cut and circular-cut sapphires. The brooch, on sale this autumn at Bonhams, has an estimate value of 12,000-15,000 pounds (US$22,330-27,900).

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10 Gold Fashions - Plus: Jennifer Hudson’s Glittering Style

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Jennifer Hudson is engaged to David Otunga, her reality star beau from the show, I Love New York 2. As Jennifer Hudson’s engagement puts her in the media limelight today, we thought it an appropriate time to highlight that she is also a ravishing style icon. Most notably, she knows how to rock today’s hottest trends—like gold—on her curvaceous bod. The photo gallery shows some of Jennifer Hudson’s best fashions, including her golden gown at the recent Toronto International Film Festival and a stunning gold coat I wish I could get my hands on! The Dream Girls actress, first black model to appear on Vogue magazine and 2004 American Idol finalist is quite a catch, but her resume is only expanding. Apart from recording for the Sex and the City soundtrack, she’ll be debuting a solo album, Jennifer Hudson, on September 30, and will make it back to the big screen on October 17 in The Secret Life of Bees. From the gallery, it’s clear Jennifer Hudson loves to shine… it makes you wonder, will she get married in gold too? via trendhunter

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$100,000 Barbie Dolls - The Diamond Castle Collection Doll

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Barbie is continuing her climb into upscale. This latest Barbie doll won’t go on sale, but it is said to be worth $94,800. Its a promotional item in the for the “Barbie and the Diamond Castle” presentation, which releases on DVD soon.

There are 44 round-cut stones, including 318 real diamonds, on her attire. Her entire accessory, a tiara, slippers, earrings, necklace, bracelet and the ring have all been made out diamonds and white gold.

According to Giancarlo Melloni, Barbie brand manager in Mexico, the film, "whose main theme is diamonds," touches on topics important to girls such as "friendship, music and shiny jewels." The presentation was accompanied by a ballet that reproduced a classic palace dance from fairy tales, featuring a glamourous flesh-and-blood Barbie. (azcentral)

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Real Gold Beauty Threading - 24K Gold Facelift

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The newest facelift on the market is the gold thread facelift, which involves a 24-carat gold mesh framework being sewn permanently under the surface of the skin.

The patient remains awake as four yards of gold thread are inserted, the only painkiller being dozens of local anesthetic injections applied to the face.

At a cost of around £2,000, the facelift takes three months to show the results, as the gold mesh stimulates the body’s own production of collagen, which in turn plumps up the skin naturally.

The procedure can be used on the neck, décolletage, hands, arms, legs, abdomen and even the buttocks.

Stitch by stitch guide

1. The areas to be treated are covered with a numbing cream and injected with local anesthetic.

2. The 24 carat, 0.1mm diameter, 99 per cent pure gold thread is implanted into the anaesthetised area, threaded within the skin under the epidermis using a 1mm gauge needle and a blanket-type stitch to create a net-like structure that will provide a mechanical support to the overlying skin.

3. The thread must be implanted accurately into the ‘papillary dermis’ - the layer of skin directly beneath the surface.

4. The doctor repeats this process in all the areas to be treated.

5. The face is cleaned and make-up can be applied to cover up bruised or red areas.

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Fishy Hip Hotel - The Pearl Hotel in San Diego

There’s something fun and “fishy” going on at The Pearl Hotel, San Diego. This new 23-room boutique property opens on August 30th. Attached are photos of two guest rooms and an image of Greta the Goldfish, who’s been getting a lot...
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Sarah Jessica Parker Singlehandedly Bringing Back Pearls?

Sarah Jessica Parker has been wearing a lot of pearls lately. In the Sex and the City movie, her character Carrie Bradshaw is seen wearing opera-length pearls in many different scenes. The 32-inch strand of 8.5-millimeter akoya cultured pearls is showcased in a scene is which she climbs into bed with "Mr. Big" wearing the pearls with undies and a tank top. The necklace is from Mikimoto and sells for $11,900. Sarah Jessica Parker has also been sporting pearls in her real life showing up at several press events this season in both white and black pearl necklaces in various lengths. via luxuist

Every Woman Needs Her Pearls

Every Woman Needs Her Pearls
If so, check out Tahitian pearls, personally I like their black pearls. And if bigger is better with you than South Sea pearls are the way to

$27 Million Replica - Beijing Da Shui Fa Fountain

For about $28 million dollars, this overwhelming model of the Da Shui Fa (Grand Waterworks) Fountain can be yours.

Its composition consists of an opulent combination of luxury minerals including gold, diamonds, sapphires, rubies, pearls, jades, crystals, and emeralds.

The original garden is located near Beijing University, and was originally found at Yuanming Yuan (Garden of Perfect Splendour) or Summer Palace as its better known.

The replica will be sold at auction for charity.

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