$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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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

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