Calling all end-of-summer-days birthday girls.

Admit it Virgo lovelies.  When you were a schoolgirl, everyone was away on vacation so your party with friends was postponed.

Let’s face it, the last week of the summer YOU were on vacation, too, most likely at some nostalgic beach with your family catching fireflies in a jam jar. Mother made it happen with candles and a cake but you missed your mates.

Now you’re a big girl, those birthdays are spent with the beachgirl pack on the beach.

Music? Natch!

Nibbles? Check!

Imbibements? Double Check!

Assorted boards, toys, towels? You got it.

NO BETTER FUN ON PLANET EARTH THAN A BIRTHDAY AT THE BEACH WITH YOUR POSSE.

And when the dusk rolls in over the waves/dunes/sand there’s the lovely Virgo in the stars above to twinkle your way back home.

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With the wane of summer upon most of the world, no better time exists than the last two weeks of August to grab those last minute summer bargains for beach, boat and pool. This year the collections were divided up into four main camps for your sales assault.

Over at base headquarters, the look ‘militaire’ was in charge. Khakis, olives and desert storm sand shades had their ranks filled in by the more hard core and robust camos. Sneak in some animal spots or stripes and it was very Raiders of the Lost Ark-ish with a dash of jungle.

Second beachhead was held steady by the surf crowd, where neon and neoprene worked into wet-suit and rashie styles looked fresh and architectural, all angles and piped edges and bold contrast panels.

In mirror opposite juxtaposition, the new romantic florals and frilly ruffles faction splashed out a strong showing, and combined with the vintage feel, lingerie skin tones and 50′s styling of big girl pants, halters and form fitting bustiers, it all effected a feminine hourglass silhouette.

Like summer festivals, hippie chic entrenched itself for another year and this time the tie dyes, stripes and plaids were walking a line between bohemian and preppy with a bit of wanderer thrown in.

Whatever your team, there’s swimwear to suit you!

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Kikidoll readers all know she cannot turn a good coconut down, especially when it comes delivered in Big City style.  To Go.

Olivia Giacobetti of Honore des Pres perfumes comes knocking with her all organic range of scents as an homage to her recent relocation from Paris to New York.  Less a story of scents in the the city, the trio of Love NY perfumes–Love Coco, Vamp a NY and I Love les  Carrottes– is more a joyous loved-up affair with her new digs.

Prior to her move, Olivia launched  Honore des Pres after developing fragrances for Diptyque and L’Artisan Parfumeur.

Packaged in her eponymous rounded-edge atomizer bottle, that is then tucked into a plastic coffee cup, then placed in a brown paper bag, buying Love Coco is better than being first up at Starbies for that morning latte.

After you are hit with the raw coconut, the milky smoothness settles in like cream with an undertow of vanilla and a sneak of anis. But wait–there’ a shot of coriander to jizz it all up into a near-fizzy frothiness.

Sit back in your cubicle, put those perfectly pedicured feet up on the desk and sip away.  In a NY minute, visions of yourself in a bikini in a hammock by the beach and palms fronds dangling overhead will be yours. No trace of Hawaiian Tropic or a morning-after Pina Colada, Love Coco comes sashaying with surprising 8 + hour lasting power and more subtlety than a summer island breeze.

Launched in Europe, first in Milan at Excense and then at Colette and Bon Marche in Paris, the trio of goodies to go are now available at Space NK UK, and will be finally winging their way over the pond stateside in the autumn.  If you need that hit of a tropical romance earlier, you know where to go for take-out.

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Happy day for Kikidoll that Alberta has designed a line of her gorgeous island-inspired Lilliana Design necklaces and earrings for Kikidoll’s 2011 swimwear collection.

Also from Honolulu, Alberta and Kiki first met at a hula competition!  Kiki fell in love with Alberta’s combinations of pearls and shells, not to mention the amazing handmade leis and kupe’e that Alberta also wove for the dancers.  Alberta’s design savvy and shared love for Hawaii nei drew them together and an association was born.

Each piece of Lilliana Design is hand-crafted by Alberta, and she uses the ocean and island beauty as her guide. For Kikidoll’s collection she paired mother of pearl shells in vivid pinks  and sea-worthy aquas, fanned out into hibiscus blossoms on harsher steel-tipped black rubber chokers to ratchet up the pretty with an edgy twist.  Strands of bronzey brown beads laced with leopard-spotted cowrie beads and shells added some woodsy tones to the pastel color palette.  Whole shells hanging from thin wires dangle as earrings.  Evan a bikini belt with shells and coral is making an appearance for Kikidoll’s ‘Honolulu Honi’ 2011 collection.

Kiki’s favorite piece is the pearl and half-conch shell necklace that she chose for her centerpiece photo.  Watch for a sneak peek of that coming soon to a sofa near you. Until then, only a glimpse is shown here of Lilliana’s treasures!

All Lilliana Design pieces are available on www.kikidollswimwear.com   Prices on request.

The August new moon is today 8/10 at 03.08 am.
Astrowhizzes tell us that the best time to watch the night sky is new moon–a full moon washes out the dimmer skies. Astronomers call it a “new moon” because shortly after the Moon is completely shadowed, a thin crescent peeks out from one side. This is the beginning of the Moon’s rise to brightness over the next two weeks. The exact time this occurs depends on your geography on Earth, but it will always occur in the Western horizon between sunset and moonset.
A new moon occurs when the Earth, Sun and Moon are lined up so that the Moon is directly in between the Earth and the Sun. From this perspective, the side of the Moon covered in sunlight is turned away from the Earth, and the face we see is in shadow. The Moon takes approximately 29 days to complete the cycle from new moon to full moon and then back to new moon again. During a new moon, the Moon is in conjunction with the Sun, as seen from Earth.

Sometimes called a Harvest Moon the new moon in August is usually a harbinger of the end of summer and the oncoming autumn. Enjoy this fleeting ‘marvelous night for a moondance!’

Watch out for the Full moon 24 August 17.05 pm.

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