Social Media Obsession: Vine

I'm currently suffering from social media start-up fatique (more on that later), but even I couldn't resist the allure of Vine, Twitter's new video app. Vine lets you create 6-second looping videos - almost GIFs, and then share them seamlessly to Twitter and Facebook. I love the dimension it adds to images, not to mention the simplicity of the app itself.

Download Vine from the app store here, and once you're there, don't forget to follow me - that's Dina Fierro - for a glimpse into my latest loves.

Fashion Resale Goes Mobile: Meet Cuturia!

Fashion confession time, friends. One of my pending to-do's for MONTHS has a MAJOR, all caps required, closet clean-out. I can't even tell you the amount of silk, cashmere and cotton crammed into my tiny, Lower East Side closet, but it's nothing short of an embarrassment. The reality of fashion resale is quite dreary and labor-intensive, though, even in a city like New York, so I procrastinate, procrastinate and procrastinate. Finally, on a particularly motivated day, you might find me first fortifying myself with alcohol and then schlepping my designer merch to a consignment store and dividing the remainder among clothing exhange shops like Buffalo Exchange, or small, private clothing swaps.

But thanks to the impending launch of mobile app Cuturia, selling my/your unwanted (but still fabulous, make no mistake about it!) wares will be a bit more fun and whole lot easier.

The process is super simple - just snap a few high quality photos of what you've got to sell, and then upload them directly to the Cuturia fashion resale network. Posting takes under 60 seconds and automatically shares on Facebook.

Once you've successfully uploaded your old designer treasures to Cuturia's network, it's easy to search by designer or browse items - Prada, Stella MaCartney, Gucci, DVF, and Alexander McQueen are just a handful of the top designers you'll find.

Cuturia is free to download, free to post, and ship, and wisely integrates Paypal for easy payment (100% of list price!) and USPS, allowing members to create free, pre-paid addressed labels. Buyers are protected by a blanket return policy, and can also download pre-paid return labels from Cuturia. 

Sounds like a resale revolution to me, peeps.

Learn more about Cuturia online and on their Facebook page, and download the iPhone or Android app this fall!

While all opinions expressed are my own, this post was produced in partnership with Cuturia.

Let's Pose Together (+ Enter to Win a Net-a-Porter Gift Card!)

My current Marilyn Minter-inspired CalGel manicure, Posed on Saturday, has garnered over 800 Likes and 20+ comments to date - wowsa!

Between Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Tumblr, it's safe to say that I'm a woman who loves to SHARE. But Pose - a web, iPhone, Android and iPad app - brings my SHARING to new heights - letting me snap and upload real-time pics of my favorite fashion and beauty finds to an audience who's just as down with style as I am. In short, I'm obsessed - and you should be too.

I've partnered with Pose this week to offer my followers an amazing little treat - a $150 gift card to my FAVORITE destination for online shopping, and of course, Pose inspiration - Net-a-Porter. Entering to win is easy-peasy - check out my recent Poses here, create a Pose account (online or on your mobile) and Follow me on Pose!

I'll choose one of my Pose followers (both my current and new followers are eligible to win!) at random as the winner next Tuesday, April 3 at Noon EST - GOOD LUCK!

Put a Ring On It: Tiffany & Co.'s New iPhone App

Like many woman, I like to fancy myself as one-of-a-kind (oh, the irony.) And one of the things that makes me unique in my peer group is my complete lack of interest in getting married. I've never (no, not once) envisioned what that day might look like for me, what dress I might wear or which cake I might choose (surprising, because I really do like dresses and cakes, for the record.)

That said, there's ONE thing that I really love about marriage.  And that's the jewelry. I recently asked David Yurman, perhaps THE most iconic American jewelry designer, if there was such a thing as a diamond that's "too big."  He told me, unequivocally, NO, there's no such thing. Bless his heart. And while the folks at Tiffany & Co. sell all sizes of diamonds, suited to almost any budget, I'd be inclined to guess that they'd agree.

So, for all the women who love diamond rings and for all the men who need to learn more about buying diamond rings, the new Tiffany & Co. iPhone application releases tomorrow. It allows women to browse and build rings to their heart's content (can you think of a better way to pass time on the N train? I surely cannot.) and it enables men to get a clearer understanding of the process, as well as an idea of what their budget will buy them before getting in store.

Here's how it works:

Staying true to their brand's heritage and rightfully so, it's important to note that the Tiffany & Co. app does not allow mobile shopping. Seal the deal by making an appointment for an in-store or phone consultation.

Download the app tomorrow - it's free -  at the iTunes App Store and if you need a little inspiration:

FTC Disclosure: I attended a preview of the Tiffany & Co. iPhone application at Tiffany's 5th Avenue flagship. In addition to a lovely gift and a delicious spread of food, they plied with me with Tiffany Blue lollipops and cookies.  I also left with a Tiffany Blue flash drive, which you're welcome to envy from afar.