Most of you ladies have jumped on the pink bandwagon and ordered the ‘Stephanie’ to support breast cancer. This one is on back order so, I think I’m gonna pass.

Initially my first choice, I’m not sure if I’m digging the ‘Brighton’s’ elastic band around the heel.

The ‘Tory’ may be the perfect little flat to take me into Fall!

Eat your heart out, Dorothy, the ‘Kora’ makes me want my own pair of ruby red slippers.

Ok, this one is the dud. The ‘Naomi’ has a short heel and is the color of mud. Not cute.

Lots of details going on in the ‘Fortune’ and I love the deep charcoal color.

What do you think? I’m going to need lots of help making a decision for this month!! Love Jane

]]> http://www.plushjunkie.com/shoe-dazzle-october-edition/feed/ 4 http://www.plushjunkie.com/elie-saab-spring-2010/ http://www.plushjunkie.com/elie-saab-spring-2010/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:56:01 +0000 admin http://www.plushjunkie.com/?p=1698 We adore Elie Saab for the gorgeous draped and ruched gowns that grace the red carpet each awards season. For Spring 2010, the  designer stepped outside of his box by taking to the Paris runway with a daring new collection. Broad shouldered dresses and crisscrossed embroidery are an edgier feel for one of our favorite designers. Do we like it? We love it!

Love J&J

LOVE the tough hardware on simple beige

Like a game of Tetris. The splashes of bright set this one apart

Classic Elie Saab. This time in a deep blue hue

The iconic black suit all spiced up.

]]> http://www.plushjunkie.com/elie-saab-spring-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.plushjunkie.com/baring-it-all-at-lobster-fest/ http://www.plushjunkie.com/baring-it-all-at-lobster-fest/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:55:32 +0000 admin http://www.plushjunkie.com/?p=1715 How did I spend last weekend? How every girl dreams of spending her weekends…. in a bikini, on stage, in front of hundreds of people. Yeah right. It took a  few extra yoga classes, a tanning session, and bikini wax to get me excited for walking the runway in Body Glove’s 2010 collection. No, actually, what got me excited was getting to keep all the bikinis I wore in the show. Hooray for not having to shop for swimsuits for a whole year! Here’s a few pics (and a vid) of the show.
Indulge and Enjoy. Love Jane

Love Jane

Yellow tulle makes her into a cute cupcake

Those little rosettes are to-die-for

Velvety ruffles…If only I had been so chic in high school…

Pink shoes, yellow hat, perfectly put together

Shoe Dazzle boxes are piling up in my closet and I’m still loving my membership! These were my September shoes.

Indulge and Enjoy. Love Jane

Indulge and Enjoy. Love Jane

We love discovering new product lines and right now we’re swooning over Beauty Society. The ultra girly, doused in pink packaging is simply irresistible and behind the glitzy wrapper is some serious skincare. We’ve been using the Lip Job total lip reconstructor on our dried out kisser and in less than a week it has been transformed into a smooth new pucker. Lip Job is “packed with volumizing and firming peptides, powerful antioxidants, natural non-irritating plumpers and soothing ingredients, [it] will smooth, plump and contour the lips while visibly decreasing whistle lines”. What more could a girl ask for? How about a beauty company that’s finally going green like none other with their one-of-a-kind refill program. Visit BeautySociety.com to shop and get more info on the program.

Giveaway, you say? Let’s talk lashes. Enormous lashes. While there are plenty of lash enhancement products on the market, not many can claim to be prostaglandin free. (It’s the controversial hormone-like  chemical found in most eyelash serums.) Beauty Society’s Enormous Lash is one such formula and we’re giving one away to a lucky reader. (A $95 value) Get lush, gorgeous lashes in as little as 30 days and they’re so confident that you’ll love your results, Beauty Society offers a 12 month guarantee on all of their products. To enter, leave us a comment on this post telling us something you’re doing to go green and help the environment. Contest closes at midnight, October 16, 2009. One entry per person, please.

Life is Delicious. Indulge Daily.

Love J&J

Checklist for weekend in Vegas, Baby!: 1) Mani/Pedi in vibrant, sparkly color that I wouldn’t normally wear. 2) Pack new sequined backless BCBG top, mini dress, and itty bitty bikini. 3) Bikini wax so that I’m presentable in itty bitty bikini.

I never quite made it through that list. I’m a very busy girl, you know.  I certainly didn’t have time for the bikini wax that I so desperately needed. I decided to make do with a quick application of Nair. I’d used it before on my legs and it worked great. Perfect! I’m such a genius time and money saver!

For those of you that have never used a depilatory, three things you should know: 1)Always, always do the skin patch test. It is an extremely harsh chemical and can damage your skin. 2) Don’t use a towel that you care about. It will smell of the wretched goo forever! And 3) Definitely the most important. Be sure to read the label and only apply the depilatory  to the body part specified on the bottle. I.E. If it doesn’t say it’s intended for use on the bikini line don’t EVEN THINK about using it there.

I always save my most ridiculously embarrassing beauty rituals for when I’m at home alone and slathering half of my body with smelly cream is one of them. I stripped down to my nothings and rolled up my $25 bath mats so as not to drip and ruin anything. The hot pink Nair bottle was so cute. No way anything bad could happen. I began to lather it on at my ankles and work my way up the leg. It tingled at first but, that was normal. Like I said, I’d used it before so I knew what to expect. Over the knee, up the thigh. I figured since I usually get a brazillian bikini wax and Nair works basically the same way that I could apply it anywhere that’s normally waxed. I put Nair in places that one should never EVER put Nair. I was very thorough in the application. I’m talking, whip out the hand mirror to navigate thorough. I stood upright with my legs spread trying not disturb the process for 7 minutes. It started to tingle with more intensity and in less than 30 seconds I was standing in the shower vigorously scrubbing the Nair off.

OH! How it burned! I have a pretty high pain tolerance and I was standing in the shower with tears in my eyes from the pain. Once the Nair was washed off I realized that the water was making it worse. I laid on my bathroom floor completely naked holding a hand-held electric fan over my va-jay jay. I could barely walk for two days, I lived in the same pair of vitamin E and Neosporin soaked sweat pants for three days and by the time I got to Vegas I wouldn’t go near that itty bitty bikini.

As I was lying on the floor in my blister  bikini I read the warning label on the Nair bottle. NAIR LOTION CAN BE USED ON LEGS, ARMS, ANYWHERE EXCEPT… EYES, IN NOSE, EARS, OR ON BREAST NIPPLES, PERIANAL OR VAGINAL/GENITAL AREAS. Oops! That last bit was for me and I had completely missed it. Well,actually, I hadn’t  even read the warning beforehand and ended up with 2nd degree chemical burns on my “vaginal/genital areas”.

I have never had any issues using Nair on my legs (though, I know girls who have) and still use it, occasionally. If you have an experience similar to mine with a chemical beauty product  follow these steps.

*Wash the area with cool water. Do not scrub or use soap. It will only irritate the burn.

*Gently pat dry and apply a steroid cream, such as, hydrocortisone cream. It will take down the inflamation but, be sure it isn’t one containing salicylic acid.

*I used a combination of Vitamin E oil, Neosporin, and Hydrocortisone cream. Aloe Vera and other moisturizers made it sting.

*Plan on wearing loose clothing of a few days. Anything that rubs against it hurts like a biatch!

Indulge and Enjoy (after reading the warning label!)   Love Jane

Life is Delicious. Indulge Daily. Love J&J

Loving these gold aviators by Bernhard Wilhelm. The dress is Halston Heritage and retails at $325.

Another Halston Heritage frock in luscious purple ($435).

Standing out in Brian Atwood Loca heels($835)

This Christian Dior newsprint dress is a repeat from season 3 but, still looks uber fabulous.

And judging from the following pics, we’re guessing there’s a throwback scene to hmmm…….the eighties, maybe?

Over the course of two weeks I tried five of the products. I’ll keep this short and simple:

The Cream Cleanser was gentle and moisturizing but, failed to remove any of my make-up. My face never felt truly clean and I followed it up every night with my usual face wash.

The Gel Cleanser was more effective in actually cleaning my face and it didn’t leave my skin feeling overly dry like most gel formulas.

The Moisturizing Cream and Moisturizing Concentrate affected my skin similarly. Both were extremely thick and felt heavy and greasy on my face. Neither product ever fully absorbed into my skin and it felt as if they weren’t allowing my skin to breath. These products were just all wrong for my normal skin type. The rich texture may be better suited to extremely dry skin and dryer climates.

The Eye Cream is the only product that I would use in the future. Its rich texture caused my concealer and eyeshadow to slide off, however, wearing it to bed every night did reduce the appearance of my little lines and bags.

The key ingredient in Riversol’s line is thujaplicin, which has been shown to have effective antioxidant abilities. If you have very dry skin and struggle to find an anti-aging line that is also gentle on sensitive skin then Riversol may be effective for you.

So, what was the culprit in Riversol’s greasy texture and inability to absorb into my skin? Probably the second ingredient listed on the label of each of the products; mineral oil. While there are many conflicting reports as to whether mineral oil (even cosmetics-grade mineral oil) is actually harmful to your skin, I’ve found that most products containing it, “sit” on the skin rather than melting into the top layer. Some reports claim that not only is mineral oil toxic but, it also clogs pores and slows the skins ability to eliminate toxins. Personally any ingredient that is a petroleum by-product, which mineral oil is,  should be avoided at all costs.

Love Jane