Shoes, shoes, shoes…Yes, you heard me! Check these out from Chinese Laundry.

April 21, 2010

A first here on Groomed L.A.  SHOES!  Yup, after spending a week hopping on and off Target.com awaiting the debut of the coveted Cynthia Vincent for Target line (so blech and cheapie looking when I finally got a good look at them that I'm not even posting a link… maybe the multi-color ballet flats are cute) I realized, wow, that's a lot of beauty blogging hours I've spent in search of a pair of budget pups.  And that's when I realized, you're never fully groomed until you have that great pair of shoes on!  Hence Groomed L.A. is stretching it's wings to include shoes and of course that might even mean…bags too. Whoo-hoo! That is the complete package from head to toes right?  So stay tuned for that.  But for now, I'm excited to share with you these two pairs of amazing wedges I just went ga-ga for.

I was walking on West Third Street the other day and popped into Polka-dots and Moonbeams and saw a pair of super budget ($49!), super cute Chinese Laundry Fuschia summery wedge sandals which looked so sexy on my feet and were so totally comfy, but the only prob was that the last pair in my size had a pen mark on them. Grunt!

So I went home, hopped on the CHINESE LAUNDRY website and started poking around. Remember this brand from days gone by?  Time for a refresher course!  Fishing though the site I fell in love with more than one pair of shoes. Check out these SHANTEL sandals.  I am all about budget everything right now and cute shoes for under a hundred dollars are so up my alley I can't even tell you.  

These are the two pairs I got.  The only problem was, what color to get the DRESDEN in?!   I chose the purple but now I'm thinking I should have gone for the Desert Ivy.  Then again, for $100, I might just spring for both!

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I also went summer slap happy for the INONIA in Fuschia. 

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Stay tuned for a little more insider scoops like this on Groomed L.A!
  

Shades Natural Color Salon (Bev Hills – South Doheny Drive)

April 19, 2010

If only I had known about this from the moment I was preggo!

An all natural hair salon. And I was buying this natural hair dye from Whole Foods, trying to touch up my roots myself. Not the greatest idea if you saw how two toned I turned out every few weeks.

Put it this way…here is Susan Henry, SHADES NATURAL COLOR owner and founder's, mission statement:

Our mission is to provide you with a permanent color process that is naturally based, non-toxic, and most importantly, 100% ammonia-free. We want you to have gorgeous, shiny hair in less time than traditional ammonia-based products, and with less damage to your hair.

I went to try out their ESSENTIAL OIL SCALP TREATMENT, and at $50 a pop it's one of the yummiest, most affordable little luxuries in town. It takes about an hour.  Susan's hand-blended oil is worked into your scalp inch by inch, combed through from the part to the ends of your hair, and then massaged like crazy until you are…well…delirious. I'm a scalp massage fiend so this was an uber-joy for me. You're then put under a heater for a bit and rinsed. And there you go, a tingly, moisturized scalp that smells beyond amazing is all yours.  

The oil is a nourishing blend (organic olive oil, tea tree oil, rosemary oil, apricot kernel oil, orange oil, lavender oil, and vitamin E oil) that encourages healthy follicle and roots and is a great stimulating treatment for hair loss issues, dry scalp, and other hair/scalp issues. 

The hair/scalp oil can be purchased for $24.95.  Frankly, I'm crazy about it.  It smells soooo fricken good. My only complaint is that I want a giant, like, 16 oz. bottle of it. 

I love the idea of giving this scalp treatment as a gift.  It just might become my new secret weapon cool, fun and yummy birthday and thank you go-to prezzie.

Here is SUSAN HENRY'S COMPLETE LINE OF NATURAL HAIR COLOR/PRODUCTS

SHADES NATURAL HAIR COLOR

144 S. Doheny Drive–just south of Wilshire 

310-275-4882.

VI PEEL and VI DERM – KALI MEDICAL PRODUCTS

April 13, 2010

Every since my tax preparer, who has the most amazing skin ever, told me about the VI PEEL many tax seasons ago, I've been wanting to try it.  Of course now when I have down time to do it, I'm pregnant so I've gotta wait. Darn! 

I was really impressed with our dear Beauty Blog Queen Nadine Jolie's  before and after pix and her review of the peel.  It's getting me jazzed to do it when I'm in the clear with breastfeeding etc.  And it will be a perfect time too as it's supposed to be great for pigmentation issues which you cannot avoid while preggo

In the meantime I thought I'd explore some of Kali Medical's other products.

I've been playing around with the VI DERM line and super happy with the products. 

Vi Derm™ Body Wash With 12.5% Glycolic Acid 
(8 Oz. Bottle)

  • Deeply cleanses and exfoliates dry, damaged and rough skin
  • Glycolic Acid accelerates the lightening process and ensures optimal penetration of corrective treatment products

Product #1a: Vi Derm™ Cleanser For Normal To Dry Skin 
(8 Oz. Bottle)

  • A gentle, effective blend of free radical fighting antioxidants and botanical ingredients thoroughly cleanses the skin
  • Exfoliates cellular buildup and residue resulting from natural aging, makeup and the environment

Vi Derm™ Advanced Firming Lotion
(2 Oz. Tube)

  • Vi Derm Advanced Firming Lotion contains Osilift, visibly promoting firmer, brighter and smoother skin. Matrixyl 3000 significantly improves the appearance of wrinkles, elasticity and tone. Argireline effectively reduces superficial facial lines and Advanced Moisture Complex provides excellent long term moisturization. Suitable for all skin types.

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Are you kidding me? Black-Market Butt Jobs Send 6 Women To Hospital

These peeps must really have their heads up their formerly flat asses.

Oh, do read on (thanx My Gloss for the gluteal gossip)…My fave part is the hotel location and the caulk!

A “plastic surgeon” in New Jersey performed butt-enhancement procedures that sent six of his patients to the hospital. The New Jersey Department of Health said the procedures took place in a hotel — not in a hospital or sterile setting — and that the women were injected with a mixture of “silicone, petroleum jelly and hardware-grade caulk.” Yes, caulk!

Instead of getting plump and shapely behinds, the women got lumps and craters on their derrieres and a trip to the hospital for potentially life-threatening infections.

Gregory Borah, president of the New Jersey Society of Plastic Surgeons, told The Star-Ledger that the botched procedures reinforce the need for patients to find licensed professionals in a sterile setting.

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