Saturday, March 20, 2010

Slimming Celebrity Secret – Spanx

Posted by kim on December 7, 2007

Spanx Me, Baby!

Good article (and comments) in the The New York Observer this week…

Spanx Me, Baby! Are New York women skipping the gym lately, packing into girdle-astic Spanx power panties? ‘They give you mannequin ass! They’re amazing!’ Gwyneth Paltrow, Oprah Winfrey, and Jessica Alba all swear by high-tech power panties.

Spanx by Sara Blakely is available from FreshPair.com with Free Shipping – I just ordered some so I can look 10 pounds thinner!

Steal JLo’s LifeStyle

Posted by kim on June 11, 2007

Shop JLO For The Hottest Apparel!JLO by Jennifer Lopez is a lifestyle brand that incorporates every aspect of JLO’s life.  JLO’s tops, jeans, pants, footwear, swimwear, lingerie and fragrances represent not only the women of the Latin community but women in the hip hop and pop world as well.

Visit ShopJLO.com and receive a Free A’La Sun Visor with purchases of $75 or more.  Click on “Sale” for reductions on Stunning Summer Styles – marked down as low as $14.99!

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Ready for Golden Globes?

Posted by kim on January 15, 2007

Fredericks Premiere Shapewear Top Kit

More than 50 Hollywood stars have been set to present at “The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards” to be telecast live on NBC tonight (Monday, January 15th 8 – 11 pm EST) at The Beverly Hilton. You know what we’ll be watching!

Excerpt from 9News.com on Stars’ Secrets on Prepping for the Red Carpet…

… Busty beauties who want to wear backless gowns often turn to self-sticking “bras” like Frederick’s of Hollywood’s new Flex Body Bra, made of adhesive-backed silicone cups that fit separately over each breast…

…Less-endowed women might go braless but opt for some kind of nipple cover to maintain modesty. These days, stores sell silicone versions that are undetectable under dresses, but stylists and stars weren’t always so fortunate.

“We would literally put cotton balls on clients and put (tape) on top of the cotton ball,” says stylist Estee Stanley, who helped develop Frederick’s Flex Body Bra. “It was like a science project.

Fonteyne recalls once putting tape over a model’s nipples — “definitely the most painful and crazy” trick she’s used. Tape is still a critical part of a stylist’s toolbox. Surgical (or even electrical) tape can be wrapped beneath the breasts, squashing them together to create cleavage. But double-stick tape is even more popular. Stylists use it to hold spaghetti straps in place, keep loose dresses close to the skin and prevent plunging necklines from becoming pornographic. Before companies made special two-sided tape for fashion use, stylists relied on a brand of toupee tape … 

Electrical tape sounds painful!  I’ll splurge for the Frederick’s Flex Body Bra!