Bergdorf Goodman Beauty Gift Card

If you're in New York this weekend, take a break from sunbathing and pop into Bergdorf Goodman to take advantage of its Beauty Gift Card Event. Today through Sunday, you'll get a $25 gift card towards the purchase of $100 or more on beauty products.


We recommend you use it on lipsticks from Edward Bess. He's the 23-year old wunderkid who created the lipstick wardrobe, a collection of lipsticks and glosses that work for every woman. With a subtle hint of wild fig fragrance, these are the best smelling lipsticks we've ever encountered.

Le Metier de Beauté has a cult following for its thickening and defining mascaras and crazy long lasting liquid eyeliners.



If you're in the market for nail polish, pick up some colors from Strange Beautiful. Creator Jane Schub finds inspiration in everything from a cooked lobster to a typewriter to German army uniforms for nails that are a fashionable accent.


If it's your hair that needs some TLC, splurge on the Oribe shampoo and conditioner. Our friend Jamie swears it's worth the price tag. We believe her--Oribe styles J. Lo's hair!

Preggatinis at the Hotel Madera

We're at the point in our lives when we always have at least one friend pregnant and temporarily off the party circuit. With the help of Natalie Bovis-Nelsen's book, Preggatinis™: Mixology for the Mom-To-Be, these friends can still be part of the party and stick to their new diet and drinking restrictions. The book includes 75 delish cocktail recipes and preggatini party ideas (why have a regular baby shower?).

If you're in D.C., meet the author, learn some great party tips and enjoy light fare from the Firefly Restaurant at the Hotel Madera on Saturday, April 25th from 12:00 pm- 2:00 pm. The event is free and open to the public; but you must RSVP first. Call (202) 466-1306 or email rsvp_dc@kimptonhotels.com.

Find Preggatinis Mixology for the Mom-to-Be on Amazon.

Made Her Think Rings

You need to buy these rings, because they won't fit us. But if they did, we would get one in every color. These gorge Made Her Think rings come in a standard size 7 and are a very affordable $30. We're also digging the Rose Button Rings, carved from wood and studded with Swarovski crystals for $35. C'mon! Let us live vicariously through your hands!

Mexico Travel Safety

We're counting down the days tip our trip to Cancun at the end of May (38!) when we'll be staying at the Ritz Carlton, shown above. However, when we tell our friends we're headed south of the border, they all express concern about the safety of travel to Mexico. We assure them that resort towns, like Cancun are safe and now we've got more proof. Not only did our friend Julia recently get back from Playa del Carmen (south of Cancun) and reportedly wanted to stay longer, FunJet has handily compiled a list of fact and fiction about the safety of traveling to Mexico. It also links to recent stories in the press, including an article in the WSJ that says as long as you stick with resort towns like Cancun and Cabo and behave smartly, you're likely to stay out of harm's way. The risk of doing too many tequila shots or getting sunburned is another story.

Lindsay Price's Favorite Girls' Trip

On Monday night, we were delighted to get to meet Lindsay Price along with a select group of bloggers at a party to introduce the new Degree Fine Fragrance collection. Degree surveyed women to find out what they couldn't live without: 40 percent said chocolate is non-negotiable, while 35 percent said they wouldn't sacrifice lattes. For JSG it's travel, of course--though we are willing to cut back in other areas to find the funds for our next trip.

That's the idea behind the new Degree Fine Fragrance line--it's a luxury without the spendy price tag. The nose behind the scents is Ann Gottlieb who also helped create SJP's Covet and some of Carolina Herrera's and Calvin Klein's scents, among countless others. In a scent test with our SO, he liked the Sexy Intrigue scent the best--it's a blend of vanilla, jasmine and rose.

Watch the video to see what Lindsay will—and won't cut back on. Hint: She's wearing fab Fendi shoes that all the bloggers were drooling over.



As for her favorite girls' trip--that was to Napa with her friend, Wendy, when "they fell in love. Usually you would think wine country would be a romantic trip, but it's perfect for girls." Linsday liked that she could get drunk, get spa-ed up and come back red and blotchy and it didn't matter to her friend. During the day they biked around to vineyards for wine tasting. We want to go on the next trip!

Earth Day Favorites

Remember when you were a kid and you would ask your mom why there was a Mother's Day and a Father's Day, but not a Kids' Day? And she would inevitably reply that, "Everyday is Kids' Day"? We now realize Mom was being facetious, but we're not, when we say that's how we feel about Earth Day. Our world is a beautiful, irreplaceable resource that we deserves respect 365 days a year. And with these new programs and products, it's easier than ever.




When we met Dan Brestle, president of Estée Lauder North America last fall, we asked him about the company's commitment towards greater eco-consciousness. He told us that it was important to Lauder and that individual brands were making strides. He wasn't kidding. Estée Lauder brand Origins recently announced they are accepting used cosmetics for recycling, including compacts, mascara wands and lipstick tubes for recycling, regardless of the brand. In exchange, you'll get a sample of an Origins product. While you're at the Origins counter, we suggest you pick up A Perfect World Moisturizer. This moisturizer is one of our long time faves and for every jar sold through the rest of April, Origins will plant a tree as part of the Global ReLeaf program.



Kiehl's is another brand with longstanding environmental roots. Starting today, Kiehl's is donating 100% of its net proceeds from the sale of Restorative Argan Body Lotion to the Waterkeeper Alliance, a non-profit dedicated to keeping the world's oceans, rivers and lakes free of pollution. The bottle may look a little different that you're used to: Kiehl's had Adrian Grenier, Erykah Badu, Kelly Slater, and a team of students from Parsons The New School for Design each designed a label. Also starting today and running through Friday, Kiehl's is auctioning off items, including an Adrian Grenier Autographed Season 4 - Entourage DVD Set on Kiehl's Gives Back.


Environmentally-conscious fashion brand Loomstate is launching a lower-priced line at Target for a limited time. This owl T-shirt says it all!



We're also fans of Physician's Formula Organic Wear the first cosmetics line to receive the Eco-Cert seal. The products are paraben and synthetic-preservative free and come in packaging that uses 93% less plastic than traditional cosmetics.



Hotels have been paying attention to the eco-trend for a few years now. The NYPost has a handy checklist to see how green your home away from home is. Want to know what our favorite eco-friendly hotel is (shown above)?

Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay

Girls' trips come in all forms. We wanted to take a trip with our girlfriend ShallowGal and were determined to make it happened one way or another, in this case with our (count 'em) six kids. So it was that we took a mini-vacay to the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay, which ShallowGal coined our "Baycation."

The Hyatt Regency is on a secluded spot on the Chesapeake Bay and with its beautiful golf course and king-size spa, it makes a good choice for weddings and conventions.

We had adjoining rooms which were recently renovated and plush, including the largest bottles of amenities in the bathrooms we've ever seen. The rooms were spacious, even for our numbers, and bright and looked out onto the pool area and the Bay.

We had our hands full with our crew while we were there; but the hotel offered activities every hour for children: moon bounce, cooking demonstrations, swimming, putt-putt, face painting, crafts, movies and s'mores.

We toured the 18,000 square foot Stillwater Spa with the gorgeous Spa Director, Patti Dail, though we couldn't steal away for a treatment this time. The Stillwater Spa had a large number of treatment rooms and when we were there, they were all taken which was proof to us that they're doing something right. The spa offers treatments ranging from the Raven's view massage at the top of the lighthouse tower, to teeth whitening, to the River Stone massage. The spa will set up group treatments good for bachelorette or bridal parties in either the couple's room or in private suites in the hotel.

The Hyatt would make a fine girls' getaway (perhaps sans children next time), with its three restaurants, three pools, sailing trips, golf and, of course, spa.

On our way home we stopped at the Out of the Fire Restaurant in the super cute town of Easton, Maryland (think boutiques, coffee shops, and antiques). The server was skeptical when he saw our party of eight; but sat us quickly. The wild mushroom pizza and curry chicken salad were delicious.