How to Pack Liquids in Your Carry On

Not sure how to pack your various hair products, moisturizers and sun tan lotion in your carry on? Watch JSG's Annie demonstration of how she does it in our "How to Pack Liquids in Your Carry on Video."

The Most Exclusive Louboutin's Ever

If you're traveling to the 4 Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle, could you pick us up a pair of these limited edition Louboutins, please? Only 50 pairs of the Rodita sandals were made! Proceeds from the $895 shoes benefit the Golden Triangle Elephant Foundation in Thailand. To learn more about these Louboutins, check out HotelChatter.

Mother's Day Gift Ideas

Not sure what to get mom for Mother's Day this year? Here are a few ideas:

It's not too late to enter the Bath & Body Works 1001 Reasons to Tell Us About Mom sweepstakes. Now through Sunday, anyone who shares a story or a video about her mom and her favorite fragrance will be entered to win a $1,001 shopping spree at Bath & Body Works. Not sure what her favorite scent is? Start her out with the Body Lotion Sampler.
Is your mom the type to set you up? You're sure to have a laugh over Have I Got a Guy for You: What Really Happens When Mom Fixes You Up a story about horrendous fix ups by well-meaning moms to a teacher who never wants to leave his sofa and an actor who performs a monologue in Starbucks. Editor Alix Strauss will be autographing copies at the NYC Kiehl's Third Avenue location on Thursday from 5-7. Any mom and daughter pair who comes in get a free lip gloss with purchase. If your mom is the type Alix writes about in her book, we suggest you keep the gloss. You've earned it, baby!

Stop by the newly relaunched Spa Chakra Fifth Avenue in New York to meet June Jacobs, creator of June Jacobs Spa Collection, and her daughter Rochelle Jacobs Silpe on Saturday, May 9th from 12-4pm. In adittion to meeting the mother/daughter team, you and your mom can sip champagne and eat chocolate bon bons and will receive a June Jacobs Discovery Kit filled with samples of June Jacobs' yummy products. A selection of professional value-sized products, including this grapefruit shower gel, will be on sale to the public for this weekend only--a savings of up to 35%.

Also in New York--well, Brooklyn, to be exact--on Saturday, stop by the Carol's Daughter store to meet founder Lisa Price from 2 to 6. Lisa will be on hand to help select gifts for your mom. One of our favorites is the Pearls gift set. Included in the set is a eau de toilette and body cream with a lemon verbana, apricot and peach scent. The products come in a reusable jewelry box.


Lastly, this decadent duo by Sothys Paris will have your mother feeling great and her bathroom smelling like a spa. The Delicious Scrub has ginger, nutmeg and madarin essential oils and the Energizing Shower Gel has eucalyptus, cardamom, nutmeg and neroli.

Wolverine: The Best Date Movie Ever

X-Men Origins: Wolverine opened this weekend and we were on the fence about seeing it; but we're certainly are glad we did! Ladies, this is your golden opportunity to throw a bone at the SO and relent to his choice of movies. Here's what's in it for him: tons of action, lots of killing, strange sci-fi stuff, war scenes, and a really loud soundtrack. So where's the payoff for you? Many scenes with half-dressed Hugh Jackman (delicious!), Liev Schreiber and Ryan Reynolds, a sweet and believable love story, and Taylor Kitsch (we had to google "hot guy from Friday Night Lights" to get his name). The bottom line is we've sat through our fair share of Marvel comic inspired action hero movies and Wolverine is the first one that left us blushing. Nice.

Fashion For All

Our friend and fellow blogger, Felicia Sullivan, is our new hero. Not only is she a
published author with a movie based on her memoir in the works and an accomplished baker, she has somehow found the time to pull together a charity event--all on her own! As part of Fashion for All, Felicia is collecting new and gently worn clothes along with beauty products for women in need. Corporate donors include Danskin, Bobbi Brown and Barielle.

The kickoff event for donors is this Friday at the Jodi Arnold showroom on 230 W.39th St., Floor 2, from 6-9. Anyone who stops by will get to shop Jodi Arnold's clothes at wholesale prices, like the one shoulder dress (above) that we're drooling over. JSG will be there-with a bag full of goodies to donate. Come say hi!

Juara Travel Kit Glow on the Go

Juara makes rich moisturizing products that have a wonderful, slightly sweet, very natural scent to them. We've long been fans of the gentle Rice Facial Scrub and were curious when we heard about their travel kit.
Juara's Travel Kit is perfect if you're a grab and go/ pack-at-the-last-minute kind of woman. The Glow on the Go set includes travel sizes of Juara's best sellers: the rice facial cleanser, tumeric antioxidant mask, tamarind tea hydrating toner, sweet black tea and rice facial moisturizer, and candlenut hand and body balm. We've tried each of the products. The cleanser is not too foamy and not drying at all. The mask is thick and hydrating as opposed to tingly or drying like some, and the toner, which is alcohol-free, feels more like a facial serum than a crispy toner. The facial moisturizer is rich enough to use around your eyes and the hand and body balm smells so good our dog wouldn't leave us alone.
These products are super hydrating- great for the dry skin we get on an airplane or after we spend time in the sun and saltwater. The hand and body balm would be nice to keep in your purse anytime, regardless of travel. All five products come packaged in a clear case, ready for the airport check.
Available at Juara for $42.

On Our Radar: New Rooftop Bars

Last week, we told you how much we enjoy al fresco dining, especially in the springtime. Not surprisingly, we're just as likely to seek out rooftop bars. Here are two hot spots that recently opened: the EPIC Hotel in Miami and Above Allen in NYC.

The EPIC Hotel, part of the Kimpton family, opened last year in downtown Miami. We're most impressed with the looks of its rooftop bar and its sweeping views of Miami. We'll be there for a cocktail on our next trip.


Above Allen, which opened this winter, is perched on top of the swank Thompson LES (at 190 Allen St.). With to-die-for views of Midtown, groups of models and other pretty people, and a retractable roof, Above Allen is sure to be hot this summer. Don't let the members only tag intimidate you, use our rules of engagement: look your best, wear sexy shoes and flatter the doorman. Chances are good he'll let you in.