Splendora Newsletter, October 8th 2004

What to Wear: Embroidered cashmere shawl
What NOT to Wear: Plain pashmina
What to Shoe: Ballet flats and tights
What to Handbag: Coach Hamptons Suede Carryall
What to Jewelry: Art Deco Platinum & Sapphires
What to Bargain: Niketown Holiday Pre-Sale
What to Hair: Loose ponytail
What to Makeup: Shady Lady Eyeshadow by theBalm
What to Fragrance: Kai perfume oil
What to Gift: Hob Nob Press' Quirky Calling Cards
What to Read: Pasquale's Nose by Michael Rips
What to See: DIG!
What to TV: Desperate Housewives
What to DVD: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
What to Watch: The Presidential Debate
What to TiVo: Laguna Beach (it's the real O.C.)
What to Listen To: Ghostface Killah's, "Tush"
What to Download: Free Presidential & VP Debates on iTunes
Fashion-Forward Video: Kanye West's "Workout Plan"
What to Drink: Spiked party punch
What to Make: Crabcake sandwich
Secret Weapon: Ocular Eyewash
What to Buy at the Bodega: Aqua Mints in melon flavor
Looking Busted: Tracey Gold
Looking Extra Foxy: Susan Sarandon in Alfie
Hot Couple: Fergie & Josh Duhamel
Bizzare But Brilliant: Black Rider - the Wilson, Waits, Burroughs play
What to Vote For: Dave Pell's Electablog in the Washington Post for Most Original Blog

Vote for Dave's Electablog

Niketown's Holiday Sale begins mid-next week and lucky Splendora girls get first dibs the night before the sale begins. Plus, we get an automatic 10% all purchases and if you spend over $150 (and who won't?) you'll get a whopping 20% OFF! So for those of you who are bad at math if you spent, say $500, you'd get $100 OFF. We'll get spoiled with cocktails, nibblies and up to 30% OFF on women's sportswear. Come early to get a special gift while supplies last. Therapeia's also giving indulgent foot reflexology massages in the shoe department and Bella Pelle will be perfecting your eyebrow arches.

When: Tuesday, October 12th, 5p-8p
Where: Niketown Union Square, San Francisco (Stockton & Post), 3rd Fl.
RSVP: Mandatory

RSVP HERE

If you've been keeping up with your pop...er...punk gossip, you will have noticed that the once skunk-tressed Avril has gone blond. The rumor swirling around the color switch is that Avril ditched her old do' in a desperate attempt to secure the lead role in the upcoming Courtney Love biopic. Avril gushed, "Courtney is really nice and a great mom. It would be an honor to play her. I've been looking for a feisty role that suits my personality, and I think this is the one." Perhaps in a per-scripted state Love said, "Avril rocks and is pretty enough to play me!" The fact that these two are under the delusion that one of them is a good mum and that the other is pretty and "rocks" is perhaps a result of some serious beer guzzling/goggling. We're preparing to tell Avril that the physical transformation will also include requisite leg bruising, frontal lobe removal, and overly-injected lips.

She was raised Roman Catholic, practiced Santeria, dabbled in husband swapping, and has recently added Buddhism to her religious arsenal. The word is she got turned on to Zen while hanging on set with Ricardo Gere. Our guess is that she has to bliss herself out in order to wake up on a daily basis with her hobbit of a husband.

"Zeniffer Lopez"

You may think that you have seen a sample sale, but we guarantee that SF has never experienced anything like the mega shopping extravaganza that is Billion Dollar Babes. Plan on blowing that mid-month paycheck on the wholesale-and-below-priced fashion finds on BDB's top clothing and accessories designers including: Catherine Malandrino, Plein Sud, Rebecca Taylor, Petro Zillia, Tiffany Alana, Jessica Elliot Jewelry, Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent, YA YA, and more! It's the best. It's a shopping fantasy. It's Billion Dollar Babes, ladies. Tell the girlfriends you love because they won't forgive you if you keep this one a secret!

WHEN: Saturday October 16, 2004, 8am-6pm
RSVP: Mandatory
HOW: RSVP on Splendora.com to print out your invitation. Must show at the door for VIP wristband, which gets you a special gift and enters you into Splendora's grand prize getaway drawing- 2 Nights in a luxury suite at BACARA Resort and Spa in Santa Barbara and dinner for deux at Miro Restaurant!

Print Your Invitation Here

SAN FRANCISCO
Key to the Cure
On 10/14, from 6-9pm, at Saks, you're invited to a benefit for women's cancer programs at the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center. Festivities will include complimentary pampering by Therapeia at the Splendora.com Spa Spot, a silent auction, raffle prizes, Surprise Sacks, sampling of hors d'oeuvres and refreshments from some of San Francisco's finest restaurants, and of course...shopping! 100% of silent auction, raffle and Surprise Sacks proceeds (in addition to 2% of all store sales through 10/17) directly support women's cancer programs at the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center. Saks Fifth Avenue is located at: 384 and 220 Post Street, San Francisco

GenART
Make sure that you check out GenART's "Fresh Faces in Fashion" event featuring 9 haute new designers. Check out info on the October 15th show here.

LOS ANGELES
Diavolina Shoe Sale
The shoes at this store are always ripe for the picking and now you can save like 30-70% on some out of season wares. Designer representation includes, Marc, McQueen, Chloe, Theyskens, and more. Diavolina is located at: 334 S. La Brea Ave., 323.936.5444.

NEW YORK
Skinklinic Special
The best (and most important) endorsement we can give for skinklinic is written all over our our radiant, glowing faces. Since we treated our skin to a refreshing glycolic treatment we have had strangers coming up to us wondering how we got our "glow." For a limited time they are offering a complimentary skin consultation as well as $50 off your first essential treatment (glycolic, beta, or microdermabrasion). skinklinic is located at: 800 b 5th Avenue (at 61st), 212.521.3100.

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