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hint, hint... you
can give these as gifts too!
Dear Sharon: I am not involved with anyone special right now and the prospects are rather dim for a
Valentine's Day date. I hate to think of myself
alone at home devouring my gloom with a box of chocolate while all of my girlfriends spend the
"night of romance" with their sweeties. How can I feel less sorry for myself and get through this stupid day for two alone?
--- Mopey Me (Austin, TX)
Dear Mopey: Zowie, you said something right, that "stupid" day for two!!!! My glumped up glamazon of gloom, get a grip and
count your boundless
blessings… holy Hallmark, there is life without a date on Valentine' s Day.
Quit pining away for the perfect prince (you may even find one if you didn't seem so desperate for a date) and
salute your strong, sensual, and single self! Say phooey to all your gloating girlfriends who spend V-day with any old bloke just because they are too insecure to make it on their own. Just take careful care of the real Numero Uno-- you.
Instead of gorging yourself into a Willy Wonka-esque pig-out, indulge with a calorie-free Heavenly Hot Chocolate Body Wrap from NYC's Haven (212-343-3515) that produces
the silkiest touch this side of a Hermes Scarf.
Audra Senkus-Iemma, Haven's owner, came up with a yummy, less complicated
at-home concoction that bathes you in the same basic rehydrating properties as the in-spa wrap.
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Audra's
recipe for a sensationally smooth chocolate infused milk
bath: |
· Exfoliate skin with a body brush or loofah.
· Pour a generous amount of
milk into bath water and experience the benefits of the moo juice's lactic acid. Whole milk is best for dry skin, powder milk is more concentrated,
and skim milk is preferred for oily skin.
· unsweetened cocoa powder for a sinfully delicious
scent.
· Soak
about 15 minutes.
· At the ready, have a homemade scrub of kosher salt blended with either bath gel or oil to gently
polish dead skin away.
· off.
· Apply a really good moisturizer, Haven uses Serendipity 3 Frrrozen Hot Chocolate Body Icing; available by phone-order, 212-343-3515.
Voila,
no-cal pleasure!
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Surf yourself into more dessert-a-thon beauty pleasures with
Joey New York Delipcious Lip Balm in Chocolate Dipped Strawberries or Bazaar des Senteurs
Latte Milk bath in Mures et Chocolate.
Spoil yourself with
Philp B. White Truffle Shampoo, Fresh Lemon Sugarbath, and a Diptyque
Figuer Candle (oh so chic).
Goat's Milk and Honey from Caswell-Masey, plus a kit and caboodle of do-it-yourself
taste extra's in the Color Lab Custom Cosmetics flavor Kit for lipgloss.
If you must dare to
indulge, why not whip something up yourself? I could glaze myself into a cocoacacaphony from "Chocolate" by revered baker and pretty funny guy, Nick Malgieri.
What to do when chocolate makes you silly…
Honor your two cents worth
with a too cute Moschino
Two Hearts Coin Holder in red patent leather, exclusive to LuxLook.com.
Put the sparkle back
in (well, around) your eyes with coppery Starburst from
Tony & Tina who can also lift your spirits with Mood Balancing Lipstick-
St.John's Wort is part of its aromatherapeutic blend-in Tender, a perfect V-Day red. |
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| Command your inner diva to center stage, and sprinkle her with gold dust…okay, that's the whimsical, must-see packaging you get with Jean Paul Gaultier Fragile parfume. The tuberose-based scent surrounds a couture dressed mini divadoll perched inside a snowglobe- no dressing table should be without this truly sexy scent. |
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Unfold into a
red ball of fire each
time you spray Le Feu D'Issey and Le Feu d'Issey Light fragrance
from designer Issey Miyaki. The sensual blend
of Bulgarian rose and Japanese Lilly s housed in a modern
crystalline red or pink sphere, respectively. |
| You can also color yourself with
Passion, the appropriately named
purrrfect palette from L'Oreal, love the Just Pinched Translucide Luminous Gel
Blush (available in drug, food, and mass market retailers). |
model Laeticia Casta is wearing
makeup from the Passion collection |
If you still feel deprived, why not send yourself a perfect bouquet
of classic red roses
 … the joy is in the flowers.
Grandma said, "there's a pot for every cover," and with this much self
loving, you are covered. Now, keep your eyes open for descent guy!
Ohhh, and guys, if you do have a special Valentine's Day honey, you can pick out one of these sugar loving treats for her V-day present … then give your totally bestest, cutest, smartest, most earnest single friend the phone number of one of your honey's best single girlfriends and see if magic happens.
Spread the wealth, you know. Kisses….
Are you still stymied for some gift
ideas? Read, The
Gift of Style Renewal, Fashion and Beauty that Outlasts the Season.
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