Purple Lab’s Kiss & Tell Contest! The Winners Came, Played, and Went Purple!
November 19, 09
Remember the contest we did a little while ago – to kiss and tell your Huge Lips Skinny Hips ID, choose a color you identify with, and share why?
Well, Corissa, the grand prize winner and a luvah of the Louboutins, came to New York from Indianapolis with her friend Morgan this past weekend.
This was her entry!
What I loved about it? She really got the spirit of the brand – the inspiration of the red soles, a Varga-type girl, mega-lips, the aspiration of Paris, the high fashion energy wtih a playful edge. And she got her content across the social media like nobody’s business (apparently, she posted on a book swapping forum! Go figure!).
Sharon picked her up from the airport with a hand-made oversized sign (created by Todd) with our logo and their names in hot,sizzling pink. It was love at first hug!
We arranged for the chic Tribeca Smyth Hotel to trick out their room with purple-wrapped Hershey kisses, spread across the bed, adorable patent Coach totes in hot pink (they needed a cute bag for the weekend of fun), my favorite G-string so that they never have panty lines and the color of Huge Lips Skinny Hips to go with it – No Panty Lines (a.k.a. clear).
There was an itinerary, all bound and wrapped in purple, along with a list of my favorite things to do for their down time (the Moma, Deitch Gallery, La Esquina for dindin, Curve for some sick shopping, and more). They texted right away with their appreciation! Well-mannered mid-western girls – gotta love em… and they went to the MOMA! Corissa is an artist. Dying to see her work (Corissa, please send me jpegs!).
Sat morning… our Purple Lab day of inspiration began!
First stop: A dance studio for a session to “Love Your Thighs” (coral gloss name) with Veronica Varlow, our fave! With boas and opera length gloves, she taught the girls to work it, own a room, take up space a la Marilyn Monroe with a very hip accentuated walk and hold their handbags in the crook of their arms (flirtier, more glamorous, and purposeful).
How sexy are they? Corissa is on the left, Morgan all the way right.
After an hour of sauntering, smodering, and putting on lip gloss in the most seductive fashion (it’s all about moving slooooowly – “take a year to do it,” Veronica instructed), we left for… dun dun dun… Louboutin (the inspiration for the shade Red Sole and what Corissa’s entry was about).
No budget to purchase shoes, but Corissa wore a $1,000 pair of silk petal-embellished 5-inchers like they were her long-lost glass slipper.
The nonstop day brought us to Topshop, the home of the Kate Moss collection – all because of our shade Worship Kate.
But we didn’t go into the main store. Oh, we had a VIP room (where all the celebs do their shopping!). We stepped into a ginormous white private budoir-like space (salon style sofas and all). Lunch was served – yummy salads, sandwiches, cupcakes, and cute cookies that said “Sexy Beast” on them (Sharon picked those up from Dean & Deluca next door – at $4 a pop, we could only splurge for two, which Corissa and Morgan happily devoured – sugar was needed!).
They scored – jeans, shoes, dresses, accessories. Kate would be proud. The best part – Shea and Lauren, personal stylists at Topshop, gave the girls look books of the collection and they selected their must-haves and magically, the clothes appeared! It’s good to be a star!
All of us, celebrating their fashion scores!
We jammed into a cab to head for S-Factor (as you know, my favorite exercise and why I have a color called Kitty Poledancer). Barbara, who may just be the fittest, strongest, sexiest, most sensual woman I have ever met (you cannot imagine how she moves on the pole – it is out of Cirque du Soleil… her abs!), taught our private session (which came with purple Hardtail yoga pants for the girls!).
Gotta say – there were naturals. And they loved it. LOVED!
Finally, a break.
And our last stop was for the color Lychee Martini – dinner at Shang, a trendy restaurant on the Lower East Side where we spotted Michelle Tractenberg!
They have the best Asian fusion food ever. Singapore slaw (too good to even describe – a burst of flavors – peanut, sweet Asian rice vinegar, julianne Asian veggies, peanuts), crispy dumplings, edamame with mustard salt, black cod… and lyc hee martinis, of course. We toasted to kissing and telling… and also gave the girls two new colors that aren’t out yet!
It was a blast. I miss them already. And I hope they come back to play soon!
Mwah!
Karen
Purple Lab Creatrix
P.S. The whole crews – us Purple Labbies and our winners!
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