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!

So what happens when you unleash a Multi-Tasking Maven into the wild streets of New York City?

Her hair comes down and out comes an inner pole-dancing superstar!

Maven at work!

I tried, I loved, and I conquered the pole! I am now officially “Kitty Poledancer,” the pretty pink gloss shade of Huge Lips Skinny Hips that was inspired by Creatrix Karen’s favorite form of exercise (can you believe this was a job requirement?).

S Factor was exactly what I hoped for and nothing that I expected all wrapped up into one invigorating two-hour experience that left a kink in my neck (so worth it!) and some pep in my step saunter.  

Make that a new… slow… sultry… sexy walk that I try to do as often as possible, even in the Purple Lab office if need be.

The S-Factor walk, which is a vital part of the class and philosophy of the studio, may be a pedicure-killer (as you take one step forward, you drag your other foot up to meet it), but it’s worth every chip of my dark purple polish.

The saucy workout franchise is the brainchild of actress/author/dancer, Sheila Kelly who created the wonderful world of S when she had to be a stripper in a movie and fell in love with the movements of the pole. A little bit yoga, a little bit sex pot, Kitty Poledancer is so good, I honestly think it should be mandatory for anyone with two X-chromosomes (Karen swears she’ll teach her daughter – if she has one – to get on the pole the minute she can walk!).

The first hour of my intro class was spent warming up. Hair had to come down (it’s part of sensuality). The room was dark. There were no mirrors (hence, no self criticism). We were asked to close our eyes (no fear of others judging us). And We were instructed to feel every ounce of curves as we slithered from one stretch postion to the next. Even the ab session felt hot!

I can’t lie – when we got to the pole, I felt self consicously silly and almost childish, like I was forcing myself to be “sexy.” Isn’t being sexy just something you naturally have or isn’t sexiness supposed to be a quality that someone just naturally exudes? Well, I was feeling anything but  “sexy” while tripping over my own feet and rolling my hips like my life depended on it,  but as I almost hit my face against the wall, it clicked!

This is a kind of sexy that isn’t based on the perception of another. This isn’t the sexy you get from a magazine of an airbrushed cover girl meant to be ogled. This sexy belonged only to me and was all my own to control – Tiffany’s bubble of sexy where feeling good in my own skin was the only thing that mattered.

The self-conscious feelings dissipated when I soon realized the women around me were tripping up too, some were smiling and some were serious but all were enjoying themselves in their own respective bubbles, complete with “Bittersweet Symphony” oozing from the speakers. (Love that song.)

When it came time for us to learn our trics, I watched in awe as our instructor Ilov (pronounced I-Love, yes, her real name) gave us a preview of the “basic” firefly. (Click here to see Karen’s take on it – around the pole in her apt office.) 

I doubted the fact that my body could move that way, but by the end of the class I was whipping and whirling around the pole at ease. (And all of us girls cheered each other on the whole time.) 

If you’re in NYC definitely try to get a lesson with the famed Barbara Dial (Karen’s teacher) who won the Pole Superstar competition held in NYC. Watching her, even on camera, is so mesmerizing!

Actually, you can see her – and all of S-Factor here – too!

More trying soon!

Mwah!

Tiffany

Communications Princess

Meet Tiffany!

She is a multi-tasking maven at Purple Lab and a vital part of the team. Her exact title: Communications Assistant. But she is really so much more.

I love her. And you will, too. Here she is…

Hello Purple Blabies!

Many of you may know me as @tiffpurplelab on Twitter but there’s more to this chica beyond the @ symbol. My name is Tiffany Perez and I am a proud multi-tasking maven for Purple Lab! Recently, on a brainstorming mission with my fellow mavens at the delectable Le Petit Quotidien (SO delish, must try ASAP if you have not!), we came up with idea to make our own personalized contributions to the Purple Lifestyle.

With that said, us multi-tasking mavens will share our individual desires and knowledge each week. So what will you hear from me? Along with the help of our brilliant Social Media Chanteuse, Dee, we developed the idea of “Tiffany Tries” where every week I will venture into the concrete jungle that is NYC, trying the latest, greatest and strangest things this exciting city has to offer.

So why is this fun for you? The readers get to decide what I try. Maybe it’s something you are too afraid to try and need a guinea pig or maybe you aren’t in the NYC area and are dying to try a new restaurant. Throughout my journey, I will show you – the good, the bad and the ugly, no discrimination here (so long as we remain in the general NYC area of course)! I will be sharing my try-riffic experiences with you via blogpost here at Purple Blab and video footage as well. I’ll have a camera in tow wherever and whenever I try something new to keep you in the know!

My very first “Tiffany Tries” experience will be THIS FRIDAY! My adventure will be a Purple Lab inspiration tour, showcasing a few of the amazing locations that inspired Creatrix, Karen Robinovitz to launch Purple Lab.  First stop, S Factor for a pole dancing class. Pole dancing is Karen’s favorite workout and her inspiration behind the Huge Lips Skinny Hips shade Kitty Poledancer! (See our video about it!)

Got my flipcam, yoga mat and booty shaking all ready to go! Stay tuned for the inside scoop on what’s new, chic, funky and quirky around town! Once I complete my “Tour du Creatrix” I will be reaching out to YOU! Yes, you! So get ready…

Mwah!

Tiffany

Communications Princess