Holiday Sweets!

With Holiday Flavors like

• Vanilla Bean


• Black & white


• Cinnamon toast


• Vanilla mint


• Chocolate Mint
  
• Gingerbread
• Coconut snowball (my personal favorite!!!)

Who could resist one flavor??? My friend Rachel from The Velvet Crumb

is baking up cupcakes and minis for the Holiday Season. The can definitely LUXE UP your next event!! Thanks to Curtis for these pictures! They are good enough to eat!

Shimmery Light

These candles are SO cocktail-party-esque! Subtly glam and shimmery, like raw silk covered in diamonds and snowdrops! {Tip: Don't stop at the mantel. Fill all spare space on the tables with these for winter wonderment!}

Preppy Modern

Platinum-banded tumblers are so naughty yachty with their preppy vibe coupled with a decidedly modern restrain. Love these. And they're not for your grandpa's yacht club!!

BL Style Baby

For the West Coast baby who will know good taste, this Aprica (for Fendi) blanket is sublime!

Where to Stationary

Click here for the best eco-fabulous holiday cards!

Oh Baby

Reminds me of Xmas ornaments, in the best way. Onesies by kit + lili are simply cheery.

Authentic BL Holiday

So luxe, these embroidered delights (the crystal beads! the silver thread! the red soles!) are pure BL style. And they are on sale...

Perfect Flat

And click here for such a fab-not-fussy flat that will ease you through the holidays!

Sheer Black

Click here for the most divine rosette pumps, a la D+G. Just so perfectly cool and sexy.

Meow for Miu

Fiesty little shoes, these are embelished with gorgeousness! Click here and be sure to look at them from behind.

So Thankful

Get ready. I've found the five best shoes for the holidays. Like these insane peeps from Christian Louboutin. So saucy!

Authentic BL Holiday

Ooo-la-la. I've been feeling the holiday inspiration!

Here's a private preview of my 2008 list of Holiday Hors d'oeuvres.

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Herb shortbread with chevre and prosciutto, $7.50/person

Chicken salad with feta, cranberry & almonds on endive, $7.50/person

Beef tenderloin, wild mushroom & gorgonzola crostini, micro arugula, $8.50/person

Crispy potato pancakes with Sambuca scented Wild salmon gravlax, crème fraiche & caviar, $10/person

Assorted cheeses, fruit, relishes & flatbread, $15/person


Luxe baked oysters, with creamed spinach, pancetta & artichokes, $8/person


Samosas with curried vegetables, $8/person


Petite cones of Ahi tuna Poke with Yuzu tobiko caviar, $9.50/person


Slow roasted Marin braised beef piadinas with wild mushrooms, mozzarella & herbs tomatoes, $8/person


Warm crab and artichoke salad in petite phyllo cups, $9/person


Assorted cocktail pizzettas: Eggplant & gorgonzola, shrimp & pesto, & prosciutto & caramelized onion, $10/person


Mini pot pies with roast chicken, butternut squash & hazelnuts, $9/person


Chipotle chicken tacos with corn & cilantro, $8/person


Assorted dim sum and dipping sauces, $10/person


Gougeres with black pepper & goat cheese, $8/person


Franks in a blanket, with organic beef dogs, sauerkraut & Dijon, wrapped in puff pastry, $8/person


White truffle risotto cakes with mushrooms & parmesan, $8/person


Fresh ricotta with herbs de Provence, olive tapenade & seeded crostini, $7.50/person


Chile & cheese cocktail tamales, chipotle crema, $8/person


Grilled eggplant rollitos filled with roasted peppers, goat cheese & arugula, $8/person


Chinese 5 spice beef buns with carrot, jicama & cilantro slaw, $8.50/person


Sausage biscuits with lobster salad, $10/person


Shrimp escabeche with avocado & corn in petite shot glasses, $8/person


Caramelized onion & pear galette, drizzled with lavender honey $7.50/person


Slow roasted pork carnitas, pickled vegetables, salsas, tortillas, $10/person


Petite cheeseburger “sliders” (available in beef, cheddar & bacon, turkey & gouda, lamb & tzatziki sauce, and chicken & apricot stilton) $10/person


Cones of fries or kettle chips, $5/person (must order sliders with this item!)



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Gloss is Best

You must click here and order the best gloss to get your puckering lips ready for the holiday merriment about to ensue! This is elixir-like!!

So BL

Hands down, up, around -- whatever -- I love these centerpieces with my whole heart. Fabulous and not fussy! Perfect to leave time for easing into the holiday season.

Hint of Red

Love the seductive and festive swipe of red inside this hipster-chic LV bag. So holiday!

Cool Bucket

Am in love!

Look at this oversized wine (or bubby) bucket! This will spark joviality your party...literally because it looks like a group of bottles a-mingling. INSPIRED.

Walk in Sass

You must click here! The shoes, dahlings, the shoes!!!

Recession-Proof Hair

Feeling stressed out after the election? Frazzled with the financial scene? Need to wash that gray right out of your hair...literally??!!

Go see Emmanuel at Atelier Emmanuel. He will give you a big city haircut without feeling like you just spent your last dime. I had literally gone three months without a cut or color (gray hairs be damned!) and I always get compliments on my hair as it grows and grows. Get a massage and mani/pedi while you are it.

You are so worth it!

Geo Fabulish

Click here to see what I think Ms. President should choose if she wants to channel Jacky O -- geometric style. Va-va!

My Pick for Michelle

If I were First Lady-elect, this would have been my pick. Hello, Michelle! Isn't this fabulous?!! From Chanel.