Love'n November

 

 

November is a classically romantic month--which might explain why there are so many summer birthdays...

Colder weather encourages us to stay inside, cozy up by a fire, and spend time with friends and family.

 

Here are some tips to make November 2012 the best yet!

 

First of all--the cranberry color is the color of the season. It is extremely complimentary to all skin tones. The red invokes dominance and sensuality while the darker shade of cranberry is slimming. Raw cranberries have moderate levels of Vitamin C, dietary fiber and the essential dietary mineral, manganese, as well as a balanced profile of other essential micronutrients which means the fruit itself will help slim your figure.

 

Cranberries are sweet and tart and can be complimented by a variety of flavors.

The drink in the picture up above has been affectionately titled Beso De Cranberries--it is cranberry juice (or syrup) with a frozen cranberry & ice blend of Vodka Tonic.

The beso (kiss) is from the mint leaf added as the garnish.

Very similar is the Cape Cod (a lighter Cosmo) which has hints of lime juice and a garnish lime twist.

 

Nothing says DIY like frozen berries and mint garnish.

 

Beso De Cranberries:

3oz Cranberry Juice
3oz Tonic

1.5 oz Vodka

(Frozen) Cranberries
Ice

Days in November to celebrate
Last day to vote is November 6th
The Leonids meteor show reaches its peak around
November 17th
International Men's Day is commemorated on
November 19th
Thanksgiving is observed on the
 fourth Thursday in November
Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving
Cyber Monday is on the Monday after Thanksgiving

Month-long events for November
National Novel Writing Month-NaNoWriMo
International Drum Month

Movies coming out THIS November
November 2: Festival of Lights
November 9:
Skyfall 007
Lincoln
A Royal Affair
Dangerous Liasons
November 16th:
Breaking Dawn - the last movie of the twilight saga
Anna Karenina
November 21st:
Life of Pi
Silver Linings
 

 So find your warmest knit dress, some fabulous matching jewelry, paint your nails deep red, grab your favorite drink in the seasonal red cup from Starbucks, and get ready for the best November you've ever had!
 

For more ideas to make November 2012 the best yet, check out some of these links:

 

• Beauty Buzz in the City Queen Vic Nail Polish
• Hydrating Hair Ideas from Spain -- Cranberry Juice for Brunettes
• Old Blighty Butter London Nail Polish
• More Movies coming out this November from moviefone.com
• Cranberry Hot Toddy from Foodnetwork.com
• Cranberry Vodka Recipie from Foodnetwork.com
• Ocean Spray Recipe Page
• IMDb "Sweet November" staring Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron
• Cranberry Wikipedia



Color of the Week–Butter London Snog

“Bright, happy, hot pink.”

Though it screams FUSCHIA from inside the bottle, when applied it is more of a red-toned pink shade.

Color of the Week–Queen Vic

“Stunning, elegant and classy. Red wine meets cranberry. Fit for a queen.”

Try this pinkish-purple hue, which is as regal in the heat of summer as it is in the dead of winter.

Butter London Color of the Week–Pink Ribbon

“A modern icon that symbolizes breast cancer awareness. “

Pink Ribbon Lacquer is a pale pink with some white and dove gray in it, as far as I can tell. The brand describes it as "a classic "French" pink. Wear it with pride.”

Butter London Color of the Week–Bumster

“British reference to ones "booty" or butt.”

From the Fall 2010 collection this dijon yellow crème was named after McQueen’s famous low slung trousers.

Butter London Color of the Week–Marrow

Hand mixed for the Vena Cava designers, who named it after the dark purple, rusty center of a bone.

Based on Fall trends, Purple is THE “it” color of the season. This deep opaque purple nail color flaunts a silvery shimmer.

Butter London Color of the Week–Aston

 

This week’s Butter London color of the week is Aston - as in Aston-Martin, the British super car made famous by James Bond in the 1964 film ‘Goldfinger’.

It has a delicate shimmer in a nice, sultry toffee color and is warm despite some pink undertones.

Butter London Color of the Week – The Old Bill

“Burnished copper with a beautiful antique patina. For sophisticated metal heads.”

The Old Bill is an antique gold metallic polish. With two coats of this color, you have full opacity without any of the bad streaking, lumpiness or the typical issues metallic lacquers can provide.

This is a great transition color to take you from Summer to Fall. With the skies getting grey, we tend to move away from the bright colors of summer to the deep, earthy colors of Fall. This neutral color will ease your way into the Fall season. Add a dark tip and make your own twist to the French Manicure!

Butter London Color of the Week – Come to Bed Red

Come To Bed Red is the sexiest red in history! This cherry red colored nail lacquer is hot enough to take you from Spring to Fall and cool enough to last you through the Winter season! Imagine this reddest of red color peeking out through your peep-toe shoes!. SEXY!

Butter London Color of the Week – Victoriana

Victoriana is a is a patina-esque muted blue packed with silver micro-glitter.

It is a color of things reminiscent of the Victorian era, such as corsets and top hats. :)

Butter London Color of the Week – Dahling

You don’t have to be daring all the time. Sometimes a deep, dusky pink is just the ticket and very posh indeed.

Want to purchase this awesome color, but don’t live near the Walnut Creek i Bar? Call us at 1-800-908-iBar or email us at sales@ibarthreading.com to order any of the products featured on Beauty Buzz in the City.

Butter London Color of the Week – Yummy Mummy

Our ‘magic’ lacquer. This medium beige colour is simply stunning on EVERY skin colour. If you can’t decide on a lacquer, then we will for you. It’s this.

Want to purchase this awesome color, but don’t live near the Walnut Creek i Bar? Call us at 1-800-908-iBar or email us at sales@ibarthreading.com to order any of the products featured on Beauty Buzz in the City.

Butter London Colors of the Week – Jelly Sheer Colourwash

If you were a child of the 80’s you probably remember when the Jelly shoes first hit the scene. The colors were eye catching and if you were like me, you had to have one of each color!

Imagine those same colors on your nails!

Meet “JELLY” by Butter London

These juicy, sheer colors look and feel like slick, wet “lipgloss” for your nails. They are also stunning when mixed and matched over one another! There are so many options in these three bottles and i Bar carries them all!

 

Stroppy Jelly Collection

Belligerent and moody. A pale grape Jelly that becomes darker and more seductive with each coat.

 

Chuffed Jelly Collection

Pleased and delighted. A cool cantaloupe that becomes more of an iced tangerine with each coat.

 

Twee Jelly Collection

Excessively dainty, delicate, cute, or quaint. A sheer raspberry Jelly that becomes a brighter magenta with each coat.

Twee was featured in W Magazine!

Want to purchase this awesome color, but don’t live near the Walnut Creek i Bar? Call us at 1-800-908-iBar or email us at sales@ibarthreading.com to order any of the products featured on Beauty Buzz in the City.

Butter London Color of the Week – Primrose Hill Picnic

Primrose Hill Picnic is a happy, punchy, tropical, fuchsia pink. This color will make you want to take off your shoes and run barefoot through the office.  Come on, You know you have always wanted to!

Butter London Color of the Week – Scoundrel

Nothing rotten about this Scoundrel!  In fact this weeks Butter London color of the week is far from rotten! This lovely shade of purple is still the hot color choice of the year! Though it may be “back to school” time and the fall clothes are hitting the stores, there is still plenty of summer weather left. Because this medium tone purplish-mauve can appear darker or lighter depending on what clothing you are wearing, it is perfect for the transition through the seasons.

Want to purchase this awesome color, but don’t live near the Walnut Creek i Bar? Call us at 1-800-908-iBar or email us at sales@ibarthreading.com to order any of the products featured on Beauty Buzz in the City.

Butter London Color of the Week – Cheeky Chops

They call me mellow yellow… (you’re singing the song in your head now, aren’t you?) :)

While walking around Broadway Plaza this weekend, I could not help but notice that the most popular blouse/sweater color worn was yellow! There were many shades of yellow, with each one just as pretty as the last. If you love yellow, then I have the nail color for you!

Introducing …..

Cheeky Chops

If you have always wanted to wear yellow polish without it looking to young, then this is the color for you.  Cheeky Chops is the MOST sophisticated yellow you have ever seen in a polish color and will certainly have people noticing your sophisticated, but daring style!

Once you put this polish on, you won’t want to wear closed-toe shoes! You will want to flaunt this color and show people you are making a statement!

Want to purchase this awesome color, but don’t live near the Walnut Creek i Bar? Call us at 1-800-908-iBar or email us at sales@ibarthreading.com to order any of the products featured on Beauty Buzz in the City.

butter LONDON : Backstage at Betsey Johnson with Seventeen Magazine Spring 2010

You know the nail color has got to be cool when it has Betsey Johnson’s stamp of approval! Check out this behind the scene video from Seventeen Magazine.

New Product – Butter London Natural Nail Polish

One of the new products that will be featured at i Bar Walnut Creek’s Trunk Show is the HOT, new natural nail polish line out of Great Britain called Butter London.

High fashion meets health with the natural products used for these stylish nail colors. 

Butter LONDON products contain NO Formaldehyde, NO Toluene, NO DBP, and NEVER have. “On moving to the United States founder, She-Brit Sasha Muir, was shocked at the number of toxic ingredients in cosmetic products. She saw the need for a new brand of hand and nail care products that combined high fashion and health and set about building what is today, a premier British fashion brand.”

Butter London offers a stunning range of lacquers based on the season's catwalk shows. They are frequently seen on the pages of all the leading fashion magazines and took this years NYC Fashion Week by storm! It was featured exclusively with Betsy Johnson! It is already gaining international press and excitement from the world's top beauty editors. W magazine, Marie Claire, Lucky magazine, and Tatler magazine UK are all fans of their products and people around the world are now seeking them out. With clients like Vogue, H&M and Jimmy Choo, they understand how to bring fashion to the brand and to your nail.

Butter London’s exciting colors are heavily pigmented, which allows them to appear richer, deeper and more vibrant on the nail. Color goes on and DOES NOT fade over time. With their trendy colors and unique names, you will fall in love the Butter London line!

To help you get to know the colors, each week a new color will be featured on our blog as well as Facebook!

This is a VERY exclusive product that only the finest salons in the Bay Area offer. We are very proud to have the opportunity to bring it to YOU.