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Weekend Wedding, The Perfect Scrub + Global Style

by on ‎04-07-2014 06:15 PM

Weekend Recap:


            Hello PM Stylers! Long time no talk Smiley Happy  Sorry to have missed you last week, as I was in North Carolina for Aaron’s best friend’s wedding.  The venue was a place called Old Edwards Inn Farmhouse and it was just stunning… rustic and beautiful.  I’m pretty sure Aaron and I spent the entire night out on the dance floor with all of our friends… which leads me to think, I need to make sure I can break it down in my wedding dress! It was a wonderful weekend to spend time with our close friends and such a nice getaway! Here are some picutres from the Big day… aren’t the table settings GORGEOUS?!  She gave succulents as their wedding favor and we thought that was such a cute idea!





            BTW… we finally got out into the garden this weekend to clear out the winter yuckiness.  Have you headed into the garden yet?   Thank goodness for our gardening experts on the Q… with the weather as bad as it was, some of our plants didn’t make it through the season… so it’s time to start over again! Bring on the Lil’s and Roses!


 


#Dinnerfor2


            On the agenda for this week are two dinners inspired from Shape Magazine and FoodNetwork.com.  Citrus chicken seemed like a nice refreshing way to welcome in the spring season and the crab salad makes me feel like I’m on vacay… which isn’t happening anytime soon Smiley Happy   Here are the recipes and make sure to follow me on my Facebook page to see how they turned out!


Ingredients for Crab Salad


  • Kosher salt

  • 1/2 pound haricots verts or green beans, halved

  • 2/3 cup low-fat plain yogurt

  • 3 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise

  • 1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh chives

  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

  • 3 anchovy fillets, chopped

  • Freshly ground pepper

  • 1/2 pound lump or claw crabmeat

  • 1 Hass avocado, halved, pitted and diced

  • 3 romaine hearts, chopped

  • 1 1/2 cups whole-wheat croutons

  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved


Directions

Bring a saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the haricots verts and cook until crisp-tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain and run under cold water to stop the cooking.


Puree the yogurt, mayonnaise, lemon juice, chives, basil and anchovies in a blender until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.


Toss the crabmeat, half of the avocado and about 1 tablespoon of the yogurt dressing in a small bowl. Toss the romaine, croutons, haricots verts and the remaining avocado with the remaining dressing in a large bowl.


Divide the romaine salad among plates, top with the tomatoes and place some of the crab mixture in the center.


Per serving: Calories 314; Fat 14 g (Saturated 2 g); Cholesterol 73 mg; Sodium 552 mg; Carbohydrate 28 g; Fiber 8 g; Protein 22 g



Photograph by Antonis Achilleos


 


Beauty Obsession: Josie Maran’s Argan Oil Sugar Balm Body Scrub (A226111) and Argan Illuminizing Body Butter (A253539)


            It’s time to Spring Clean the Beauty Routine, Girls!  This week I chose to focus on the body to help us feel like our skin is coming back to life.  It’s not enough to just put on some lotion after our showers; we really need to rework the idea of renewing our skin on a constant basis. This week I chose two of Josie Maran’s beauty go-to’s to help us resurface, renew, hydrate, and shine. 


            True Story: I have used a lot of scrubs in my day.  Don’t get me wrong… they serve a big purpose… getting rid of excess/dead skin so that we look and feel renewed.  What I’m about to show and tell you may have a profound effect in the way you view a scrub.  Josie really knocked it out of the park on this one.


              First, open the jar to a light refreshing lemon citrus scent that awakens your senses.  From the moment you scoop the sugar scrub out of the glass jar on to your hand, it is thick and creamy. The sugar spreads across your skin liberally without feeling like you had to use too much.  The biggest treat about this is that while massaging the sugar into your skin it’s like you can almost feel like hydration going in.  While the sugar is hard at work removing those dead skin cells it feels like an argan barrier has been added to your skin… to better explain myself; your skin feels baby soft when you go to wash it off.  It’s miraculous really.  I’ve never had a scrub make my skin feel this hydrated and moisturized… and think about it… it’s just one step!



            To finish off this incredible experience I decided to top it off with Josie’s Illumizing Body Butter.  I love a good self-tanner as we all know, but sometimes I forget to reapply or I simply don’t have time to do it.  I love the fact that what’s inside this jar is not only liquid gold argan oil whipped to perfection, it’s that it can make your skin look like liquid gold.  It gives subtle illuminating color which to me, looks like the person wearing it is radiating from the inside out.  Think of this body butter as sealing in all the hydration the scrub gave you and leaving you with glowing natural beauty.  Oh! It just doesn’t get any better Smiley Happy  Trust me, you won’t recognize the texture, the look, or feel of your skin.  Cheers to spring time and showing off your gorgeous skin!


 




PM Style:


 Inspiration for this week’s PM Style: Global.  My beauty obsession had to do with drawing light and renewing so I thought, why not make my outfit look like I had been somewhere.  I am taking Lori’s Hot Pick (A252319) in the show in nectar and pairing it with a new olive pant and my staple brown sandals.  Pairing this look with accessories like bangles will tie in the embellishments of the top and keep the focus there while the pants and shoes serve as a good neutral base.  See you on the runway!!