The Social Registry: March 2011

Champagne isn’t just for parties and ringing in the new year. At The Spa at The Sports Club/LA they use bubbly to smooth, protect and brighten skin with their Champagne Facial. Why champagne? Because of the grapes! They release skin-loving antioxidants and polyphenols.

Try the Champagne Facial at The Spa in San Francisco and you will be very impressed with the results. Your skin will be delightfully soft and smooth and with a wonderful glow.

Lead esthetician Kamee Rose Tong will start by thoroughly but gently cleansing and exfoliating your skin. Then she'll massage in a custom-blended crushed grape serum and follow up with a hydrating mask. She also steams the skin and extracts impurities.

Tong says this facial is great before events, because it improves the look of the skin without spurring breakouts.

Where to Get It. The Champagne Facial ($99 for a 50-minute treatment, $120 for 80 minutes) is a special seasonal treatment that is available through the end of March at at all The Spa at The Sports Club/LA locations, which are in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Washington DC, Miami and New York on the Upper East Side. They’re also offering an Indulgent Grape Body Wrap available through the end of March.

The DIY Champagne Facial

While a professional facial is a wonderfully pampering experience, sometimes it just doesn’t fit into the budget. To do a champagne facial at home, try this recipe for a champagne mask from Heidi Braley at ehow.com.

What You’ll Need

* 1/4 cup champagne
* 2 tbs. heavy cream
* 4 tbs. powdered Bentonite or rhassoul or green clay
* Glass mixing bowl
* Mixing spoon
* Washcloth

Directions

* Measure out 4 tablespoons of powdered clay carefully into the glass mixing bowl. The clay is the ingredient that cleanses and purifies the skin. It pulls toxins and excess oils from the skin. It is the basis for the mask, as it holds the cream and champagne in suspension.
* Pour in the heavy cream. The acids in the cream soften and lighten your skin, while the fats in the cream add a luxurious creaminess to the mask, keeping the clay from drying your skin. Mix it into the dry clay slowly until the clay is moistened. It will be rather dry and lumpy.
* Add the champagne, and stir the mixture until it is creamy and soft. The carbonation makes the mixture light and the sweetness in the champagne softens your skin. There are antioxidants and phenolic compounds in the champagne give anti-inflammatory attributes to the facial mask.
* Apply the mask immediately, before it has a chance to dry out. Smooth it over your face, avoiding your eyes, nose and mouth. Smooth it down over your neck and upper chest for a full facial and even the tops of your hands if you have enough mask mixture. This should be enough mask for one use.
* Allow the champagne mask to dry for 20 minutes, then wipe off with a warm, damp washcloth. Rinse any residue left with lukewarm water.

Do Tell. Have you ever used champagne to beautify your skin or hair? Do you regularly go to spas for facials or do them at home? Do tell.

Salutations and all that Jazz...
WELCOME TO OUR WORLD!!!!

We've been racking our brains in between parties trying to come up with a way to guide you throughout the Social Scene since you're a newbie... after careful consideration we've just decided to let another Socialite explain it for us... SEE YOU IN THE FAB LANE *and thanks Ariel*

TAKE ME PLASTIC
When the cameras start to flash, people start to gossip, invitations flood your mail box and everyone knows your name, you’ve entered the world of an ‘American Socialite’. What does it take for a guaranteed VIP entrance into the world of socialites and red carpets? Ariel shows you the way.

Direct from Ariel:
Anyone can be a part of the American social life, but how social do you want to go? A little warning, If you desire to enter unfamiliar elite social territory prepare to be ripped apart, chewed up, rapidly questioned and externally analyzed. One wild game of social affairs is headed you way and like Heidi Klum will say, “Your either in our your out!” For a fresh start to a new you, I’m providing some tips to help bring out the ‘socialite’ in you.
Before I take you to the FAQ’S of a socialites life, I will tell you climbing the social ladder is not the easiest job. Socialites daily see people perform their social circus auditions and they often fall off the ladder. Sure, Socialites can party all they want to, but that is no way to define a socialite. Socialites party and use VIP functions to see and be seen by other Upper Class and Hollywood society they may not be familiar with. If you desire to be a part of the “In-crowd” or want to break into a reality unscripted series of evil, opulent, fun, sad-at-times social circle, this is your chance to jump in and make a name for yourself.

TIPS FOR THE SOCIAL TOT (15+)
THINK?
To become a socialite, think like a socialite. You certainly don’t begin with the thought of being or acting like a snob, if you enter the social world with your nose in the air, prepare to commit social suicide within the next five minute.

ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT
Confidence! Socialites allow themselves to be seen and identified as controversial experts. Dressed as the best in the room, they are divine perfected people filled with accessories and designer clothing. People look up to them, want to follow them, want to be like them and want to dress like them. Served like royalty wherever they go, they always get what they want. Socialites always smile, use very verbose language, always change and always reinvent themselves. They embrace chaos and love to create it. They don’t take no for an answer and if they don’t like something they cause a scene and walk out the door.

BLACK LISTED
Even in the world of socialites there’s a line. That line is one you don’t want to cross. Yes, in my ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT summary if a socialite leaves an atmosphere, its because something is not right and the setting is off. It’s not because they’re not being served a drink fast enough. It’s because some one’s attitude around them is poor. Leave the situation, don’t cause a scene with an idiot or consider yourself an idiot and done. If you are Black Listed it will take months for your reputation to be reconsidered and your name may disappear from ‘the list’. Keep your nose at the right level; if you act like a snob, you’re out.

NUMBER ONE ACCESSORY
Meet the Blackberry or iPhone; if you don’t have one, you left your phone at home. Give them your number and let them call you. Better to be without a phone then a phone that’s resembles the year 2000, so socially embarrassing.

BEAUTY, NOT THE BEAST
It can get real ugly if your not working it out! Plus, You got to have clear skin, clean hair and perfect nails. How can you begin to live a social life in the elite if you look like a freak? Not everyone has a perfect day, so if your day is not perfect stay home. No matter what people say about someone being narcissistic these days, it’s 2010, who cares what he or she think? If you want in, be selfish. Adjust your face and raise your middle finger. It feels good to want to feel gorgeous in the best way possible.

STEALING
Don’t forget, these days Face Book can be your worst enemy. If you just became friends with a socialite, you’re new to the game, don’t steal their friends and that also goes for being out in private VIP gatherings. Allow their friends to come to you through seeing Face Book ‘wall’ conversations or even at the party. Get rid of any ugly pictures of you and people, less is always better. Don’t post pictures of you on social networks with multiple celebrities like they’re your very best friends. Socialites know your wearing the same outfit in every picture. Post outrageous statements on your status that are mind blowing. Keep your personal issues a secret. Then when you gain more and more attention, bust out with something outrageous. Let them come to you, don’t be a social tagger!

SNEAKY
Socialites really have very few friends. Be cautious when making friends with a Socialite. They often meet people on a daily basis trying to climb up their social ladder. You may get close to them for a week or two, but if you’re meeting there friends, jumping on their tables and inviting your friends over for a drink, that will be your last drink. Socialites are out to have fun, create buzz and roam with their posse, they want friends that like them not their lifestyle. If a real socialite spits you out for using them, my advice, move out of town.

GIVE IT. DO NOT TAKE IT!!!
Giving is very important. Attending charity balls, galas and events make many in the media and social community respect you and remember you. Never crash the Gala. Pay your way in or get on the committee as a volunteer or contributor. That doesn’t mean help hand out nametags, ‘oh dear’. It means collecting silent auction items, or contributing half your closet or what ever you can.

BURN OUT! THE WRONG FLASH
Never talk about money or what you have. It’s a horrible thing to do. Socialites appreciate the people they learn to love. You don’t need to impress them by exploiting on what you have. He wears a watch to tell time, she wears her shoes to walk, he has a wallet to carry cash, she has a hand bag to carry her make-up, don’t flash what may be last season. Your one handbag may not meet the fifty they have in their closet. You don’t need to tell some one, it’s Channel, Socialites already know that, don’t turn them of. Turn them on by saying nothing. Keep your money in your mouth and save the flash for the camera.

CLOSET CASE
The social nightmare is a tragic outfit. If you don’t have the money for designer clothing, don’t settle for a regular name brand. Yes, the wonderful world of socialites prances around in their flawless YSL, Dolce, Louis Vuittion, Prada and Channel because they can. The last thing you want to be is a ‘fashionista’ wannabe. Don’t over due your budget! Simplicity will get you through, solid colors, never pleats, custom fit shirts all from Zara, also check out BCBG or Forever 21.

CONTROVERSIAL

Be honest and say what you feel, It’s good to disagree and voice your opinion sometimes, create a little diversity. Stamina if done in a positive way you may just out shine one socialite’s moment at the right time and in front of the right people. Just don’t do it on your first meet and greet.

BE KIND
It’s not nice to act snobby or ignore the people that help you. (i.e. bus boy, bellman, doorman, cashier, bathroom attendant, and waitress) These people remember you and if your nice they’ll classify you as a genuine cool person and always help you with anything you need. So many social snobs ignore these people, but they can help you out some times when you least expect it.

LESS YOU TALK, THE BETTER!
Be Mysterious, if you don’t know the geography of your own city or the name of the social hot spots you’re tagging along to, don’t speak! Act foreign, smile, and say, “love your hair, who does it” till you get there. Once your insides have fun, don’t get too crazy or over excited. Act a little bored. Most socialites have a must go, swear by the life rule when acting bored. Scrolling down the blackberry or tuning into the I-Phone, yawning works really well, followed by a quick glance at their nearest “friend” and a wink or two!

TRAPPED IN CONVERSATION
“I don’t know the situation, so I really don’t know what to say”
These words are your very best friend. Gossip is awful, if a socialite gossips about some one else, don’t go along with it, you’re not responsible to agree or respond. Agreeing or responding will chain you to a social click, which will condemn you from speaking to other socialites.

TRANSPORTATION

No real socialite really cares about your car, but if you do have one, keep it clean, like yourself. Driving around with a car that needs ‘Plastic Surgery’ is kind of bad. Take the cab if this happens.

OTHERS:

DO NOT DRINK FROM PLASTIC CUPS, UNLESS IT’S AFTER THREE AND YOUR TRASHED
DO NOT WAIT IN LINES FOR MORE THAN 60 SECONDS, UNLESS THERE’S FIRE MARSHALL. GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!
DO NOT MAKE THINGS UP ABOUT YOURSELF
FIGURE OUT THE WHOLE CAR SITUATION
DON’T TALK SO MUCH ABOUT YOUR SELF
ALWAYS SMILE AND SAY HELLO, WINKS ARE GREAT!
DON’T SAY ANYTHING, IF YOU CAN’T FOLLOW THROUGH
DO NOT SUCK UP TO THE SOCIALITE; KISS YOUR OWN A–!
DON’T SLEEP WITH A SOCIALITE RIGHT AWAY, IF THEY DITCH YOU, YOU SOCIALLY DITCHED YOURSELF
SHOW UP LATE, LEAVE A LITTLE EARLY
IF OFFERED A DRINK ACCEPT, IT’S AN INSULT NOT TO
DON’T CHOOSE EVERY EVENT ON THE CALENDAR