Sapphire Bangle by Matthew Campbell Laurenza is a colorful addition to your wardrobe

This rhodium plated sterling silver bracelet is adorned with black enamel and faceted multicolor sapphire stones with a 4.30 total carat weight ($380 each at Bergdorf Goodman).  The multi-color sapphire stones make this bangle a versatile fashion accessory bound to go with numerous outfits in your closet!

A Perfect Getaway (2009) opens today in a theater near you

Synopsis:  "When newlyweds Cliff and Cydney Anderson (Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich) arrive on the lush island of Kauai for an adventurous Hawaiian honeymoon, their timing coincides with the headline-making news that a pair of serial killers are on the loose, brutally hacking up the tourists. Cliff, a nearsighted screenwriter with nerdy spectacles and few outdoor skills, is no Indiana Jones, but he's promised his wife an 11-mile hike up the Kalalau Trail to a spectacular beach with a hidden waterfall, so against all odds and the creepy feeling they're being stalked, it's a-hiking they go. The farther they get from the overcrowded part of the map and the deeper they plunge into the jungle, the stranger they feel. On the trail, they bond with another couple--Nick (Timothy Olyphant), a rugged hunter with ripped abs and a metal plate in his head from combat duty in Iraq, and his perky girlfriend, Gina (Kiele Sanchez), who has a thick Southern drawl and special skills with a machete. Cliff and Cydney feel safer with their new friends in tow. Nick is a warrior type who can survive the wilderness building shelter and catching his own food with a bow and arrow, and Gina is a whiz at gutting animals for food. Then a third couple encroaches--a pair of hostile, tattooed and potentially dangerous hippies who give Cliff the willies. Just when things get hairy, they are arrested and taken away by police helicopters. Case closed. Or is it? Suddenly the movie shifts gears, tables turn and roles reverse, plunging everyone into a fatal series of screaming terrors replete with red herrings, character reversals, screenplay twists and a violent, blood-drenched finale guaranteed to sizzle your nerves. The whole thing leads to the unraveling of the identity of the psychopathic maniacs." NY Observer

MPAA Rating: R for graphic violence, language including sexual references and some drug use

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure, Thriller

Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Milla Jovovich, Kiele Sanchez, Chris Hemsworth, Marley Shelton, Steve Zahn

Director: David Twohy
Screenwriter: David Twohy
Producer: Ryan Kavanaugh, Mark Canton, Tucker Tooley, Robbie Brener


Music: Boris Elkis

Studio: Universal Pictures

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Anthropologie's Francophile Eiffel Tower Dinner Plate

May your meals never be without a touch of Parisian whimsy!  Depicting both the traditional and the kooky, these charming plates are Anthropologie exclusives from French designer Nathalie Lete. This stoneware is dishwasher and microwave safe ($24.00 at Anthropologie)

Gentlemen's Tonic, a unique establishment founded in the heart of Mayfair, London, has recently opened its international flagship location in Houston, Texas

Gentlemen's Tonic is an upscale grooming salon that affords the modern man a traditional barbershop and offers services like massages, facials, pedicures and other spa-type services for men. The establishment comprises elements of old and new: wood, leather and marble are mixed with high-tech music consoles and LCD screens in each of the private haircutting stations and treatment rooms. The services and products have been carefully selected and personally tested for quality and effectiveness and are designed to promote a sense of well-being and vitality.

Gentlemen's Tonic is the perfect antidote to the rigors and stresses of the outside world.

ChefStack Automatic Pancake Machine

The ChefStack automatic pancake machine is a revolution in the making. Now, for the first time, perfect panless pancakes can be produced in a matter of seconds. With ChefStack, the ultimate comfort food has now become convenient to make. This microwave-sized wonder uses no-mess batter pouches to crank out stack after stack of four-inch diameter pancakes (200 an hour), and doesn't even require supervision, letting you cook up breakfast for you and your crew while you get your other morning activities out of the way -- like taking a shower, brushing your teeth, or downing a half-dozen mimosas.

Pancakes are a timeless comfort food. Yet they're often considered unhealthy because of batter additives and heavy, processed syrups and toppings. In contrast, only ChefStack Pancakes are:

• 97% Fat Free and All-Natural
• Only 165 Calories Per Two Pancake Serving
• Portable, Fast, and Always Fresh!

Source: Gizmodo, Chefstack, UnCrate