Don’t judge me, but I watch the occasional reality tv show. Usualy it isn’t anything extremely stupid and soul sucking like Platinum Weddings or Real Housewives of New Jersey (but sometimes you can’t click away!!). The shows I love usually are people who are creating things I only wish I could put together like P’roject Runway’ or learning a little something a long the way like Joe Zee’s ‘All on The Line.’ Oddly enough I like watching most things Kardashian because I admire how they have managed to turn a social frown (sex tape with Ray J) unpside down into millions of dollars spread from mama bird to even the tinest of Kardashian hatchling. Perfume, clothes, jewelry. . . you name it and they own a line or endorse one!

When watching one of the episodes I was estatic to see she had one one of my rings especially since she has her own line Belle Noel,  the Kardashian line at BeBe, and even bought some of Elizabeth Taylor’s beautiful jewelry that were auctioned off. (I loved Elizabeth Taylor). Having one of my fingers out of the ring game myself (my wedding finger, duh) I know how had it is to compliment your left hand sometimes so I loved seeing her wear the ring on the pointer finger of her right hand instead.

After the high of seeing her in my ring I got sucked back into the show, but you can get your own Elle for only $80 in 14K antiqued gold, oxidated silver, or brass ring right here!

Don’t be tarty to the party! The arm party movement is spreading and we don’t want you left in the dust. Consider this discount code an early holiday gift from us at Jasmine Pennamma. We know you are suffering from the Wonder Woman complex. Don’t let those wrists become exposed!!!

Enter ARMPARTY at checkout with your bracelet purchase and get 40% off for a limited time. Hurry! We’ve got stacks on stacks on stacks…..but not for long.

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Heading home for the holidays? I’m not going into the pack lightly debate because I’m not a fan, but I am a fan of packing with a purpose. Whether its for lounging or for a night on the town, I’m packing like it’s all made to be seen in! What if that cute crush from high school decides to pop over? I can’t be caught around the house with all of those potential holiday drop ins and neither can you. (Trust me on this one, it’s how I went home one holiday and re-snagged my high school sweetheart!)

I love shopping on Net-A-Porter.com because I’m a girl on the go so I paired a great holiday lounge worthy look with some pieces currently in stock on JasminePennamma.com. Now shop and snag that man!

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Every girl in the know is checking out WhoWhatWear.com and I’m so psyched to see they are checking us out too! I’m a huge fan of their book because I’m using it with my mentee this fall to give inspiration about what items of clothing can be worn at different events and occasions. I’m psyched to be able to pull this up for her at our next meeting!

Who needs a whole arm party when you have Jerrick on your wrist?! Warning: One on each wrist is a right reserved for super heros only.

Jerricka available on jasminepennamma.com for $230 in antiqued brass and silver ox.

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The Tyler made an appearance today on Carolyn Hsu’s personal style blog, The Hsu Closet. There must be something in the air because it is part of a DIY feature she did today and I’m in the middle of a few of my own this week after doing a project with my mentee!

Carolyn took a beautiful Hermes scarf which she folded into a triangle and then tied two sides that made up the tip around Tyler. What a creative new way to wear your piece! How chic is this?

Want a Tyler of your own? Who wouldn’t?! Shop for it on www.jasminepennamma.com $275, and in a multitude of colors and finishes!

Check out The Hsu Closet for daily fashion inspiration!

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Jasmine

Wile most of the country was holed up due to rain or ….gasp….snow, I was out and about in sunny Los Angeles contemplating Halloween ideas. Being gone the other week totally took me off track and needless to say most of my other ideas were sold out. Black Swan, Troop Beverly Hills, Zombie Housewife. I managed to snag the last small Dorothy since I had enough glitter and glue left over from my skates to make her famous Ruby Red Slippers fit for a jewelry designer!

Have a safe and Haute Halloween! I’ll be at the West Hollywood Halloween parade tonight. What about you?!

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I haven’t been really big on working out and loosing a particular amount of weight, but instead have held on to these jeans as my marker of what I want to get down to. Fast forward to January of this year and I was really starting to think it may be time to let go of my skinny jeans because NOTHING I was doing was going to let me shimmy or shake my way into those bad boys. Talk about depressing. The next thing I knew it was Feb 1 and I had gained 4 lbs instead of loosing anything. WTF! I decided to tuck my jeans in the back my closet and just go cold turkey with good ol’ diet and exercise because I was determined to whittle myself back down to a 26 on my #roadto30 and drop 15-20lbs.

(one of the tasty French meals)

After spending the week in France last week, I also came back 4lbs heavier, but if I wasn’t running every morning, I could have seen that getting totally out of control with all of my croissants, macaroons, wine, espressos, and cheese. Did I mention all the pate?! (Basically ground meat and FAT!) I kind of overindulged, but I got better at being able to try something I really wanted and enjoy it versus eating it until it was gone just to clean my plate. Aside from all my snacking, my actual meals were mostly fish (never had so many sea creatures in one week) and lots and lots of veggie so I didn’t completely go overboard.

(Lots of espresso to catch up on the time zone adjustment.)

I got back and decided to take the next few days to chill out and get back to juicing carrots and beets and try to ween myself back from drinking at every meal. This morning I decided why not see how close I am to being able to put on my skinny jeans. Guess what….THEY DON’T FIT, but this time they are too loose! I can’t wait to go shopping this weekend for a new pair of jeans to hold on to as my new skinnies, and finally let go of my old skinny jeans for a good reason! With about two more months to go on my #roadto30, I’m now officially down 30lbs since the beginning on the year! I think I’m scheduling a beach vacay to bring in my 30s next year and stay accountable for this fitness kick I’ve been on! Take that skinny jeans!

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The streets of Paris are one never-ending breath of inspiration. The streets of Paris were obviously transformed into a daily catwalk, but that’s a whole other blog! A chilly morning run through Parisian streets was worth being able to drink in the beauty of the city on uncrowded streets. The French brought new meaning to “stop and smell the roses” as they had just as many floral shops as bakeries. The Parisians I met explained that life is best enjoyed everyday and not to just wait for a special moment to celebrate it. So while I’ve fallen from my habit of picking up flowers at the LA flower market downtown, I’m going to take my French lesson seriously and be sure to fit it in next Saturday morning.

Enjoy some of the beautiful shops!

Purchased every French mag I could get my hands on. (I’ve got a thing for foreign fashion magazines, but boy are they weighing down my bag!)

I promise not to rant about having two Delta flights with no in flight tv/entertainment centers. 11.5 hours in the air……no plug, no tv, and of course I bought a gogo flight 24 hour package for wi-fi because I just knew I would be online researching a French plan of action and catching up on emails playing around on twitter. Le Sigh.

Grabbing a few of these for my flight was my only saving grace!

At the end of the day, WHO CARES? I’m in France! After a rocky start of nothing to do on a flight leaving an entertainment mecca, I finally reached CDG where I started to already question if I had enough luggage space because even the airport shops were too tempting! Luckily I had a short layover on my way to southern France so I couldn’t do too much damage.

More to come!

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