JustLuxe: Jennifer Articles / News http://www.justluxe.com Featuring articles pertaining to the luxury lifestyle, from luxury cars to designer clothing. If the finer things in life are of an interest this is the news feed for you. Need information on that perfect Luxury Vacation? Wondering where to eat in exotic locales? Need to charter a Lear 28? Let JustLuxe answer your questions. 2013 Luxemont All rights reserved. en-us marketing@luxemont.com Sat, 18 May 2013 08:53:23 PST JustLuxe 142 18 http://www.justluxe.com http://www.justluxe.com/images/jl_logo_rss.gif A Beautiful Blend of East and West in Istanbulhttp://www.justluxe.com/community/a-beautiful-blend-of-east-and-west-in-istanbul_a_1796062.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/a-beautiful-blend-of-east-and-west-in-istanbul_a_1796062.phpThu, 12 Jul 2012 06:43:05 EDTJennifer I’ve recently returned from a long weekend in Istanbul to celebrate my mother’s birthday. As a link between East and West, Europe and Asia, this city is particularly relevant to me as an American living in Abu Dhabi; it comfortably ble...

via JustLuxe.com]]>The Purple Passport to Los Angeles for Kindle & Kindle Apps is Free Today on Amazonhttp://www.justluxe.com/community/the-purple-passport-to-los-angeles-for-kindle--kindle-apps-i_a_1790853.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/the-purple-passport-to-los-angeles-for-kindle--kindle-apps-i_a_1790853.phpSat, 30 Jun 2012 02:11:14 EDTJennifer The Purple Passport to Los Angeles for Kindle and Kindle Apps (iPhone/iPad/Android/Mac/PC), is FREE today in the <...

via JustLuxe.com]]>A Luxury Stroll Through Le Marais And Surrounds In Parishttp://www.justluxe.com/community/a-luxury-stroll-through-le-marais-and-surrounds-in-paris_a_1789865.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/a-luxury-stroll-through-le-marais-and-surrounds-in-paris_a_1789865.phpThu, 28 Jun 2012 10:43:52 EDTJennifer Springtime in Paris may be a cliché of perfection, but summer is when the city is positively deluged by tourists (most notably the...

via JustLuxe.com]]>Tradition that's not stuck in the past at Taillevent in Parishttp://www.justluxe.com/community/tradition-thats-not-stuck-in-the-past-at-taillevent-in-paris_a_1787979.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/tradition-thats-not-stuck-in-the-past-at-taillevent-in-paris_a_1787979.phpMon, 25 Jun 2012 04:43:24 EDTJennifer In the world of fine French cuisine, tradition and innovation are constantly in a tug of war. Classical French techniques remain the gold standard for culinary training the world over, so it makes sense that there’s a “purist” ca...

via JustLuxe.com]]>Wilde Nights at Le Bar de L'Hotel in Parishttp://www.justluxe.com/community/wilde-nights-at-le-bar-de-lhotel-in-paris_a_1781790.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/wilde-nights-at-le-bar-de-lhotel-in-paris_a_1781790.phpTue, 12 Jun 2012 06:51:48 EDTJennifer On the Parisian bar scene, it seems like you can’t throw a stone without hitting the ghost of some literary giant. F. Scott Fitzgerald was a well-liquored regula...

via JustLuxe.com]]>Stepping out in 'le style' at Le Bar at the Four Seasons George V in Parishttp://www.justluxe.com/community/stepping-out-in-le-style-at-le-bar-at-the-four-seasons-georg_a_1780967.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/stepping-out-in-le-style-at-le-bar-at-the-four-seasons-georg_a_1780967.phpSun, 10 Jun 2012 07:00:17 EDTJennifer Even if you don't speak a lick of French, I'll bet you've occasionally put the French article "le" in front of a word to make it sound more mock sophisticated (as in, "Pardon me, I'm going to use le bathroom.&quo...

via JustLuxe.com]]>Luxury and History in Vietnamhttp://www.justluxe.com/community/luxury-and-history-in-vietnam_a_1779030.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/luxury-and-history-in-vietnam_a_1779030.phpWed, 06 Jun 2012 06:16:17 EDTJennifer I’m just back from a wonderful ten-day trip to Vietnam with my husband, where we spent time in Hanoi, an island near Nha Trang, and Ho Chi Minh City. Our visit fell during the country’s springtime, and although temperatures and rainfal...

via JustLuxe.com]]>A Brush With Royalty And History In London's Westminster Neighborhoodhttp://www.justluxe.com/community/a-brush-with-royalty-and-history-in-londons-westminster-neig_a_1778006.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/a-brush-with-royalty-and-history-in-londons-westminster-neig_a_1778006.phpMon, 04 Jun 2012 10:44:01 EDTJennifer With all the flurry of activity in London this weekend for The Queen's Diamond Jubilee (celebrating 60 years of Her Maj), we can't help but th...

via JustLuxe.com]]>Celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in Style in Londonhttp://www.justluxe.com/community/celebrating-the-queens-diamond-jubilee-in-style-in-london_a_1777371.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/celebrating-the-queens-diamond-jubilee-in-style-in-london_a_1777371.phpSat, 02 Jun 2012 07:31:41 EDTJennifer As summer arrives in London, the royals are ringing in the season in rare form with a bevy of bashes to celebrate the 60th anniversary of their monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. 
via JustLuxe.com]]>Old Hollywood Glamour in Los Angeleshttp://www.justluxe.com/community/old-hollywood-glamour-in-los-angeles_a_1777003.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/old-hollywood-glamour-in-los-angeles_a_1777003.phpFri, 01 Jun 2012 10:40:34 EDTJennifer It may be hard to remember a time before round-the-clock TMZ and Perez. What with incessant updates on Lindsay's latest court appearance and Charlie Sheen's latest manic stunt, movie stardom has been largely stripped of its glamour in th...

via JustLuxe.com]]>Taipei City Guide Launches on The Purple Passporthttp://www.justluxe.com/community/taipei-city-guide-launches-on-the-purple-passport_a_1775775.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/taipei-city-guide-launches-on-the-purple-passport_a_1775775.phpWed, 30 May 2012 08:21:49 EDTJennifer The Purple Passport, a web-based collection of chic, one-stop-shop guides to experiencing the world's cities in style, has launched its
via JustLuxe.com]]>The Purple Passport Helps You Tie The Knothttp://www.justluxe.com/community/the-purple-passport-helps-you-tie-the-knot_a_1769631.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/the-purple-passport-helps-you-tie-the-knot_a_1769631.phpWed, 16 May 2012 05:07:35 EDTJennifer Here at The Purple Passport  (www.thepurplepassport.com) we work hard everyday to bring you the finest and most fun spots around the globe. From hotels to restaurants and spas to shops...

via JustLuxe.com]]>Charming the socks off the society scene at Michael McCarty's in Palm Beachhttp://www.justluxe.com/community/charming-the-socks-off-the-society-scene-at-michael-mccartys_a_1768216.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/charming-the-socks-off-the-society-scene-at-michael-mccartys_a_1768216.phpSun, 13 May 2012 04:18:14 EDTJennifer You know the type, there’s one in every crowd: the smooth talker and inveterate charmer who has the social scene wrapped around his little finger. Men want to be him and ladies want to be with him. Well, take that suave cachet, distil it dow...

via JustLuxe.com]]>Oh so American in Paris at Harry's New York Barhttp://www.justluxe.com/community/oh-so-american-in-paris-at-harrys-new-york-bar_a_1767476.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/oh-so-american-in-paris-at-harrys-new-york-bar_a_1767476.phpFri, 11 May 2012 12:54:25 EDTJennifer Paris has long been a haven for expat Americans seeking the French brand of laissez-faire freedom, whether artistic (as in the clutch of writers, painters, and musicians who flo...

via JustLuxe.com]]>Eating New York Cityhttp://www.justluxe.com/community/eating-new-york-city_a_1766440.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/eating-new-york-city_a_1766440.phpWed, 09 May 2012 07:30:26 EDTJennifer

As the weather heats up here in Abu Dhabi (we’re already at above 110F on May 9!), I can’t help but start the countdown to my August trip to 
via JustLuxe.com]]>Cafe L'Europe, Queen of the Palm Beach Scenehttp://www.justluxe.com/community/cafe-leurope-queen-of-the-palm-beach-scene_a_1765059.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/cafe-leurope-queen-of-the-palm-beach-scene_a_1765059.phpSun, 06 May 2012 09:19:32 EDTJennifer Sure, the US ditched its monarchy centuries ago, but if a shocking about-face brought royalty back in style, Palm Beach, with its glittering s...

via JustLuxe.com]]>A soak by The Great Wall at Anantara Spahttp://www.justluxe.com/community/a-soak-by-the-great-wall-at-anantara-spa_a_1763164.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/a-soak-by-the-great-wall-at-anantara-spa_a_1763164.phpWed, 02 May 2012 05:31:48 EDTJennifer The concrete jungle of Beijing can take quite a toll on a gal’s sense of beauty and well being, what with all the smog, traffic, an...

via JustLuxe.com]]>Couture goes guerilla at the Dover Street Market in Londonhttp://www.justluxe.com/community/couture-goes-guerilla-at-the-dover-street-market-in-london_a_1762099.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/couture-goes-guerilla-at-the-dover-street-market-in-london_a_1762099.phpMon, 30 Apr 2012 07:56:10 EDTJennifer

Ultra hot label Commes des Garçons' designer Rei Kawakubo has long had a penchant for "guerilla" fashion.  From Los Angeles ...

via JustLuxe.com]]>Retail therapy of the vintage sort at Grays Antique Market in Londonhttp://www.justluxe.com/community/retail-therapy-of-the-vintage-sort-at-grays-antique-market-i_a_1759973.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/retail-therapy-of-the-vintage-sort-at-grays-antique-market-i_a_1759973.phpWed, 25 Apr 2012 09:20:30 EDTJennifer The medical world, it seems, is poised to tread upon the territory of shopping as fertile soil for newly coined disorders.  “Oniomania” is the term doctors use to label the compulsive need to shop, and the American Psychiatric ...

via JustLuxe.com]]>Senior chef lets his fun flag fly at Senderens in Parishttp://www.justluxe.com/community/senior-chef-lets-his-fun-flag-fly-at-senderens-in-paris_a_1758775.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/senior-chef-lets-his-fun-flag-fly-at-senderens-in-paris_a_1758775.phpMon, 23 Apr 2012 04:06:29 EDTJennifer When I think of French mega chef Alain Senderens, it’s hard not to get an image in my head of Mr. Six–the tuxedoed, bespectacled grandpa from those Six Flag commercials–busting a move. The last thing we expect our elders to do l...

via JustLuxe.com]]>Ancient secrets meet modern indulgences at Aman Spa at the Summer Palace in Beijinghttp://www.justluxe.com/community/ancient-secrets-meet-modern-indulgences-at-aman-spa-at-the-s_a_1758277.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/ancient-secrets-meet-modern-indulgences-at-aman-spa-at-the-s_a_1758277.phpSat, 21 Apr 2012 02:36:51 EDTJennifer Relaxation and the pursuit of beauty are far from new concepts in China. As far back as the Qing Dynasty, Chinese medicine practitioners perfected massage methods based on the theory of meridians, while women of the period were like obje...

via JustLuxe.com]]>The Purple Passport Offers Los Angeles Guide for Kindle Free Today on Amazonhttp://www.justluxe.com/community/the-purple-passport-offers-los-angeles-guide-for-kindle-free_a_1757631.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/the-purple-passport-offers-los-angeles-guide-for-kindle-free_a_1757631.phpFri, 20 Apr 2012 02:11:08 EDTJennifer The Purple Passport, a web-based collection of chic, one-stop-shop guides to experiencing the world's cities in style, is offering its eBook travel guide ...

via JustLuxe.com]]>Swimming in luxury at the Ritz-Carlton Beijing, Financial Street Spa http://www.justluxe.com/community/swimming-in-luxury-at-the-ritz-carlton-beijing-financial-str_a_1757099.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/swimming-in-luxury-at-the-ritz-carlton-beijing-financial-str_a_1757099.phpThu, 19 Apr 2012 07:12:08 EDTJennifer In the Spa at the Ritz-Carlton Beijing Financial Street, the phrase “the lap of luxury” takes on a double meaning. The elegant...

via JustLuxe.com]]>Have scissors, will travel at Frédéric Fekkai at The Brazilian Court, Palm Beachhttp://www.justluxe.com/community/have-scissors-will-travel-at-frdric-fekkai-at-the-brazilian-_a_1756009.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/have-scissors-will-travel-at-frdric-fekkai-at-the-brazilian-_a_1756009.phpTue, 17 Apr 2012 07:14:32 EDTJennifer New York and Palm Beach might as w...

via JustLuxe.com]]>Blue and red go head to head at Le Bar du Plaza Athénée Parishttp://www.justluxe.com/community/blue-and-red-go-head-to-head-at-le-bar-du-plaza-athne-paris_a_1754377.phphttp://www.justluxe.com/community/blue-and-red-go-head-to-head-at-le-bar-du-plaza-athne-paris_a_1754377.phpFri, 13 Apr 2012 02:57:02 EDTJennifer Before the red and blue stripes on the French flag became national emblems of the republic, they were originally the traditional colors of Paris...

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