Eve of the Month: Gwenyth Paltrow

Ever classic and elegant, even when coming from yoga, Gwenyth Paltrow embodies what "Celebrating Your Inner Eve" is all about -- embracing all aspects of being a woman, the sweet, the smart, the sassy, the savvy, and the seductive with confidence!

After delivering one of her children, she looked like the type of actress that we see lately who is pressured by studio heads to conform to grueling and Hellish workouts in order to be in sublime shape days after delivery. While I don't doubt that Gwenyth worked her fanny off for her interview with Oprah, during the show she admitted that she was also wearing a girdle. She's a real woman... gotta love that! Gorgeous, lovely, and humble are all words I'd use to describe Gwenyth, our Eve's Apples May Eve of the Month.


If you haven't had a chance, Gwenyth also has a fantastic blog called "GOOP" that is about "nourishing the inner aspect." While visiting the site you can get tips on food, places, shopping, things to do, how to live life and what is happening.

Here is to Gwenyth inspiring the rest of us to "Celebrate Our Inner Eves" and nourish our "inner aspect(s)."

NAUGHTY KNOTTY LINGERIE CONTEST: 5 DAYS LEFT!

My dear Lingeristas, you don't want to miss this lingerie contest where one lucky Eve's Apples' reader will win a luscious, supple to the touch chemise by the highly talented Erin Braxton (retailing for $106).

To enter the contest, click on Eve's Apples' Naughty Knotty Lingerie Contest.

Deadline is June 1, 2009 at 5 p.m. (PST).

Bonne Chance, ladies!

Huge Sale

For those, who appreciate savings we'll giving a cut price on selected products. Shoppers will find 20 to 50 percent savings on bras, panties & thongs and chemises from such brands as Obsessive, Miran, Gaia and Shirley of Hollywood.

Check out the Sale section.

Leçons de Séduction No. 27

Lingerie & Poetry

I Am He That Aches with Love

"I am he that aches with amorous love;

Does the earth gravitate? does not all matter,

aching, attracting matter?

So the body of me to all I meet or know."

~ Walt Whitman

I love the glamorous and vintage feel to the Huit lingerie and photography.

For information on how to purchase the Instant Perdu from the Fashion collection (image top), click on Phoebe Carlyle, and to purchase lingerie from the Glamorous collection (images directly above), click on La Petite Coquette.

Celluloid Classics: Bathing Beauties

Thanks to our Eve's Apples' friends over at Faire Frou Frou, we recently discovered a blog called Couture Carrie who featured a fun retrospective of swimwear called Bathing Beauties. The image (above) of past black and white photography has color was added at a later date (pre-photoshop) and recent magazine photography for Vogue (images below).

For the complete post and more images, click on Bathing Beauties.

As you can see in the photos all swimsuits are not created equal. A classic, well-fitted swimsuit that hits your curves in all the right places will stand the test of time. No matter what you swimsuit you wear this season, be sure that the suit enhances your body in ways that make you feel comfortable and confident. That's one way of ensuring that you "Celebrate Your Inner Eve" all summer!

Boudoir Basics: Spring Cleaning ~ Part 1

At Eve's Apples, we're all about "Celebrating Our Inner Eves," and sometime that simply means, "Out with the old and in with the new." To help our dear Lingeristas do some spring cleaning, we're posting about La Petite Coquette, one of Eve's favorite boutiques recently posted Spring Cleaning, Part 1: Address Your State of Undress.

Rebecca Apsan, writer of The Lingerie Handbook, gives insightful tips on organizing your boudoir on her blog. Her blog tips are the following:

"Are your underwear drawers overflowing, yet you often find yourself with nothing to wear? Time to do a little pruning and purge yourself of anything that shouldn’t be taking up precious drawer real estate.

First, ditch anything you wouldn’t want to be seen wearing—by a love or lust interest, a doctor, or even the other ladies in the gym locker room. Then start inspecting what remains. Say sayonara if:

• It’s discolored or faded. Has bright white become dingy grey? Is a much-loved item past its prime and ready to retire?

• The elastic is going—or gone. Just because something is not seen by others is no reason it should still be worn. If it’s lost its original shape, toss it.

• It’s worn out, frayed, or threadbare. Into the waste bin it goes. Do you think tattered lingerie is like a child’s security blanket? Let it go.

• The underwires are distorted, or even poking dangerously through fabric. No further explanation necessary I hope.

• It hasn’t been worn in over a year. There must be a reason. Was it buried—out of sight, out of mind? Or is it not an everyday item, something that should go into storage? Anything you haven’t touched in six months should be tried on and reassessed.

• It doesn’t fit properly anymore. Weight fluctuates. Women hang on to bras, especially expensive ones, waiting for their body to return to an earlier incarnation. This happens frequently with women who were recently pregnant. Even if they eventually end up at their former size, their shape sometimes has changed. Stop holding out for the day you lose a lot of weight or dramatically change your body. Buy new things when that time actually comes—believe me, you’ll be excited to treat yourself then!.."

For the complete post, click on Spring Cleaning, Part 1: Address Your State of Undress.

To find out more about La Petite Coquette, click on Eve's Apples Boutique of the Month.

Stella McCartney lingerie (image top center of post) is currently out in boutiques.

Have a wonderful Monday and best wishes cleaning out those closets!

Leçons de Séduction No. 26

Shopping Tips For Him: Lingerie for Your Lady Video

To see step by step tips on how to pick out lingerie gift for your loved one, click on the lingerie video below.

HOW TO PICK OUT LINGERIE FOR YOUR LADY VIDEO:

Lingerie Francaise Fashion Show Video: Lise Charmel

Lise Charmel is known for her designs, attention to detail, exquisite fabrics and high quality make of her intimate garments. To own a piece of Lise Charmel lingerie is something that you'll keep your whole life. Enjoying it for years to come.

To view the Runway show featuring Lise Charmel lingerie, click on the video below.

LINGERIE FRANCAISE FASHION SHOW VIDEO: