Mighty Goods: Products from July 2008

Elsewhere: JC Penney Home Style Guide

We just posted about equipping the perfect bar cart as part of a blog for our sponsor, JC Penney. If you have a bar in need of accessories, check out our picks.

And if you’re more of a wine sipper than a cocktail shaker, have a look at our wine racks roundup.

$0 at JC Penny Home Style Guide | Buy

| Posted 31 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Margaret Mason

CB I Hate Perfume Russian Caravan Tea Room Spray

GUEST EDITOR: SARAH BROWN FROM QUE SERA SERA

Smells like my childhood home, freshly dusted and vacuumed, sunlight pouring in, right before company came over.

$40 at CB I Hate Perfume | Buy

| Posted 31 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Margaret Mason

CB I Hate Perfume In The Summer Kitchen Room Spray

GUEST EDITOR: SARAH BROWN FROM QUE SERA SERA

You are relaxed and a little sunburned, reading on the threadbare couch. Someone else is making dinner.

$40 at CB I Hate Perfume | Buy

| Posted 31 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Margaret Mason

L’Oreal Sublime Bronze Gradual Self-Tanning Lotion

GUEST EDITOR: SARAH BROWN FROM QUE SERA SERA

This is the only self-tanner I’ve ever used that didn’t make me look like a Lohan and smell like a grandma.

$8 at Drugstore.com | Buy

| Posted 30 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Margaret Mason

MP3 Amp Ipod Speaker Dock

GUEST EDITOR: SARAH BROWN FROM QUE SERA SERA

Another great host present. Maybe keep one for yourself. (Thanks, Tony!)

$40 at Red5 | Buy

| Posted 30 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Margaret Mason

The Sanctuary Foaming Bath Soak

GUEST EDITOR: SARAH BROWN FROM QUE SERA SERA

The Brits: don’t you love how they have a classier term for “bubble bath”? Bubble baths are for toddlers. Foaming bath soaks are for hard-working people who deserve a stiff drink and magazine escape. Now available at Target, so you can stop asking your UK friends to ship you a bottle.

$11 at Target | Buy

| Posted 29 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Margaret Mason

Achewood: The Great Outdoor Fight

GUEST EDITOR: SARAH BROWN FROM QUE SERA SERA

Your new summer love has an end-of-summer birthday. If you give them this and they appreciate it, you just quadrupled your relationship’s shelf-life.

$10 at Amazon | Buy

| Posted 29 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Margaret Mason

Neutrogena MoistureShine Soothing LipSheers

Not as goopy as gloss, not as heavy as lipstick, and the cooling sensation is totally for real, plus SPF 20. My favorite is Ruby Bliss, if you’re a dark-haired, olive-skinned lady.

$8 at Target | Buy

| Posted 28 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Margaret Mason

Moving Secret Brooch by Paraphernalia

GUEST EDITOR: SARAH BROWN FROM QUE SERA SERA

I have no doubt your diamond solitaire is very lovely, but I only buy conversation-piece jewelry.

$10 at Paraphernalia | Buy

| Posted 28 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Margaret Mason

Things that Fall from the Sky by Kevin Brockmeier

GUEST EDITOR: SARAH BROWN FROM QUE SERA SERA

You and I, we prefer our poolside book covers not to be festooned with lipsticks and frivolous shoes. But that doesn’t mean we don’t want to be charmed by our beach reads.

$12 at Amazon | Buy

| Posted 25 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Margaret Mason

Pazzi Dress

GUEST EDITOR: SARAH BROWN FROM QUE SERA SERA

I’m all for spending summer in a dress. This one works for weddings, picnics, the office, and midnight milkshake dates. It comes in every color of the happy person rainbow, and goes with every pair of shoes in your closet.

$195 at Calypso | Buy

| Posted 25 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Margaret Mason

Sally Hansen No Chip 10 Day Nail Color in Resilient Red

GUEST EDITOR: SARAH BROWN FROM QUE SERA SERA

The perfect summer red. If you have even the tiniest bit of a tan, this shade will really make it pop.

$5 at Walgreens | Buy

| Posted 24 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Margaret Mason

Bloody Faced Boys Built By Wendy Tee

GUEST EDITOR: SARAH BROWN FROM QUE SERA SERA

Here’s your icebreaker and makeout insurance for every rooftop party.

$18 at Built by Wendy | Buy

| Posted 24 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Margaret Mason

Set of Six Succulents

GUEST EDITOR: MELISSA FROM MIGHTY JUNIOR

I’ve got kids and cats that need my attention. My plants have to fend for themselves.

$85 at 1-800-Flowers | Buy

| Posted 22 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

Vintage Perpetual Calendars

GUEST EDITOR: MELISSA FROM MIGHTY JUNIOR

I know your computer has a calendar, but that one doesn’t make you feel like a private detective.

$129 at Pedlars | Buy

(Price converted from British pounds.)

| Posted 22 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

Method All Purpose Cleanser

GUEST EDITOR: MELISSA FROM MIGHTY JUNIOR

Since we moved into our new home I’ve developed an obsession with making the counter tops shiny. This works great, smells like cucumbers, and isn’t slowly poisoning my family.

$28 at Amazon | Buy

(For a pack of eight.)

| Posted 21 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

“there is nothing wrong with you” Print

GUEST EDITOR: MELISSA FROM MIGHTY JUNIOR

You could spend a couple years in therapy instead, but this is a cheaper reminder.

$25 at The Suspect Shoppe | Buy

| Posted 21 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

York Glasses

GUEST EDITOR: MELISSA FROM MIGHTY JUNIOR

Once, while working at Crate and Barrel, I broke about 500 hand-blown glasses from Poland. That incident has prompted me to stick with sturdier machine-made glassware in my home.

I don’t fear letting the kids use these glasses, but the heavy base and clear glass still makes it an attractive cocktail glass at parties.

And when one breaks, as it inevitably does, it’s inexpensive to replace one. Or 500.

$3 at Crate and Barrel | Buy

| Posted 20 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

Pyhtovolume Shampoo

GUEST EDITOR: MELISSA FROM MIGHTY JUNIOR

There was this one year when I was supposed to spend $100 a month on household goods. I used coupons for as much as I could and scraped together enough so I could buy this expensive shampoo guilt free.

I have ridiculously baby-fine hair and this shampoo bulks it up. It also makes me smell delicious.

$24 at Nordstrom | Buy

| Posted 18 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

Vintage Bingo Roller

GUEST EDITOR: MELISSA FROM MIGHTY JUNIOR

I found one of these at a local thrift store and was inexplicably drawn to it. Mine came with the little bingo balls in it, and I put it on a bookcase because I like it as an object. You could also use it to hang earrings, store scarves or belts, or create a whole new drinking game.

$75 at White Elephant Vintage | Buy

| Posted 18 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

Clarins Extra Firming Contour Serum

GUEST EDITOR: MELISSA FROM MIGHTY JUNIOR

Some people inherit money from their parents. I got the family eye pouches.

$57 at Sephora | Buy

| Posted 17 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

Outdoor Solar String Lights

GUEST EDITOR: MELISSA FROM MIGHTY JUNIOR

We like having strings of lights over our patio for ambiance, but making sure there’s a plug for them is always a heavy middle-class challenge.

These lights can go anywhere, because they use the sun during the day to recharge. Now I can get back to worrying about the weeds in my lawn.

$79 at LL Bean | Buy

| Posted 17 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

Mirielle Vessels

GUEST EDITOR: MELISSA FROM MIGHTY JUNIOR

If you had nothing else in your house, and just put these in the middle of your living room floor, people would still ooh and ahh over your keen decorating sense.

$175 at Modern Dose | Buy

| Posted 16 Jul, 2008 in July 2008 by Melissa Summers

Pre Fab Chocolate Party

GUEST EDITOR: MELISSA FROM MIGHTY JUNIOR

This kit comes with everything you need to throw a simple chocolate party: two balloon sculptures, coordinating fabric banner, graphics for invites, paper boxes for displaying chocolates, and a handpicked list of unique chocolates to stock the party.

So much better than a wine tasting.

$135 at Food+Flower+Style | Buy