We started the week singing Vice, Vice Baby (with Lose Weight By Accident by Sarah Jenks).

Now, we’re ending it that way too.

What’s your VICE? What’s your ANTI-VICE said?

We asked this to some of our friends around the web, and here’s what keeps them feeling slightly guilty, and the thing that keeps them feeling okay about it.

Nobody’s perfect. It’s all a balancing act.

Vivianne Lapointe from Live Fast Mag said:

VICE: Caviar. Very good things come in small (expensive) packages.

ANTI-VICE: Spiced almond milk with cardamom, turmeric and ginger. The sexiest way to get calcium.

Dina Fierro from Eye4Style said:

VICE: A girl can’t resist a little glitter, and regardless of how many bedazzled pairs of shoes I have in my closet, it’s never enough. My most recent acquisition? These Miu Miu Glitter Leather Sandals:

ANTI-VICE: It sounds a little pretentious, but I eschew processed foods and make it a point to integrate power greens – think kale, spinach and arugula – into my diet daily. It’s made a huge impact on my energy level! Try this Curry Kale Chips recipe.

Bryce Gruber from TheLuxurySpot.com said:

VICE: Sweets! I recently went gluten-free because of a wheat intolerance and thought I’d automatically be able to curb my sweet cravings from the total lack of cookies and cupcakes. Sigh, I was wrong. I’ve found fruit, chocolate, and candied nuts.

ANTI-VICE: Spa time. I’m literally obsessed with steam rooms and massages, and I think I can officially be labeled a “hammam junkie” at this point in my life.

PJ Gach from BettyConfidential.com said:

VICE: I recently met Purity Vodka in LA and well, hello!

ANTI-VICE: Disney gummy vitamins. They’re good for you and tasty too!

Shyema Azam from Beautyandthefeastblog.com said:

VICE: I’m sorry, I just can’t help being addicted to watching anything Kardashian. That family is truly my guilty pleasure.

ANTI-VICE: Beets. I’ve started hoarding them in my salads — they’re packed with antioxidants and are great for your heart (literally).

Ruth Staiman from Thefashionoffice said:

VICE: #twitter #twitter #TWITTER

ANTI-VICE: Giving up my vices! Last year I gave up soda, drinking (except for a on birthdays), red meat, and dairy products.

And from the editors of Spa Week Daily:

Michelle Joni Lapidos said:

VICE: My computer or iPhone at two in the morning. Call me a social media girl but I’m completely addicted to the internet, especially when I should be sleeping. (Case in point – this is me last night on Instagram, playing with my new PicFrame app and Foodspotting photos.

ANTI-VICE: Yoga. Every Monday, no matter how stressed I am or what is on my plate, I escape for an hour to Yoga To The People on St. Marks. It’s my ME time of the week to breathe deeply, stretch, smile, feel strong and forget about the rest of the world.

Stephanie Cavataro said:

VICE: Diet Coke. Since I gave up soda in September, Diet Coke has totally haunted my existence, creeping out from refrigerated section of deli-marts and peering at me from my friend’s fridge, screaming, “DRINK ME!” Once powerless to temptation, I now only have one or two cans a month (instead of in one hour) and save it special occasions like dinner with friends.

ANTI-VICE: Water with lemon (or lime) has helped me replace soda without drinking boring, plain old water. I actually look forward to drinking water now throughout the day instead of dreading it.

Tell us in the comments: What are YOUR vices and anti-vices?

Hammam photo from Trump Soho, Kardashian photo via, beets via, Yoga To The People via, chocolate/nuts via (YUM recipe)

Just when you thought vajazzling was the end all and be all of  vaginal adornment, along comes a trend that allows you to turn your private parts into the Sistine Chapel. Introducing: The Vattoo.  We’re thrilled to help our beloved, intrepid spa buddy Bryce Gruber of The Luxury Spot, who has, for better or worse, become the authority on all questionable down-there design, present her latest video to the world.

How does Vattooing work? A Vattoo starts with a Brazilian Wax, clearing the area of any hair and making for a clean vattoo palette. (If going completely bare isn’t quite your style, a little furry can make for a nice 3D effect.) After the area is completely waxed and you’ve chosen your design, the Vattoo is airbrushed by hand. Don’t try this at home; this isn’t some cheap temporary tattoo from a candy machine. You can customize it any way you’d like, and it lasts 7 to 10 days. For the full story, read Bryce’s recap on TheLuxurySpot.com

Try it during Spa Week! Bikini Glamour made our list of the top 12 hottest spa trends for Fall 2010, and if the Vattoo doesn’t fall under that umbrella I don’t know what will. Officially called “Inked” by Completely Bare Spa in New York City, this treatment (including the wax) will be offered during the upcoming Spa Week for just $50 at select Completely Bare locations. (Normally $115).

Stay ahead of the curve, let Michaelangelo be your guide, and stay classy my friends.

Bryce Gruber is the First Lady, indeed.

As First Ladies tend to go, they become world advocates for important issues in society. Bryce Gruber has done just that… in the name of the latest trend in personal (very personal) grooming: Vajazzling.

When I emailed Bryce last week to see if she wanted to document one of our Spa Week® Spring 2010 treatments, Vajazzling (the application of Swarovski crystals after a Brazilian Wax), at Completely Bare Spa on behalf of Spa Week Daily, who could foresee it would turn into a long-awaited world release of the only Vajazzling photos existing in the universe?

Bryce could. Read her full account of Vajazzling… with a camera crew. (Video coming Thursday!)

After being privy to a first look of Bryce’s shiny crystal ball via text (I had insisted upon this universal design the night before, when Bryce was toying with the idea of doing a Jewish star), I got some behind-the-scenes, inner-monologue Vajazzle scoop that she didn’t quite hash out in her rendition.

The Pros & Cons of Giving Birth Before Getting Vajazzled with a Camera Crew

THE PROS:

a. If you’re bringing a camera crew

Bryce explained, “The only reason I could do this (Vajazzling documentary) is because when I was giving birth, my water wouldn’t break. There was a team of doctors and nurses and my mom in the room… 11 people standing around my vagina.” This made facing a crowded Vajazzling room a piece of cake.

The scenario: “The first man that touches my crotch in a year is a nerdy Asian man with a video camera… with a publicist watching, along with a spa director and New York PR powerhouse and friend, Melissa Trachtenberg, who showed up for moral support.”

b. It is by far the best way to a hide a C-Section scar.

“There was a star burst, heart, peace sign, and some other obscure design,” Bryce shared. “I told my technician Jill that none of these are going to work for me.”

“I’m here to cover up my C section scar. I’m here to give the women of America options.”

After some confusion Bryce intervened: “Can’t you cut up the crystals?”

Jill obliged. “They took 4 hearts and put them together, it ended up looking like a 4 leaf clover, which was great because Ashley Brady (who writes for The Luxury Spot) is Irish and the love of my life (but not in a lesbianicious way, just to clarify) and her birthday is coming up. So she was thrilled when I called her up and told her I was getting her a Shamrock for her birthday.”

But as a nice Jewish girl without a drop of Irish within… this did not settle well. She talked them into crystallizing the entire thing.

THE CONS:

a. Getting back to your normal life

“People I haven’t talked to since preschool, since 2nd grade Hebrew school, are coming out of the woodwork to say hi. Facebook messages. It’s awkward– my Village Tea Company partner and I have a very professional relationship. We don’t joke around or see each other’s crotches.” So much for that.

b. Worrying about the future

“And what about your son?” I asked. “How old will he have to be before he gets to read about Mommy’s Vajazzling?”

“I’m really nervous about Ben,” she said. Despite the fact that childbirth trained her for the occasion, having a son who would someday StumbleUpon it was the only reason she hesitated going through with it.

Well Bryce, we’re so glad you did. You look positively beaming!

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For those of you interested in Vajazzling for yourself, it will be offered during Spa Week® at Completely Bare on Bond Street as well as in Westchester. You can also visit a spa in Washington D.C. called Strippers (go figure) for the same treatment.

Spa Week Spring 2010 will take place April 12-18th, when all treatments will just be $50 a pop. You can pre-book starting March 15 on Spaweek.com… who’s going to give it a whirl?

And also… who thinks I should take Bryce with me to this party tonight?

As you may remember reading a few weeks ago, Bryce Gruber of The Luxury Spot has helped bring Vajazzling to the forefront of society. Which is why, when Completely Bare on Bond Street, (offering “Completely Bare with a Flare” for $50 during Spa Week) offered an opportunity for one blogger to test it out in advance for documentation on Spa Week Daily, Bryce was the only person who came to mind. The evidence on Facebook:

Thanks Bryce. Now… who wants Botox?

“Because Your Lady Business Should Sparkle!”

This is a headline I’ll not soon forget (see it for yourself), celebrating the fine art of Vajazzling! And it’s exactly what it sounds like… bedazzling your you-know-what with pretty little crystals.

A few weeks ago, Jennifer Love Hewitt announced on Lopez Tonight that she’s a Vajazzler.  Always on the pulse of all things sparkly, sexy and SEO-explosive, Bryce Gruber and the girls at The Luxury Spot helped put Vajazzle on the map, #vajazzling about town and spreading the Vajazzle spirit nationwide.

And now… Spa Week® is doing what we do best – we’re bringing it to the masses with a sweet price tag of $50! (April 12 – 18… the countdown has begun.)

We’re thrilled to welcome a brand new Washington DC spa to the Spa Week® community; the first spa to officially put Vajazzling on their Spring 2010 Spa Week® menu. It’s called… STRIPPERS.

In other vajazzling news… Completely Bare on Bond Street in NYC has offered Vajazzling for $50 during Spa Week® in the past… we’re hoping they’ll do it again this Spring. Tweet them @hairremovalguru if you’d like to help campaign for 2010… and get ready to shine!

2/9 UPDATE:

Completely Bare (Bond Street and in Scarsdale locations) WILL be offering Vajazzling during Spa Week® Spring 2010! $50 that week, regularly $115

But… and something Spa Week will NOT be offering? Clitter.