I’ve been asked “What color Hermes Birkin should I buy?” too many times so here comes the answer. My first thought was, that’s like asking me to tell you what your favorite color is. Although I can’t pick a color that will simply be the best for everyone, I can however show you how to find the right color. Please remember that color options vary by budget, so if have unlimited cash then 5 or 6 colors should make a great collection. But if you’re simply looking to buy only 1 then we need to look at your closet. As you search through your closet look for common color patterns; if the bulk of your closet is Black, White, and Grey then a neutral colored Birkin should work i.e. Parchment, Etoupe, Blue Ciel, Gold.

Hermes Birkin Color Chart

If you mostly wear bright colors then maybe try darker colored Birkins i.e Vert Fonce, Raisin, Blue Marin, Bleu Marin. The only time I would recommend brighter colors such as Lagoon, Blue Jean, Orange, Rouge Vif, Vert Anis, Jaune is if you plan on creating a collection around it, or live somewhere considered to have a spring/summer feel year round. The last thing you want to be is the girl who has 1 yellow Birkin and wears it during Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter. As for me a Black 40 cm Togo Birkin would be ideal but I’ve come to grow fond of Etoupe, Blue Brighton, and Graphite as they would all play well in my closet. Hope that helps, If not just go with your favorite color and hope for the best.

C C: Where did you get the idea for Huge Lips, Skinny Hips?

Karen Robinovitz: I was at a fashion party with my husband and had eaten waaaay too much too quickly. I contracted the
syndrome I call “ring around the waist.” You know – when your pants suddenly feel one size too small and you get a red ring around your waist? I was uncomfortable, full, and desperate to go home. When I told Todd (hubby), he was a little disappointed. We had just gotten there. I jokingly said “If my lip gloss would plump my lips and not my hips, I wouldn’t be in this mess!” Then I looked at him – my big Eureeka moment – and said “OMG! What if there was a lip gloss with plumper AND appetite suppressant? It would be my dream product.” He was the one who encouraged me to make it and create a brand. That was two years ago. And here we are now.

C C: Why the name Purple Lab?

KR: Purple is my favorite color – it’s strong, chic, sexy, playful and fun, everything that the brand is. The “lab” part is two-fold – I was pre-med in college and applying to med school. When I had the epiphany that I needed to come to NY to pursue a polar opposite career in fashion and beauty, my family joked that I was changing my “lab coat” for a “fab coat.” The other part of the “Lab” of the brand name is that I feel like a mad scientist, always thinking of ways to mix ingredients you may not imagine working together. I love that it’s not necessarily so beauty oriented, the brand name because Purple Lab is a lifestyle, a philosophy, more than just products.

Purple Lab Creator Karen Robinovitz

I met Raina McLeod better known as Magic City Kitty two years ago during the Sean John show at the Catalina hotel. We sat next to each other and I remember all we could talk about was this hot guy that was built like a Ford truck, tough. I mean it was like a bunch of schoolgirls crushing over the hot gym teacher. Don’t you worry because as I was going to my external hard drive I found a picture of Mr. 8 Pack. I recently met up with Miss Kitty for lunch at The Pelican where I asked her a few questions about her new venture as a sex columnist for the Miami New Times.

Mr. 8 Pack from the Sean John Show at The Catalina

Look at all that man meat......

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