Project Runway designers announced

Detroit in the house! PR season five contestant Joe, 41, from Troy, Mich.

Bravo announced this morning the designers and guest judges for the fifth season "Project Runway" which debuts at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16.

At first glance, there's no one with obvious Carolina ties among the cast of designers. On a personal note, I'm fired up to see someone represent Detroit (I grew up on the eastside of Detroit and the eastern burbs).

The most exciting info released was the list of guest judges, which include: PR alum Austin Scarlett, Natalie Portman, Sandra Bernhard, Apolo Ohno, Brooke Shields, RuPaul, Rachel Zoe, Diane Von Furstenberg, Francisco Costa (creative director at Calvin Klein), Cynthia Rowley and LL Cool J.

Tim Gunn, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia and Heidi Klum are back in action too.

What do you think about all the pre-debut secrecy?

Trebek & Montag: Sign of the Apocalypse?

Wow.

Heidi Montag, former BFF and current nemesis of "The Hills" star Lauren Conrad was the answer to a question on "Jeopardy" this week.

I'm pretty sure the locusts will be descending any second now.

Treat yourself at Potion

Not only was this scrub a steal at $10.50, it smells good enough to eat and claims to decrease the formation of cellulite. I'm sold!

It's time to treat yourself to an at-home spa treatment at a bargain price, thanks to the killer sale going on now through July 19 at Potion (in Huntersville and South Charlotte).

The sales are sick -- in a good way. The Maile Kauai line is 75 percent off. I snatched a coffee macadamia nut body polish for $10.50 (marked down from $42) and a delish mango butter cup (not for eating!) for $5 (marked down from $20).

Other lines included in the sale, at varying percentages off include Chantecaille and Bare Minerals.

What's up with Project Runway?

Why all the season five secrecy Tim and Heidi? Why?

So I'm indulging in my Saturday ritual -- you know, the one where the world stops spinning on it's axis until I finish reading the Entertainment Weekly that just arrived in the mail -- when the story about Heidi Klum sets off a light bulb. Isn't "Project Runway" supposed to be back on the air in July?

Hot tranny mess -- it's back on Bravo at 9 p.m. July 16! How did I almost miss this? Why haven't I heard anything about who's on it?

I was momentarily freaking out about my lack of in-the-know-ness until I checked in with the boys over at my favorite PR blog, Project Rungay. Tom and Lorenzo are at a loss too, but have some amusing theories on the reason behind the lack of pre-season hubbub.

What are your thoughts about season five? About the show's drama-filled move to Lifetime and production in Los Angeles?

Fireworks at Capitol Boutique

There is plenty that will elicit oohs and ahhs at Laura Vinroot Poole's Capitol boutique, which has completed its move from Phillips Place to the Morrison development (at Sharon and Colony roads).

I stopped by for a quick preview of the space, which Poole says she and her staff are aiming to open to the public on Saturday.

Wow.

The total space for the Phillips Place store was around 2,500 square feet, buyer Ruth Caldwell says. The new tw0-story space is more like 6,000 square feet and includes a court yard, an elevator and numerous exeterior display windows.

The courtyard will soon have a vertical garden installed by Patrick Blanc.

And the clothes? Impressive. I had a hard time taking my eyes off the Lanvin bridal collection.

Fab Find: Too Faced Lash Injection

It’s definitely time for a change when you have been using the same brand of mascara since the eighth grade. Or when people say “Really?” when you tell them you are, indeed, wearing eye makeup.

Enter the miracle worker that is Too Faced Lash Injection in Hot Chocolate. It is directly responsible for my obsession with lashes. I love the plump, thick look it brings, and the fact that it does not smudge, slide or flake. It’s serious mascara – 3-4 coats will produce a dramatic, near-falsie effect, but it's also great for everyday. $19.50; www.twofaced.com.

Can you do neon?

I proudly wore a neon yellow shaker knit sweater back in the day. I am beyond thankful that no photos exist of me wearing that monstrosity (at least that I know of). I remember lusting over neon green and orange bracelets at Express.

That being said, I wasn't too fired up about the return of fluorescent colors until I saw Essie's summer neon collection of nail polish in Ulta recently.

The yellow, orange and pink are a little too much for me. But the purple (called Bermuda Shorts)? I was in love instantly.

So long black, navy and deep metallic purple polish. I'm a neon girl. Again.