As you read here, I had a fun birthday dinner on my actual birthday but, because I’m basically a birthday baby, I decided to have a “going out” birthday party with Sydne (her birthday is March 20th) and we decided on a Woodstock 1969 theme. We had the party at my friend’s bar in Hollywood, L Bar, which I highly recommend, by the way.
At first I was a little bit apprehensive since, well, I like to look sexy on my birthday but I ended up finding a dress that I really liked along with amazing hair, courtesy of Drybar West Hollywood and makeup by Blushington!
You know how much I adore Drybar (hello like a million posts here) and now they’re opening yet another California location – Manhattan Beach! I’m so not a West sider (the WeHo location is my home spot) but the new location, opening March 16th, is definitely a good thing for you beach dwellers.
Even more fun news (so Quarter Life Crisis):
If you’re a USC or UCLA alumni, you can get a FREE blow out on the designated days below. Just call 1.877.379.2279 and mention that you’re an alum and they’ll hook you up. You’re welcome.
You’ve probably read about my obsession with DryBar and now, the obsession continues to grow since with their recent announcement that they’re adding a Skinnygirl ponytail to the menu. But what really interests ME is that they’re also giving complimentary Skinnygirl Margaritas and Skinnygirl White Cranberry cosmos to any client that orders the ponytail. LOVE this. I’m not even really into ponytails but if it comes with a low-cal Marg…well, I could handle that.
You’ve probably read about my obsession with DryBar and now, the obsession continues to grow since with their recent announcement that they’re adding a Skinnygirl ponytail to the menu. But what really interests ME is that they’re also giving complimentary Skinnygirl Margaritas and Skinnygirl White Cranberry cosmos to any client that orders the ponytail. LOVE this. I’m not even really into ponytails but if it comes with a low-cal Marg…well, I could handle that.
Confession: if I could only have one beauty indulgence for the rest of my life, it would be blowouts. I wrote about LA’s Drybar back in April 2010 when the first store opened in Brentwood and crazy enough, my obsession proved to be quite popular. The downside? Brentwood. Anyone who lives in LA knows about how much the traffic totally blows and as a Hollywood resident, I nearly fainted when I found out that Drybar was opening a West Hollwood location!
Finally! The WeHo location is less than a mile from my apartment and get this- there’s a FREE PARKING LOT behind the salon. It’s the little things, ladies. I stopped by the WeHo location before my friend Justin’s surprise 30th birthday party a few weekends ago and got yet another amazing blowout. There’s something about Drybar that just makes me happy. The decor is absolute perfection, they always play some fantastic girly movie (past movies include Clueless, Mean Girls, 10 Things I Hate About You, etc.) and the stylists are super sweet and actually listen to what you what you’re saying which can sometimes be rare in stylists.
me, Bunny (who has more Twitter followers than I do), Sydne
So there is nothing that will boost a girl’s confidence faster than a good blowout. Back in NYC (and when I was making some good money), I would make frequent trips to Blow, New York City’s blowdry-only establishment on the Upper East Side. There’s something that makes you feel just so fabulous when you know that your hair will look professionally done before a friend’s party or even a night out with friends…so when I heard that LA was finally picking up on the trend, I was elated, to say the least.
I have to say, Drybar just might have Blow beat. I made my way over the west side, Brentwood to be specific. I absolutely love the feel that Drybar is actually supposed to look like a BAR. The station chairs are all lined up behind an actual bar (with bartender) and they even serve cocktails and snacks. There’s also a phenom menu for you to choose exactly what kind of blowout that you want…I went with the “Southern Comfort,” a favorite liqour of mine as well. The Southern Comfort gave me big hair and lots of volume. I instructed my stylist that I did want the volume but that I didn’t want “Texas hair” and she knew exactly what I meant, which I found really, really funny.
For $35, this is honestly a great deal…Blow charges between $40-$60 and at Drybar, you definitely get a much wider selection of what kind of blowout that you want.
MENU
“Straight Up” – signature blowout
“Manhattan” – sleek and smooth
“Cosmopolitan” – lots of loose curls
“Southern Comfort” – big hair and lots of volume
“Mai Tai” – messy, beach hair
“Shirley Temple” – pre-teen blowout
“Floater” – head massage
*you also need to see the amazing light fixture made of yellow blowdryers…now THAT is creativity.
So there is nothing that will boost a girl’s confidence faster than a good blowout. Back in NYC (and when I was making some good money), I would make frequent trips to Blow, New York City’s blowdry-only establishment on the Upper East Side. There’s something that makes you feel just so fabulous when you know that your hair will look professionally done before a friend’s party or even a night out with friends…so when I heard that LA was finally picking up on the trend, I was elated, to say the least.
I have to say, Drybar just might have Blow beat. I made my way over the west side, Brentwood to be specific. I absolutely love the feel that Drybar is actually supposed to look like a BAR. The station chairs are all lined up behind an actual bar (with bartender) and they even serve cocktails and snacks. There’s also a phenom menu for you to choose exactly what kind of blowout that you want…I went with the “Southern Comfort,” a favorite liqour of mine as well. The Southern Comfort gave me big hair and lots of volume. I instructed my stylist that I did want the volume but that I didn’t want “Texas hair” and she knew exactly what I meant, which I found really, really funny.
For $35, this is honestly a great deal…Blow charges between $40-$60 and at Drybar, you definitely get a much wider selection of what kind of blowout that you want.
MENU
“Straight Up” – signature blowout
“Manhattan” – sleek and smooth
“Cosmopolitan” – lots of loose curls
“Southern Comfort” – big hair and lots of volume
“Mai Tai” – messy, beach hair
“Shirley Temple” – pre-teen blowout
“Floater” – head massage
*you also need to see the amazing light fixture made of yellow blowdryers…now THAT is creativity.
So there is nothing that will boost a girl’s confidence faster than a good blowout. Back in NYC (and when I was making some good money), I would make frequent trips to 
