Gift Guide: The Definitive Best Beauty Gifts to Give


Because these gifts are sure to impress just about anyone... (more…)
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Gift Guide: The Definitive Best Beauty Gifts to Give

My essentials for Gemma’s 15th birthday (and her cancer treatment)


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My essentials for Gemma’s 15th birthday (and her cancer treatment)

4 (super easy!) things you can do to help the planet


Because we all need to help save our planet, and these are four easy (and also fun) ways to do
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4 (super easy!) things you can do to help the planet

Two Lip Products That You Need in Your Life


You guys know I’m picky about lip gloss, but I recently tried two new (to me) products and had to
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Two Lip Products That You Need in Your Life

07.02.2010
Enter to win a SpaWeek gift card!


The Spa Days of Summer have arrived! Get ready to be rubbed, scrubbed, wrapped, waxed and polished to glistening summer perfection. Conquer the heat with a little spa treat… ENTER TO WIN in Spa Week’s super summer sweeps.
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10 Runner-Ups: Win a $50 Spa Week® Gift Card
Check out what ME and other bloggers had to say on the matter-
“Vitamin C facials – OJ for the face! They’re perfect for brightening summer freckles.” — The Luxury Spot, Bryce Gruber
“Summer pedicures for all…your feet should feel like a baby’s bottom.” — Betty Confidential, PJ Gach
“Citrus body scrubs are refreshing, energizing and help keep my faux tan even.” — The Jet Set Girls, Anne Fritz
“Body-sculpting connective tissue massage for firm flawless legs.” — Spendora, Vivianne Lapointe
“A Seaweed body treatment is rich in
minerals and vitamins, and as relaxing as a beach!” — Queen of the Quarter Life Crisis, Jamie Stone
“Time for the iddy biddy bikini. Gotta get that bikini wax!” — Cozy Wallet, Dalla Strum
“Prenatal Massage – whether you’re preggers or not, it’s the best water retention reducer!” — Daily Makeover, Rachel Hayes (She’s due in July!)
“A luxurious-to-the-point-of-being-over-priced pedicure with sophisticated scents!” — BeautyBloggingJunkie, Amber Katz
“For a fresh and fabulous all-day glow, an Oxygenating Facial is a must.” — Haute Living, Sabrina Chapman
And from Spa Week Daily’s editor, Michelle Joni: “Velashape… ’tis the season to get serious about cellulite!”
Sweeps ends July 31st.
Mark your calendars – The Fall 2010 Spa Week Dates:
September 13-19 (West Coast cities)
October 11-17 (East Coast, Midwest and Canada)
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06.28.2010
Tweezerman Paw Print Matchbox Itty Bitty Files and Tweezers for animals!

So as a big animal lover, and avid tweezer enthusiast, I can fully throw my support behind this awesome new product from Tweezerman.  Grab their Paw Print Mini Slant Tweezers and Matchbox Itty Bitty Paw Print Files and a portion of sales will be donated to the Humane Society, $1.50 to be exact.  I love me some Tweezerman tweezers…I got a pair in a gift bag when I was in freshman in college and I never looked back- seriously, they’re amazing.  I’ve never even waxed my eyebrows, I just use these tweezers and I’m good to go.

06.25.2010
Fresh launches an “Eat, Pray, Love” fragrance collection

So in all honestly, I’ve been trying to read Eat, Pray, Love for the past year…and I’ve been pretty bad about it.  Elizabeth Gilbert is just so completely and utterly into herself and once I got past the Italy chapter where she just eats everything in sight, I got kinda bored.  I’m still making attempts but I’m beginning to come to terms with the fact that I might end up just seeing the movie to figure out how her journey actually ends.  Even though I’m apathetic about the memoir, I’m SUPER excited to check out the fragrance trio from Fresh cause seriously, I bet “Eat” smells amazing.

The Eat, Pray, Love Fragrance Collection will feature one scent dedicated to each section of the book – Eat, Pray and, of course, Love.  And, since I’m a sucker for expensive candles, I’m also excited for the candle trio, which will retail for $45…not actually that bad for three prestige candles.  You can check out the collection starting July 15, not-so-coincidentally about one month before the movie is released on August 13.

06.24.2010
Jen’s Garden Party

So my friends Jen and Andy had a “welcome summer” garden party on Saturday afternoon that really impressed me.  I definitely don’t consider myself domestic at all, in fact, I was known in college for always having a mini fridge that only had water, fruit and vodka inside of it.  Jen, on the other hand, impressed the hell out of all of us with her cucumber and gin ice pops, flavored hummus and sangria, that proved to be the death of me, though delicious.

Sydne, Bunny and her “Pucci” rug

me and Sydne posing underneath the “ar-range” tree (oh ya, NY accent)

Sydne’s perfect pastel representation of Angel

me holding Bunny


06.23.2010
Nic’s VODBOX (and the best faux fur leopard coats ever)

So this past Friday night was definitely an LA adventure.  Sydne, Dahvi and I met up with some friends at a spot that I’ve been absolutely dying to check out- Nic’s Martini Bar in Beverly Hills.  Sure, I like a good martini as much as the next girl…but the real reason I’ve had Nic’s on my “list” is because they have a famous “VODBOX.” Now you might be thinking “what the eff is a VODBOX,” right?  Well, if you like vodka (as I do) then you really need to get to LA and check this out.  It’s basically a walk-in freezer full of vodkas from around the world and take three shots for $30.  The BEST part is that you get to wear a faux fur leopard coat (a la “Real Housewives of NJ”) since the freezer is 28 degrees.  Hell, I would’ve worn the coat even if it was 78 degrees in there.  Sydne and I were especially elated when we realized that the leopard coat goes perfectly with her Fashion Staple Series this month- where she features animal print.