I don’t watch The Bachelor but this douchebaggery pervaded my entertainment news. This weekend is going to be crazy fun with the Pamper Me Fabulous and Gold Standard events. But if, for some reason, you aren’t going to those maybe the following will tickle your fancy. Thursday, March 5 Corkbar Opens Downtown New wine bar,…
Category Archives: Beauty & Fashion
Pamper Me Fabulous: Girls' Downtown Spa Day!
With springtime just around the corner, you’re gonna want to get all scrubbed and polished and groomed in time for the warmer weather, right? At Pamper Me Fabulous, a girl’s spa day downtown, you can get all that plus free flowing drinks, nosh from Thousand Cranes restaurant, and dessert stations featuring Mignon chocolate. There will…
This Weekend: ArtCycle, Farmer's Market Food Tour, Designer Sales
I actually really enjoyed the opening number to last Sunday’s Oscars. Wolverine can dance! Looks like it’s going to be another lovely weekend in SoCal so there are some outdoorsy things to do in this roundup. Friday, February 27 Foley + Corinna Sample Sale OK, this sale sounds like one of those $200-sale-price sales but…
Shareen Vintage: Thrift Store Gems for the Lazy Shopper
Photo from Shareen Vintage (detail) Shareen Vintage in Venice is for those who hate the hunt of discounted gems in thrift stores. When I was in my 20s I loved shopping in thrift stores as much as the next girl with unique taste. But now that I’m older, that musty store smell, the silty feel…
Post-Holiday Sales: Fred Segal 50% Off and Polkadots & Moonbeams' Winter Sale
Fred Segal Santa Monica 50% Off Sale The department store of trendy folk is kicking off its 50% sale this Friday the 9th. Yes, half off EVERYthing. So if you didn’t get what you wanted this past holiday, you can get it now. That studded Sex and the City belt is now $103.50. Ooh. But…
SexyRetro: Pin-Up Girl Workshop
Sex appeal is fifty percent what you’ve got and fifty percent what people think you’ve got. — Sophia Loren I LOVE retro pinup girl art/photography. It’s all so sexy and not in that overtly slutty way. Well, maybe it was considered slutty back in the ’40s and ’50s but now it’s simply charming. I’ve always…
Free Admission for Gen Art & Dwell Shop By Design Party
I usually get those Gen Art emails about their fashion-fabulous parties but I don’t consider going since you usually have to be a Gen Art member and pay some admission fee. But imagine my surprise when I got an email that said that all I’d have to do to get into the Gen Art &…
Fred Segal Santa Monica: Love One Another Gift Certificates
You know how holiday shopping just makes you want to buy more stuff…for yourself? Well, Fred Segal in Santa Monica understands and has come up with a little incentive program called “Love One Another” where you get a gift certificate for every purchase you make from December 5 through the 15. Basically, when you go…
This Weekend: Sales, Sales, and Great Chefs
Now that we’re all feeling good and optimistic, time for shopping! YAY! Anyway, with the confusion in weather — is it fall? is it summer? — it’s a good idea to broaden your fashion choices. Thus it’s a good thing there are a bunch of big sales this weekend. And afterward, I threw in a…
Massage Garage: Feel Like a Million for Cheap
Flickr Shot by Haynes Photography I’m a new woman! OMG, I feel fantabulous after my deep tissue massage at Culver City’s Massage Garage Monday night. After the AIDS Walk, I was in such pain from walking that 6.2 miles and holding up my Team Crackhead sign. I know. This is the same girl who ran…
