Archive for the ‘Extras’ Category
Bags By Boyy Club
December 6th, 2007
The Boyy Club offers glorious handbags for girls, like this Frank bucket tote in sumptuous slick black leather (there’s a Big Frank utility for those who like more room). All of the designs are named for males, like the Travis, the Augustus, the Boris and the Alistair. Tote this baby around town and you’ll never want for compliments—they’re unofficially part of the package.
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One of the Best Boutiques Outside of Europe
December 5th, 2007
Alina B. brings 49 Square Miles, a line of San Francisco-made handbags named for the famed city’s size, to the East Bay suburbs. Heavy on color and light on hardware, the slouchy, sumptuous designs boast exposed stitching and color-saturated leather that is difficult to scratch or stain. The new Walnut Creek boutique, nestled on Main Street, is also home to a bevy of European clothing and accessory lines, including exclusive jewelry by European indie brand Flint, shown here (for info, email FlintandMore@aol.com).
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Remedies For Distress
November 30th, 2007
Feeling stressed? Dab Sumbody’s new Sumtherapy mini-Zappers on your temples, throat and inner wrists. Packaged as pocket-sized aromatherapies, a kit contains four best-selling Zappers (the brand’s proprietary blends of herbs and essentials oils that “zap” common ailments). They work to banish anxiety, allergies, appetite, distraction, fatigue, headaches, insomnia, menopause, nausea, p.m.s, sinus congestion, stress and breakouts.
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Fashion Meets Funk
November 29th, 2007
Style update! As we mentioned months ago, Carry a Tune Purses are the perfect addition to a music-loving gal’s ever-growing handbag collection. Well, now Livermore-based designer Sue Gabriel will customize a bag for you using the CD cover of your choice (she used to work only with album jackets). Sling one over your sexy shoulder, or snap one up for a sentimental and fashionable friend.
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It’s Spaaaah Time
November 29th, 2007
Marie is crazy about Corte Madera’s new Blue Mercury spa, which serves up an assortment of primping treatments for skin and hair. Part spa, part boutique, the space stocks cosmetic and skincare lines such as Laura Mercier, Trish McEvoy, Aesop, T.LeClerc and Lola Kelly. Stop in for a 50-minute cellulite-blasting phyto-organic body wrap. It includes a stimulating salt-scrub exfoliation, an application of toxin draining oil, and a phyto-organic hydrating gel mask. A green tea, lavender, and rosemary cream improves skin’s elasticity and cellular balance. Dimples don’t disappear overnight, but with persistence you’re well on your way to looking and feeling more svelte.
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Skin Perfecting Potions
November 28th, 2007
Marie has revealed two more products responsible for her external glow. The first is Appellation’s Grapeseed Clay Facial Mask, a deep cleansing, firming and polishing potion that unclogs pores, moisturizes, and revitalizes (she applies it once a week for 15 minutes). The second is Grapeseed Muscle Soak, which she uses after an intense workout. Arnica, clove, and ginger soothe fatigued muscles while extracts from grapeseed, green tea, rosemary, sage, willowbark, and yarrow induce relaxation. And there you have it, a couple of not-so-top-secret beauty tips to take with you.
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Mellow Yellow
November 27th, 2007
Los Angeles boutique Yellow is always one step ahead of the rest of us when it comes to dresses, swimwear, lingerie, foot candies and accessories. The space is brimming with clothing and accessories by the hottest, latest designers, so it maintains a steady stream of clientele, which includes celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe. As a special thank you to shoppers, the owners offer a 10% rebate coupon with every purchase (you can use it towards the following month’s purchases online or in the store). When you stop by, be sure to tell them Marie sent you—and visit her favorite restaurant, Cube, next door.
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Finger Paints
November 16th, 2007
Even as a little girl, Marie had a knack for painting her face to perfection, using only her fingers and a bit of her mother’s rouge. Supermodel Josie Maran’s palette of multi-use makeup shades evokes fond memories of those early days. The compact design encourages lovely ladies to dip their fingers into the feather-light shimmers and blend them onto cheeks, lips or eyes. The formulas contain natural, organic ingredients and are packaged in a state-of-the-art biodegradable compact.
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Shop Talk
November 15th, 2007
News flash: Fans of Aesop’s beauty products can look forward to the brand’s sixth Melbourne store, slated to open in early November on Errol Street in the suburb of North Melbourne. The new space will offer the complete product range and expert advice. Make plans to swing by and snap up a bottle of the Rose Hair & Scalp Moisturising Masque. The botanical treatment should be used weekly to restore the vitality and shine of stressed-out locks. If you’re feeling serene, we still suggest using it as “preventative medicine.” You never know when those office snitches will strike and put you in a foul, frazzled mood.
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Triple Milled to Perfection
November 13th, 2007
Bath time will never be the same since we discovered the San Francisco-made Elizabeth W bath and home fragrance collection. Elizabeth’s luxuriant, creamy and deliciously-scented potions (and their pretty packaging) reflect the tradition of the great perfume houses. Formulas for the triple milled soaps are gentle and plant-based. Varieties include magnolia, neroli chamomile, lilac, leaves, sweet tea, tuberose, citrus vervain, rose and vetiver.
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