Salon Patine is one of my best kept secrets {clearly, not anymore}. I won't trust my hair {highlights, haircuts, trims, blow drying, and styling} to anyone/anywhere else. The hairdressers at the salon are professional, fun, and make sure that your hair is exactly the way you want it to be done. And, unlike other salons where the owners aren't stylists, you can find the owners Rob {a hair ... Read the Post
FABULOUS EVENT – THE PERFECT GIRLS’ WEEKEND
If you read my packing article earlier this week {found here}, you may have wondered exactly what I was packing for... I was packing for a girls' weekend. There is a common misconception that a girls' weekend has to be all about boys and partying {and, yes, that can be a fun weekend...}, but what can be even more fabulous {and refined} is a more relaxed version of that weekend... a weekend of ... Read the Post
FABULOUS EVENT – A SURPRISE BIRTHDAY BRUNCH FOR MY SISTER
So, if you don't know by now... I run a design house in Santa Barbara (see it here or here). One of the things I LOVE. Love. love. is event design. My little sister (and my best friend in the whole wide world) was turning 24... I thought a surprise brunch in her favorite color {green} at her favorite restaurant (Blush of Santa Barbara) was in order. I whipped up a theme, stuck with the color ... Read the Post
Lady in Red
I know, I know... I said yesterday that I was wearing my 40s vintage dress to the film premiere. I changed my mind exactly 5 minutes before heading out the door. I decided that a red carpet, red lips, and a red hot event... deserved a red dress. My friends and I had a phenomenal night. And, clearly, we enjoyed the photo ops available at the gala that followed the film. Sidenote: the opening ... Read the Post
Current Obsession: Shoe Clips & Grecian Headbands
It's official. I've fallen madly in love with everything offered by ban.do. They are a brand like no other... hair accessories. shoe clips (check it out... genius!). corsages (they totally change a shirt/jacket/purse into something new). in. love. and. proudly. obsessed. check it out... if you have a crafty vixen/glamour girl/vintage fashionista within... you will flip ♥ ... Read the Post
Christmas Decor for the Girls
Who says Christmas has to be all red and green and holly-jolly? Not me! I threw a little Cupcakes and Champagne party for my best friends before we went out for a night on the town. I stuck with vintage lace, preppy blue and white striped fabric, hot pink satin ribbon, candles, and lots of glitter and sequins. Jazzy Christmas music (Eartha Kitt, Ella Fitgerald, Louis Armstrong) played in the ... Read the Post