After hearing that a bonafide blow dry bar {no cuts. no color. just blow outs.} had opened up in Montecito on Coast Village Road, I knew that I had to check it out. Little did I know that I would be {pun intended} blown away by the whole experience. The Coast Village Road location is exclusive enough to give this blow dry bar the necessary caché... but Shine goes above and beyond what is ... Read the Post
FABULOUS LOCATION – VILLA BLANCA
{some photos courtesy of Villa Blanca} Coming from a family that was involved with Hollywood, the last thing I am is celeb-crazy or prone to being starstruck... However, that does not make me immune to having a role model of sorts. I loved the Bravo television program "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" and my favorite Housewife, hands down, was Lisa Vanderpump. It may seem like a reality ... Read the Post
FABULOUS LOCATION – BEVERLY HILLS
I was with my girls and we were going to spend a long weekend celebrating one another {isn't that what friends are for?}... I thought that the perfect start to our weekend would be the ultimate pampering experience: shopping. on. rodeo. drive. We arrived amid a sea of tourists and Range Rovers and ventured out into one of the world's great shopping meccas. After eating, drinking, shopping, and ... Read the Post
FABULOUS LOCATION – MORONGO RESORT
When my sister and I were first hired to take a gig in Palm Springs {see a story on what exactly we got hired to do here}, I was hesitant... only because I had heard that Palm Springs was a quiet, relaxing place... which can be nice... but not all the time. After visiting the Morongo Resort... we learned that there was very little about this area that was sleepy. After a whirlwind weekend of ... Read the Post