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I Want Wednesday

02/01/2012 in Guilty Pleasures, Where we're Shopping by Lauren | 2 comments

There’s a few things on my list today and they all have one thing in common: I have absolutely NO business purchasing any of them right now. 

Sssssigh.

Without further ado:

1. Van Cleef and Arpels “Sweet” Alhambra clover pendant necklace

Yellow gold. Mother of Pearl clover.

 2. Balenciaga City handbag in Gris Poivre

I love you.

 3. And… as always, a black diamond eternity band.

You will be mine.

Oh, and adding to this dream wish list, Lindsay would also like to put an order in for a Neverfull in the light Damier canvas. 

While you’re at it, send me one too. 

Pleaseandthankyou.

 xx, L

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Spiral’s OYSTERFEST is February 11th!

01/31/2012 in Deals + Steals, Events, Festivals, Guilty Pleasures, What we're Doing by Lauren | 2 comments

So guys… I am here to tell you that if you’ve never been to Spiral Entertainment’s OysterFest, you are SERIOUSLY missing out.

To support this claim, I offer the following information:

1. Holy shellfish: there will be TONS of Blue Point and Malpeque oysters flown in and promptly steamed or fried for your eating pleasure

 

2. You can enjoy live music from local bands (full lineup below) as well as DJs whilst you munch on your marine mollusks

3. Ice cold beer will be provided so you can wash ‘em down

4. Most importantly, please witness my final piece of evidence:

 

Clearly this party is awesome.

Here’s the Q+DD:

 

Spiral Entertainment Oysterfest
Saturday, February 11th
Doors open at 1pm
Park Tavern in Piedmont Park*

 

Tickets: $20** but increase to $25 on Friday!  

Use promo code LKFest for $5 off!

(Please note that the price WILL increase and Oysterfest sold out last year. I am cool…but not cool enough to get you into a party that’s already full. Fact.)

Live Performances by:
The Issues (local Atlanta rock band)
Six Shot Revival (southern rock)
Red Zepplin (Led Zepplin tribute)
Talk Journey to Me (80s cover band)
Plus DJ Mike Walsh and DJ Mason Gill

Hope to see you guys there!

xx, L

http://www.spiralentertainment.com/events/oysterfest
**price does not include food or drink

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Broderick…Broderick?

01/30/2012 in Guilty Pleasures by Lauren | No comments

This…is awesome.  Honda released the full-legnth version of their amazing Superbowl ad today: 



I’m getting SO excited for Commercials and Buffalo Wing Dip Day the Superbowl!

xx, L

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They’re HERE

01/29/2012 in Exercise, Health, Where we're Shopping by Lauren | 1 comment

Just when I thought I couldn’t love Lululemon any more than I already do…I waltzed in last week, fell in love, waited the 7 excruciating days for alterations and today picked up my new…

Tadasana Yoga Pants.

 They’re a little slimmer and a little more flattering than my beloved Groove Pants and a little higher waisted, too, so they’re perhaps even MORE practical for all kinds of exercise…and they’ll look just a teeny bit cuter when I just put on workout clothes and traipse around town pretending I worked out!

I love you, lulu.

Namaste and all that!

xx, L

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I Don’t Want to Grow Up…

01/24/2012 in Beauty, Maintenence, Product, Tricks of the Trade by Lauren | 2 comments

No, seriously.  I don’t want to get any older.  I just hit 31 and that is ENOUGH. 

Let’s be honest – I’ve been obsessed with skin for a while, but I’ve noticed that as my age advanced…so has my obsession. 

Here are my latest tricks of the trade:

I have to thank Jenn Falik for recommending the first two.  Are you guys following her?  She’s amazing.) 

1. iT Cosmetics “No-Tug™” Heavenly Luxe Dual Eyeshadow Brush 

Ok so here’s the Q+DD: this is the “first ever” anti-aging and age preventative shadow brush that won’t pull on your delicate eye skin while applying your shadow.  Am I 100% convinced?  No.  Will I try absolutely everything?  You betcha.

It’s actually a pretty great brush, too.  It’s dual-sided for contouring.  For $24 – I’d say give it a go. 

2. Vichy 3-in-1 Cleanser

 

It’s a cleanser, toning lotion, and an eye makeup remover all in one.  You can actually wipe it off with a cloth once you’ve cleansed or rinse with water.  My skin has been AMAZING with this.  So super soft and fantastic. 

3. Natura Bisse “The Cure” Cleanser

So, at $57 a bottle (to Vichy’s $20) this cleanser is definitely less economical, but it’s great also.  Its a little less “milky” and I still feel like I need to use a separate eye makeup remover when I use it.  But, not only does it clean, but it detoxifies skin and is extremely gentle as well.  PLUS: when I use it with my Clairsonic Mia – there’s virtually NO residue left over when I’m done and I feel squeaky clean.  (Without the squeak, of course.)

It also has Green Tea Extract, which is lovely and supposedly neutralizes the effects of free radicals, “diminishing irritation and dryness.”

4.  Trish McEvoy Beauty Booster Cream with SPF

I’ve blogged about it before and I’ll probably blog about it again.  I absolutely love this stuff.  It’s a foundation.  It’s a moisturizer.  It’s a SPF.  It’s a firming treatment. It’s amazing.  Get it today.  You will thank me.  (many of you already have!)

5. Water.

Yep.  Good old H-Two-Oh.  I’ve been drinking it like a fiend.  Just like they always tell you to and I can tell a huge difference in my skin! (somewhere in Birmingham my mom is saying “I told you so.”) 

There you have it.  My new plan for reverse aging.  Who knows.  Next year I might just turn 29 again!  (nah, 31 has been pretty awesome so far)

La and me at my 31st birthday last Saturday

Enjoy, lovelies!

xx, L

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Detox/Retox and a GNO

01/19/2012 in Events, Exercise, Guilty Pleasures, Happy Hour, Health, PSAs, Where we're Eating by Lauren | No comments

Yesterday did not start off great. 

You see, I walked out to my parking garage to find my back left tire…

Flatter than a pancake.

I managed to get to the Costco in my neighborhood at Town Brookhaven, and after waiting for an hour and a half for Costco Tire Center to open, I was informed that though the puncture from the NAIL I drove over could be repaired, my tire was essentially mulch on the inside and would have to be replaced.  HOWEVER – they didn’t have the tire I needed in stock at that location so they fitted my car with a lovely donut and instructed me to high tail it to the Perimeter Costco to get this blessed tire. 

In the 5.6 miles between the two Costcos…apparently I rolled through a stop sign and was promptly pulled over by a motorcycle cop. 

Yep.  

However, alls well that ends well because it just so happens that my evening was so spectacular that it quite literally saved the day. 

Check out my two-step remedy:

Step 1.  Core Fusion® Cardio at Exhale Mind Body Spa in Midtown. 

I decided I had mooched off Lindsay’s Exhale membership for long enough so I called up our buddy Anne Marie to get myself my very own membership!  Yay!

Linds has been preachin’ the gospel about Exhale for a while, but as a reminder, the Q+DD on Core Fusion® Cardio is this: It’s a “calorie burning, sweat inducing, body sculpting, power-packed fitness experience, masterminded by the co-creators of Core Fusion®, Elisabeth Halfpapp and Fred DeVito. Merging cardio with intense strength and flexibility moves, this 60-minute class generates maximum calorie burn, resulting in defined abs, sculpted legs, and high, rounded glutes.”

I am here to tell you it was ridiculously tough and I felt like a bazillion bucks when I finished. 

After our class, Linds, our girlfriend Stef, and I met a handful of our fabulous friends for the BEST thing that ever happened to Wednesdays (and also step 2 in my remedy.)

Step 2.  LADIES NIGHT at Piola!

 Reminder: if you are a lady, EVERY Wednesday, you can enjoy BOTTOMLESS wine or sangria with the purchase of an entrée or a pizza.  I suggest both. 

 

I’d also suggest ordering absolutely ANYTHING with the Catupiry cheese.  ET turned me on to this amazing soft cheese from Brazil and it pretty much just makes everything better. 

There you have it, ladies.  Straight from LK.  There is nothing a little detox/retox and a GNO* can’t fix.

Happy Thursday, friends.  It’s ALMOST the weekend.

xx, L

*Girls’ Night Out.  Duh.

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29 was a good year for Ms. Roberts.

01/17/2012 in Holidays, PSAs by Lauren | 7 comments

This year she…

upped her awesomeness quotient by 15%. (just when you thought she was at awesomeness capacity.)

and

rocked a moustache harder than anyone you know

and

ate some really great food...with some really great company

and

hosted New Year's

and

kissed some cute babies

and

went to some fun parties

and

traveled the PCH

and

said what's up to the ocean

and

won some awards (!!!!!)

and

took some really adorable pictures (duh!)

and

conquered the 3-Day!

 

and

became engaged to a WONDERFUL man

and most recently…

developed a meaningful friendship with a barnyard animal. (hi, Sherman!)

Yep.  She did ALL of that in her 29th year… and even though you might think it doesn’t get any better than that – I have a feeling 30 will be the BEST. ONE. YET.

And it starts TODAY!

Happy BIRTHDAY, Linds!

xx, L

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12 Layer True Story.

01/10/2012 in Buckhead, Where we're Eating by Lauren | 3 comments

A few weeks ago, Linds and I visited the always chic Intercontinental Hotel in Buckhead.  If you haven’t been to the Intercon in a while, you’re in for a surprise.   The space that used to be XOXO Bar has now transformed into the VERY sleek Bourbon Bar…

…and the space that was once inhabited by Au Pied de Cochon has now become Art Smith’s new restaurant, Southern Art.

The restaurant is absolutely gorgeous and our meal was good…but allow me to skip to the best part:

12. Layer. Red. Velvet. Cake.

Is this real life?

xx, L

Southern Art and Bourbon Bar
(404) 946-9070
3315 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30305

Southern Art and Bourbon Bar on Urbanspoon

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A New Year’s Wish!

01/02/2012 in Holidays, PSAs, Random Musings by Lauren | No comments

Dear Readers, 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!  2011 was an amazing year…but I have a feeling 2012 will be even MORE exciting.

A friend sent me the following quote this morning and I loved it so much I wanted to share with all of you!

“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art — write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.”

- Neil Gaiman

 

Here’s to all good things in the next 363 days…  and may your troubles last only as long as your resolutions! 

xx, L

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A Little Reckless Holiday Spending, Anyone?

12/29/2011 in Beauty, Guilty Pleasures, Hair, Maintenence, Product, PSAs, Random Musings, Tricks of the Trade by Lauren | 2 comments

December 29 is a dangerous time.  Santa was good to you…particularly with gifts that come in envelopes.  Or maybe you’ve got that extra check from Grandma or a little Hanukkah gelt left in you pocket (and I don’t mean the chocolate kind…)  What to do? 

I’m pretty sure if you ask Greg, he’d suggest a lovely Orange Savings Account or a Roth IRA but if I were you, I might opt for the following: 

1. Oribe Royal Blowout

I am pretty much obsessed with Oribe.  It all started with the Anti-Humidity spray (blogged about here) and then the “Beautiful Color” shampoo and conditioner.  But I was recently introduced to Royal Blowout and I’m never turning back.  You just spritz a little of this weightless-greaseless product into damp hair and bampf! – perfectly straight, glossy-yet-somewhat-voluminous hair.  And of course it has the signature Oribe scent which is AMAZING.  I love this stuff.

2. Trish McEvoy Beta Hydroxy Pads  

These are the most amazing exfoliating pads…ever.  I used them forever ago, but I quit because at $65 for 40 pads…they’re pretty pricey.  But I’m back on the bandwagon now.  My skin looks absolutely amazing and I feel like these babies take care of those hard-to-exfoliate places like around your nose and such.  Basically, they dissolve dead skin cells to make your face glowy and help to prevent breakouts.  So worth it.  

3. Hammitt Viper Holiday Clutch  

You guys – I had never even HEARD of Hammitt before I fell in love with this clutch and now I’m planning nights out just so I can carry it.  The leather is DELICIOUS, it’s SO spacious (I love the new “oversized clutch” trend.) and it’s the perfect amount of glam and rock and roll.  The entire line is to die for – but this clutch made me really happy.  (I got mine at Gus Mayer in Birmingham– but you can find them on Facebook or search for them on your Google Machine)

 

4. Alora Reed Diffuser in Due 

G got me one of these as part of my Hanukkah gift and I LOVE IT.  First of all, it’s gorgeous.  Secondly, it smells absolutely AMAZING – jasmine, cucumber, basil and ylang ylang.  (What is a ylang ylang, you ask?  I have no idea.  But it smells good.)  The best part is how the scent fills my whole room without overpowering it.  I recommend.

So there you have it.  Nothing you need…but all fun stuff.  Happy December 29th!

xx, L

 

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Parties and Promo Codes!

12/22/2011 in Deals + Steals, Hotels, Parties by Lauren | No comments

Happy holidays everyone!  ‘Tis the season for overindulging and what better way to celebrate the season than with these 2 fabulous upcoming parties?  Better yet – a hookup for discounted tix!

1. Bagel Bash 2011

 

Kosher Chameleon will continue the time-honored tradition of gathering single people who, on the night before Christmas, aren’t caroling, drinking hot wassal or um… cooking a ham… for a little dancing, a little schmoozing, and of course, some bagels. 

Also featuring DJ Jazzy “Bagelsteingoldbaumschwartzberg” and lots of cash bars.

A message from your grandma: “Go!  What else are you doing?  G-d forbid you might meet someone!  Oy gavalt!”

Use promo code KraselskyBagel for $5 off your ticket!  Click HERE to get yours now.

2.  Spiral New Years’ Eve: The Kings Ball

 

Ring in 2012 Spiral style at the Kings Ball!  Spiral pays homage to the Big Easy at it’s annual new year’s party this year at Westin Atlanta North in Perimeter  (OTP?  No big D!) featuring:

  • 6 different party areas including the Grand Ballroom
  • 5.5 hours of OPEN BAR (and plenty of ‘em to avoid lines!)
  • Gourmet catered buffet with carving stations, pasta, mini Spanish Wraps, a “fancy shmancy” baked potato bar, veggies and desserts
  • Dance the night away with Cover Band MOBY DICK (80’s and 90’s dance music)  and then DJ Jazzy J and DJ Wats spinning a mix of 80’s, 90’s, Top 40, Hip Hop, Classic Rock till 2:30AM
  • Laser Light Show  (oh yuesss?!)
  • Midnight champagne toast
  • Krispy Kreme donuts after midnight
  • Free coat check and parking and….
  • $99 Spiral hotel room rate.  No drinking and driving, kids!

Alllllll that AND $20 off your ticket with promo code LKfest.  What more could you ask for?  Click HERE to get yours now.

Happy happy, darlings!

xx, L

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Chuiced.

12/19/2011 in Health by Lauren | No comments

Ashley Hesseltine has changed my life. 

Again. 

If you aren’t reading Hesseltime you should start… immediately.  It’s basically a wealth of information.  For example, you can learn all about the menagerie of towel animals available on a cruise ship, how to properly interview a celebrity, or how to get over being dumped – plus hear all about the latest and greatest going on in the life of Hess.

Aaaannyway… I saw Miss Hess recently and I have to tell you – homegirl is looking GOOD and she’s crediting a single substance to a chunk of this hotness:

Chuice. 

Ok here’s the Q+DD on Chuice:  It’s a juice that you chew.  (Hence the name) and since it’s raw food, it can be used both to cleanse and as a meal replacement.  Made fresh daily by a company called Taste of Earth right here in Atlanta, Chuice is a blend of more than 45 fruits, veggies, herbs, nuts and seeds.  Apparently it has a lot of protelytic and fibrinolytic enzymes which aid both the digestive and immune system and 11g of fiber in each serving which is HUGE for pulling waste and toxins out of your body.  They also say the high enzyme content will actually slow the aging process!   Sign me up. 

Obviously I jumped right on this bandwagon and I am a BELIEVER.  Here’s what you need to know: it is delicious…it is filling…it makes me feel GREAT… but it does NOT look very appetizing. 

Sorry I ripped off your photo, Hess.

Greg won’t even try it.  (When we went to Highland Bakery to pick up my supply yesterday, he remarked that he feels like it’s not juice you chew, its soup you drink.  Fair.  But I just don’t think “Droup” sounds any more appealing.)

BUT: as I mentioned, I am definitely seeing results.  I think it brightens my complexion, it keeps me VERY satisfied (and it’s mildly sweet, so it curbs my sweet tooth too!) and at 7 WW points/16 oz, it’s definitely helped me take off some lbs.  I get the green kind (a.k.a. “The Forest”) but it also comes in red too – which is heavier on the beet content and very good for your blood and circulation.  For starters, the recommendation is to drink 20oz during the first half of your day, and then eat regularly (but ideally healthfully) in the evening.

I usually have about 6-8oz in the morning and depending on my day, I try to replace 1 meal with 16oz of Chuice.  I try to have a bottle in my work fridge for those days when you can’t leave your desk, it’s incredibly convenient.  Here’s the deal, though: each half gallon ($25) is only good for 3 days, so you need to make sure you consume it and replenish with fresh Chuice.  (This has NOT been a problem for me.  I drain every last drop)

You can get Chuice at any Highland Bakery location or from Taste of Earth directly.  They also ship!  Email ladell@tasteofearth.net or visit them online at www.tasteofearth.net.  Be sure to mention that your sales rep was Ashley Hesseltine! 

I think I’m looking younger already…

xx, L

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