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Archive for February, 2010

CityBreak: One (glamorous) Night in Soho: Part II

26th February 2010 by CityGirl No Comments

Thom Bar at Hotel 60 Thompson
Our road trip from Philly to NYC went smoothly with blissfully little traffic and ended as all dream trips to NYC should —-with valet parking.
The hotel was 60 Thompson, a swanky boutique hotel with all the aloof-chic details that somehow let you know that everyone inside is just a little [...]

Beauty Review: Cle De Peau Face Mask

26th February 2010 by Christie 1 Comment

Product: Cle De Peau Face Mask, $120
Rating: Crush
With skin care products, only getting a sample is problematic because a sample is usually not enough to see an immediate improvement in your skin.  We are happy to report that that is not the issue in this case! After using the mask as directed (and fearing that [...]

Beauty Tip!

26th February 2010 by Christie No Comments

Thanks to all who stuck with us for this beauty week as we played with our samples.  We appreciate you lovely readers!  Our final beauty tip is fairly common sense, and yet we did not think about on our own…which we realize doesn’t say much about our common sense. By anyway, when creating a dewy [...]

CityBreak: One (glamorous) Night in Soho: Part I

25th February 2010 by CityGirl No Comments

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarah_jane/ / CC BY-ND 2.0
Let me speak for Philadelphians when I tell you that we have a love-hate relationship with New York. In fact, this turf battle goes all the way back to the American revolution when Philly and NYC argued over being the nation’s capital (until we all agreed to let the Southerners create [...]

Beauty Tip!

25th February 2010 by Christie No Comments

Chanel is apparently unveiling some sort of awesome incredible and totally amazing lipstick today that will revolutionize our lives or end world hunger or something.  Either way, could be interesting–so if you are out makeup shopping, stop by their counter and see if what they say is true and it rocks your world!