BLACKBURN AND SWEETZER

I’ve mentioned jewelry designer Stephanie Carbone, who takes inspiration from the sea to the sky, fairies to mermaids for her collection, Space Mermaid. Sign up for her mailing list and get a chance to win a Sea Treasure Necklace (which retails for $60) by sending an email to contest2@spacemermaid.com through July 30th. A winner will […]

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I have yet to smell this new scent created by Aerin Lauder - originally a fragrance distributed just among her and her friends - but it combines two of my favorite flowers for perfume, tuberose and gardenia. This particular bottle of Parfum from the Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia is embedded with semi-precious gems (yellow and […]

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Family on Fairfax continues its string of cool in-store events this Thursday, July 19th at 8:00PM with a release party for five experimental music videos director Mike Mills has created for Blonde Redhead’s new album. Mills will be there, along with a DJ, drinkables, and give-aways.

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There are definitely worse places you could be than shopping along Montana Avenue in Santa Monica on a Thursday afternoon. July 19th, 3:00PM-7:00PM, boutiques from Holiday to La Partie will be open for snacks, drinks, and discounts. Holiday even has new fall selections from Mint (below).

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THANKS, MIKE! Just wanted to give a quick thank you to reader Mike who let me know how annoying it was to not be able to click on the header/banner and go back to the homepage. So, it took me about an hour to figure out but it’s changed and, hopefully, BLACKBURN AND SWEETZER is […]

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