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Pretty Woman perfume at Ron Robinson
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4
WHO: Barbara Orbison and Pretty Woman perfume at Ron Robinson/Fred Segal
WHAT: Inspired by her late husband’s (that would be Roy) iconic song ‘Pretty Woman,’ Barbara Orbison has created a fragrance (amber, patchouli and cedar) by the same name; meet her at Ron Robinson, where she’ll be signing bottles [...]

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— Real Estates—People Come Out to Voice Discontent RE: Casden Ross Project
— Fast Fashions—Zara Kids Coming to Farmers Market
— Eats—Joan’s Grilled Cheese and Short Rib Sandwich Makes ‘Bon Appetit’ Cover!
— Funnies—Charlie Brooker’s Newswipe, Reporting on Reporting
— B+S Eats—The Awesomeness of Eva and BlackboardEats
— Travels—Tasting Santa Barbara, Rainy Day at East Beach Wine and Carr Winery
— Decors—American [...]

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Racked LA reports that incoming hair salon Essensuals London has scored a prime spot next to Fred Segal on Melrose and will be opening in March. Brought to you by the Mascolo family (which founded Toni & Guy) and stylist Laini Reeves (who coifs Emily Blunt and other pretty notables), I’ll be curious what a [...]

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Looks from HOWL at Welcome Hunters (in front of a giant white T-shirt)
CURRENTLY
WHO: The Hundreds
WHAT: Semi-annual 30% off winter sale goes online starting today
WHERE: Online
CURRENTLY
WHO: Fred Segal Santa Monica
WHAT: Now 75% off
WHERE: 420 & 500 Broadway, Santa Monica, 310-394-9814, Mon-Sat 10am-7pm, Sun 12pm-6pm
CURRENTLY
WHO: Welcome Hunters
WHAT: 2010 sale, featuring 50% off current season and 80% off [...]

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Shoes, scarves and more on major markdown at Satine
CURRENTLY
WHO: Satine
WHAT: Blowout sale, featuring 75% off shoes (Repetto, Balenciaga, Pierre Hardy, See by Chloe, etc) and Alexander McQueen scarves, and 60% off select clothing
WHERE: 8307 West Third Street, 323-655-6133, Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 12pm-5pm
CURRENTLY
WHO: Tt Collection
WHAT: Additional 50% off for final week of pop-up shop
WHERE: 8207A West [...]

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Get pretty brows at Benefit, two for one brow arch!
THROUGH SUNDAY, JANUARY 31
WHO: Neighborhood
WHAT: Closing sale, discounted merch, plus selling mannequins, tables, mirrors, custom counter, shelving and decor
WHERE: 1644 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice, 310-392-4596
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8
WHO: Harveys
WHAT: Meet INTRO Art & Fashion competition finalist Nancy Chiu and her too-cute “A Little Birdie Tote Me” bag, [...]

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— Text and photo by Nora Zelevansky

Usually when people quip that, “you need therapy,” they’re thinking more Dr. Phil and Xanax than rose quartz and crystals.
Fine. When people quip that I need therapy. Maybe it never happens to you.
Either way, tell those people to shove it and make a beeline instead [...]

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A look from summer ‘09 Tysa
CURRENTLY
WHO: Fred Segal Melrose
WHAT: Biannual Blowout Sale, now up to 65% off
WHERE: 8100 Melrose Avenue, 323-651-4129, Mon-Sat 10am-7pm, Sun 12pm-6pm
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1
WHO: WeSC
WHAT: ‘Little Dream’ dual artist installation and exhibition, featuring art of Vanessa Prager and Lizzy Waronker, hosted by Nylon mag; DJ Chris Holmes; bites from Whole Foods and [...]

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J Brand’s Pencil jeans in Ink
Since posting about ‘Fashion’s Night Out‘ September 10 events this morning, there’s already more intel:
» » First, over at the J Brand Gallery at Ron Herman Melrose (where there will be loads of events at the Fred Segal Center from 7pm-11pm), shoppers who purchase one pair of regular-priced J Brand [...]

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I’ve been devoted to Kiss My Face and Jason Natural shave creams for years, both well-priced and more effective than the gel or foam drugstore varieties, but I’ve recently been wooed by Cremo Cream, written up by Thrillist last month. After linking to it in B+S Notes, Cremo co-founder Kyle Schroeder (a Wharton School grad [...]

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Though there’s no doubt NYC is the place to be on Thursday, September 10 for ‘Fashion’s Night Out,’ part of Vogue’s global initiative to toast fashion and get people shopping, LA is also gearing up for a fash-packed night around town from the mass of happenings at Fred Segal’s Melrose center to Phillip Lim, Neiman [...]

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Neckisses Avant Garde collection now 50% off
THROUGH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
WHO: Neckisses
WHAT: 50% off by entering promo code ‘LD09′ in the special instructions section
WHERE: Online
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
WHO: Post’age
WHAT: Bring your own bag sample sale
WHERE: 337 South Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, 9am-5pm
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22
WHO: Mercado
WHAT: Sangria Saturday, featuring 20%-50% off select jewelry and apparel; 30%-50% off [...]

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