Blackburn + Sweetzer Has Moved

Outside Joan’s on Third
— Text and photos by Christina von Messling
I had been looking forward to the West 3rd Street Holiday Party for a while, it seemed like a great way to take care of my holiday shopping and to get into a festive, Christmas-y mood (this I find especially challenging in Southern California).
My [...]

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While Le Labo at 8385 West 3rd Street is just a hop across the street, the perfumery’s exclusive city scents are allusive for most—you can only purchase in the city which they are exclusive to, so Tubereuse 40 in NYC, Gaiac 10 in Tokyo, Aldehyde 44 in Dallas, Vanille 44 in Paris, Poivre 23 [...]

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Thanks to Anonymous who tipped me that D’Amore’s Pizza opened yesterday at 8369 West 3rd Street, a day ahead of schedule. I got over there late afternoon and met owner Joe D’Amore, his daughter Christie, who will be managing the West 3rd location (there’s also a D’Amores in Malibu, Tarzana, Westwood, Thousand Oaks, Canoga Park [...]

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Looks like high-end glittery purveyor of dog collars and leashes, plus denim and other apparel and accessories (for humans), Weizhi at 8383 West 3rd Street between Polkadots & Moonbeams and Le Labo has closed. The storefront’s been blackened out for days…
» Weizhi Opens on 3rd Street

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— B+S Eats—Savoring Umami Burger, But Not Onion Rings or Inept Seating
— B+S Wants—Azature’s Dynasty Necklaces
— Shops—Phi and Mouawad Melrose Bound
— Shuttering Shop News—Melrose’s Dr. Tea’s Closes, Scouting New Location
— Beauty—The 411 on Lindsay’s Sevin Nyne
— Events—Heath Wedding Lounge Sunday, April 5!
— Shops—I Must Get to Cerre in Hollywood
— Beauty—West 3rd’s Le Labo [...]

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Perfumery Le Labo, just down the street at 8385 West 3rd, has just launched its first major scent in three years, Oud 27, created by Le Labo founders Fabrice Penot and Eddie Roschi and Firmenich perfumer Vincent Schaller.
WWD reports on the 27-ingredient fragrance as “a dark oriental and includes olfactive notes of Agarwood, cedar, gaiac [...]

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As you guys know, I’m the editor of Racked LA, so here’s a link list of this week’s neighborhood-related content!
» Staples coming to the Beverly Connection
» Beverly Center’s Pet Love to Close After Puppy Mill Allegations
» Built by Wendy closing on West 3rd Street
» Project Runway’s Jerell Scott Partners with Boutique Jane Doe John Doe
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