In Los Angeles floral shops are a dime a dozen although the prices definitely are not. Unfortunately, high prices don’t equal quality, beauty or often delivery which means you could easily spend a small fortune on a small, non-memorable bouquet. When my best-girlfriend was having a birthday and I wanted to send flowers to her...
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I love chocolate. This statement I know is one that a majority of women make but it’s not always that easy to find a specialty chocolate shop. Coming from Europe my love of creamy decadent chocolate is not always met in LA. That is until I found a Chocolate lovers haven hidden away in Brentwood. On arriving at Compartes I...
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As a young girl I often dreamed of living in a massive store with knooks and crannies everywhere. Every turn would expose more and more unique antique furniture and tucked in some loft spaces would be my living quarters, which would change depending on the inventory. Sue Balmforth made this dream real when she created her store...
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When I arrived at the hotel and was dealing with valet, a man bumped into me as he hurried by but stopped to pardon himself. It was Tom Hanks. I realized at that moment that this hotel was going to be something special. Sitting right on the beach in Santa Monica, Hotel Casa Del Mar screams Old Hollywood but in that chic, polished,...
read moreWe wouldn’t have known what the store was (it’s unmarked and has no window displays) had we literally not tripped into it (there’s mannequins in the ground which you walk over and can be quite alarming). But once inside, there was no mistaking that this was Prada; the designs, the colour, the prices. But more...
read moreOver the years I’ve had couches from friends, from garage sales, from Ikea and yes, even dumpsters. None have ever been what I wanted; pretty, washable, sturdy, and cosy. And after months of searching, it seemed like I was destined to be without the perfect couch. Just when I was about to give up, I stumbled into Cozi Couch...
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