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@GossipGirl Recap: Father And The Bride
Is anyone else totally upset at the lame excuse Blair (Leighton Meester) has for ending her love affair with Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick)? Accidents happen. She barely mourns the loss of her child and yet mourns her willful decision to exclude Chuck from her life? No wonder she has to go to church, no other institution would understand the level of crazy she’s at right now.
Is anyone else totally creeped out by that church dude and his perverted relationship with Beatrice? And I thought Nate’s (Chace Crawford) dates were bad. Now that you mention it, his little secret with Gossip Girl gets out when he shuts down Serena’s (Blake Lively) column, which Serena obviously finds out about and publishes herself. I’m not sure if Gossip Girl’s making a comeback, but at least we get a little closer to solving the mystery on Nate’s arch enemy: his cousin Tripp. Serena and Nate stage a video posted on Gossip Girl to get Tripp to come by and blame his wife only to realize this was all an intervention about their grandfather’s love.
As Nate’s story gets progressively interesting, it looks like there’s no room for Chuck to shine. He’s even more obsessed with Blair (I know, how is that even possible right?) and finding out why she randomly ran out on him when they just professed their undying love for each other. I understand where Blair is coming from about loving someone from afar, but for a protection measure? That’s a little lame. No, that’s a lot lame.
The best part of tonight’s episode is Blair’s bachelorete party at Panchitos in the West Village. She’s actually hit lower than 10th street to film this! So much for the blue Tiffany’s boxes and macarons, Blair gets silly off of frozen margaritas and tequila shots. I’ve never seen her this chilled out in the entire series. She even gets caught smoking a joint outside and mistakes the cops for strippers. I mean, Officier ‘Weiner’? I’m dying. See, surprises like this keep me holding on for better story lines. But we all know that won’t happen. I love the tiara, but it was too bad there weren’t penises on it.
Chuck and the creepy priest guy become BFFs when it comes to sabotaging Blair and Prince Louis’ marriage. But Beatrice looks like she’s turning sides, I mean, did anyone else notice they’re basically wearing the same makeup? Sisters cut from the same cloth! Let the best duo win and we’ll check out what happens next week at the altar. Or what doesn’t happen…
Xoxo, @missamandachen
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@FoxAndJane Salon & Finishing Bar
A belated happy New Year to all! I’ve been missing in action lately, but I’m happy to be back!
Now, on to my latest NYC salon adventures…
I was invited to visit FOX & JANE Salon and The Finishing Bar by FOX & JANE not too long ago. This Lower East Side duo consists of the Salon and the neighboring Finishing Bar. FOX & JANE Salon, known for its innovative hair color techniques and bold cuts, opened in June 2011. Following its success, owner Lorean Cairns decided to expand, adding The Finishing Bar by FOX & JANE, which opened in the beginning of December. While FOX & JANE Salon provides hair services, the appropriately named Finishing Bar provides finishing touches: manicures, pedicures, hair removal and makeup application.
When I walked into FOX & JANE Salon, I received a warm greeting from Lorean. She gave me a tour of the cozy, intimate space. The stylish, welcoming decor pays homage to London’s neighborhood pubs and watering holes. It’s the kind of atmosphere that makes you feel like you’re among friends as soon as you walk through the door. Despite it’s ultra-hip Lower East Side location, FOX & JANE Salon and The Finishing Bar by FOX & JANE are decidedly unpretentious.
Lorean revealed that as a stylist, she’d seen too many salons that were cold and impersonal, so she wanted FOX & JANE Salon to be just the opposite–warm and inviting. She certainly succeeded with that goal!
My next question for Lorean: Who are Fox and Jane? Well, according to Lorean, there is no real Fox and Jane. It was actually meant to sound like the title of a British fairy tale.
While enjoying some white wine (clients are offered wine and cocktails), Marlene gave me a manicure at The Finishing Bar by FOX & JANE. Marlene is highly knowledgeable, professional and super friendly. She knows so much about nail care. I had a low tear on the side of both thumb nails (who knows what I did to mess up my nails like that!). Instead of cutting them down (which would result in an awkward shape) or just ignoring it, she actually applied a nail wrap to fix the tear. I loved that she went above and beyond to give me a quality manicure.
I was very delighted with the results of my mani and with the experience at The Finishing Bar by FOX & JANE. It’s great to get pampered by professionals in a comfortable environment–and a great glass of wine! Another plus for Fox & Jane, is the very reasonable prices.
FOX & JANE Salon and The Finishing Bar by FOX & JANE owner LoreanFOX & JANE Salon and The Finishing Bar by FOX & JANE is located at 154 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002.
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Accessories, Invites, Shiny Things @TheWeddingCo
It was designer Elsa Corsi’s first time at The Wedding Co. show in Toronto, and we were totally impressed!
There were so many wonderful accessories, and invitation concepts that I don’t think I would be able to chose just one…
More from Elsa Corsi.
Her nails were so bada**! (Elsa Corsi)
David Dunkley Bespoke Millinery
More from David Dunkley
Tara Fava Jewellery… she had such gorgeous jewellery, but only let me take one pic 🙁
The BEST invitations everrrr! – Cre8tive Invitations
She had sooo many beautiful invitations!
Sponge necklace by Rue Pigalle oh my gawd!
More from Rue Pigalle
More from Rue Pigalle
Love these!- Rue Pigalle
More invitations- Paleterra
Accessories by Nancy Ciccone
SO PRETTY- Nancy Ciccone
Love the Belle Boutique pieces!
peace and love
♥Bella♥
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Make-up and MORE @TheWeddingCo
The ladies of LIFT Beauty Boutique (Thanks for eyeshadow!!)
Gourmet chocolate and pretty packaging… Your guests will be pleased!
Cute! Cakes by Konstadin
Make-up in the city was there!
Need this coffee maker! William Ashley China
More from William Ashley China
The ladies of AROMACHOLOGY were there! (Individual soap bites…oh my gawd yes!)
More AROMACHOLOGY Goodness!
Sara Dell treated us to some sweet singing 🙂
Little Party Goers. Childcare at Weddings & Events. What an awesome idea!
peace and love
♥Bella♥
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Come Up To My Room 2012 @GladstoneHotel
Even though it’s freezing, I can’t help but love the month of January, simply because this is the month when some of my favourite events happen. This year we will be celebrating Come Up To My Room’s ninth year of treating us to some serious design goodness. This alternative design event will be held at the Gladstone Hotel and feature 11 room installations and 13 public space projects. I always have an awesome time at Come Up To My Room, so I can’t wait to see what this year has to offer.
If you’ve never been to Come Up To My Room, you NEED to go, and lucky for you, I have two tickets for one or two lucky HeyDoYou readers. Rules are simple, tweet me @thisBella_HDY telling me why you want to win, and they are yours… tweets must be fun and creative 🙂
Good luck!
♥Bella♥
