Minding the Store
Take 30 minutes for yourself before you ramp up to the holiday madness.
By Alison Brownrigg | November 16, 2009
Daily Find
There are few places in Seattle that urge women to unleash their
inner girlie-girl more than Shimmer Beauty Bar. Newly opened in October and
owned by Duque Salon + Spa + Boutique owner Giovanna Duque, Shimmer is
resplendent in pink from tip to tail. Nestled next to Ella Mon in a tall, narrow space formerly
occupied by Pulp Lab, Duque envisions Shimmer as "a non-threatening place for
women to exhale, step away and reconnect with their girlfriend community" -- while enhancing their makeup application skills or just sitting back and leaving the work to the experts.
By Alison Brownrigg | November 10, 2009
Minding the Store
Stop by for half-price Pumpkin Ale and great prices on mani/pedis while catching up on great TV.
By Alison Brownrigg | October 19, 2009
Minding the Store
For $30, receive a mini-treatment and complimentary valet parking.
By Alison Brownrigg | October 8, 2009
Daily Find
Bellevue's sumptuous Bravern retail complex welcomes the 32nd Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa. The 6,000-square-foot oasis features
nine treatment rooms, manicure stations and pedicure thrones, makeup
application and consultation areas, a hair salon and a retail area with an
impressive array of product lines, including, of course, Elizabeth Arden.
By Alison Brownrigg | September 30, 2009
Minding the Store
Book now for stellar deals on Friday, September 18 only.
By Alison Brownrigg | September 11, 2009
Daily Find
The vibrant International District adds to its emerging shopping scene with hip new hair salon Adore. Stylist-owners Ai McCarthy and Yuko Tukes have
incorporated innovative styling techniques from Japan into their menu
of services, many of which are hard to find in Seattle.
By Alison Brownrigg | August 30, 2009
Daily Find
Birch
Soaps are the creation of Katie McCallister, a young twentysomething who's busy
mixing up batches of yummy soaps, lotion bars, lip balms and solid perfumes in her
Greenwood home.
Somehow, McCallister has figured out how to blend her chosen ingredients and
scents so that not only does everything look and smell wonderful before you use
it, your skin feels divine as a result.
By Sheryl Wiser | August 2, 2009
Minding the Store
Go beyond a pregnancy massage with the Mom-2-Be Baby Bump Facial.
By Alison Brownrigg | July 28, 2009
Daily Find
It's
hard to miss local designer Shannon Martin's cards, notepads and other paraphernalia around town, with
her trademark pairing of sultry, cheeky or downright sentimental vintage family
photographs topped by unforgettable quotes such as Oscar Wilde's "Be
yourself. Everyone else is already taken." Now
you can add a dose of that sass to your bath with Martin's newly released line of Feel
Goods Bath Salts, in a dozen scents that will turn your bath hour into happy hour.
By Sheryl Wiser | July 29, 2009
