NYC Pretty City invites you to Sothy's on February 10, 2011

PrettyCity.com invites all NYC beauties to their event at Sothy's this Thursday! According to their site:

"Join Pretty City for a night of fun and pampering at L’Institut Sothys New York as we celebrate an evening all about “YOU”. We will be celebrating “women’s heart health” with beauty & fashion. Choose from one of the following fabulous beauty services we will be offering…learn how to apply and wear RED lipstick, choose a daring tone of RED for your nails, opt for an eye or hand treatment, relax your muscles with a taste of a massage and treat your face to a facial. And ladies, while you’re pampering yourselves, sip and nibble on your favorite treats. What more could you possibly ask for? Shopping?? Of course. Preview your favorite RED dresses …don’t forget your goodie bag filled with our fabulous faves. "

Having personally gone to many NYC PrettyCity events in the past two years, I can assure you they are a fun way to learn about a new spa and hang out with your friends at the same time. As always, they have mini beauty sessions, such as makeovers, mini-treatments and delicious snacks and drinks! And you don't go home empty handed either- a goodie bag touting $200 worth of goodies- what a steal for only $15 tickets! RSVP now!



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Yagolicious Beauty Affair in NYC December 2010

In December, I attended a few holiday girls night out events, including the Yagolicious Beauty Affair. (I attended my first Yagolicious beauty affair in October.) Here are some pictures I took of the event, including makeover, massages and yummy sweet treats! As always, this intimate event is great if you're looking to destress, have a drink and meet your girlfriends for an evening. With lots of sweet treats and beauty makeovers, what better way to spend your time?


Prettify yourself with a makeover using Yagolicious cosmetics!


Need to destress? Get a 5 minute back massage!


It's Cupcakes galore! Have a sweet treat while gabbing with your gal pals!

Check out the goodie bag...

Try Pretzel Crisps- yummy snacks (which were also included in our goodie bags)


The goodie bags in cute Sephora bags.


My Yagolicious Beauty Affair goodie bag- including an EcoTools Retractable Kabuki brush, a Victoria's Secret hand sanitizer and a Dashing Diva nail polish. Lots of great goodies and samples! Thanks again to Yago for the invite! :)

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NYC Shecky's Holiday Night Out - Winter 2010

Shecky's NYC Holiday Night Out is happening again this December 15 - 17 at the Altman Building. Tickets range from $25 - $50, with all ticket admission giving you a goodie bag. The $50 liimted ticket will give you a Nest tote bag. Nest is a nonprofit organization that empowers female artists and artisans around the world and it's pretty neat that Shecky's is working with them.

Check out my recap of last year's Holiday Night Out 2009.

Get more details at www.sheckys.com

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NYC Shecky's Girls Night Out - Fall 2010 Event Recap

Shecky's Fall Girls Night Out is in full force again. Earlier this month they were at NYC for a few days and I was excited to attend again! The venue was new and was a bit different. They had the usual jewelry vendors, foodies and as always the Beer Tasting! I was good and didn't spend a single dime! Instead, I enjoyed the atmosphere, company and food samples!

Enjoy the pictures...Click to:

Sponsors of the Shecky's event: -Bacardi/Sangria -Budweiser Select/Select 55 -Midori -X rated liquer -Body Shop -Conair
	This is sangria was delish! So was the Tuscan wine dips!

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Yagolicious Beauty Affair in NYC September 16, 2010

It's Girls Night Out- a Beauty Affair with Yagolicious Cosmetics this September in New York City! Get complimentary makeovers, manicures and massages with your girlfriends, while shopping Yagolicious Cosmetics, eating delicious cupcakes and sipping on Le'Vive natural fruit juice!

Tickets- entrance starts at $20, but you can save 10% using promo code: BeautyAndAllThat
If you want the VIP Ticket, you'll get a goodie bag including a Full Size Infused Almond Custom Blend Foundation. Get your tickets here.

More about Yagolicious Cosmetics: I haven't tried these cosmetics out yet, but I cannot wait to at the Beauty Affair event in September! (Stay tuned!) But my first impressions of this line? Absolutely Vivid! These colours are gorgeous, intense and so colorful! Of course my fave is the Paint Quad- (Palettes and I go hand in hand) These 4 complimentary colors will help you achieve the perfect look.

These quads come in a 18k compact with a built in mirror. ($25 each) Shipping is only $2.50 in the US and it's FREE with orders over $50!

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NYC Shecky's Girls Night Out Recap -Spring 2010

I was invited to attend the NYC Shecky's Girls Night Out event at 82 Mercer last week. I have been a regular at their events for the past 2 years (attended their Fall Girls Night Out and Holiday Night Out just 7 months ago), so I was excited to go again this Spring! This was a new venue for me in Soho and it was fantastic! There were 3 large rooms with so many great jewelry & fashion vendors. Luckily I got there by 5:30pm right before a huge line started to form around 6pm. It was packed already inside so I'm not surprised they had to control the crowd. Check out some of the bling-bling that I saw!



Of course, while shopping or browsing these great vendors, everyone was enjoying drinks at the bars from the main sponsors:

In addition to the regular Beer Tasting event, they had something new from Lean Cuisine. We got the chance to sample their Garlic Chicken in their refridgerator/frozen section. So yummy! They set up this photo opp with the Lean Cuisine right before entering to get your sample and dine in their mini cafeteria.



While enjoying my snack, I got to sit and really look at my over-stuffed Goodie Bag. LOOK AT ALL THIS! This time is by far one of the best bags I have gotten at Shecky's!

Some of the brands that you probably recognize are: Colgate, Rembrandt, Febreeze Home Collection, Band-Aid, Goody, Venus shaver, Suave Naturals, Jergens, Body Shop, Lisa Gardner book, Aveeno, Softlips, Lady Speed Stick, Dr. Scholls and more!

I'm excited to try a lot of the new products, especially the Febreeze Home Collection Diffuser and Scented Lamp! I don't normally use these at home, but I'm looking forward to trying the diffuser for my bathroom and the lamp for my living room. I also liked there were a few products that will great for travel- shaver, lotion, shampoo/conditioner from Aveeno!

Don't miss the Shecky's Girls Night Out at a city near you. If it's NYC, you'll have to wait until the Fall.. just a few months away!

Which products caught your eye? ;)

A special thank you to Karen from Shecky's for inviting me to the event! :)


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Sassy City Chicks- Fashion Bash in NYC

Earlier this month, I went to the Fashion Bash by Sassy City Chicks in New York City. It's a similar "Girls Night Out" themed event with several fashion, jewelry and accessories vendors where you can check them out and shop! Also included are free drinks (alcoholic and non!) and if you got the VIP goody bag ticket, a little bag of treats. The goody bag last year and this year contained Popchips! and lingerie from Frederick's. In addition, this year I got Pixi lip silk, Colgate's Wisps and Revlon's Falsies.



The event was pretty spacious, compared to last year's, but I wasn't too interested in many of the vendors. It didn't seem like a lot of people were shopping though, only browsing! Enjoy the pictures.

The Fashion Bash takes place in other cities across the US for the rest of the year, so if you missed this, no worries! They will be at San Diego, LA, and Vegas this Fall!

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NYC Shecky's Girls Night Out in June 2010

I'll see you at the Shecky's Girls Night Out!

The Shecky's Girls Night Out event is back in New York City and it's happening between June 15-18. Shecky's events are always fun with your girlfriends where you shop for hand-made jewelry, trendy clothing and sample new products. Oh, did I mention there's also an open bar for cool cocktails/beers and an amazing goodie bag to take home the fun ? ;) Read all about my past year's experience with Shecky's here if you want to learn more.

Details: Date: Tue.-Fri., Jun. 15th-18th, 2010 Time: 5pm-10pm Place: 82 Mercer St. (Spring & Broome Sts.) Shecky’s Goodie Bag + General Admission tickets*: $30 in Advance | $40 at the Door

*Tickets may not be redeemed for cash. Must be 21 or older to attend. Proper ID will be required at the door. Contents and value of individual Goodie Bags vary. Ticket valid for one time use only.”

Here are the sponsors for the goodie bag! Many of them are very familiar, since I have seen them in previous goodie bags. I'm looking forward to getting some of my old faves, esp. from Goody (a girl can never have enough hairties!), Venus Embrace razors, and The Body Shop (received sample cleanser and perfume last time) Some new ones include: Lady Speed Stick, Listerine Whitening, Rembrandt, Suave and DenTek (?Not even sure what that is.) Subscribe to see what I get in June!

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2009 Shecky's NYC Holiday Night Out Recap

This year's Shecky's Holiday Night Out in NYC was so much fun! I went last year but the venue @Puck is so much better since there's more room to mingle. Also, if I recall correctly, the weather was horrible last year- it was pouring but this year, it was nice! I went on a Friday, but if you went on Saturday this year.. you may disagree (ie: the blizzard came.)

So Santa surprised me with two goodie bags :) Double the loot to use and share! I was one of the early birds so I got a nice train case from Beauty Fix!

If you want to see pictures of the goodie bag, you must request and comment below! Thanks! I'm trying to gauge interest in haul pictures..

Located the Puck Building in Soho, the event was spread out in three rooms with many vendors selling jewelry, stationary, crochet hats, socks, cosmetics, etc. I bought some gifts and also the cutest stationery from the Bonnie Marcus Collection. Stay tuned to my post featuring their products...

Also like previous Shecky's events, I participated in the Beer Tasting, sponsored by Bud Light.. yum! Trying new beers with different food pairings.




Of the four I tasted, my fave was Kirin Light because it was the lightest and tasted the best. I definitely did not like the Hoegaarden; it was cloudy and did not taste smooth at all.. yuk!

Overall, it was a fun shopping event to hang out and catch up with friends! If you would like to join me next time, let me know!

My goodie bag...enjoy!


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NYC StyleFixx Girl's Night Out

StyleFixx's Girl's Night Out event in New York City was a blast! Located at the Metropolitan Pavillion, home of many sample sales in NYC, the Girl's Night Out event had many vendors selling jewelry, makeup products and accessories. This event is similar to the Shecky's Girls Night Out event that I have been to earlier this year and last year. Read about the Spring 2009 Shecky's event here.

I wanted to try something different this year which is why I attended the StyleFixx event instead. I wasn't too impressed with the last Shecky's goodie bag either (I already have 3 anyway), so I was happy to see a different variety of items in the StyleFixx bag.

Comparing the Shecky's and StyleFixx's Goodie Bags:

Thanks to Food and Beauty blog, here is a picture of this year's Shecky's bag. The blogger noted that it was mostly sample size products and hoped to have full-size beauty items.
Here is a picture of the StyleFixx bag. It may look a lot less, but I am glad to have received the Yes to Carrots full-size product as well as the Glamour Kit. You may also notice that there are a few items that were in both bags- Lindt chocolate bars and sample pads.. haha.

More Pictures if you...




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