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!

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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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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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NYC Sheckys Girls Days Out @ the Hamptons - July 10, 2010

Spend a Girls Days Out with Sheckys in the Hamptons this summer. Tickets are only $20 and you'll get to spend a day with your fave girls while sipping drinks, shopping for new clothes and checking our great apparel and accessories from plenty of specialized vendors. Don't miss out on all the fun!

Date: Sat., July 10th, 2010 Time: 1pm-6pm Place: Southampton Historical Museum 17 Meeting House Ln. (Main St. & Jobs Lane) Price: General Admission + Goodie Bag = $20 (for a limited time only!) Otherwise, it's $30

Can't make it to the Hamptons? Go to the NYC Girls Night Out instead!


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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.

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October Beauty & Fashion Events in New York City

Hi Beauty and All That readers!

Just a few updates for the month of October:

October 5th is the Pilates for Pink event in Union Square, NYC. Unfortunately, all class tickets are sold out. However, there will be lots of sponsorship tables so feel free to check it out while you are there.

This entire month of October, Marie Claire is having a daily sweepstakes contest. Everyday you enter to win a $100 gift certificate to New York & Company. Since their clothes are so affordable, you can get a brand new outfit with this prize! Check it out at: http://www.marieclaire.com/fun/giveaways/ Also, get a free pair of leggings with a purchase of a tunic!

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Shecky's is back and full force with their annual Beauty Night Out, kicking off on October 7. It's only a two day event in NYC's Puck Building in Soho. Their goody bags are worth over $125 (as claimed on their website.) For more details, go to: http://beautynightout.sheckys.com/nyc/fall2009/

Tickets are $30 but if you buy the Ticket Package for $50, you will also gain entrance and another goody bag for the Girl's Night Out. This is a full-week event, starting Monday, October 19 and ending on Friday, October 23 in New York City.

To see what the buzz is all about, read about my 2009 Shecky's Girls Night Out and 2008 Shecky's Girls Night Out.


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Shecky's Girls Night Out- Summer 2009

Ladies- it's baaackkk! Shecky's Girls Night Out in back in town in NYC from June 23-27. If you haven't been to one of these before, it's a must! Where else can you get have a great time with your girls, shopping the latest jewelry trends, tasting some yummy local snacks and having a few drinks all in the same place?

Where is taking place? At the Puck Building, downtown Soho area, located at 293 Lafayette St. (@ Houston St.) The Shecky's Girls Night Out was at this venue last Fall and it was a great location. The one earlier this year was a bit on the west side and a pain to get to so I appreciate it being back here.

I have been to three of these events already and I may sit this one out. Chances are if I go, I won't be getting a Shecky's Goody Bag this year. (See my Winter 2009 goody bag here and Fall 2008 goody bag here. Note: My Holiday 2008 goody bag was similar to the Fall 2008 one.) Plus, I wouldn't want a repeat of last time's fiasco, see here.

They do have some great sponsors, including my favorite Yes To Carrots, and some familiar ones from last year (Aveeno and Aquafresh).



I noticed the National Sponsors, the drink sponsors, at this event do not include Budweiser. There is usually a beer sponsor there to have a beer tasting at the event. They give you a sampling of 4 beers that are not yet in the market, and they gauge the audience to see how well they like it. That's disappointing to see, since that is usually one of my favorite parts of the event. (See pictures of my previous attendance here)


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Shecky's Goodie Bag 2009

This year's Girl's Night Out goodie bag was noticeably different from last years! (Read about the last one here) I even overheard one lady calling this the "recession" bag.. haha I still enjoyed this year's goodies as I like having and trying new and different products. According to the site, there were 25 product sponsors and each bag, different in contents, contained samples from about 15 companies.

My goodie bag contained the following products (in order of favorites, which is determined by a variety of things, including but not limited to usefulness, aesthetics, size, etc):
1) Yes to Carrots- Carrot Rich Moisturizing Body Scrub - LOVE this!
2) Pop Chips- BBQ Flavor- delicious! I even bought the Sea Salt and Vinegar
3) Sexy Jobs In The City book - fun and easy book to read
4) Goody -Stay Put Hold hair ties and Colour Collection hair ties
5) Colgate Wisp- travel-sized, disposable toothbrushes
6) Herbal Essences hairspray- in Set Me Up
7) Dial - Antioxident Body wash
8) Dr. Miracles Deep Conditioner Treatment
9) Black Radiance lip gloss - pretty colour!
10) My Boys DVD- with one episode
11) o.b. tampon cases- I saw someone put her flash drive in here! Good use!
12) eBoost
13) Instant Krazy Glue - is it me or does this not belong?
14) Maxim tampons/pad sampler

So you can that the products in here are a great sampler/goodie bag for the price of $20 (I ordered my tickets early) To compare this year's bag to last year's goodie bag:

2009

2008

Although the products look like they were zapped by the machine in "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" this year, I still had a great time at the event, toting my bag:



Quick Review on products I already tried from the bag:
1) Yes to Carrots- Carrot Rich Moisturizing Body Scrub
By far one of my favorite scrubs that I have used thus far. It contains carrot juice and Dead Sea Mud, which has detoxifying properties to cleanse, detoxify and mineralize the skin naturally. I was hoping it would be orange, but it turns out the scrub was white in color. It has a pleasant scent and my skin feels really smooth from the almond, olive, jojoba, and avocado oils fused in this body scrub!

2) PopChips
Yummy delicious snack. They don't fry or bake their potatoes so its all natural. I even checked out their site and saw they had other flavors, including salt and pepper, sea salt and vinegar, and regular. Hope they have other flavors soon but in the mean time, I'll be buying some more of these!

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Shecky's Girls Night Out in New York City 2009

This weekend was the Shecky's Girl's Night Out in New York City. Having been to the previous two Shecky's events (Read about it here) this event was even more packed and filled with eager women ready to shop, drink and have a good time!

Almost every lady there was toting a "Goodie Bag" filled with product samples from their sponsors, including Herbal Essences, Yes to Carrots, and many more! I actually got there early when there was hardly a line to retrieve the bag and I got completely ripped off. How so? I opened my extremely light-weight bag to find a couple items from the new sponsors and an Aveeno Shower & Shaving Cream/Wash. (the only full-size product in the bag) This was obviously from last year's leftovers. I should know- I already have two of these! You can imagine my frustration when a group of girls opened their bags and squealed with delight that their bags were FULL of stuff. So I calmly went back to exchange for another bag.

I was happy snacking on delicious cupcakes from Cupcakes Gourmet and warm cookies from Insomnia Cookies. Towards the 7pm, they started to charge for the cupcakes, which would explain why the crowds around the tables were gone. They had samplings of the cookies throughout the night so that was yummy. Conair had two talented hairstylists who curled or straightened hair. The wait was too long to bear so I didn't get a chance to get my hair done. Herbal Essences had smoothies, hand massages and I got a hair consultation. Their hair expert, Jacob, felt my hair and recommended I use their featherlight shampoo/condition, which smells fabulous! I am looking forward to trying that out. I skimped on the conditoner that day which may explain why he thought my hair felt a bit coarse...

Enjoy the pictures of the event and look forward to a detailed description with pictures of MY GOODIE BAG coming soon!

If you have been to a Shecky's before, comment and let me know what you think of their events!


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