Romy Raves

I feel like a giddy school girl because I’m going to the Blogger Prom tonight and “I’m So Excited, I Just Can’t Hide It!”  Everyone whose anyone in LA social media will be there (or be square-can’t help myself!) Anyhoo, this is a fabulous sponsored themed event with schmoozing, dancing, eating, drinking and being merry and the theme for this fab event is Hollywood Glamour-totally up my alley. So we have to get all decked out in our snazziest silver screen attire and channel our inner Marilyn Monroe, and being a curvy girl I am so all over that!

My date (Melanie from Travels With Two) and I, will be getting all glammed up before the event by the fabulous make-up artists at the Dolce & Gabbana Temple at Saks in Beverly Hills (Paula Cantu is da’bomb!!) and then we will be heading over to Anush Hair Design for some vintage Hollywood hairstyles ala Veronica Lake or Audrey Hepburn. I will definitely post pictures of us, stay tuned! A special thanks to Spa Week Daily for hooking me up with the adorable Anush!

So in honor of my socialite status and being a girl-about-town (going to proms and such), I thought it would be super fun to do a giveaway to help you celebrate right along with me, so I am giving away a fabulous Lolita Social Butterfly Hand Painted Wine Glass  (valued at $24) to ONE LUCKY winner.

I absolutely LOVE Lolita Glassware, the super fun, girly hand painted collectible glasses with a recipe painted on the bottom-which BTW were created after a fun Girl’s Night Out filled with laughter and drinking, love that! And recently, I have been really enjoying my Lolita Queen Wine Glass which makes me smile every time I use it. Every girl needs to feel like royalty, right?

All that you need to enter this giveaway is THREE Things:

1. Become an email subscriber of Romy Raves
2. ‘Like’ (really Like me ) me on my Facebook Fan page                                                                                       
3. And post a comment on this blog post telling me about your favorite Girls Night Out Story or share a memory about your own prom

 
This contest will end at midnight PST on Wednesday, September 29th, 2010. The winner will be selected using Random.org. You must have a U.S. shipping address in order to enter and only one entry per person.  I’ll catch you After the Prom!

I am a girl who lives for pampering, and having my digits and tootsies perfectly manicured is high on my list. Well, I must confess that this beauty maven has been so busy, that she has been severely neglecting her regular mani’s and pedi’s, and my nails are atrocious! As my Bubbie would say,”It’s a shanda!” Well you can imagine my delight when I was invited to check out an undiscovered nail salon in my own backyard, and little did I know that bliss and nirvana lurked there.

Let me introduce you to the Nail Garden, an upscale nail salon in the San Fernando Valley (with locations in Sherman Oaks, Studio City and Burbank, CA), dedicated to fabulously indulgent nail care, a very relaxing environment and the highest level of cleanliness. It is a beautiful salon with state of the art pedicure chairs, upscale decor, and tranquil running waters. They offer a multitude of nail care and waxing services at competitive prices and I was invited to checkout the Indulgent Bliss Spa Combo–the ultimate offering in hand and foot care.

From the moment I walked through the door, the salon was relaxing, peaceful and professional and after checking in I was immediately whisked into one of their luxurious pedicure chairs. This was one of the best pedicure chairs I have been in because it had heat, vibration and those strong massage rollers that I love (and the chair actually worked too!) Once I settled in, two expert nail technicians worked their magic. This was one seriously pampering combo and it was the perfect remedy to my lax nail grooming maintenance of late.

So what is the Indulgent Bliss Combo you ask? It is a dee-lux mani-pedi with all the fixins’ and then some. Beyond the usual trimming, filing and polishing, this dynamic duo also includes an exfoliating sea salt scrub, a therapeutic massage with a yummy smelling antioxidant lotion, a rejuvenating mint cooling masque wrapped in warm towels, callus removal, and a hot paraffin wax treatment. Now imagine if you will, two skilled technicians scrubbing, rubbing and pampering your arms, hands, legs and feet all at the same time. . . . ahhhhh absolute nirvana! This treatment felt so relaxing, indulgent and luxurious and I devoured every moment of it. I’ve had tons of mani/pedi combos in the past, but something about this combo felt uber luxurious and indulgent.  Maybe it was the very skilled technicians, maybe it was the great massage and high quality products used, maybe it was the warm lotion and paraffin; whatever it was, IMO this was one of the best mani/pedi combos I have had in a long time, and certainly one of the most memorable.

I highly rec checking out the Nail Garden for yourself and here are a couple of added incentives to check it out now: First of all, they currently have Happy Hour Monday-Wednesday from 5-8pm and they give you a glass of wine with your mani/pedi combo, nice perk. Second, in honor of my beloved Spa Week, Nail Garden has decided to extend their $50 treatments for another week thru Sunday, September 26th, so you can get the fabulous Indulgent Bliss Combo for a sweet deal $50 (regularly $69). Girl what are you waiting for? Give them a call now to take advantage of this extended offer and enjoy every indulgent moment of it!

Nail Garden 14006 Riverside Drive Suite 118, Sherman Oaks,CA (818) 783-2745

Dermalogica’s Daily Microfoliant has been around for a while, but I have recently rediscovered this gem and I am loving it! For those of you not familiar with this brilliant product, Daily Microfoliant is a gentle exfoliant in a powder form which you activate with water, it turns into a lovely foam on your face and it micro-exfoliates your skin leaving it instantly smoother and brighter–it is just fab! I love how my skin immediately feels smoother, softer and refreshed after I use this product, and Daily Microfoliant is so kind to your skin that you can use it every day!

What’s the magic behind this inspired product you ask? It’s made out of a truly unique rice-based enzyme powder that micro-exfoliates dulling debris and instantly leaves the skin noticeably smoother and brighter. The powder formula activates upon contact with water, releasing papain, salicylic acid and rice actives to smooth the skin and accelerate cell renewal. It also contains a wonderful skin brightening complex of bearberry, aspergillus, grapefruit and licorice to help balance uneven skin pigmentation. And as if that wasn’t enough, it also has a super soothing blend of green tea, ginkgo and colloidal oatmeal calms inflammation, leaving the skin extraordinarily clear and refreshed. That’s alot of wonderful, active ingredients in a cleanser, no wonder it works so well!

This is such a lovely, cool product–Definitely a Hall of Fame Favorite--and I think it’s a perfect product to transition you from your summer tanned skin to a lighter brighter whiter Fall shade. If you haven’t tired it, it is a must! I can’t seem to get enough of this potent powder these days, you will love it and so will your skin