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So, Candis and I went over to the Diva Spa Party at Libertine on Sunset (don\u2019t worry about it being held in a bar–it was 11AM on a Sunday) to check-out some good ideas that would be applicable for all kinds of girly bashes of our own, including bachelorette parties. Wouldn\u2019t those, in particular, be so much more fun staying in and getting beauty treatments, rather than going to a dirty, creepy club and seeing full-of-themselves men strip? I think so.<\/p>\n
This event was coordinated by AB Weddings & Special Events, and their nice and patient personnel were available to answer our questions and help with our plans.\u00a0 \u00a0www.abspecialevents.com<\/span><\/span> Then I got a fabulous mini-facial by Paula Rodrigo of Loma Linda University Health Care, so I knew I was in good hands. It\u2019s actually taking me forever to write this column because I have to keep taking my hands off the keyboard to touch my newly baby-soft face!!! I\u2019ve always kept up with my skin, but this is the best it\u2019s felt in quite a long while. And her display was almost as beautiful as my post-treatment skin. She had a scrumptious pink blanket for us to lie on, and many of the products were turquoise–one of my very favorite color combos. I spent a lot of time in her section just drinking in the colors.\u00a0\u00a0 www.lluplasticsugery.com<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n I noticed that Lili, the make-up girl, had done very smoky eyes on herself, (and on Candis, too!,) so I decided to go for that look, as well. I didn\u2019t have her do face make-up because I had just had that mini-facial, and didn\u2019t want to clog up my virgin skin. Besides, I never wear face make-up unless I\u2019m on camera and am therefore forced to, even though at special events I sometimes like to see what make-up people can come up with.<\/p>\n Part of the Ingrid's Cafe spread--we were all so busy eating it that this photo didn't get snapped until the end.<\/p><\/div>\n In-between it all, we were kept well-satiated with treats from three wonderful catering companies. First was quite the spread from Ingrid\u2019s in Beverly Hills. I had reviewed her afternoon tea service several years ago for my column, Out To Lunch,\u00a0on BeverlyHillsPeople.com, but hadn\u2019t realized that she caters all types of food! [Note: I hope to review it anew sometime for this site, so look for it down the line.] Here, she provided a Mediterranean spread with adorable mini-pitas and tons of lovely fillings, like hummus, tabouli, and red eggplant \u201ccaviar,\u201d which Candis was impressed with. Ingrid also did bite-sized tuna-in-pastry-shells and chicken salad on endive. It was all very yummy.\u00a0\u00a0 www.ingridscafe.com<\/a><\/p>\n For dessert, (or whenever we wanted, actually,) we had Cupcakes by Creameez, with all different toppings (chocolate with coconut was my fave,) and mini-pastries by Have Your Cake And\u2026. (That\u2019s the end of that sentence–that\u2019s how they write their company\u2019s name, with ellipsis.) Candis, skinny as she is, loved their mini-pecan pies.\u00a0\u00a0 www.creameez.com<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 www.E-haveyourcakeand.com<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n We each ended our stay with a cute bag of goodies. Our friends should only be so lucky to have us invite them over for a party like this!<\/p>\n [Oh, here\u2019s the grammar lesson that I promised at the top of the column: In the case of the sentence \u201c \u2026for everyone that <\/em>loves to be pampered\u2026,\u201d \u201cthat<\/em>\u201d should be \u201cwho<\/em>.\u201d The rule is \u201cthat\u201d is for an object while \u201cwho\u201d is for persons. Now, please make sure you all apply your new knowledge from here on out.]<\/p>\n \u3000<\/p>\n \u3000<\/p>\n \u3000<\/p>\n \u3000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" DIVA SPA PARTY \u00a0 I received an invitation recently that said \u201c \u2026for everyone that loves to be pampered\u2026\u201d [Note: the former teacher in me just couldn\u2019t resist the opportunity for a small grammar lesson at the end of this column.] Well, there\u2019s no one on earth who loves, and needs, to be pampered more<\/p>\n
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\nFirst, I got my hands sugar-scrubbed, followed by a manicure, from Nails by Vivian, which is located in Encino\u2019s Aida Grey Salon. Since this had started out as a wedding-planning event, they had mainly bridal polishes, so I look very classy and demure now. Well, at least my nails do!<\/p>\n<\/a>