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<\/a>The pedicure area.<\/p><\/div>\n
The front room is the retail area, with all kinds of creams and lotions and make-up, nail polish, jewelry, and headbands. I have a feeling that Jacey hand-picked each and every item herself. There\u2019s one little curtained-off room for lash work (extensions and dying,) that has a giant powder puff as its pillow! Genius.<\/p>\n
Then, if you\u2019re lucky enough to get a mani\/pedi there, you step into the back room, which is like no nail salon you\u2019ve ever seen. Seriously, my friend and I spent the entire duration of the party back there because it was definitely the place to be. You\u2019ve just got to experience it for yourself.<\/p>\n
<\/a>My new BFFs, Diana Ruiz and Tina V'lanomelle.<\/p><\/div>\n
My nail tech was Diana Ruiz, who looks like the mysterious leading lady in a film noir movie. She couldn\u2019t have been kinder or more efficient. Tina V\u2019lanomelle did my friend\u2019s nails, with the patience of Job, and it turns out, that we had met an Oscar suite earlier this year when she was there helping-out with their services. We recognized each other, though my<\/em> job in that category was easier because how can you forget a cute girl with pink hair in the front and bright red lips? I\u2019m telling you, these girls are the perfect advertisement for a business that\u2019s all about beauty.<\/p>\n I hope to review all<\/em> the services down the line, when they get really rolling, but if you have time before I do, I heavily suggest you stop in as soon as you can. And then you can go shopping in the area because several businesses on the same block are mini-celebrity-owned. (Lisa Rinna, Tory Spelling.) But to me, the only celeb that matters is the one that you<\/em> feel like when you\u2019re at Eleanor Jean.<\/p>\n 13812 Ventura Blvd.\u00a0\u00a0 Sherman Oaks\u00a0\u00a0 818-788-1546<\/strong><\/p>\n \u3000<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Boy, how Joseph Martin Salon has progressed with the times. Way<\/em> back in the day, when Michael McCartney (yes, Paul\u2019s bro!,) was a guest on my show, he told me about this place, and for awhile, I had my pre-taping manicures done there.<\/p>\n Now, they\u2019ve expanded to include one of the new, hip blow-dry bars. (This may sound strange, but I feel that I\u2019m at least partly responsible for their arrival in L.A., in general, because I always talked about them on my show, after I discovered the original versions of them in my native Brooklyn, imploring someone to open them on this coast. And here they are!)<\/p>\n I was lucky enough to be assigned to easy-going New Jersey-ite Steven Shames, who blew my hair straight, with a touch of body, in a short time, while keeping me entertained with stories that negated my need to watch Dateline<\/em> that week. At my urging, of course.<\/p>\n Celia had two guys, Brian and Paris, work on her \u2019do because it\u2019s a little more complicated than my long, straight tresses. And, since it\u2019s a blow-dry bar, they did it all with just a blow dryer. Pretty impressive.<\/p>\n Karen Salkin with Steven Shames.<\/p><\/div>\n As Steven was finishing-up with me, a man in a white coat approached me and asked if he could \u201cborrow\u201d my hand. I didn\u2019t know what to think at first, but then he proceeded to give me an excellent hand massage. What a fun perk!<\/p>\n An added bonus was that they have the best hangars I\u2019ve ever encountered in a salon dressing room! They\u2019re the ones that they sell a lot of on shopping shows, that make it almost impossible for your clothing to slip off.<\/p>\n And, as we were exiting, looking great (well, at least in the hair department,) we were handed goodie bags of products to maintain beautiful locks at home. This was exactly my kind of peaceful, stress-free event.<\/p>\n 9410 Dayton Way\u00a0\u00a0 Beverly Hills\u00a0 \u00a0310-86-1880<\/strong><\/p>\n \u3000<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Spaphile.com hosted yet another fun beauty party at the seven-month-old Le Posh Salon in Hollywood. That particular area just keeps getting hipper all the time. And this beauty destination classes it up; the name says it all.<\/p>\n<\/a>All the while, we were treated to champagne with raspberries, pink lemonade, and mint juleps, which were a tribute to Jacey\u2019s southern roots. She also served cupcakes and other treats from Melissa Joan Hart\u2019s near-by SweetHarts shop. I believe Jacey told me that she always has these snacks on hand at Eleanor Jean, which means I just may pay daily visits to the place!<\/p>\nJM BLOW-DRY SPRING EVENT<\/h1>\n
<\/a>So, last week, I was really happy to attend the JM Blow-out Spring Fling, where my friend and I had our tresses shampooed and blown, while noshing on cheese and crackers, hummus, and Sweet E\u2019s mini-cupcakes. They had champagne and all sorts of wines, as well.<\/p>\n<\/a>SPAPHILE TASTING EVENT AT LE POSH SALON<\/h1>\n