Events

Diner en Blanc

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This exclusive event was started by a small group of friends in Paris, but has now grown into a worldwide sensation. Diner en Blanc, which literally means dinner in white in french, is a sophisticated outdoor picnic where everyone wears all white. The big catch is no one knows where the event is going to be held until the day of! When you buy the tickets you select a departure point and you have to get there at the exact scheduled meeting time and thats when the location is revealed. Then your table group travel to the location together as a group using public transportation.

Kick Axe Brooklyn

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For my birthday, I took my friends to throw some axes! I’ve been to Kick Axe Brooklyn twice before and its a lot of fun. I always have such a blast! It’s also a spot for a date. It’s actually a lot easier than you think and I’ve never seen anyone get hurt so don’t worry about that! There is an instructional safety demo for the first fifteen minuets and they explain everything you need to know. Trust me, you won’t get hurt and its so much fun!

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Color Factory NYC

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I had a really rough week at work so my boyfriend and I decided to stay in on Saturday night. On Sunday, I really wanted to do something but wasn’t really sure at first what to do. We finally decided to visit the color factory in nyc . This interactive popup exhibition is an immersive color experience. 

Diner en Blanc

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Diner en Blanc is a mysterious event that started as a french tradition among close friends. A few friends decided to have a sophisticated picnic in Paris. Tables, chairs, plates, and cutlery were all brought to the location by each attending member. To recognize each other, they all wore white. Each year this picnic got larger and larger, but because the group was always known for being curious and clean, they were able to grow their tradition to many other cities all over the world.

New Years Eve

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New Years was a great success this year! I had so much fun! First we (all 12 of us) went to a restaurant on the lower east side called Ducks Eatery. The food was beyond amazing! I got pig ears and chicken wings, and James got mussels and ribs. Those were the best chicken wings I’ve ever had in my life! That’s saying something considering I’ve been to a lot of restaurants in the city, including Red Rooster in Harlem.

I wore an old BCBG dress that I had in my closet, Walter Steiger heels that I got years ago, and a pair of new Hue tights that have a leather-like sheen to them. I used the eye shadow that my mom got me for Hanukkah, Stila’s Magnificent Metals Foil Finish eye shadow in Metallic Gilded Gold. It was pretty hard to get enough on a normal brush, so I might buy the applicator brush that Sephora recommends.

After dinner we all went back to our friend’s house in Williamsburg and watched the ball drop on TV and the fireworks from his balcony. It was such a beautiful setting, and a million times better than watching from Time Square. I had such a great time with all my friends together!

Jazz Age Lawn Party

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On Saturday, I went to the Jazz Age Lawn Party at Governors Island! Its a unique gathering of people where they have an orchestra playing great 1920s jazz and everyone is dressed like its the 20s. You picnic on the lawn, you can bring your own food but there are food vendors there, and enjoy the great atmosphere. Yes you can buy drinks, but you can’t bring any alcohol in. Although, I’ve heard of many people “bootlegging” (not us I swear! *wink*).

I bought my dress from BlueFly, and wore multiple layers of pearls and wore my mom’s antique jewelery. I tried really hard to do a finger wave in my hair and then pin it up somehow, but the finger wave ended up looking like 80s crimping and my hair was falling out everywhere so I just decided to leave it down. I was very disappointed that I couldn’t do my hair, because most women there were dressed on point! I honestly should have just put a scarf or something around my head.

If you plan on going next year my suggestions to you are:

  1. Bring a good blanket. Maybe even a chair. Your picnicking and its basically camping.
  2. Bring lots of food and water. The food is sorta expensive there and yes it gets hot so bring lots of water with you. Especially if you plan on drinking.
  3. Do not wear heals! Its a very grassy and sandy area, you will end up ruining them or falling.
  4. If you wear a skirt or dress, think about how you are going to sit. Sitting cross-legged in a dress is sorta flashing people, and when I was sitting on my feet they kept falling asleep on me and it was pretty uncomfortable after a while. I’m not too sure how to solve this problem yet, so I can’t offer any advice…sorry. I just ended up using my sweater to cover my lady parts, but that’s not very classy.

 

 

 

Sephora VIB Rouge Event

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I just got back from Sephora’s exclusive VIB Rouge event! I went to the store on 99th and Columbus because it’s closest to my apartment on the Upper West Side. I didn’t expect it to be as packed as it was because the event was at 9 – 11 am on a Sunday. However, they did provide you with food and coffee at the event, which was very considerate.

At the VIB Rouge event, because I spent over $35 on full priced items, I got a VIB Rouge sample pack with cosmetic bag and small rouge shopping tote. The samples that came with the bag are an Algenist Complete Eye Renewal Balm, a Benefit Watts Up Highlighter, a Buxom Mascara, an Escada Born in Paradise Perfume, a Dr. Jart+ BB Dis-A-Pore Beauty Balm, a Laura Mercier Foundation Primer, a Living Proof Perfect Hair Day, and a Make Up For Ever High Definition Blush in Coral. Additionally, because I renewed my VIB Rouge subscription for 2015 I received a Formula X Nail Polish in a special Rouge color.

I did try out the Pantone Color IQ system at the store. It’s a really cool expensive device that does absolutely nothing. I wish it worked! It’s such a cool device and I really wanted it to work! However, it registered a much darker color that my face actually is. The poor Sephora artist was going back and forth trying to make me happy to find a foundation recommended by the computer that would work. The scanner recommended Bare Minerals BareSkin Foundation in Bare Cream 05. However, that was way too dark, and so was Bare Ivory 04. Then Bare Linen 03 was too yellow. They didn’t have any of the other lighter colors in store, so I decided not to purchase any foundation, sad.