According to a CBS News report I caught this morning, the “latte effect” is a term coined nearly a decade ago that means consumers tend to cut out little luxuries like fancy coffee drinks when their economic shoestrings get pulled too tight. Apparently the latte effect is back in full froth, and the report went […]
Archives for July 2008
Pretty and Pink: The LOreal Paris Vive Pro Nutri Gloss Haircare Line
Some people are drawn to sparkly stuff. Or stuff with flowers. Or with skulls and crossbones. Me? I’m drawn to anything pink. Just one peek in my closet tells the story. So when I came upon the Barbie-pink bottles of the L’Oreal Paris Vive Pro Nutri Gloss line in my local grocery store, I had […]
Report from Cosmoprof North America: Beauty Innovations We Loved
The SpaGirls and I just returned from a road trip to Las Vegas, where we were immersed in the wild, wonderful and sometimes woolly world of beauty. Cosmoprof North America 2008, organized in cooperation with the Professional Beauty Association, was held July 13-15 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Vegas. The beauty trade show […]
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale Stay and Spa Giveaway!
Listen to any travel news clip or pick up a current lifestyle mag and clearly, the winning buzzword of the 2008 summer vacation season is “staycation” — a term that means vacationing at a destination in your own backyard. Not a new concept to Arizonians. We’ve been doing it for decades. In fact, a local […]
July 4th Weekend Only: Buy One, Get One Free Spa Treatments!
Word on the street is that most Valley folks are staying put for July Fourth weekend. With gas and plane ticket prices shooting up as high as our thermometer, who can blame us? But that got us thinking. If we’re gonna hang out in the blazing desert for the long weekend, what will we do […]