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- O, bloggy blog, how I have neglected you/ Alima Sugar Rose Blush
Something happened- my brain froze over along with the winter. But as the logs attest, I have been a poor blogger. But spring is here, and hope also springs anew. Surely I can think of things to talk about that you might be interested in?
How about my new favorite color of Alima blush? It [...]
- How to look beautiful under CFLs (via EcoStiletto)
Heck, even Oprah says we should use them. But despite our greenest intentions, sometimes the light cast by CFLs is glaringly, unbearably unattractive. Not to mention how it makes your skin look…
I remember when I put compact florescent light bulbs (CFL) in my living fixture. Yuck! The light looked so strange and horrible that even [...]
- Early Closing on 8/20
Hello. We’ll be closing at 4:45 on Thursday, August 20th. We’re participating in Girls Night Out at Grand Central Bowling on SE 8th and Morrison. We’ll be there from 5-7:30, so come bowl for free, taste some wine and chocolate and be girly. (Sorry for any inconvenience).
- mortification
wow. this is totally embarassing, but I switched web hosts awhile back, and thought my blog had gotten eaten by cyberspace. Re-doing the whole blog was more than I could face. But wait! I guess it didn’t disappear- but then I couldn’t login, nor would the “reset password” thingy work. Anyhoo… things seem to be [...]
- Sweetness! Sweet Jayne: designer threads, $18 and under.
OK, so it isn’t organic and it isn’t strictly beauty, but anything that will help me with my fashion fix through the big “R” is welcome in my book. Sweet Jayne opened last month in Portland at 1916 NE Broadway (in the basement under Sofa, Table, Chair). SJ is open weekends only, Saturdays 11-6 and [...]
- Shop closed 4/7 & 4/12
If you live in Portland or are planning a visit, you might like to know that the boutique will be closed:
Tuesday, April 7. II will be visiting my parents in the midwest over the weekend (the shop will be in capable hands and otherwise open regular hours). I’m going home to celebrate my mom’s [...]
- Eco Stiletto’s big list of “Things that suck”
Trying to “green” up your consumer life? Check out this comprehensive list of things “that suck” from Eco Stiletto. It can help you watch out for unhealthy stuff in things you buy, use and put on your skin. I wish I had written it myself, but now I don’t have to.
- What’s wrong with national chain stores 101.
I am mortified that it has been so long since I have posted. I will blame my vacation, my annual winter funk, and the fact that I’ve been negotiating a new lease two blocks down the street from my current boutique. (Smaller space, more foot traffic). I vow to do better.
So this morning I stopped [...]
- Weather/Boutique Hours Update
Hello, survivors of “Arctic Blast 2008.” The Portland boutique is open today, 12/23, until 4pm. If there is another 4-6 inches of snow with freezing rain tomorrow (Christmas Eve) we will likely be closed. If we are open, we will also close at 4pm on 12/24.
- Open Monday December 22
Assuming the weather cooperates, we will be open December 22 for last minute gift shopping, 10:30-5:30.