Fez Beauty celebrates three gorgeous years
August 5, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Time flies when you’re in the business of making people beautiful, no? At least that’s what happened to local beauty and skincare shop Fez Beauty, who will be celebrating three fast-moving years of enhancing Portland’s naturally gorgeous inhabitants with a party from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, August 14 [...]
Natural cosmetics sale at Camellia Pure Beauty
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
All natural beauty boutique Camellia Pure Beauty is staying young and fresh, even at the ripe age of three. To celebrate its good looks and even better selection of spa-quality, skin-friendly products, Camellia will host a special birthday sale starting this Friday, July 30 and going all week until Saturday, August [...]
LUSH Cosmetics delicious Grand Re-Opening Party
May 17, 2010 by karenvitt
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Vancouver, B.C.-based natural cosmetics company LUSH has just completed a relocation and remodel of its Northwest 23rd Avenue store in Portland, and they’re inviting y’all to come out and celebrate the LUSH Grand Re-opening Party from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 29.
LUSH, which is known for natural cosmetics so yummy looking you want to [...]
Get glam at Blush Beauty Bar’s Beautypalooza Six
May 10, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
A woman’s makeup bag is a sacred vessel, filled with secrets of untold power and seduction. Over time, however, that bag and its contents can be neglected and overused, lessening its magical powers. We’re all guilty of getting into a rut with our makeup. Excuse us, a comfortable routine with our [...]
Physical Element’s smashing Fall Preview Fashion Show
March 29, 2010 by karenvitt
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Step away from your flouncy floral skirts for just a moment – it’s time to take a peek at Fall 2010. Physical Element, Portland’s best indie source for inventive modern clothing from local and international designers, will present a showstopping Fall Preview Fashion Show at Pinnacle Pavilion, 7 p.m. Thursday, April 22.
Jo Carter, owner and buyer [...]
The Teaches of Peaches: Spring beauty tips for 2010
March 23, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF, Neat TREND
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Peaches ’n cream skin. Cherry red lips. Plum eye shadow. Candy-colored nails. Portland women are biting into all these juicy beauty trends for Spring 2010, and as usual we are not following any rules.
“I love the diversity of Portland women’s style,” said Deborah Haynes, owner of Blush Beauty Bar [...]
Paul + Joe Beaute “Alice in Wonderland” Tea Party
March 4, 2010 by karenvitt
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French fashion label Paul & Joe will launch a new “Alice in Wonderland” beauty collection at Harrods department store in London tomorrow, but guess what! You can find the cute cosmetic collection in Portland today.
Fez Studio Apothecary in the Pearl District, the city’s exclusive retailer of Paul & Joe Beaute, will launch the new Alice [...]
Alice in Portland (er, Wonderland) fantastical spring fashion
March 3, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
We’re mad as a hatter over “Alice in Wonderland” buzz, and we’re not alone.
As Tim Burton’s take on the classic Lewis Carroll fantasy adventure tale tumbles into theaters Friday, it’s evident that fashion designers, jewelry makers and artists on a local and national level have been whipped into a [...]
Neat street style: Military + menswear on N.W. 23rd Ave.
February 28, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STREET
We love meeting a gal with the keen fashion insticts to mix military touches with menswear, then top it all off with cherry red lipstick and stroll down Northwest 23rd Avenue like she invented Saturday afternoon.
Meet Madison High School senior Tiffany Perry, who says fellow students think her style is “weird” because she’s often able [...]
Neat deal! Donate your prom dresses for a beauty makeover
February 8, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
Let us give it to you straight: Prom is expensive. And for every young woman who spends her entire high school career looking forward to prom as the sweetest night of her life, there’s another whose excitment is tempered by sticker stress. But the good news is there’s help to be had – and a [...]
