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July 18th, 2008
We woke up with a zit today, and while this isn’t an earth-shattering phenomenon, it does beg the question: when exactly do we get to leave puberty? Honestly people, we’re in our thirties and we just don’t think we should be dealing with the curses of youth anymore. We’ve already gone through our awkward stage (mostly)! In our younger years we had some pretty rough (okay freakishly horrible) moments. We had braces for five years (we hated those rubber bands). We constantly fought nature by lovingly embracing the spiral perm, and we wore waaaaay too much eye-liner—we’re talkin’ raccoon-eyes every day. We survived all the tragically embarrassing moments of teen-hood, and yet here we sit with a pimple the size of a pumpkin. We obviously did wrong in a former life… But you can do right, right now! Forward this issue to five worthy friends and cc picks@minneapolispicks.com and you could win a luxe treat from Angel Face Botanicals. (See below for more info!) |
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| 1 | Roam If You Want To For the most part, we've got that modern woman we-want-it-all thing down. Career? We love our job. Clothes? We always dress to impress. Kids? We have a handsome and, ahem, able-bodied hubby. Crib? Okay, we have an exceptionally humble abode (read: raggedy area rug, dingy dining table and dare we say it—a sofa we salvaged sophomore year). How will we ever host dinner parties and play dates in such dilapidated conditions? Enter Roam. We felt right at home (or what home should rightly feel like) with its haute housewares and uber-cool contemporary furniture. We scoped out eco-friendly vases by Artecnica and scooped up a sleek silver tea set by Alessi. The sculptural felt handbags by Josh Jakus and chic Silver Cocoon jewelry are gem finds for the accessories-geared gal. Mixing mod European kitchenware by Eva Solo and architectural American furnishings by Minneapolis-based Blu Dot, Roam runs the global design gamut with the greatness of ease. With such fashionable and functional furnishings, you’ll be sure to impress your guests and yourself! Roam |
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| 2 | The Belle of the Bakery We’ve been known to drool over especially good sample sales, spa treatments, corn dogs, and handbags, but nothing’s more enticing than a sinfully good slab of cake. |
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| 3 | Wherefore Art Thou Cool Gifts? |
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| 1 | Heaven Sent Since the onset of summer we’ve been lounging lakeside from dawn to dusk, leaving our sun-kissed skin craving a little extra TLC. Enter Angel Face Botanicals. This irresistible bath and beauty purveyor masterfully mixes up a variety of indulgent treats, from relaxing herbal washes to shower steamers. Our pick for pampering? The Rock Star Detox, an ultra-luxe detoxifying body scrub that gently exfoliates and draws out toxins and pollutants for wildy smooth skin that begs to be caressed. |
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| 2 | With This Ring |
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| 3 | Our Heart’s Desire |
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| 1 | Auditory Delight Escape the city (kind of) by heading over to Stillwater for the Deep Blues Festival, a noteworthy alternative blues and punk extravaganza. A slew of ultra-talented blues artists will be on hand to delight the ears, and they’ll be screening a variety of music-related films throughout the weekend. What: Deep Blues Festival |
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| 2 | Dog Days of Summer Are your pets the peanut butter to your jelly? If so, get thee to St. Paul for Paws On Grand, a critter-friendly shopping day benefiting the Animal Humane Society. Not only will there be some fabu sales to satisfy your inner shopper, but also a variety of goodies and services geared toward Fido and Fifi. What: Paws On Grand |
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| 3 | A Fashionable Cause Flashback to the eye-popping glitz and glam of the 80’s by scoring tickets now for the 2008 Macy’s Glamorama benefiting the Children’s Cancer Research Fund. Cyndi Lauper, MC Hammer, and DJ Berrie will rock the Orpheum for this radical fashion show featuring the lust-worthy lines of top designers like Marc Jacobs and Donna Karan. |
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