March 2009

You’ve tried it all: shaving, Nair-ing, even super-pricey laser treatments.

And you’re still faced with a hairy situation every few weeks.

Try calling Leah Nacion, owner of The Waxing Company, which opens tomorrow.

Whether you want a plain old regulation bikini wax or a full Brazilian with a heart-shaped landing strip adorned with Swarovski crystal, Nacion delivers. (The crystals, by the way, are a sort of temporary tattoo that are applied in any shape and last up to three weeks.)

Her new salon is a mini-oasis in McCully Shopping Center, with... Read more »

Lei Chic’s guide to the weekend’s best events.

Wine and Dine
What: Taste hundreds of wines from around the world and nibble on pupus from Vino, Sansei, Ruth's Chris and Hukilau Cafe at Executive Vineyards, a fundraiser for the Shidler College of Business at UH.
When: Tonight, 6 to 9 p.m.
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There’s a big brew-ha-ha tonight.

Haven’t heard?

It’s the weekly House of Brews beer tasting that happens at Bar 35 every Wednesday at 6 p.m. You’ll taste eight beers, and get expert insight from beer guru Andy Baker, who runs www.beer808.com and is co-owner of Hawai‘i Nui brewery.
 

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You still swear you saw John Mayer in the club last year. Too bad you spent a mini-eternity fumbling for your phone in your dark, messy purse and missed the chance to get photographic evidence.

And, yes, you’re still mad about that Chanel lipgloss you thought was safely put back in the side pocket.

Maybe your next It Bag should be as functional as it is fashionable − like one of the lighted purses from Solas Fashion. 

Clutches, shoulder... Read more »

Surfing the North Shore when the waves get overhead is a real rush – so you’ve heard. Getting barreled at Pipeline is, for you, just a pipe dream.

Which is what makes the photos taken by North Shore photographer Clark Little so mesmerizing. His snaps capture fleeting moments inside waves as they’re just cresting, when the sun sparkles through, or as the sand is getting sucked up into the rising water.

Unlike other Hawai‘i-nature photographs of landscapes or ocean-and-beach scenes, Little’s photos let you actually see, and vicariously experience, sights you... Read more »

 Wines for $4, cocktails for $5 – after work drink prices always make you smile. But ponying up $15 for a plate of soggy crab cakes at the bar makes the hour a lot less happy.

Point taken.

Try one of these happy hours where the deals on eats are as good or better than the drink specials.

Morton’s Steakhouse
During Power Hour from 4 to 6 p.m. every day, nearly everything on the bar menu is only $6. The best are the smaller versions of dinner menu faves, like mini crabcakes, mini iceberg wedge salads, mini... Read more »

Lei Chic’s guide to the weekend’s best events.

Rock Solid Deals
What: The monthly shopping party Rock Shop comes back as a First Friday happy hour with all local vendors, an area to swap and trade with others, and Ginger Mango Rumtinis for $6.
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Your diet resolution for counting carbs barely lasted a month − and practically made you a bread case when it comes to baked goods.

So you’ll want to be first in line at the new Fendu Boulangerie, opening today in Manoa Marketplace.

Owned by Niel Koep, the former executive pastry chef at Four Seasons Lana‘i, the bakery will offer a menu of pastries, desserts, sandwiches on fresh-baked... Read more »

How does your garden grow?

Wilted, brown and dying?

Maybe it’s time to turn over a new leaf when it comes to houseplants. The Living Vase from local outdoor-décor designers 1st Look Exteriors will help.

Filled with locally grown foliage, the vases are overflowing with greenery. Leaves and stems burst from the top and fill out the sides of the pot too – through openings made just to allow the plants to grow in full 3-D effect.

The vases are mini versions of 1st Look’s living walls, which are like large-scale murals of live plants, all... Read more »

It’s back to the Monday grind this morning – but after a long weekend of working overtime to finish projects on deadline, it might as well be a Wednesday.

Avoiding the pinkslip party (one soiree you’d rather not be invited to) means you’re working all the time – and toting your laptop everywhere.

But your laptop bag is a case study for the office drab look. Try one of these cool carriers instead:

Super-sleek InCase products are... Read more »