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Review: Body By Brooklyn Spa

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Body by Brooklyn, is a sprawling all-day spa and oasis in my Brooklyn neighborhood.  It is literally a less than 10-minute walk right down my block.  Talk about convenient!

My very first visit to Body By Brooklyn was at the end of October.  I had taken my husband for a surprise spa day for his birthday, which included a one-hour couples aroma therapy massage,  30 minutes (turned into 1-hour) and champagne in the VIP suite, and access to the wet lounge.  I thought that this would break my pockets, but, it was actually really affordable.

 

 

 

We got undressed, and waited for the masseuse for about 3 minutes.  Our masseuse took us into the room, very similar to the one seen above.  Very clean, spacious and relaxing. Both masseurs were females, were very nice and accommodating, especially my masseuse  (her name slips my mind right now).   Before getting my massage, I was asked what my favorite scents are, I chose peppermint and lemongrass.  My husband said he wasn’t asked anything, his lady just got down to business.

If you don’t know, I breast feed,  which means I may leak some milk out.  I left my bra on loosened at the back so she was able to have access.  My masseuse reassured me that Body by Brooklyn is breast feeding friendly, and told me she’d just put a towel down, and I shouldn’t worry about any leaking. Everything is changed and cleaned anyway.

 

 

The massage went well.  The hour flew, and both my husband and I fell asleep during the treatment.  It was good.  I can’t say it was the best massage I’ve had, but, it was good.

After the massage was over we waited for the VIP suite to be ready for us.  We waited in the lounge area, and had one drink.  I had blackberry margarita, my husband had a mimosa.  The drinks were okay, and a little pricey.  We’re living in the moment…right? Why not.  The drinks were charged to our locker key, so there’s no need to carry cash around.

 

So back to the suite.  The suite has a jacuzzi, shower/steam stall, personal bathroom, large flat screen tv, dimmer… all of the romantic stuff.  The jacuzzi was filled with fake rose petals.  The water was a little  too hot, but, Jeremy (I think that was his name) fixed it.  We ended up receiving a 1-hour stay in the suite, since we were waiting so long (like 30 minutes), and a free bottle of champagne, and extra bath salts.  We stayed in there for the full hour with no interruptions.  After our time was up we showered, got dressed and walked back home.

We did not use the steam room, since I am nursing, I can’t use anything that will release toxins into my system, which the steam room would have done.  Plus, it was very crowded that day; there was a large group of girls there.

Overall, we enjoyed our time there, especially my husband.  Since it’s so close to us, we will definitely visit again.

 

Special thanks to Karma for making this day a great one for my husband and I.

 

 

 

 

 

Information:

Body By Brooklyn
275 Park ave
Brooklyn, NY 11205
718.923.9400
http://www.bodybybrooklyn.com

*Pictures courtesy of Body by Brooklyn

 

Disclosure:  All services were paid for by me, however, I did receive a small discount.  That discount did not influence my opinions in any way.

Event Recap: Kitty Bradshaw’s Favorite Things Meet and Tweet

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Kitty Bradshaw Signature Gift box

*10% of the proceeds from the sale of the Kitty Bradshaw Signature Gift Box are going to Lower Eastside Service Center. 

Tuesday, November 29, 2011, I attended Kitty Bradshaw’s meet and tweet, at the nRelate offices.  This event, like most of her events was to benefit the bloggers in attendance (see other post) in order for us to network and build relationships with other companies and people.  This is what I love about Kitty, she is always doing something to help other people.  She’s not selfish with her success in blogging.  Anyway, enough with the mushy stuff.

There were about 45 bloggers in attendance from all areas of the blogosphere. Some were familiar faces, such as the ladies from OSoChic, Temple of Glam, Her GoodyBag, Shoshi, Mr. Sykes, Lisa M. Barr … sorry if I missed someone.  There were thirteen sponsors, and one charity.  Every sponsor had the opportunity to introduce themselves & their brand.  It was pretty cool learning about each brand and the brains behind it.

 

 

There were a few that stuck out to me.  One being the Angel Street Thrift Shop (they sell high-end items), all purchases and donations benefit the Lower Eastside  Service Center, Inc.,  a non-profit charity for substance abusers and individuals with mental health issues.  Check it out if you’re in the market for a new bag, coat, shoes – even furniture.

 

 

 

Small business owner, Enovia Bedford, owner of Accessory Remix spoke about her road to creating her brand.  I first met her at the Tribeca Retail Club’s Fashions Night Out where she had a booth.  I picked up a pair of her chain shades (see post).

 

 

Another favorite sponsor was Barefoot wine. If you are like me, and like the not so dry wines, you’re probably familiar with their nice tasting riesling and moscato.  At Kitty’s event,  there were bottles of their Brut Cuvee, which retails for $10.99/bottle, and t was good. I probably could have drunk an entire bottle myself.  I like this brand of wine because it’s good and affordable.  Too bad I’ve never seen the Brut Cuvee in my area.

 

 

Squeem Magical Lingerie began in Brazil 40 years ago.  This company interested me, especially being a new mom.  I do not have a crazy gut post baby, but, I am still a little self-conscious about whatever is there.  Squeem is the perfect undergarment to hold everything in its right place, and show-off the figure that was hiding.

 

 

I’m a makeup artist and beauty blogger, and love makeup, so learning about Pencil Me In Cosmetics, eyeliner pencils infused with vitamins and antioxidants, was interesting.

 

 

Love, Love the scent of the CND vanilla hand creams.  I recently polished my nails with the Plum Truffle Collection ($20).

 

 

 

 

Covergirl Queen shade #Q475 – Javalicious

 

Overall, it was a great event.  I loved the laid-back atmosphere, and meeting new people.  At the end of the event, everyone broke out to network (again), and pickup their swag bag full of items pictured above, and more. Other items not pictured includes Hair Clips by Goody Hair Accessories, Modern Courtesan Perfume in ‘Naughty New Yorker’ by Shoshi, Zebra Pens, and trial packets of dietary supplement Emergen-C just in-time for the cold & flu season.
I can’t wait for the blogger’s brunch in 2012!

NARS Blush Swatches: Exhibit A, Taos & Taj Mahal – All Fab for brown skin

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A few weeks ago I posted a beauty deal from Gilt.com that featured NARS Cosmetics.  The deal allowed you to purchase $80 credit for $50 (somehow I ended up getting it for $40).  I ended up purchasing three of the must-have blusher shades for women of color, which are Exhibit A, Taos,  and Taj Mahal.

 

Out of all of these, Taj Mahal is my #1 favorite!

 

NARS Blush can be purchased from NARSCosmetics.com or Sephora.com

Price: $27

I will say that Exhibit A is a little similar to a blush I own from Sleek called ‘Scandalous’.  Taos is also similar to another Sleek blush called ‘Blushing Rose’.  If you can’t afford to spend $27 on one blusher, I suggest getting one of those for a similar (not exact) shade.

 

 

 

nars blush
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There are more NARS products I want to try, such as the Sheer Glow & Sheer Matte Foundations.

 

What are your favorite NARS Products?


What NARS products are you lemming over?

Google to retire Google Friend Connect (GFC) – What that means for this blog?

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Last week Google announced they are closing down 7 products that were not as successful as they had hoped – including the Google Friend Connect.  Google states,

“Google Friend Connect—Friend Connect allows webmasters to add social features to their sites by embedding a few snippets of code. We’re retiring the service for all non-Blogger sites on March 1, 2012. We encourage affected sites to create a Google+ page and place a Google+ badge on their site so they can bring their community of followers to Google+ and use new features like Circles and Hangouts to keep in touch.  (Source)“

Google Friend Connect will be available up until March 2012, giving me approximately four months to encourage you to follow this blog through my  RSS Feed, HelloCotton,  Bloggers, BlogLovin’, Twitter, Facebook or through a new Google + page (I haven’t decided if I will make a Google+ page).

I am upset about this since it took me some time to get to nearly 600 followers on my blog.  Now, I will more than likely lose a lot of you if you are not aware of this change, and do not follow me via another avenue, which sucks entirely.

 

Before March comes Please follow this blog through the following if you already have not to ensure you receive updated posts on reviews, tutorials and giveaways!

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What do you think about this change?