Category Archives: LIFE + STYLE

Think caviar is just for the wealthy and elite? Well think again!

October 31, 2019

Thanks to Imperia Caviar, luxury is more accessible than you think.

Imperia Caviar delivers quality, sustainably-sourced caviar at the best possible value delivered direct to the consumer. Imperia experts ensure that quality is never sacrificed. All of their caviar is lab-tested to guarantee that the product is free of hormones, unnecessary antibiotics, artificial additives, and artificial preservatives. Imperia caviar is sourced from their 100% eco-friendly, freshwater farms that resemble a natural environment, preserving the taste and quality of the finished product. This means you can feel good about what you’re putting in your body.

Imperia offers two types of caviar. Kaluga Hybrid Reserve stands out beautifully with it’s deep and shimmery dark amber coloring with flecks of jade. It has a distinct buttery and mild floral flavor in each bite. For a richer, more complex taste, opt for the Royal Ossetra. The firm roe provides a bold, nutty flavor that pairs well with a variety of dishes.

 

Caviars can be purchased in tins ranging from 50 grams to 1,680 grams, allowing you to select a size that best suits your preferences. The best part is that their products are shipped overnight to you with Stay-Fresh™ packaging so you can order and enjoy without  ever having to leave the comfort of your home!

As if the incredible taste of caviar wasn’t good enough, there are also numerous health benefits. Imperia Caviar is made up of a vital blend of nutrients including omega-3 fats, choline, vitamin B6 and B12, minerals like iron and magnesium, and a good amount of protein combined with potent antioxidants like vitamin A, vitamin C, and selenium. This means it is a great post-gym snack that tastes good and won’t break the scale. You get to indulge while also nurturing your mind and body. A win-win!

Thanks to the affordable pricing offered by Imperia, what was once considered a rare splurge can now be an everyday delight. You can easily indulge in quality caviar, bringing a touch of luxury to your everyday life. Options for enjoying caviar are endless. The large tins make great additions to parties, while the smaller tins make excellent thoughtful and unique holiday gifts. The caviar can be used to elevate an at-home date night or serve as a nutritious midday snack.

To order Imperia Caviar visit https://imperiacaviar.com/collections/caviar.

Ettitude, (the female-founded company!) opens its first ever pop up store!

October 27, 2019

When I moved last month, I decided to also move on from crappy bedding. I tossed everything. Even my lovely organic cotton sheets, gone. When I heard Ettitude was opening a pop-up in Venice, I knew I had to covet this incredible, next level bedding.  I was never a sleeper or even a bed person. But I became one overnight. The sheets feel cool and soft and like I am sleeping on a cloud. Utter perfection.

My plan and craving for a totally fresh start started here. Also, right down to a new mattress – only that has not worked out so well. I need to return it because it caves in the middle. However – my new bedding is HEAVEN.

The sustainable lifestyle brand Ettitude opened their first physical space in LA Ettitude LA in Venice (1225 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA) and it’s only here until Dec 27 2019, so hurry up and stock up now.

Ettitude is the sustainable lifestyle brand offering luxury bedding, sleepwear made from the world’s first CleanBamboo™ fabric.

Ettitude LA is designed to be a dreamlike oasis to firsthand see, touch, and shop the products IRL and make everyone feel #InYourElement.

Doors open on October 5th and will be open 7 days a week from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. until December 27. Select programming will be featured throughout, including late night shopping on Fridays as the holidays approach. 

Starting Oct 1, Ettitude will officially partner with the non for profit organization, 1% For The Planet, meaning 1% of Ettitude‘s total sales (online and in store) will now be donated straight back to the environment. See below to learn a little more about Ettitude and its CleanBamboo™ fabric.

Ettitude LA Sustainable Pop Up
Location: 1225 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA
Dates: October 5 -December 27, 2019
Hours: Open 7 days a week from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m (extended hours during holiday season)
 
 
About Ettitude and CleanBamboo™ 

Ettitude is the sustainable lifestyle brand offering luxury quality, modern bedding and sleepwear, made from the world’s first CleanBamboo™ fabric. This innovative fabric is feathery soft, thermo-regulating, extremely breathable, antimicrobial, and water-saving, resulting in bed sheets that are better for you and the environment. Ettitude is 100% organic, plant based, vegan and cruelty free. Ettitude’s revolutionary CleanBamboo™ fabric, also known as “vegan silk” due to its smooth texture, is produced with a closed loop system that recycles and reuses water, making it a highly sustainable alternative to cotton and linen and an affordable and easy to care for alternative to silk – but just as soft., consuming 1/10 of the water vs. conventional cotton sheets.

Website: https://www.ettitude.com

Social: @ettitudestore

Welcome Onekind !

October 10, 2019

The new, inclusive and shockingly affordable skincare line fighting the pink tax is THAT GOOD.

ONEKIND

They recently launched online and at all Heyday locations. Loving this brand that set out to rewrite the rules of skincare – particularly when it comes to traditional (read: inflated) pricing. 

BACKSTORY:

Onekind is the brainchild of brother-sister duo Matthew and Madison Ruggieri who – along with their business partner, actor Darren Criss – have been players in the men’s grooming category for close to a decade. Now they have taken all they know about fair pricing and top shelf ingredients to create this clean, accessible new brand which is “Every bit as luxe as le crème, but at a much fairer price.”

Onekind was originally designed to tackle the pink tax (products marketed at women are priced much higher than similar formulations aimed at men) but Onekind is unisex – ingredients are ingredients/skin is skin after all – and Darren uses the products every night in his skincare routine. Onekind is the brainchild of brother-sister duo Madison and Matthew Ruggieri who founded the popular men’s grooming site The Motley as well as their own successful brands, Buckler’s and Port Products.

During this time, they learned a lot of good and bad things about the beauty industry including how unnecessarily marked up products for women can be (for example, they had experts tell them to price their men’s products lower “as men won’t pay enough as women”). This infuriated Madison but  she just looked in her own medicine cabinet and knew she was being ripped off…just for buying skincare marketed towards women. 

Their debut products for nighttime are heavenly – Dream Cream Moisturizer ($38) and Midnight Magic Serum ($42) – 

We are loving them both!!!

Scenes from the opening party at Heydey!

Your Yoga Practice Is Missing This One Thing

October 9, 2019

Want to take your practice to the next level? Then you’re just a wheel away.

The Aadrika wheel from Yoga Design Lab.

This site is my go-to for eco-friendly yoga accessories (like this mat!)

Btw, This mat is amazing because of the texture. It reduces slipping totally. No more towels and mats. This is enough. Its machine washable, absorbent sueded microfiber is made of recycled plastic bottles, bonded to a natural tree rubber base gives you the sweaty grip of a towel and the cushion of a yoga mat.

Back to the wheel that is giving my backbends life… Its cork covered and designed to help open the chest, shoulders, back, and hip flexors.  It’s actually a quite beautiful object. You can tote it to class.  Perfect for beginners to advanced yogis. It offers support for challenging poses and adds creativity to your practice. Think about backbends becoming smoother and more flow – on top of assisting to loosen tight muscles. Naturally enhances your poses by achieving deeper stretches, easily and effortlessly.

 

ABOUT YOGA DESIGN LAB from the founder

The idea for Yoga Design Lab started while on vacation in Bali. I was seated in the back of a packed class at the well-known mecca for yoga, Yoga Barn. Looking around, all I saw was a sea of unoriginal, massed produced, solid colored yoga mats. My thinking was, there must be a way of creating a highly functional product that was also aesthetically beautiful. The inspiration grew and I knew I wanted to design mats that would make more people excited about practicing yoga.

So the journey began. Long story short, I sold my stuff, packed up a couple bags and moved to Bali with the goal of creating a line of yoga accessories that would inspire people around the world.

Blending fashion-forward design elements with innovative functionality and bio-renewable consciousness is key to the Yoga Design Lab approach. From our insulated stainless steel water bottles (reduce your use of plastic water bottles please!), to our hot yoga mats comprised of biodegradable natural tree rubber, to the water based inks used in our printed designs, we can all make a difference with the products we buy.

Giving back is awesome. $1 from every purchase goes to support Urban Youth Yoga Programs in need.

The adventure has just begun.

Chad

yogadesignlab.com

 

KIRKWOOD COLLECTION USHERS IN A NEW ERA OF BOUTIQUE HOSPITALITY WITH HIDEAWAY SANTA BARBARA

October 7, 2019

Kirkwood Collection, a new luxury hotel brand, underwent the grand opening of Hideaway Santa Barbara in June.  Blending “old world” charm with “new world” accoutrements, Hideaway is the newest addition to the family-owned and operated collection of uniquely boutique, design-driven properties. Kirkwood Collection focuses solely on boutique properties in iconic California destinations, currently including Santa Barbara, Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, and San Luis Obispo.

        Introducing a new standard of understated luxury, Hideaway Santa Barbara is meticulously curated with a casual elegance.  Housed in a 1908 California Craftsman and a secluded Carriage House, the intimate nine-room hotel is comprised of deluxe guest rooms and spacious suites, offering views of the Santa Ynez Mountains and the historic Fernald Mansion. The enviable pedestrian-friendly location is just blocks from the beach, harbor, and walking distance to some of Santa Barbara’s best restaurants, the Urban Wine Trail, and the Funk Zone.

“We are delighted to present Hideaway Santa Barbara, our flagship boutique hotel located in one of the most iconic destinations in California,” said Alex Kirkwood, founder & president of Kirkwood Collection. “Hideaway is a highly personal milestone and achievement in the expansion of our collection and we hope the community of boutique travelers will share in our excitement for the hotel.”

The property is designed by Kirkwood Collection’s design director Michelle McClory, who has worked alongside acclaimed designers Jeffrey Alan Marks and Michael Smith.  Delivering a high-end residential, California Coastal aesthetic to a hospitality setting, Hideaway Santa Barbara evokes understated elegance with a modern edge. The governing design principle is use of natural light, which is reflected in the choice of skylights, finishes and artisan materials throughout the property.

A canopy of trees flank the west drive of the hotel, which ushers visitors through a light, bright, and airy entry hall featuring an oversized print of a captivating blue rowboat beached ashore.  To the left, guests enter the sun-drenched solarium and then relax with complimentary champagne in the well-appointed Lounge featuring a welcoming fireplace. The light-filled breakfast room doubles as a co-working space by day, with its triple-height windows and French bistro-style seating.  Beautifully-appointed guest rooms are bright and breezy with contemporary organic furnishings and high-end residential elements that incorporate an overall feel of California coastal whimsy; a nod to the iconic setting where land meets the sea – the American Riviera.

A boutique hotel offering complimentary breakfast, Hideaway Santa Barbara caters to the international traveler and promises its guests a true “home away from home” experience. With thoughtfully incorporated features including Apple TVs and fireplaces, Hideaway guests that book rooms direct will also receive a complimentary glass of champagne upon check-in. Guests can also purchase champagne, wine, or beer at reception to enjoy in the comfort of their rooms. Nightly rates start at $350 and guestroom amenities include French amenity products, luxury linens, and a dual-zone wine cooler minifridge. 

The Kirkwood Collection portfolio is currently comprised of five properties.  Just a mile away from Hideaway on East Beach, Blue Sands Inn features an outdoor pool along with stunning ocean and Stearns Wharf views.  In vibrant Downtown San Luis Obispo, Garden Street Inn is the idyllic vision of historic charm, nestled in central-coast wine country. Plans are in development for an extensive renovation in 2020 to elevate Garden Street Inn to Kirkwood Collection elegance while remaining loyal to its historic roots.  97 Lake Shore offers a glimpse into California’s lakefront living in Rancho Mirage. The Palm Springs Hotel, a joint-venture property, is midcentury modern with new-century passion nodding to the Rat Pack era of Palm Springs. Kirkwood Collection is currently seeking to expand into additional locations such as Napa Valley, Laguna Beach, Santa Monica and Seattle.

To book reservations or learn more about Hideaway Santa Barbara, visit www.hideawaysantabarbara.com or call (805) 965-2333.