I met Tamara ZumMallen years ago when she was starting her extensive
training in Acupuncture. She is one of those people you immediately feel
comforted, centered and relaxed around. She’s blond, angelic, sweet, super
lovely and soulful. It’s also immediately apparent that she’s packing a whole
lot of knowledge in her noggin and a whole lotta' soul in her heart. She just reeks of it.

Recently, I went to see her in a total panic. I had picked up
the filthy, vulgar, DISGUSTING habit of smoking cigarettes, once again. I’ve been an
on-n-off smoker for years, mostly always off and if on, it’s only for a little
jag of a week or two. But this time, I just wasn’t stopping. I mean, I
couldn’t. I was on week nine of my now not so secret habit, which in my mind,
meant things were reaching tragic proportions.

I went to Tamara begging for help. She told me not to worry.
She would take care of the cravings and the withdrawal. There would be no magic
cure, I still had to do the work,
but acupuncture could certainly ease some of the nicotine withdrawal tension that was already starting to feel just going without a ciggy for a few hours. So I did a treatment. And guess what? She was right. It did. I went that day without smoking, no prob. Ok fine, I still dabbled for a few more days… But after two weeks of regular treatments, the symptoms of feeling like total crap without the nicotine started to subside and by week three I was done with the smokes altogether. Finito.

But that was only the most amazing part. Some other crap: I’ve also been
feeling like I can’t breathe lately because of whatever the heck is going on in
the annoyingly clogging Los Angeles air. I have never in my life had allergies and this was pretty
strange for me. I thought it was a cold that just lasted forever but lo and behold it was bad air quality
getting me down. Well, she cleared up my nagging sinuses in one friggen treatment. Gone.
Breathing perfectly again. Wowza. That was pretty damn magical come to think of it. Oh, and if I’m feeling puffy, from say too much salty Trader Joe's low-fat Pita Chips (heaven on earth)  she will do a ‘drain’
or a ‘damp drain’ I think it’s called, and it’s the best diuretic in town. Peeing like a thunderstorm and de-puffed by the end of the day. Yay!

Basically, Tamara works the body as a whole, holistically so to speak, and takes the
entire ‘story’ into account. Lying there with the needles and the warming lamp
on me is the most heavenly 15 minutes (or is it 20? Or 30? I have no idea as I
always fall into the world’s deepest sleep) ever… I have seen four of say, the top ten acupuncturists in Los Angeles and I would absolutely add Tamara to that list. She is that good. 

You can read even more about Tamara here! 

http://www.LAacupuncture.net

Healing Hands Wellness Center
414 N. Larchmont Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
323.461.7876

Dear Jade, 

I love you and need you in my life on a weekly basis.

Your custom airbrush tan made me worship my body in a way I could never imagine. In fact, my bod looked so rad after you sprayed me up and down with your magic wand, I had no idea who I was for a while. I had total body amnesia.

I thought the Versa Tan machine worked some magic, but what you do is like David Blaine and Houdini wrapped into one giant airbrush. The FAKE BAKE airbrush is the most amazing customized tanning system to hit the planet, not to mention 98% organic and 100% all natural.

Here's the deal-e-o:

Need to get in a bikini tomorrow in front of your new boyfriend (the impetus for my desperation)…Jade will have you looking sculpted and perfected, not to mention, like you've been chillin on the Jamaican shores, sun-burn free, for about a good week.

Need to cover some yikcy blemishes, veins, lumps and bumps before slipping into a short dress? Jade will coat your bod with a layer of yummy caramelly brown that covers EVERYTHING like a friggen body stocking. A spanx for the skin, have you..

Five days later and I still have a little of this amazing deliciousness left. I did do a few steams and sauna's this past weekend which I was warned would accelerate the exfoliation of the most perfect looking skin ever. The day you get it, I suggest you go in early. You will want to let it soak in for as long as possible before showering. It's also pretty dark and a bit grainy to start, but that's just the bronzer coating stuff. That washes away as soon as you shower and the deeper pigmentation starts radiating through…YUMMM!!

The only big problem with is I can see this becoming a major addiction. The price is reasonable for the services… $85 per sesh…But fur real, I want this once a week. There is a monthly package, I think it's $250 for the works, whenever you want it. So it's a super tan, or a new car. Hmm….

Jade said she was off to spray up (or is it down?) the Dancing With the Stars peeps after my session which I thought was perfectly airbrush tan hilarious. 

JADE  EKNAIAN

JADE@SUNSTYLE.LA

774. 571. 7631

627 NORTH ROBERSTON BLVD

WE HO, CA 90069

310.289.9200

Ok, this was pretty groomin' amazing. I heard about Carolyn from a friend who is extremely invested in getting readings and soul/energy work done quite regularly. Me not so much. It's not that I don't need boat loads of it. It just takes a lot for me to trust the person and the work. Carolyn was incredible.