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Top-Tens, Top-Fives, TopFAVs of the LaLa Ladies will have you sampling only the best of the best of what you might crave, want or need to experience in this vast city of dreams and aspirations.

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Shepard Fairey in conversation with Moby

LiveTalks LA brings intimate conversations with writers, actors, musicians, humorists, artists, chefs, scientists and thought leaders in business to the Los Angeles community. Last night’s special conversation at the New Roads School included two well respected LA figures – Moby interviewing Shepard Fairey.  If you didn’t already know, Shepard is an American contemporary street artist, graphic designer, activist, illustrator and founder of OBEY who emerged from the skateboarding … Continue reading Shepard Fairey in conversation with Moby

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given' it up, highbrow, juicy pop, topFAVs

Operation Smile Gala Honors Selma Blair, Henry Nguyen, and the Rodosky family

Two gilded seats will be waiting in heaven for the founders of Operation Smile, an international medical charity, which provides free surgeries to children in developing countries who are born with cleft lip, cleft palate or other facial deformities. It is one of the oldest and largest volunteer-based organizations dedicated to improving the health and lives of children worldwide through access to surgical care. The … Continue reading Operation Smile Gala Honors Selma Blair, Henry Nguyen, and the Rodosky family

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Divine Dining at Hyde Sunset Kitchen + Cocktails

The intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Crescent Heights on the eastern end of the Strip, is steeped in local history. It was here, more than 60 years ago, that Googie architecture, with its Southern California-esque ethic, took its name in honor of a John Lautner-designed coffee shop. The aesthetic, extant but endangered, is in so many ways the antithesis of the Gothic cathedral, and yet, … Continue reading Divine Dining at Hyde Sunset Kitchen + Cocktails

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breathe, calm, jet away, Malibu, topFAVs

Best Hiking Spots in Los Angeles

If you had told me 8 years ago that moving to Los Angeles included a city surrounded with breathtaking hiking spots, I wouldn’t have believed you. Los Angeles is the perfect city because you can escape into the wild so easily, from Malibu to Griffith Park. I am constantly discovering new hikes in the mountains and canyons around our city that bring peace and contentment … Continue reading Best Hiking Spots in Los Angeles

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Sonos Studio’s Sonic Garden, the secret life of plants

Sonos Studio opens Sonic Garden, the newest exhibition at Sonos Studio LA on La Brea, exploring the sensory world of plants through music. Sonic Artist, Mileece who performed with a live string quartet, showcased how plants can make their own music through bioelectrical signals harnessed from sensors attached to the leaves of the plants and played through Sonos smart speakers. Mileece has exhibited works globally for the … Continue reading Sonos Studio’s Sonic Garden, the secret life of plants

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Emmy Red Carpet Looks You Can Recreate at Home

For the masses who love television, the Emmys are an award show favorite. It’s the chance to see your favorite characters win for outstanding performances, but also rock the red carpet in the latest fashion and beauty trends. We can’t all have a team of professionals working to make us look red carpet ready every day, so we took the best looks from this year’s … Continue reading Emmy Red Carpet Looks You Can Recreate at Home

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flair, Malibu, topFAVs

J.D. Luxe fashion truck gets grounded

Our absolute favorite lifestyle and fashion destination, the J.D. Luxe fashion truck, that we’ve followed around LA just became a bit grounded with a new storefront in Woodland Hills at Westfield’s “The Village” in Topanga. From their humble beginnings of a one of a kind mobile boutique, LaLaScoop has followed them all over town, from Sundays at the Melrose Place Farmer’s Market to Saturdays at … Continue reading J.D. Luxe fashion truck gets grounded

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Allure Magazine’s West Coast Editor shares beauty trends

Fashion for Breakfast had another amazing guest last week, Allure Magazine’s West Coast Contributing Beauty Editor Kelly Atterton. At 9 AM the room was filled with lovely LA fashionistas, beauty experts, social media mavens, writers, stylists, and more at Cecconi’s in West Hollywood. While the outside of Cecconi’s was getting a major revamp for one of the biggest Emmy’s parties that same night, we were … Continue reading Allure Magazine’s West Coast Editor shares beauty trends

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Pamper your face at BeautyBalm on Melrose

Anti-age me! I am always open for a facial that will help reduce fine lines, discoloration, and give me a healthy glow. Pamper my face! Make me look 20. Somehow BeautyBalm Studio, a facial spa, makeup studio, and beauty retail boutique was a place I managed to walk by on Melrose (near Fairfax) countless times without even knowing it existed. Across the street is one … Continue reading Pamper your face at BeautyBalm on Melrose

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Best Bites at the Los Angeles Times The Taste

Three events! That is how many times I ubered back and forth from West Hollywood with the craziest LA characters to Paramount Studios for the Los Angeles Times The Taste. All for the love of FOOD! It is impossible to not be a major foodie living in a city with such diverse cuisine, especially when Los Angeles is always popping up with new food concoctions. Excited … Continue reading Best Bites at the Los Angeles Times The Taste

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