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Athletes from the pros to weekend warriors-know the benefits of an ice pack-placed just so...which is why the whole body deep freeze treatment aka CRYOTHERAPY -a purported  anti-inflammatory and anti-aging technology- is somewhat going mainstream.  Intriguing?   via GIPHY Steve Harvey-does more than just offer consultation for winner announcements gone wrong One practitioner who offers this is Chicago area based  - Dr. Jessie Cheung , Director, Jessie Cheung MD Dermatology & Laser Center -who has a   Whole Body Cryotherapy cryochamber installed in her office. 

HOME DECOR, LIGHTENING, FURNITURE-Luxury Accessories, Foods+GIN Showrooms Show Off... luxurious architectural details...and for high/low styles for home decor-pair with do it yourself -FLOR Carpet Squares.                   

Accessories, Home Decor, Lighting-from runway design to decoration-metals gleaming from gold-morose-gold-to shimmery silvers...brightening up what we wear and were we live.  GRAY MATTERS made in Italy-sculptural mules with ruffled pleats that literally stopped us is the aisles at the recent Man Woman Paris tradeshow.

Launching...denim brand pioneer WRANGLER and retro-vintage flavored ModCloth =collab on a series of  guy jeans worthy of those hup 90's-skater styles-super wide legged...and our pick-a  terrific denim skirt for women. Available now in ModCloth's Austin store, Wrangler stores in Denver and Dallas, and ModCloth.com Prices range from $39.99-$89.99 via GIPHY source viceland.com details-vintage leather logo patch.... Jeans in 3 cuts-wide leg, flare leg and straight leg, a denim skirt, denim jacket and a Wrangler t shirt-focused collection of the basics.

ACTIVE BEAUTY Spring Training Ramps Up Skin Care Help Part One via GIPHY source nymag.com Living life without a team of makeup experts getting you gorgeous for the next event?  Of course!  Fortunately at home-do it yourself effective skincare/treatments -are easier than ever- with some cutting edge prescription-not needed products hitting the market now. TIP: Our most visual proof of who wears must  wear sunscreen....is at triathlon races where the whole set-up for gear/bike is by age/gender...and the distinct differences in skin texture/tone amongst gals who are the same age-is scary stark obvious.  Even the sunscreen addicts though can benefit from skincare tune-ups via easy to handle ablative procedures (like Fraxel)...or what we recently tried, a Micro-Needle/Laser (RF WAVE) treatment-that in theory are both 'lunchtime treatments'-that require not much downtime -but can also be aggressively performed-thereby requiring  a day...

Take that Pantone color of the year (decade)...how to stand out in a sea of black, bold florals, smooth pastels, or nautical stripes-typical summer fare...in white of course! "The Jackie O Anniversary Collection: Celebrating a Decade of Style” Spring Club-St. Johns Lane/NYC A media presentation for a terrific group of dresses... The Jackie O Dress is the embodiment of what Black Halo stands for – impeccable style and fit. The dress personifies the Black Halo woman: a woman with timeless taste and an understated cool, whose wardrobe showcases classic shapes with a modern, architectural twist. To celebrate a decade of style with Jackie, Black Halo has created a limited anniversary collection for Spring 2017. The collection will be in neutral tones of white, ivory and cream, along with tone-on-tone textured and sequined fabrics, serving as a true  retrospective of Jackie’s journey...

Contemporary Italian Southern Cuisine- A Midtown Oasis of Culinary Art-Traditional Hospitality New to us but a neighborhood staple (est. 2001) ...the special midtown Manhattan hideaway,  Il Gattopardo -located in an historic Rockefeller townhouse across the street from MoMa--- is a worthy dining establishment that begs a return visit. ASAP. Yes, that good. "SE VOGLIAMO CHE TUTTO RIMANGA COM'È BISOGNA CHE TUTTO CAMBI." “If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.” - Tancredi Falconeri, Il Gattopardo by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, 1958  (and for cinema fans...the Visonti classic)...printed on the menu-- summarizes this modern trattoria's pasionate'mission' of serving satisfyingly 'simple' dishes of southern Italy-interpreted in the most contemporary sumptuous ways...as the top tiered restaurants do ( or should )...allowing the finest ingredients deftly presented in a seasonal menu-to shine through -flavored ...