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Neil George sustainable partnership with Viceroy Hotel Group
Today I would love to talk about one of our wonderful partners,Viceroy hotels, as they open their latest amazing venture outside Aspen, Viceroy Snowmass (all the hotels are interior designed by the genius Kelly Wearstler), right in time for the holiday season. Neil George amenities can be found in several other of their hotels, and we are really thrilled to be there!
We decided to go a different route when it came to the amenities, taking the high road and going sustainable: a concept that is becoming more and more present in daily life, and which we highly value. Instead of offering the typical small plastic (non eco-friendly) take-away amenities in each Viceroy hotel room, we created sustainable bottles that are larger (and lovely-looking, to boot!) that can be refilled, instead of just tossed out like the waste-of-plastic-mini-bottles of yester-year. We’re happy to be doing our small part to marry absolute luxury with the important concept of “green”.
Merry Christmas to all The Fairest’s readers! See you in the New Year!
Celebrity colorist Amanda George is co-owner of Neil George salon in Beverly Hills
Add comment December 18, 2009
Adventures in Spray Tanning
We’re in Palm Beach for a few days, and one of our first stops was at a tanning salon to help us blend in with the natives. Lest you worry that we’re indulging in nasty, cancer-and-wrinkle-causing beds–fear not! Our indulgence was strictly of the spray kind. (The last thing we’re going to do is spend years slathering on anti-wrinkle lotions and potions, only to throw away the fountain of youth on a temporary bronzey glow. That’s what makeup is for!)
Paradise Tan in Wellington, a suburban West Palm Beach horse village, was our stop, where the owner Tsvetelina Ivanova helped us choose the level of color most appropriate for our complexion (which is approaching Caspar-levels of fluorescence). We haven’t spray-tanned in years, so we were expecting a dingy box and had visions of Ross from Friends getting charred with the auto-timer. Not so! Tsevetelina led us into a room, cheerfully commanded us to strip (wait, what…?) and then returned to painstakingly airbrush us as we stood there naked and tried to make small talk. Awkward, to say the least. (more…)
2 comments December 14, 2009
Frederic Fekkai monthly special: So Chic, So Fekkai
With the constant rotation of holiday parties, keeping yourself glitzy and glamorous can be a hugely tiring (and expensive!) endeavor. To the rescue: Fekkai Melrose Place Salon in West Hollywood, who are offering a deluxe new monthly special, beginning Friday December 11th. The “So Chic, So Fekkai” package features a blowout, polish change and makeup application, all for $75 (a $170 value). Bonus: salon-goers will enjoy champagne and hors d’oeuvres while getting party prepped!
To book call 323-655-7800.
Add comment December 8, 2009
Colorist Rita Hazan in Los Angeles at Andy LeCompte salon
Salon alert! NYC celebrity colorist Rita Hazan, who has tended to the tresses of Jessica Simpson, Jessica Biel, Renee Zellweger, Michelle Williams and Jennifer Lopez (among many others), will be spending 24-hours at the Andy LeCompte salon in West Hollywood, on Sunday December 13–one day only! She will be returning every 6 weeks to maintain color, and so we imagine her appointments will book up quickly. To get in yourself, call (212) 586-4343 or (646) 266-2678.
Add comment December 3, 2009
The Indian Gooseberry oil does Cabo San Lucas
So what’s a girl to do? I have two kids and a villa full of people who seem to want me every five minutes…not enough time for doing great hair, yet at the beach club one must look decent while mingling with all the “fabulous” people!
Here was my day with my fave creation: Indian Gooseberry treatment oil.
Had roughly ten minutes to get showered and down to the car this morning, so washed hair, put oil in, blew out bangs and framed my face, then put my hair in a cute side pony and left. Surprisingly, looked good.
Was trying to get to gym before anyone noticed (so my hair would stay decent), but everyone disappeared on me and I had no choice. Had kiddie duty in the pool and promptly got soaked by splashing kids! By the time I 
was rescued, it was too late. I rushed off to the gym, looked in the mirror…and it wasn’t pretty. So, I put oil in my hair, twisted it into a clip and got on the treadmill for 30 minutes.
After I finished working out, I changed back into my bikini, undid my hair, and it looked wavy and beachy–not bad–so I put more oil into the ends and voila!!! Gisele hair!! I re-entered the “zone” of beach beauties (a necessary place for a hairstylist and “expert”!)…what a relief.
So far my oil has rescued me twice and it’s only noon….did I mention that my hair smells divine?? (Okay, I’m obviously biased!)
I am anticipating a great vacation with my secret weapon, and am considering leaving it poolside for everyone to use!
xo, Amanda
Amanda George is co-owner of Neil George Salon in Beverly Hills
1 comment November 25, 2009
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