Archive for December - January 2008
Making Up
December - January 2008Go glam with two hot holiday looks An angelic complexion is your best accessory this fall as pale, sheer wintery colors radiate throughout the season of lights and magic. Sugar plum fairies have nothing on you, girl. Laura Mercier starts her holiday look with Pink Gold Metallic Creme Eye Colour, White Diamond Eye Colour on…
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Holiday Hair
December - January 2008Chop Salon shares the secret to this holiday hairstyle The last thing you want from a holiday ‘do is hair that overwhelms or distracts. To go with the classic elegance of the season, Kihan, co-owner of Chop Salon at Restaurant Row, suggests a look that’s smooth, chic and simple in front, with exaggerated volume in…
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Gone Fishing
December - January 2008Custom aquatic installations from Ty’s Tropicals While the talking heads on HGTV espouse the value of accent walls and vertical stripes, there is no better way to bring your room to life than, well, life. This is where Tyler Takehara and his team of aquarium architects at Ty’s Tropicals can really take your room to…
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High on LOEWE
December - January 2008Stunning Spanish handbags grace Ala Moana Though perhaps not as well known as Louis Vuitton, its high-profile sibling in the LVMH family, the Spanish luxury house of Loewe shares the same air of tradition, quality and crafts-manship that originally earned it the respect of royalty. The House of Loewe started with German craftsman Enrique Loewe…
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Tajiri Trees
December - January 2008Rock around a beautiful tree from Christmas Hawaii With ornaments adorning and strings of lights aglow, Christmas trees are the proverbial holiday centerpiece for most family rooms. Whether the family gathering around the tree is a festive gang of four or an extended clan of guests at a fine Honolulu hotel, Richard Tajiri of “Richard…
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Wine housed
December - January 2008Store your bottles in a sleek and functional cooler Ask a wine expert about the benefits of a quality wine storage system and his list will go on and on, with a topper that sounds like something a loving mother might say: “You store fruits, vegetables and meats properly – all those go into your…
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Wind It Up
December - January 2008Watch winders blend technology and functionality For anyone who’s invested as much in automatic wrist watches as the average person does on an automobile, watch winders (also known as watch rotators) are a familiar concept. What may not be so familiar are the inner workings of the oftentimes complex device – some as elaborate as…
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It’s That TIME
December - January 2008Harry Winston, Chanel, Patek Phillipe, Christian Dior, as well as a few other names have become world famous for their outstanding contributions to the ultimate wrist accessory – the watch. The luxury timepieces created by such designers embody elegance and perfection, and are crafted with some of the Earth’s most exclusive and timeless minerals, precious…
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Memoirs
December - January 2008Sample the services of private chef Peter Foster It’s still early at the Commercial Fishing Village at Pier 38, but Honolulu’s top private chef Peter Foster is fueled up on caffeine and picking up his catch of the day at Fresh Island Fish. The top-quality onaga and hamachi are bound for a private dinner party…
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Holiday Décor
December - January 2008Deck the halls with tips from Hawaii’s top Designers Christmas is about atmosphere as much as it is a celebration of a season of hope. It’s the time of year when kids come home from college, and friends and family from afar come to lay their hat in your nest. And how would your home…
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