You can blow a few Benjies a month on semi-permanent eyelash extensions in Beverly Hills (I’ve done it, and, sure, it’s worth it). But I’ve found for a third the price and half the time — $90 and an hour — , you can get just as natural-looking, semi-permanent eyelash extensions in Koreatown. Sun Lee has done eyelash extensions for six years, and her semi-permanent eyelash extensions last up to three months (her tips: don’t sleep on your face and wash off any eye makeup very gently).

Now that I never wear mascara, I wake up roll-outta-bed beautiful.

Mostly thanks to my PJs being a distracting Marlies Dekkers thong…

Wanting.

LuxuryLink.com has choice LA deals, and I’m lusting for a few nights at the Montage Beverly Hills. Since I’m a hop away, the Montage isn’t so much about a change of scene but its scene of Trump change: two nights in its Spanglish, plastic perfection feels like two years ago, in the Gilded Age of easy cheese…

Using.

Jetting to a hotel in your home town is somewhere between a staycay and a vacay. I’ll pat myself on the back for saving airfare, then blow $925 at the London West Hollywood.  That equals three suite nights, plus Gordon goodies: an assortment of signature sweets and triple-course lunch at Gordon Ramsay. The LuxuryLink.com deal’s good for two, so ping me already…

Hating.

I get that you’re practically on the Pacific Ocean, but what’s sexy about heading out to a ‘hood of homely housewives… ]]> http://www.kristopherdukes.com/2009/06/17/los-angeles-luxurylinkcom-deals-k-is/feed 0 http://www.kristopherdukes.com/2009/02/26/best-dry-cleaners-in-la-k-is http://www.kristopherdukes.com/2009/02/26/best-dry-cleaners-in-la-k-is#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:54:11 +0000 Kristopher http://www.kristopherdukes.com/?p=1993

Wanting…

Drycleaning kills your clothes — it drowns your dresses in chemicals, and can shrink your clothing’s lining, fugging up your fit.

Get green — and lazy — about it: eco-friendly Door-to-Door Cleaners will pick up your dirty duds…

Using…

Don’t listen to Yelping about Effrey’s Custom Cleaners — so what if Effrey’s won’t smile as they charge you $45 a dress?

Effrey’s is worth every hundred-dollar bill — people ship clothes cross country to Effrey’s, they’re so good. Dry cleaning should be a last resort, any way — only bother if your dresses are Monica-Lewinsky dirty…

Hating…

Ritz Dry Cleaners isn’t terrible — it’s typical. You pay $20 a piece, and get to return the next day when you realize they left a shadow of a spot on your dress… ]]> http://www.kristopherdukes.com/2009/02/26/best-dry-cleaners-in-la-k-is/feed 1