Infamous Drag Queen Cabaret Restaurant, Lucky Chengs has relocated from the East Village to Times Square! Last night, we celebrated the soft grand opening with drinks, drag performances and custom made Rated R balloon hats! Whether you’re planning a birthday party, bachelorette event or an intimate dinner with a live cabaret performance by some of the most dazzling Drag Queens, Lucky Chengs is a one-of-a-kind experience and place to go for a drink or dinner.
{Who can resist a photo op with some of Lucky Chengs finest drag queens!}
{A round of applause to Lucky Chengs amazing owner, Hayne!}
This is what you’re in for if you go!! A live cabaret performance… (If you have issues loading the video, view it here: http://viddy.it/R1JxHW)
Last week, PC joined NYC hot spot, TOY for the opening of its Oyster Bar, an intimate extension to the popular restaurant off the lobby of the Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC Hotel. Perfect for the “after work” crowd and get this oyster lovers, they have a special for $1 Oysters from 4pm-7pm!
The red carpet was buzzing last night for Target’sFalling For You event hosted at Termina 5 in NYC. Falling For You is a short film featuring Kristen Bell, Nia Long and Zachary Abel showing off the fall fashion available at Target. Our three stars, Kristen Bell, Nia Long and Zachary Abel were all in attendance as well as Rose Bryne, Anna Kendrick, Condola Rashad and Anna Sophia Robb.
Ready to sweat? I am after spending an afternoon working out with Under Armour and learning about their “What’s Beautiful” campaign. As a member of the GLAM Network, a handful of my fellow Glam bloggers and I were invited to a private luncheon and boot camp class hosted by Under Armour at Exhale Spa in the Gansevort Hotel.
When we arrived at Exhale, Under Armour gifted us their Shatter Tote complete with a workout outfit, sneakers and water bottle.
Suited up (pictured left with my loves, Danielle from The Style and Beauty Doctor and Makeda of Glamazon Diaries), we headed into the studio to gear up for our class and learn more about the brand.
Under Armour presented their “What’s Beautiful” campaign and motto: No Matter What. Sweat. Every Day.What’s Beautiful is a social networking site developed by the brand to encourage women to
From the moment I stepped back into NYC last week the #1 question I’ve been asked is What we’re you doing in Poland?? Well besides instagraming and tweeting up a storm… (Thanks for noticing); HBA Global invited a handful of bloggers and buyers – I’m talking Felicia from This That Beauty, Danielle from The Style and Beauty Doctor, Heather from Beauty Unbiased, Alice of Miss Alice An, Rachel from Birchbox and me! — to attend the inaugural Polska Cosmetics conference and Beauty Forum Expo to learn more about the beauty industry in Poland.
{Team Poland: Danielle, Rachel, me and Felicia at dinner!}
I’ll be honest, prior to landing in Warsaw my knowledge of their industry was limited to – isn’t that where Inglot is from? Yes, it is! However after spending almost a week in that beautiful city, I learned so much!
For starters… how are these for some fun facts?
Helena Rubenstein was the first manufacturer to offer a sun-protecting cream and who popularized mascara and color face powders, was born and set up her first cosmetics company in Cracow, Poland.
Max Factor, also born in Poland… His real name, Maksymilian Fakorowicz.
The very 1st alcohol based perfume in history, “The Queen of Hungary’s Water” was created in the 14th Century thanks to it’s Polish namesake, Elizabeth, Queen of Hungary.
During the economic transformation post 1989, foreign companies such as Avon, Proctor & Gamble, and Colgate Palmolive invested in new factories in Poland.
Poland and Lithuania are the only countries in Europe where cosmetology is taught at a university level.
Poland is the 6th largest cosmetics producer in Europe.
Considering Poland is located in the center of Europe and is a member of the European Union coupled with their world-class research and development facilities, low employment costs, and high experience and flexibility within the industry opens them up to a world of possibilities (literally). And that hasn’t gone unnoticed.
In a 3 year effort to expose and grow the cosmetic and beauty industry, the European Union and Polish Ministry of Economy have co-financed The Promotion Programme; which will support the
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For anyone that works in social/digital stratosphere, being featured on Mashable is pretty much the ultimate so I’m so excited that my partnership with Smart car landed me such an incredibly spread in the largest (or at least most relevant) social website!
As most of you know I was one of five bloggers chosen by Smart to create a wrap for their car and then you the public get to vote your favorite for your chance to win a MacBook Pro wrapped in the design in your choice.
Voting is quick and easy! Just visit Here’s how to vote: Visit: https://www.facebook.com/smartusa. ”Like” their Facebook page (click the “Wrap Stars” tab if you’re not automatically directed to the page). And then click “vote for me” under Pretty Connected/Lara Eurdolian (that’s me!).
You can vote every 24 hours — the more times you vote the more chances to win a MacBook Pro! The winner will be selected at random and then be given a choice of which design they’d like.
{My car!}
I was inspirited by kaleidoscopes and how they offer fresh perspective – the reflected light creates really beautiful shapes and patterns. And I love a good vintage inspired palette which is very versatile and unisex. So gentleman… (I didn’t forget about you.). Vote!
Still going strong 5 fashion shows and 2 lounges later…
One of my favorite parts of fashion week (aside from the beautiful clothing and fierce hair/make-up looks) is the reunion I get with my fellow fashion and beauty bloggers as well as the ones I finally get to meet that prior to I’ve only known virtually. And what always gets me is the amount of “you’ve everywhere, how do you do so much” remarks I get; with the most hilarious direct quote being “I get exhausted just looking at your twitter feed.” It’s true, I’m no stranger to covering an insane amount of events in a week or even a day.
So how do I do it and not crash? For starters, I try to…
Stay hydrated – I drink at least 8 cups of water a day, if I’m starting to feel rundown I’m adding vitamin-c packets to my drinks or downing orange juice. If my throat starts to dry out from speaking too much I stock up on honey packets.
Eat well! Going healthy goes a long way (opt for veggies, fruits, grains and protein) and spacing meals and snacks out throughout the day. I also try to eat within an hour of waking up to get my metabolism going (even if it’s only a banana).
When I feel myself crashing I reach for natural almonds (I know they taste like cardboard but a handful goes a long way on your stamina) and fruit smoothies (not frozen yogurt based – those are not good for you).
Get some fresh air! If I’m having trouble focusing I try to take a 5-10 minute break at and go for a walk
It’s hard to believe I started this week in Colorado and now have been so embedded in New York Fashion Week, I’ve hardly had a second to post about the amazingness that has been this week. On Wednesday morning I flew in on a red-eye (what a terrible) and bolted to the W Hotel in Times Square, for the unveiling of their big announcement withCFDA.
Nestled in a deconstructed EWOW Suite, Carlos Becil, VP North American Brand Management, W Hotels, and Steven Kolb, CEO, CFDA, announced a new, fashion forward partnership between W Hotels and CFDA {FASHION INCUBATOR}. As some of you may know the incubator program provides support and major resources and contracts to promising fashion talent to help them grow and sustain their business.
Steven Kolb, CEO, CFDA
W will bring {FASHION INCUBATOR} designers out of New York City and into markets that are important to growing their businesses. The partnership will travel {FASHION INCUBATOR} designers to W Hotels around the country for fashion showcases and special events, providing exposure to new retailers, media and consumers to drive sales. Additionally, {FASHION INCUBATOR} designers will benefit from W’s deep-reaching digital and brand marketing channels.
FIT reunion! Hanging out with Daniel Vosovic
And it gets better! Double surprise for me when I walk in and Daniel Vosovic is there and one of the very talented designers partaking in the {FASHION INCUBATOR} program.
Fun fabulously dorky LARA/DAN fact: Before Daniel was on Project Runway, wrote his book and produced his namesake collection, we we’re RA’s together at Fashion Institute of Technology.
My congratulations go out to all of the other designers/labels in the program as well: Ari Dein, Burkman Bros, Emanuala Duca, Isaora, NUMBER: Lab, Reece Hudson, Timo Weiland and Whit. Rock it!
I’ll be at Burning Man this week covering all the amazing art and costumes at the epically large 50,000 person event! Even with being in the dessert, sans internet, phone, outlets and technology as a whole there will still be posts going live daily, so check back below this post for new daily updates.
Also as some of you have read, I was one of the 5 bloggers selected from across the country to compete in Smart Car’s Wrap Star challenge! Please vote Pretty Connected for your chance to win a MacBook Pro wrapped in the winning design!
Enter at Facebook.com/SmartUSA — just like the page and hit the vote button next to my name/picture! (you can vote every 24 hours through September 13th!).
