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November 15, 2009

I Heart My Studio

The New BlushPretty Studio Office
(sorry for the bad photoshop treatment ...
I didn't know what else to do ...)

I'm loving my new beauty studio.

Isn't it pretty - and girly - and frou frou - and all the things a girls' sanctuary should be???

This picture is a bit old, maybe 2 or 3 days just after we moved in. There is a bit more to it now: some more beauty and fashion books; a few more candy jars (filled with beauty treats of course); my tears and inspiration pics on the cork boards, (plus a few more corkboards on the other wall) ... it's still a work in progress!

Finally - a space to work in. Yay.

To celebrate I'm holding Mini Beauty Blitz sessions on December 30, 2009. It's a 45 minute session where you and I go through your makeup bag: we get rid of the old, create a shopping list, and make room for the new! We finish it off with a quick makeup lesson and you are out the door. Just $20 ... (how could you say no?)

Book your appointment now: stephanie@blushpretty.com!

-bp-

Posted by Stephanie Daga at 07:27:57 PM in Events, Simply Stephanie Sundays, Studio News

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