Best In New York; Brazilian Manicures

sweater, j.crew; skirt, dvf; shoes, tibi (similar); bag, mulberry

Through my 'Best In New York' series I want to share with my readers all the things that I love, visit, and do in New York City (thoughts?). I wanted to start this for myself as well to get out of my cozy little neighborhood of Chelsea and explore new places, restaurants, and parks that are only a train ride away. Nothing is constant in the concrete jungle that I call home and I want to share my encounters and favorites with you. I'm starting my first post with the best Brazilian Manicure (yes Manicure). One of my close friends is Brazilian herself and finds the best of the Brazilian World in NY. After she talked countless times of how amazing J Sisters left her nails, I knew I had to try it myself. I have to agree this is the best manicure my nails have ever had. The salon is stacked with headshots and thank you notes from all different celebrities and I kept waiting and hoping that one would walk through the door.

The manicure itself takes about an hour after carefully and painlessly removing your entire cuticle, which gives your nails a lighter more clean feeling. The whole process was so relaxing that I could have sat there for another hour. J Sisters is definitely on the top on my list for manicures and Ceia Crema is the manicurist to see. Thanks for having me !!

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A Black Belt

dress, alice + olivia; shoes, dolce vita; belt, dvf; bracelet, j.crew; sunglasses, miumiu

A belt does it all. I actually stole this belt off another dress of mine and pair it with almost everything. Sometimes it's hard to see what accessories you do have because they are attached to other pieces. I strip all of my clothing of it's accessories so I can make use of everything in my closet. Sorry DVF dress that you once belonged to, you may never get this belt back ;).

Another City

top, j.crew; shorts, topshop; wedges and bag, dvf; sunnies, prada; watch, coach

My time in Miami was short but was completely relaxing and necessary. I forgot about time, schedules and stress. It's fun how you can go from one city to another and get a completely different lifestyle. Recognize my top (seen here) and shorts (seen here) seem familiar? They were the best two pieces I packed both super easy and comfortable, and can be worked into anything. I love how shorts are making a come back and they are not the super casual / lazy equivalent that they used to be.

Swan Lake

cardigan, j.crew; top, anthroplogie; skirt, nastygal; shoes, jeffrey campbell litas; clutch, coach

I spent my birthday weekend at home (I can't believe I'm a year older), going out for meals with my family and blowing out the candles on my cake to mark yet another amazing year. It was great to be home and do absolutely nothing. My sister and I ventured to the lake closest to our house to visit the swans. It was such a beautiful and peaceful place (not to mention a wind storm). The wind didn't keep us there long but we got some great photos.