October 2008

It’s a guilty pleasure, reading celebrity tabloids and Cosmo. But once you’re caught up on Brangelina and Britney, and clued in on 100 more ways to please your man, don’t toss the trashy mags in the rubbish.

All your magazines – as well as catalogs, glossy junk mail, old paperback books and phone books – can be recycled, even though the city’s curbside program and elementary school bins don’t take them.

Pack the car and take all that paper to Hagadone Printing on Pu‘uhale Road. Unload it all into the bins in the parking lot, the only place on the island that accepts... Read more »

Lei Chic’s guide to the weekend’s best events.

The Halloween Spirit
What: You've heard all the scary stories about drinking absinthe, which makes it the boo-ze of choice for this weekend. Bartender Joey Gottesman of E&O Trading Co. has mixed up the Gargoyle, a minty/licorice tasting brew with absinthe, sour mix and simple syrup. But sip it slow – absinthe has a high alcohol content, and thanks to the herbal wormwood extract in the liquor, the effect can feel like a... Read more »

Lei Chic’s guide to the weekend’s best events.

The Halloween Spirit
What: You've heard all the scary stories about drinking absinthe, which makes it the boo-ze of choice for this weekend. Bartender Joey Gottesman of E&O Trading Co. has mixed up the Gargoyle, a minty/licorice tasting brew with absinthe, sour mix and simple syrup. But sip it slow – absinthe has a high alcohol content, and thanks to the herbal... Read more »

You went to see the late movie, or your pau hana drinks went way long, or you stayed late at the office to finish that project. But it’s 11 p.m. and you want to eat – and not at Zippy’s. You’re Shokudo-ed out. And one more plate of Sorabol kal bi is one too many.

It’s time to try the late night menu at Aria Restaurant and Lounge, newly opened in the former home of The Bistro at Century Center.... Read more »

Charlotte, Miranda, Samantha, and Carrie have martinis and breakfast sex chats. You’ve got Chinatown lunchtime shopping and pau hana happy hours. So when you’ve got better things to do, doesn’t your pooch deserve to dish with pals, too?

Pets in the City thinks so, which is why this classy doggy daycare boutique has services to make your dog feel like he deserves his own Hollywood star.

Canine guests get three to four walks a day; watch doggie DVDs in air-conditioned comfort; cat-nap to classical tunes; party like celebrities on special rubber flooring, leather couches and play pens; and feast... Read more »

This Halloween, you’re dressing up all right. But just as a better styled, tailored and accessorized version of yourself.

And Club Monaco’s got your costume.

This Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m., head to the retailer’s Ala Moana Center store for the monthly “See the World in Black and White” event, and pick out your new look from all the new fall arrivals. Try it on, add accessories, maybe get some expert help from local celebrity wardrobe stylist Blaine Ashley.

Once you’ve matched up the perfect outfit, enter it in the... Read more »

Fine. So maybe you’re type A. Total perfectionist. Just because everything you do has to be perfect doesn’t mean you’re OCD — it just means everything you do is the best.

But you never have to cop to your secret weapon: expert help. Like your new guru Ben Brechtel at Winestock, who walks you step by step through the ancient art of beer making in a personalized, one-on-one... Read more »

Ever since that botched haircut last year, you’ve been a beauty school dropout. No more cut-rate salon and spa services for you.

Your attendance at the pricey place hasn’t been so good either – your budget can’t take more than $100 for every treatment. But your skin could use a refresher course.

So face facts – maybe you should go back to school. At Makana Esthetics and Wellness Academy, you can book facial and waxing services for about half of what most day spas charge. And the three treatment rooms are so well-appointed with soothing colors,... Read more »

Lei Chic’s guide to the weekend’s best events.

Costume Drama
What: Hawai‘i Fashion Incubator debuts the Art of Fashion showcase, with multimedia artwork inspired by the UH Costume Collection exhibit. Heavy pupus, wine and vodka bar. Proceeds benefit the UH costume collection.Read more »

You’ve kept it bottled up for too long now: schlepping through giant warehouse aisles of crates trying to decide on a bottle of wine isn’t really any better than the 30-minute drive to a wine shop in town.

No more whining, Hawai‘i Kai. The newly-opened D’Vine Wines at Koko Marina Center is a well-edited bottle boutique stocking wines not found before on the east end of the island.

Many of... Read more »