First, this is important:

Have you ever heard of a Peanut-Avocado roll? Last Wednesday, my friend Anna and I ordered one at Wasabi Lobby just because it sounded weird and we couldn't imagine what it'd be like, and what it's like is, yep, weird...and also unbelievable-delicious.

So I got it again on Friday night. You need to try it.

On Friday evening, handbag designer Alexandra Satine (you've seen her Brickel and Rio Limon styles here before) stopped by to show me her favorite picks from her Summer and Fall collections. The best thing about her bags: with most styles, part of the bag can be removed and carried as a separate clutch or small purse, making the piece a two-for-one investment.

On Saturday, it snowed.

So that was fun.

I spent Friday night - all of it - trying to get my gel manicure off. Morgan told me that at the salon they just soak cotton balls in acetone and then wrap them in tin foil for 20 minutes before scraping off whatever's left with an orange stick...so I figured, hey, I can do that myself and save the money, right? As it turned out it was a little problematic, being as once one hand is befoiled it becomes pretty close to impossible to foil the other hand, and then once both hands are finished it becomes pretty close to impossible to do...anything.

Anyway, it eventually came off, and to my surprise my nails weren't completely destroyed underneath. Yay.

(Full DIY gel manicure kit review here.)

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