Hair Bargains Across The US
December 29th, 2006 @ 3:33 pm by Mrs. Bee
Update: Here’s a national list of salons that offer training night discounts.
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Since we did a reader buzz on haircare products yesterday, I thought I’d share this list I came across of top Manhattan salons that offer discounted hair cuts and color on training nights. The participating stylists are usually experienced professionals, but are new to the salon so they have to go through training with senior staff.
These are not your ordinary salons - each one is considered among the city’s best like Bumble & Bumble, Frederic Fekkai, Oscar Blandi and more. With cuts as low as $12 and color as low as $20, these are really amazing deals! All bridal babes could afford to save a buck or two… hundred on their hair. 
(via The Insider)
Menswear Color Help
December 29th, 2006 @ 3:12 pm by Mrs. Kiwi
Okay ladies, I need your help. Mr. Kiwi and I are having an autumn themed wedding, complete with acorns and leaves and pumpkins. The problem? I have NO idea what the men should wear. Although I’ve posted this before, our colors are:
Mr. Kiwi will be buying a suit since he needs one, but we’re not sure of the color. I thought he could get a dark brown suit, but he thinks a tan (more like dark khaki) color would be nice. Keep in mind he’s a big guy, six foot two and three hundred+ pounds. At first we thought a tan suit with a rust colored shirt, and maybe a tan or gold tie. Is that waaaay too much color? Should he just get the tan suit with an ivory shirt and rusty colored tie?
Happy Wii Holidays!
December 29th, 2006 @ 2:41 pm by Mrs. Lemon
I must admit that although my holidays have been quite busy, my main occupation away from the computer these days has been my brand new Christmas toy: MY WII!!!
Yes, Mr. Lemon has completely indulged my video game fantasies and I’ve been busy boxing, playing tennis and helping Link banish the shadow demons. In fact, there’s video evidence (thanks to another present we received) of how ridiculous I look playing the games, but man is it fun!
I’m letting my arms rest a bit today since I definetely have suffered some Wii-fatigue, but perhaps this will be the easy “get my arms in shape” workout I needed! Heck, they’re even coming out with a Cooking Mama game in March.
Newly-Engaged LA Brides Not Sure Where To Start The Vendor Search?
December 29th, 2006 @ 2:15 pm by Mrs. Lime
For all the SoCal brides out there, check out labridezilla.com. A former LA knottie started it as a place for vendor reviews from real brides to be gathered in one spot. The interface isn’t the prettiest as it’s message-board style, but overall it is pretty easy to use. I personally have used it to gather potential vendors as well as narrow down my very long lists that I start out with for each vendor category.
For any brides out there who are already married, I encourage you to add your reviews on vendors you may have used to make it even more helpful to other future brides. Especially if you already have them in a knot bio on your blog, or written up elsewhere. Copy/paste is easy and fun!
Some tips for posting reviews:
1. Read the ’sticky’ announcement that is the first post before posting anything.
Last Bargains Of The Year
December 29th, 2006 @ 1:47 pm by Sales
- Get 25% off all purchases at Buy Beauty with code “BLOWOUT” through December 31st. (via shefinds)
- Get 20% off purchases at Linens n’ THings with coupon code 12411445535. (via bargainist)
- Get 25% off any Dasha Boutique jewelry purchase with code “weddingbee” through December 31st.
Happy Saving!
Reader Buzz: Kissing
December 29th, 2006 @ 1:00 pm by Reader Buzz
Every month Real Simple Magazine asks its readers a question, then publishes the best answers and selects one winner. This month’s questions was:
If you had an extra 15 minutes in your day, how would you use it?
This was the winning entry:
Recently my husband and I started couples counseling. We weren’t in crisis, and we weren’t angry - we were just sort of… distant. Our therapist told us to kiss more. It sounded silly, but it turned out to be the most amazing thing! Suddenly we were looking for reasons to kiss, and it reminded us how much we love each other and want to be together. If I had an extra 15 minutes, I’d pucker up.
I told Mr. Bee about this, and he immediately said, “Reader Buzz?” 
But it really did get me thinking because I don’t think we kiss enough! And I don’t mean those goodbye and hello pecks - I mean real kisses! It should be one of our New Year’s resolutions.
Do you and your significant other kiss often? (The real kisses I mean :D.)
Done and Done!
December 29th, 2006 @ 12:01 pm by Mrs. Strawberry
I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. We FINALLY have our honeymoon booked! Yay! Europe, here we come! We’re spending two weeks in France, Italy and England. We have our airline tickets to get us there–now all we have to figure out is where to go and stay in each country. While I have been to both France and England and lived in Italy, I can’t wait to experience it with Mr.Strawberry. Does anyone have any suggestion of must sees/places to stay/places to eat?
Cakewalk
December 29th, 2006 @ 11:03 am by Mrs. Daisy
Open Question: Placecards
December 29th, 2006 @ 10:30 am by Open Question
What are you ladies doing for placecards? My wedding is around Valentine’s Day and I am considering using valentines. The name of the person/couple/family would go on the outside of the envelope, and the table name/number would be written on the back of the valentine. Thoughts? Where to buy such valentines? Fiance would probably select Batman valentines from a drugstore. Any ideas for less juvenile valentines, or would it be fun for guests to receive the basic drugstore boxed valentines?
Thanks!
Iris
I saw these Unazukin dolls featured on Outblush yesterday and thought they were too adorable to pass up. These battery operated toys are activated by the sound of your voice. When you ask a question, they answer with one head nod for a yes, two nods for a definite yes, one head shake for a no, or two shakes for a definite no. It’s a new spin on the magic 8 ball and would make a super fun favor.
I did a little research and found out that Unazukin dolls are the latest rage out of Japan, spreading fast here in the States. They’re available in many different varieties, but are randomly packed at Firebox so you don’t know which one you’re going to get. $8.95/each.
