NYFLC Soho - Life Style Venues

Big Drop

174 Spring St, btwn Thompson & W. Broadway

In New York a mani/pedi isn't a treat, it's routine. New Yorkers might be busy but they allocate time for a weekly buff. If time isn't on your side you can be in and out of Ku's with highly polished pretty finger and toe nails in less than an hour ready to carry on where you left off. Of course their menu is extensive so you may get sidetracked.

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Scoop

473 Broadway, btwn Broom & Grand

2129253539 www.scoopnyc.com

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Officially Scoop should not appear on these pages as it is not an independent boutique. However, what are rules for if not for breaking occasionally? In Scoop you will find all the known labels: J Brand, C&C California, Marc Jacobs and Diane Von Furetenburg to name a few. But the beauty here is in the new designers you can feast your eyes (and wallet) on, who haven't yet made it to foreign shores.

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Legacy

109 Thompson St, btwn Prince & Spring

2129664827 www.legacy-nyc.com

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If you are serious about relaxation this is where I suggest you head. The throb of New York will become a distant hum before fading into silence as you drift into a state of Zen and feel your "stress evaporate " by way of ancient rituals rooted in Asian customs. This is pure indulgence. Check out the website and book in advance.

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The Hat Shop

120 Thompson St, btwn Prince & Spring

2122191445 www.thehatshopnyc.com

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"Oh where did you get that hat, where did you get that hat?" The Hat Shop, of course. Cocktail hats, classic chapeaux, headbands, sun hats, whatever your style and fancy the milliners of New York have a creation here exclusively for you. SJP eat your heart out.

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Ina

101 Thompson St, btwn Prince & Spring

2129414757 www.inanyc.com

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Ina is everything you dreamed a consignment store could be. It may not be vintage but that Chanel Suit is for real. Diane Von Furstenburg I hear you ask? Oh yes. And Oscar de la Renta, Christian Louboutain, Chloe, Prada, and so the list goes on....

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Wink

155 Spring St, btwn W. Broadway & Wooster

2123343646 www.winknyc.com

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Get your fashion fix at Wink. Hunter rainboots, pretty clutches, sassy dresses and kitsch costume jewellery. Some one off pieces you won't be seeing on Main Street.

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Giggle

120 Wooster St, btwn Prince & Spring

2123345817 www.giggle.com

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Of course we can't forget the little people. This is where Soho moms shop. Your kid will love you to bits if they walk out of here with some of the cool kit on offer. Perfect for gifts to take home.

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Linda Mason - The Art of Beauty

26 - 28 Grand St, @ 6th Avenue

2126250490 www.lindamason.com

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Leave those generic beauty counter makeup consultations behind you and visit the studio of artist and make-up artist, Linda Mason in Soho.

Having worked with some of the top luminaries in the fashion world over the past few decades, Linda will use her professional artist's eye for style, design, color and fashion and translate it into your makeup application, recreating a look that is ready for runway, via the front page of Vogue.

Her team of personally trained makeup artists are equally as skilled as the NYFLC discovered when Thalita worked her magic on me in a recent consultation. She created the most fresh faced and "ready to party" look a girl could wish for.

Choose a style from one of her books www.lindamason.com/books-videos.html or let Linda and her team advise you.

Linda's offering is diverse, as a visit to her studio will reveal and her makeup line, Linda Mason Elements is available in her studio for you to by, following you consultation.

Aside from the makeup consultations and lessons Linda holds in her studio, she uses her gallery next door to showcase her photographic and artistic talent, portraying an alternative approach to portraiture, with a specific focus on children's portraits.

To find out more about Linda and her team, and to book a makeup consultation, lesson or portrait, log on to www.lindamason.com or call 212-625-0490

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Morrison Hotel Gallery

124 Prince St

212 941 8770 www.morrisonhotelgallery.com

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This gallery is a boutique in that it specialises in elite, rare pieces of photography. Owned by a music photographer, ex record store owner and former record company exec they have taken the stills that captured a fraction of a second from an iconic, bygone era in rock & roll history and have extended the life of that moment by hanging the prints, ready for sale and exhibition in their gallery on Soho's Prince St.

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