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MAN PAGE CUE FASHION MAKEOVERS Presenting our lovely makeover winners

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BEAUTY

Scents, jewelry and intuition

FROM THE EDITOR On makeovers

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SHOP DOGS Hyme Tyme’s Mojo

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air doesn’t stay where it’s heated up,” stylist Glenn Michael recently said at his eponymous salon, where he was demonstrating proper blowdrying techniques to a rapt crowd of Fashion Group International members. “It stays where it gets cooled off. Hot to dry; cold to hold.”

His words sparked a memory: The previous weekend, I’d stood before a 2,300-degree furnace spinning a lump of molten glass on a steel rod. The instructor of the glassmaking class explained that heat causes molecules to get excited and move about quickly and freely, so the glass can take pretty much any shape its given.

The window for shaping the gooey, caramel-like molten glass is narrow, though, as I learned when I was tugging it into a flower shape using wet metal tongs.

With glass, as with hair, it doesn’t stay where it’s heated up — it stays where it gets cooled off.

Heat and pressure are often invoked as metaphors for the catalysts of personal growth.

(Case in point: Gambit’s classified department has a poster that reads, “A diamond is a piece of coal that got the job done.”)

But what we do after things get heated up is just as important, if not more so, as what we do in the moment of change. How

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many makeover shows have you seen where the winners goes back to their original, schleppy looks, and you can’t tell they ever got a makeover at all?

Here’s hoping our makeover winners (see page 25) continue to revel in their new looks — and that all of us can pass through the upcoming days of heat, emerging renewed.

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t Exagere (227 Dauphine St., 523-5873; www.exagere.com), owner and furniture designer Perfecto Bobadilla describes everything in extremes: Exagere boasts the most “amazing collection of art in New Orleans,” and hosted the “biggest grand opening of any gallery in New Orleans,” he says. But he piles on the most superlatives when explaining the collection of couture furniture he personally designs.

“We’re extravagant, we’re over the top,” he says with a laugh. “[As a furniture designer] I love to play with colors. I love color, I love that sense where I want to seduce you mentally.

Everybody wants to be part of Exagere. … there’s nothing in the world like it.”

With its lipstick-red walls, custom cheetah-print carpet and a veritable army of towering Egyptian-style statues, Exagere’s interior verifies Bobadilla’s claims. The walls are packed with a collection of intense paintings, many done in the turbulent reds, golds and blacks that comprise the company’s signature palette. Couture furniture, mostly designed by Bobadilla, lines the floor: A chair in white Ultrasuede lined with fuchsia ostrich feathers faces a shellpink couch with diamond and rhinestone accents.

Such opulent artifacts represent just a small sampling of Bobadilla’s aesthetic.

“Exclusivity is what couture is about,” he says. “It’s like jewelry for a home. It’s accessorizing in a beautiful, beautiful way. No one else in the world is going to have that piece or copy your piece.”

Bobadilla has been a designer for 25 years. He was always drawn to “sexy, exotic” styles, and incorporated those predilections into his own work. Today, the furniture he designs for Exagere is “French, with a flair of Egyptian,” though this limited description doesn’t quite sum up the drama of his line. A chair currently on display has French-inspired red lacquered legs, but is topped with rich mink and chinchilla fur. Bobadilla sees couture furniture as a part of fashion, where each piece should reflect the designer’s vivid imagination.

With the rise of moviemaking in Louisiana and the increasing presence of celebrities in the city, Bobadilla aspires to make New Orleans a high-end shopping destination on par with Paris or Milan. Through a career in television production and travels to Capri and the South of France, he found that the jet-setters who buy couture pieces prefer to shop in an aesthetically stimulating boutique-like atmosphere rather than a big-box-style store.

After three years of planning, he brought this concept back to his native New Orleans, hoping to target celebrities and professional athletes.

“We’re putting together something magnificent that can identify New Orleans,” he says. “I wanted to bring something back to my home. [There is] a market here that deserves what we’re offering — a lifestyle.”

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WORK BY MORE THAN 40 ARTISTS FILLS THE STORE.

CAT CUFF FROM THE FELINE FETISH COLLECTION BY PANTHER, $1,200.

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despite the presence of Bobadilla’s high-end designs, plus additional pieces from versace couture and columbo stile, Bobadilla says everyone can find something in their price range at Exagere. he prides himself on his work with local artists, pointing out one six-foot painting by local artist marcus martinez that was painted entirely with discarded house paints, priced at $2,500. other items include one-ofa-kind couture jewelry designed by artist Panther, who often works and paints in-house. most of her offerings are a marvel of ornate metalwork and colored crystal, with prices starting at $1,200. Bobadilla also goes out of his way to promote the work of the artists on display in his gallery, hosting events to drive sales and allow the community to enjoy Exagere’s lavish ambience.

But ultimately, Exagere is all about the fabulous life and its accoutrements. with associate “screamin’ rachael” cain, Bobadilla plans to expand Exagere upward, creating a four-story nightclub above the gallery. the private club will feature a rooftop bar, entertainment and a dance floor embedded with diamonds. the style will reflect Bobadilla’s vision of the “bodega-style” nightclubs that are in vogue in new York, he says. as construction on the club continues, many who pass Exagere can agree that with or without the after-hours offerings, Bobadilla has already created something unique. “the great thing is when i’m there at night, and i lock the doors, there’s 20 or 30 people every night looking through the window,” he says.“the response is really amazing.”

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Vented Panama hat by Scala, $100 at Meyer the Hatter (120 St. Charles Ave., 525-1048; www.meyerthehatter.com).

Blue and brown raffia hat with center dent by Scala, $57.95 at Meyer the Hatter.

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Air Odell sandals with Nike Air technology by Cole Haan, $98 at Rubensteins.

Gray and red flip flops with drain holes and a hidden bottle opener by Reef, $65 at Massey’s Professional Outfitters.

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“When I’m buying things for myself, I wait for a little moment or a click that goes off in my head, and I try to do the same when shopping for clients,” says Graci, who teaches interior design at LSU and whose design business is aptly named Graci Interiors.

Graci’s love of design is partly innate. He vividly remembers the impression made by the glamorous rooms depicted in the architecture and interior design magazines he first encountered in the late 1970s and ’80s, the way his mother’s house was decorated when he was a child, his grandmother’s furnishings, and the inimitable style of the Italian men he observed during a college semester abroad.

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But Graci also credits the moments when elements of design click to the years he spent studying architecture at LSU and interior design at the New York School of Interior Design and working for New York designer David Easton and the late West Coast designer Greg Jordan. “I’ve definitely been influenced by the different people I’ve worked for,” he says.

“As an architect, you instinctively have a sense of scale and proportion, but it’s not until you actually work under a designer that you shape and hone your personal look.”

From Easton, Graci learned to make the most of his architectural training and to maintain a level of polished detail with things like curtains and upholstery. From Jordan, he learned to incorporate elegance and glamour into a room while still making it accessible and inviting. Three years ago, when he returned to his native New Orleans after living in New York and Los Angeles, he put all of the above to work in a 700-square foot condo. The result is a refined yet comfortable space that lives larger than its modest dimensions and puts an updated spin on timeless pieces. “It all fell into place with this condo,” Graci says. “I was excited to use everything I’d been collecting but that had been in storage. In New York apartments, there was never enough room. Here, I was able to put it all together in one room and discover it all had a common language.”

Graci credits the success of his look to “an openness to juxtaposing things you might not think to put together.” He’s equally adept at knowing what works time and again. He has a special fondness for the work of interior designers Billy Baldwin and Michael Taylor and clothing designers Ralph Lauren and Tom Ford, the impeccable style of actor Cary Grant and socialite Nan Kempner, English Regency antiques, Italian modern furnishings from the 1970s and ’80s, animal prints, flame-stitch fabrics and touches of Chinoiserie. mac Maison, Karla Katz, Uptowner Antiques and Jon Vaccari are among the local shops he frequents for antique and vintage furnishings. He’s a fan of local thrift stores for lamps, mid-century modern designs and other overlooked treasures, and he also cherishes family hand-me-downs.

“In New Orleans, you learn to appreciate the things that have been in our families for generations,” he says. “I have things from my grandmother and mother that I’ve mixed together to create a layered and very personal interior. Some of my favorite things have been in my life

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“WITH A SMALL SPACE, EVERY PART OF THE ROOM HAS TO COUNT,” GRACI SAYS. THE VINTAGE 1980S SOFA IS BY AVERY BOARDMAN;THE STRIPED CIRCA-1950S CHAIR BELONGED TO GRACI’S GRANDMOTHER, AND THE 1920S CHANDELIER IS MADE OF PEWTER. GRACI HAD HIS DESK COPIED FROM ONE SEEN IN A DAVID HICKS ROOM AND COVERED IN A HANDMADE ITALIAN PAPER.

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TOP: GRACI’S SILK POCKET SQUARES AND CASUAL SHOES. RIGHT: A MIX OF TRADITIONAL FABRICS IS ENLIVENED WITH SUBTLE SPLASHES OF COLOR FROM A PILLOW AND LAMPSHADE IN THIS COZY READING NOOK IN GRACI’S CONDOMINIUM.

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forever. They’ve just moved around from place to place.”

This affinity for classics is evident in his clothing.

“The way I design is also the way I dress: an informed mix,” says Graci, who prefers phasing things in and out of circulation rather than parting with them for good. “I have so many pieces that I’ve raided from my grandfather’s and father’s closets. Those things mean a lot to me.” Recently, he’s been updating vintage Ralph Lauren

shirts by tailoring the silhouette and pairing them with new slim blazers and pants with a cuff. Ralph Lauren, Bergdorf Goodman sales, Rubensteins and Meyer The Hatter are among his sources for clothes. “I gravitate toward archetypal genres of men’s clothing; military, cowboy, preppy, nautical,” he says.

Looking ahead, Graci is moving toward a dustier, more serene palette. “For a while now, decorating

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TOP: A FEW OF GRACI’S FAVORITE HATS. “I GRAVITATE TOWARD ARCHETYPAL GENRES OF MEN’S CLOTHING,” HE SAYS. LEFT: ABOVE THE BEDROOM’S CUSTOM HEADBOARD, A CHINESE ANCESTRAL PORTRAIT FROM A LOCAL ESTATE SALE IS FLANKED BY PAPIER MACHE SHIELDS FROM AN OPERA PROP DEPARTMENT AND A PAIR OF TRADITIONAL SCONCES. THE MOROCCAN LANTERN WAS PURCHASED AT A NEW YORK FLEA MARKET. THE TRUNK AT THE FOOT OF THE BED BELONGED TO GRACI’S FATHER WHEN HE WAS A BOY.

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USED TO MAKE HIS SMALL SPACE LIVE LARGER Painted ceilings a different color than the walls to draw the eye upward.

Painted walls, trim and crown molding the same color.

Used low-scale furnishings that don’t barricade any part of the room.

Removed a section of built-in kitchen cabinets near the entrance.

Paneled one wall beneath the kitchen cabinets with smoky mirrors to reflect light and visually expand the space much like a window would. has been about bright colors, bold patterns and lacquered rooms,” he says. “But right now, I’d rather do muted tones, matte finishes and more texture with a hint of color.” This fall, he’s also hoping to open an office/showroom where he can grow his business and showcase the finished, urbane look that is his trademark. “It’s my job to project an image,” Graci says. “I just try to do and wear what I love and hopefully people will pick up on that.”

Used a portiere between the living room and bedroom to create a sense of more rooms.

A MIGNON FAGET BELT, AN ALLIGATOR BELT THAT BELONGED TO GRACI’S GRANDFATHER AND AN EQUESTRIAN-PATTERNED BELT FROM ARGENTINA.

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Anthropologie

Sunglass Hut

Francesca's Collections

White House/Black Market

Georgiou

Wehmeier's

French Sole Michael Kors

J. Crew

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PRESENTING THE WINNERS OF THE CUE FASHION MAKEOVERS

makeover often heralds an era of self-reinvention — witness the restorative power of a drastic haircut following a breakup.

But other times, a makeover can be a physical manifestation of an inner shift that’s already taken place. Case in point: the winners of our CUE makeover contest sponsored by The Shops at Canal Place, who were selected from more than 50 applicants. Each woman had stepped into a new era of her life, with new responsibilities and new priorities. Melissa Parker celebrated the birth of her first son this year.

Claudia Ochoa turned 40 and discovered a newfound sense of pride in her appearance. Jinyoung Park, a recent college graduate, moved to New Orleans and entered the professional world. As different as these women are, they were all brave enough to enter the contest, lay bare their motivations and accept the suggestions our talented team had to offer. The power to effect personal change — that’s the real beauty of a makeover. — Missy Wilkinson

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I’m 26 years old and my shape hasn’t really changed much over the years … so I still wear clothes from high school.

This wouldn’t be a big deal, except that I gave birth to my son last year. Now I’m someone’s mommy walking around looking like a teenager in size-denial.

Please pick me! Save me from the looks I get for looking like a teen mom!” — MELISSA PARKER

hen Melissa Parker arrived at the Paris Parker studio for her makeover, she wore a New Orleans Saints T-shirt, no makeup and her hair pulled up in a curly poof on top of her head. “I basically wake up and brush my teeth and put some lotion on my face,” she said. “That’s the end of my beauty routine.” Between caring for her 5-month-old son and her boyfriend’s daughter, she has very little time to devote to her appearance. However, she did have a clear idea of how she wanted to look: classy but sassy.

“I want to be sophisticated and classic — to get back to how I used to look, but in a more adult-type way,” she said. “I want a look I can be proud of and that makes my son and his dad proud to walk next to me.”

To achieve that, hairstylists Tommy Centanni and Lashawn Revadar gave Parker highlights for “a nice summertime, flirty look” and a layered haircut. “Because her hair was so curly, we didn’t really know what it looked like when it was straight,” Centanni says.

“We took about an inch off, layered it and gave her sweeping bangs to create softness and frame her face.”

Makeup artist Amber Henderson applied a bronzed, glowing look.

“I used a tinted moisturizer and a bronzer for her blush,” she says. “I set her look with powder and used the bronzer where the sun would kiss her: the cheeks, the forehead, the apple of the cheeks and the jawline.”

To show off the new curves Parker acquired during pregnancy, we outfitted her in a lowcut, tribal print dress that’s an easy, elegant option for a date night or a trip to the playground.

Parker was pleased with the results: “I look like a young mommy — but not a very young mommy.”

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‘Mrs. Ochoa, you have gray hair,’ has become the expression I hear most from my students, rather than ‘No homework, please.’ … I want to (bring) my students… back to their learning process (so we can all) be in the same boat.” — Claudia OChOa

Spanish teacher at Warren Easton Charter High School, Claudia Ochoa noticed her students had begun paying more attention to her appearance than their lesson plans. “I love teaching, but when I turned 40, all my gray hair appeared, so my students starting asking, ‘How old are you?’” she says. “Basically, that’s why I decided to go for this makeover — because I needed a change.”

Ochoa, a wife and mother of two, favored clothing in neutral colors and minimal makeup. To update Ochoa’s style, hairstylist Lashawn Revadar camouflaged her gray hairs and added highlights around her face. “I went with something to make her look younger,” Revadar says. “We added some layers to give it a fun, flirty look.”

Because Ochoa usually wears black eyeliner only, makeup artist Amber Henderson gave her a dramatic eye look with heavily pigmented shadow.

She also filled in Ochoa’s strong brows with pencil.

“I wanted her to see she could do something (bold) and it would not be over-the-top,” Henderson says.

Stylist Aimee Gowland chose an outfit that follows the school dress code while still being fashion forward. She paired a burnout tank — in navy, a color that’s one of Ochoa’s go-to shades — with a bright neon knee-length skirt. A statement necklace finished the look, and though Ochoa said she wouldn’t normally wear a piece that bold, she received a compliment on it. “(When I went back to school), my students did notice a change,” Ochoa says. “They said I look pretty. They liked it.”

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I’m a recent college graduate who moved to New Orleans from Portland, Ore. with three pieces of luggage. I’m now a professional at Tulane University and would like to add an awesome career woman outfit to my wardrobe.” — Jinyoung Park senior program coordinator at Tulane University, Jinyoung Park moved to New Orleans last August with little more than the shirt on her back. She felt she was stuck in a post-college sartorial malaise — not a student, not yet a polished professional — and felt ready for a change that would subtly elevate her look while still being easy to maintain.

“I’m just not that girl that’s in the salon every month, keeping up with the hair,” Park said.

She’d recently cut her long hair short and was looking to grow it back out, so to preserve length while adding a definitive style, Kelly Shields cut it into an angled bob with side-swept bangs. Velcro rolls added volume to the look. “I feel like Diana Ross!” Park said.

Colorist Lashawn Revader Lashawn Revader did a demi color: a non-permanent, all natural color that infuses hair with moisture, shine and color. “It’s a gentle, fast, easy process that enhances natural color, and you don’t have to keep up with it,” Revader says. “It fills in any parts that have gotten sun damage, and the red gives a little hint of color when the sun hits it.”

For her makeup, Amber Henderson applied “a complete face”: eye pigment, mascara, blush. She stayed monochromatic with the eye shadow, a look she says is very au courant. “The trend is sticking to one color on the eye,” Henderson says. “ Right now, I see a lot of coral, purple, even blue … almost the colors we saw in the ’80s.”

CUE intern Megan Braden-Perry styled Park in a hot summer hues: a fuchsia blouse and matching skirt create a strong vertical line that elongates Park’s shorter stature, while a taupe heel adds height and visually lengthens her legs. Neon green accessories punch up the look.

“I look and feel like a celebrity,” says Park, a vocalist and pianist who was on her way to a gig following the photo shoot. “Taking the stage, I felt more glamourous than I would have normally would have.”

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Until she learned of the new technology, Jeanne Boughton had never had any body-enhancing cosmetic procedures. “(I have) genetic pockets (of fat)… as a result of child bearing,” Boughton says.

At 42, Boughton eats well and walks, but can no longer jog as she did in college at LSU because of a knee injury. Boughton turned to dermatologists Drs. Deirdre Hooper and Sarah Jackson for a quick fix. With two children and a busy real estate broker’s job that pays solely on commission, she couldn’t afford any downtime, so this new technology was very appealing.

“I have to go to work this afternoon, so I can’t be in a hospital room recovering from any type of invasive procedure,” Boughton says. “(This procedure) is noninvasive, and I trust Deirdre and Sarah.”

The procedure, Liposonix, uses high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to melt fat. “One treatment, one hour, one dress size smaller,” says Dr. Hooper, an assistant clinical professor of dermatology at LSU Health Sciences Center with a private Uptown practice. Only a handful of men and women have been treated at the clinic so far. It takes three months to see final results, but patients can see a difference in four to six weeks.

“I got a text this morning from a patient who had measured her waist and had a two-inch decrease already,” Hooper says. “That was exciting.”

During the procedure, fat is heated and destroyed at a precise layer below the skin. What’s left is metabolized away. In studies, the blood fat levels did not rise. This is not a treatment for obesity or weight loss.

It is more for body contouring and to decrease inches.

“The average person does lose one inch, but some people in the studies lost up to four inches,” Hooper says.

“The most common complications are bruising, swelling and tenderness in the area,” says Jackson, an assistant clinical professor of dermatology at LSU Health Sciences Center. “All of these (symptoms) were rated as mild by the patients in the clinical studies.”

Right now, Liposonix is only FDA-approved for the abdomen area and the love handles, but doctors are also using it on the inner thighs, outer thighs, hips and buttocks.

Zeltiq, a fat freezing procedure, also reduces inches, and so do devices that use radio frequency to reduce fat, such as Exilis. Some patients may wonder which is best for them.

“Unfortunately, none of these devices have been tested against each other,” says Metairie dermatologist Dr. Patricia Farris, the national spokeswoman

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for the American Academy of Dermatology. “Is one necessarily better than the other? The answer is we really don’t know.”

Advocates for Liposonix boast that it takes only one hour and one treatment, but it does cause bruising and is more expensive. Exilis costs less, tightens skin and doesn’t cause bruising but takes three to four treatments. Zeltiq takes longer in the office.

“You’re going to see more discomfort with Liposonix, more treatments with the Exilis and a (more) limited area with the Zeltiq,” says New Orleans dermatologist Dr. Mary Lupo.

While Lupo has had success and patient satisfaction with Exilis, Jackson likes the new Liposonix technology.

“Ultrasound has a clear advance here in that with the ability to focus ... at 1.3 centimeters below the surface of the skin and create heat only at that level, you can destroy the adipose (fat) tissue without damaging the upper layers of the skin or the deeper layers below,” Jackson says.

Patients who want Liposonix must be able to pinch an inch of fat. It can’t be used over scars, and for patients who have had liposuction, the results might not be as dramatic. Patients with abdominal hernias can’t have the treatment.

“The exciting thing is we now have three options that we know work to reduce fat in the patient who … is not a liposuction candidate,” Lupo says. Liposonix costs roughly $3,000 depending on the size of the area treated. Only one treatment is necessary. Four treatments are recommended for best results with Exilis. The total cost for all the treatments runs around $1,400. For Zeltiq, the cost is $1,500 to treat one area of the body.

“I don’t think you’re going to lose a whole dress size or a whole 10 or 15 pounds in one session with any device,” Farris says. “I do think that if you follow a diet and exercise (program) and use these devises just to contour, that they have a place in body contouring.”

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New parents can let this fleur de lis night light made of recycled Mardi Gras beads guide their path during 3 a.m. feedings, $25 at UP/ Unique Products (2038 Magazine St., 529-2441; www.shopgreenneworleans.com).

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GLOBAL GEMS arianne Angeli Rodriguez’ global ethos is reflected in her jewelry line, Stay. A native of the Philippines and recent Fashion Institute of Techology graduate, Rodriguez sources the components for her pieces from a workshop for single mothers in Kenya and does the construction in New Orleans. The result is dramatic, geometric pieces that manage to be both classic and slightly menacing. “(The jewelry) is beautiful and well-priced, too,” says Laura Keith, manager and creative director for clothing and accessories shop Vernon. “The prices go from $10 for a wrap bracelet to $160 for more detailed necklaces. And I love the story behind it.” — MISSY WILKINSON

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After working in Showtime Networks’ marketing division and with MacLaine Enterprises, Guild had a well-honed business sense, but she kept her intuitive abilities under wraps until she was urged to share them. “It was crazy for me (as a business consultant) to say I get blocks of information (from hearing a person’s voice),” she says. “ But (a friend) said,

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Now she helps clients harness their own inherent intuitive abilities and clear emotional blocks they may have incurred in the past. “Most people in business will say things like, ‘I listen to my gut,’” she says. “I teach people how to trust that gut instinct and be guided from the inside out, as opposed to the outside in.”

Guild offers an upcoming eight-week Intuitive Goal workshop starting Sunday, May 27. The cost is $350. Visit www.moniqueguild.com for more information or to register. — WILKINSON

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Working to take care of yourself is easier as a kid, when there’s someone to help and when life isn’t hectic. But with a daily multivitamin and a few supplements, staying healthy, strong and pretty doesn’t have to be another chore.

B-complex vitamins contain B-1 (thiamin), B-2 (riboflavin), B-3 (niacin), B-5 (pantothenic acid), B-6 (pyridoxine), B-7 (biotin), B-9 (folic acid) and B-12 (cyanocobalamin) and historically have been known to help boost energy production and metabolism of fat, sugar and protein, per the International Journal of Food Sciences & Nutrition. Since B-vitamins are water soluble, meaning the body is consistently flushing them, a B-complex supplement is an ideal way to replenish them. Other supplements which can help enhance metabolism and increase energy levels are cinnamon, as reported in Diabetic Medicine, coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), according to Alternative Medicine Alert, and alpha lipoic acid, as reported in MMRC Health Educator Reports.

MSM (methylsulfonylmethane) and biotin are known for increasing skin clarity and hair and nail strength and length according to myriad sources, including Total Health and Better Nutrition. There are some supplements specifically geared toward growing longer hair and nails, but be sure to compare prices and labels, because these pricier supplements sometimes offer the same amount of nutrition as cheaper multivitamins.

Women who can’t afford a sick day can increase their immunity or take something to feel better once sickness hits. According to the Complete Guide to Prescription & Nonprescription Drugs 2012, vitamins C and E, zinc, echinacea and acai can help increase immunity and overall strength in terms of circulation, joint and muscle health. As listed in the Peterson Field Guide to Western Medicinal Plants & Herbs, valerian root promotes sleep, black cohosh eases premenstrual and menopausal symptoms, St. John’s wort relieves stress and ginger root reduces nausea.

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ojo, the auburn dachshund at jewelry store and watch repair shop Hyme Tyme (800 Metairie Road, Suite U, Metairie, 833-7069; www.hymetyme.com) is good at keeping time all on his own.

“He knows when it’s time to leave, he perks up and is ready to go,” says owner Jaime Parellada. Ever the lazy dog, Mojo won’t rouse from his slumber until the very moment that it’s time to go.

After the loss of his previous dachshund (also named Mojo), Parellada wasn’t sure he wanted another dog, but a friend suggested he check out the popular site PetFinder.com. That’s where he found the current Mojo, also know as Mojo 2. “He’s such a sweet dog,” says employee Tammye Gill. “It was a lucky day for both of them, when he came to live (here).” Parellada says Mojo, who is a little over 2 years old, is a mix between a standard and a miniature dachshund.

Mojo keeps to himself and stays out of the way at work, except when he sunbathes in front of the door.

“That’s where people walk in, and that’s where he sits,” Parellada says. “He’ll move slowly, but he’ll move.” Mojo is so mellow, in fact, customers often overlook him while he’s sleeping in his bed. “It’s funny because people will come in and (say), ‘Where’s the dog?’ and it’s like, ‘You just passed him up,’” Parellada says.

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Unobtrusive but certainly not aloof, Mojo welcomes both human and canine visitors. People come by daily just to visit Mojo and give him a treat. “We even have other pets that come in,” Gill says. “They bring the pets in to socialize, and they’ll come in and play.” One of Mojo’s close pals, a basset hound named Leonard, or Lenny, comes by often, but may have ulterior motives. “Leonard would come to the door because they used to always get treats,” Gill says. “So Leonard would actually just come for the treat,” Parellada adds, laughing.

An Old Metairie mainstay since 1993, Hyme Tyme has been in its current location since 1997. Parel lada has a degree in civil engineering and a passion for working with his hands. A desire to explore the inner workings of timepieces and learn how to keep them working properly inspired him to open the shop. The store specializes in jewelry and watch repair and sells jewelry, including engagement rings and custom pieces.

Hyme Tyme also has a collection of unique clocks in varying shapes and motifs, which include animals, hearts and wine bottles. There is even a dachshundshaped clock, appropriately dubbed “The Mojo.” “One of our biggest sellers is the Mojo clock,” Gill says, “which we’re out of currently.”

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