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cUe tips Local soap, arty handbags and shelves

Sunglasses trends for all types

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postmodern pinUp Bombshell-worthy retro swimwear

cUe Kids Trendy gear for budding hipsters

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BUiLt in stYLe All about sustainable landscaping

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Beauty takes teamwork

Rivers Spencer’s classic-with-an-edge style

Jordan of All Inclusive Health

BEAUTY

new&cooL Do it big in black and yellow

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LUsterphiLe Secrets of the blowout bar

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have always regarded immaculately groomed women with a sort of awe. The first one I remember was the sister of my middle-school best friend. Only a few years older than me, she seemed infinitely more worldly and womanly. Her blondestreaked hair fell to the small of her back in a frizzless sheet, impervious to the Louisiana humidity. She was always tan; her nail polish did not chip; her skin was poreless, and she never overlooked those weird clusters of hair around the knees and ankles when shaving.

For me — in terms of pleasure — beauty routines fall somewhere between disinfecting my contacts and working out. I wonder, do women who keep standing appointments for blowouts, manicures and leg waxes find them tedious or luxurious?

And for women who regularly do them on their own, is it a relaxing hobby or a chore? I’m too unmotivated in that department to find out — but I do aspire to employ a team of professionals who make sure I look fabulous at all times.

For everyone without their own personal glam squad, this month’s CUE offers insider tips from a blowout bar (p. 35) and chic 1940s-inspired swimsuits (p. 27) that will make you look like

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THE COLOR TREND THAT’S THE BEE’S KNEES

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Woven straw clutch, $150 at Angelique Shoe (5421 Magazine St., 504-891-8992; www.angeliqueshoe.com).

Lanvin shift dress, $1,002.99 at UAL (518 Chartres St., 504301-4437; 2033 N. Hwy. 190, Covington, 985-871-0749; www.shopual.com).

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“Serious” notebook, $15.25 at Belladonna Day Spa (2900 Magazine St., 504-891-4393; www.belladonnadayspa.com).

Beaded hoop earrings, $165 at GoGo Jewelry (2036 Magazine St., 504-529-8868; www.ilovegogojewelry.com).

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Cat-eye readers, $6.99 at UAL. Delman kitten heels, $250 at Angelique Shoe.

Diane Von Furstenberg iPhone case, $28 at Total Woman (3964 Magazine St., 504-891-3964; www.totalwomanla.com).

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Cultivating SUccESS susTainable landscaping Turns backyards inTo thriving EcosystEms. T E x T A N D Ph OTOS BY M I S SY W I L K I N S O N here’s a saying that New Orleans is so far behind, it’s ahead.

According to Demetria Christo, co-owner of landscaping company Eco Urban (504-957-7706; www.ecourbanllc. com), that’s true when it comes to the urban agriculture trend.

While some New Orleanians are just now discovering the pleasures of backyard citrus groves and heirloom tomato patches, many residents are lifelong gardeners.

“We’re still in touch with our agricultural roots,” says Christo, a New Orleans native who grew up in Virginia and majored in ecology at Tulane University. “People in New Orleans are very self-sufficient. So many people love growing, whether it’s a young family or a veteran who’s been composting for 70 years. … And unlike other cities, we have the yard space.”

Christo and co-owner Travis Cleaver created Eco Urban in 2007 after meeting in a permaculture class at Tulane. “Permaculture is a style of landscaping that marries form with function,” Christo says. “You build circular systems with the goal of eliminating waste and reintegrating it back into the system — for example, you have chickens, their poop fertilizes the soil, and you grow food.”

Even if clients don’t want to delve into animal husbandry, Christo follows a similar principle with her sustainable landscaping company. “Sustainable landscaping describes a practice of transforming (regular landscaping) into productive ecological spaces,” Christo says. This can be as simple as using a cistern to capture water that irrigates the yard, adding a small vegetable bed or composting.

“If we have a yard with a lot of leaves and the resident is composting, we’ll use it right there as fertilizer and reintegrate it back into the ecosystem,” Christo says. “The client saves money and has the richest fertilizer they could possibly get, and they’re using less energy because it doesn’t have to be shipped.”

Several elements are necessary to create a healthy habitat in your backyard. First, thriving ecosystems have biodiversity: a range of animals, insects and plants. “The more healthy species you have, the more robust, complex and healthy the ecosystem,” Christo says.

Birds, lizards and beneficial insects like bees and butterflies also can keep pests in check naturally. You can attract them with water. “Birdbaths or a small pond are great,” Christo says.

Birds, bees and butterflies also need food sources. Flowers like milkweed attract monarch butterflies: “Their caterpillars eat only milkweed,” Christo says. Butterflies and bees need different pollination sources, too: “There are these wonderful native wildflower mixes — you get your Louisiana native poppies, lantana, coreopsis. … It’s $65-$75 a pound and an inexpensive way to cover a bed quickly.”

For a food source for birds, Christo recommends American beautyberry. Last, these critters require a place to live: Trees are homes for birds, and perennials give insects a place to weather cold winters.

Good soil is the foundation that supports the whole ecosystem.

Eco Urban uses all-natural, clove- and citrus-oil-based herbicides so the soil’s integrity isn’t compromised. The company also recommends using compost to improve soil health.

“Compost is hands-down the best thing anybody could use in their yard,” Christo says. “It has a natural growth hormone that helps plants, and the microbes involved in it are incredible.”

Pervious (or permeable) hardscapes allow rainfall to sink into the soil. “Instead of running into storm drains and inundating our city’s infrastructure, we need that water to go back into the soil and help keep New Orleans from sinking and strengthen trees,” Christo says. “Soil can help purify the water, too.”

When yards have a healthy balance of flora and fauna, the sky is the limit for landscaping ideas. Christo says she does a lot of citrus groves around New Orleans, including navel oranges, blood

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oranges, satsumas, Key limes and Meyer lemons.

“When we put in a citrus orchard, we put down Society garlic, which is a beautiful flower but also a good deterrent to pests,” she says. Blueberries, thornless blackberries, persimmons, loquats, avocados, pecan trees, papayas, Louisiana plums, Muscadine grapes and pomegranates also do well in New Orleans’ subtropical climate.

For clients who want a low-maintenance landscape, Christo uses wood ferns as a ground cover.

“I love ferns because they shade out other weeds, and you reduce the maintenance,” Christo says.

“You reduce your mulching and weeding time.”

Then she might line the border with shrubs and trees. “For small trees, I love Sweetbay magnolias,” she says. “White fringe trees are an

underused, wonderful native tree. They grow 15 to 20 feet (tall) and have these gorgeous white scented flowers every spring.”

Christo says the price range for an Eco Urban landscaping job is $3,000 to $10,000. “If you want to build patios, decks or hardscapes and more infrastructure, the cost can go up,” she says. “We do like to customize everything to satisfy budgets and tastes.” The company can gradually convert traditional landscaping into organic landscaping by introducing different plants and features like cisterns.

“We love painting the picture of how all our yards are part of the bigger ecology here,” Christo says. “It’s just a matter of shifting focus and seeing the bigger picture.”

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Art & Ey&s

Glasses for people who want to wear glasses, accessories for people who want to wear art

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EYE ON RETRO THE FUTURE’S BRIGHT, BUT THESE SHADES TAKE CUES FROM THE PAST

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BY K ATHLEEN ALL AIN his season, sunglasses peek into the past with designs inspired by the 1980s and the 1920s. “The look is that bad ’80s look of a bunch of guys headed to spring break,” says Chris Yarbrough, manager and buyer for St. Charles Vision’s Uptown location. For sunglasses, that means mirrored shades and matching Croakies. If bright green mirrored aviators give you the heebiejeebies, consider 1920s-inspired small frames.

“Anything Great Gatsby is in,” Yarbrough says.

To achieve Gatsby’s sophisticated style, look for sunglasses with small circular frames in dark colors, especially tortoiseshell.

Retro shades take on a modern edge this season with plastic frames and metal trims. “We’ve all done the classic Ray-Ban Wayfarer for so long,” Yarbrough says. “Metal accents liven up this look, plus it’s great because it’s age appropriate across the board.”

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For the executive: Garrett Leight Harrison frame with round lenses, $350 at Art and Eyes (3708 Magazine St., 504-891-4494; www.artandeyesnola.com).

For the party animal: Orange mirrored wayfarer-style glasses, $9.99 at Bootsy’s Fun Rock’n (3109 Magazine St., 504-8954102; www.funrockn.com).

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For the hipster: tortoiseshell frame with round lenses, $20 at Funky Monkey (3127 Magazine St., 504-899-5587).

For the jock: Ray-Ban Cats 5000, $140 at St. Charles Vision.

For the prepster: Prada frame with metal trim, $310 at St. Charles Vision.

For the class clown: yellow aviators, $10 at Funky Monkey.

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RIVERS’ EDGE

CLASSIC DESIGN WITH A CONTEMPORARY EDGE RUNS THROUGH RIVERS SPENCER’S BUSINESS AND PERSONAL STYLE

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eated in her eponymous home furnishings shop, decorator Rivers Spencer lists the films that introduced her to timeless design: To Catch a Thief, Rear Window and High Society are among them. “Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve loved Grace Kelly,” Spencer says as Frank Sinatra songs play in the background.

Surrounded by refined decor that complements her pared-down, sophisticated clothes, Spencer is a young woman with a fresh sensibility. However, the 20th century has clearly provided a wealth of inspiration for her aesthetic.

Raised in Jackson, Miss., Spencer had ties to the Big Easy growing up, since her family kept an apartment here. After stints in New York and Washington, D.C., Spencer wanted to be in New Orleans. She closed the decorating business she started in Jackson and relocated to New Orleans.

“New Orleans is just the right size. It has a lot of soul, a lot of character and it’s a design mecca of the South,” she says. “It has everything I want in a city.”

Becoming a decorator was not Spencer’s original career plan. After college, she worked in advertising and considered law school. But when her parents, longtime antique collectors, gave her the job of renovating her grandmother’s Jackson home, she was smitten.

“It sort of snowballed from there,” Spencer says. “I ended up throwing myself into the industry.

I feel like you don’t do something unless you do it all the way. I love this. It doesn’t feel like work to me.

If I’m happy doing what I love, then I’m a lot more productive.”

These days, productive is synonymous with busy. Between running the store and working on decorating jobs that include the second floor at Dominique’s on Magazine Street and an Uptown residence that was once a corner grocery, Spencer has little down time. Her mother, a retired litigator, handles the books and logistics, while Rivers is the creative force behind the business. (Her 6-year-old Labrador retriever, Zeus, is on hand daily as the resident shop dog.)

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DIANE VON FURSTENBURG ORANGE DRESS WITH EMBELLISHED NECK

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It’s fresh to have a little bit of edge, but not a hard edge. It’s like a spritzer.

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“I’m so particular,” Spencer says. “I like a neutral palette of upholstery punctuated with color, but it has to be very precise. I like to use one accent color and one statement fabric and pull that color all the way through the room.”

Color is new territory for Spencer, who says traveling and going to market keep her excited about her ever-evolving metier. While the underpinnings of her style — classic shapes and finishes and soft tones — remain constant, she’s learned to shake things up with splashes of vibrant color and a bit of an edge.

“I think New Orleans needs that,” she says. “It’s fresh to have a little bit of edge, but not a hard edge. It’s like a spritzer.”

The analogy is accurate: Spencer brings refreshing lightness to a room. Her shop is filled with pale, painted pieces and gold accents (white and gold is her favorite palette). But unlike a spritzer, there’s nothing watered down about her approach. It’s strong and confident with a definite point of view.

“It’s hard to find a [decorator’s] style I really identify

with,” Spencer says. “But if I had to, I’d say my style is kind of a mixture of Jan Showers and Barbara Barry. … I like old Hollywood glamour with a traditional softness and a little patina.”

Quality is key, and Spencer continuously upgrades her inventory. She is the exclusive New Orleans retailer of Amy Howard Home, a collection of handmade Frenchand Italian-inspired antique interpretations known for authentic-looking finishes. Spencer also has taken on a new line of high-end upholstered furniture and sells original works by Houston artist Austin A. James.

“They’re a big part of the store,” Spencer says of the mixed-media pieces, which feature soft watercolor-like tones and glossy finishes. Lamps, dishes, vases, mirrors, animal hide rugs, bedding by Dallas designer Lili Alessandra, linens by Linen Way, VivVere candles and Lady Primrose fragrances — all displayed in a circa-1924 shotgun house on Magazine Street — are among the other items that attract a steady clientele.

TOP LEFT: THE ROOM SHOWCASING THE STORE’S CUSTOM-ORDER SOFT UPHOLSTERY PIECES INCLUDES AN ENGLISH ROLL-ARM BENCHSEAT SOFA AND A PAIR OF ENGLISH ROLL-ARM SWIVEL CHAIRS. PILLOWS FEATURE SAFFRON CORAL AND MANDARIN-COLORED CUT-VELVET MEDALLIONS ON LINEN, AND THERE ARE A MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE, A VARIETY OF LAMPS, A COWHIDE RUG, AN AMY HOWARD THREE-DRAWER COMMODE AND RESIN PAINTING

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MILLY SHORTSLEEVE BUTTON DOWN BLACK DRESS WITH FUSCHIA LINING

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AN ARRANGEMENT OF ANTIQUE-INSPIRED AND CONTEMPORARY PIECES IN SPENCER’S SHOWROOM INCLUDES BERGERES COVERED WITH SCHUMACHER NANOTECH FABRIC, A GILT SUNBURST MIRROR, GILT REED SCONCES WITH LINEN SHADES AND A LUCITE OTTOMAN UPHOLSTERED IN BRONZE CROCODILE VELVET.

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Though she’s done well with antiques, Spencer plans to focus elsewhere in the future. “There are so many people with years of experience selling antiques,” she says. “As a young person, I think it’s better for me to go (in) a little bit different direction. It’s good to find another avenue.” Increasingly, the niche she is carving is one of fine American-made goods not found in other local shops.

Spencer shops to relax from work. She adheres to a wardrobe of classic garments that last for years. Dresses by Milly, silk blouses by Equipment in a range of colors, white jeans, fitted blazers and heels are her go-to pieces.

“You’ll never catch me in flats,” she says. “Except when I go to market where I wear driving loafers.”

Spencer accessorizes with simple jewelry pieces she received on milestone occasions like graduations and birthdays. She also has a weakness for Hermes scarves, the first of which she bought in Paris. “I don’t like trendy,” she says. “I like quality over quantity.”

Spencer counsels her customers to take a similar approach. While her dream project would be a client with an unlimited budget who gives her carte-blanche to use anything she fancies, in the real world she’s more pragmatic.

“If you can’t afford something, wait and buy one piece at a time,” she says.

If you can’t afford something, wait and buy one piece at a time.

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VINTAGE JEWELRY

VINTAGE INSPIRED BATHING SUITS

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PINUP Dive into summer with 1940sinspired swimwear BY M I S SY W I L K I N S O N

BLACK-AND-WHITE CHEVRON STRIPED HIGH-WAISTED BOTTOM, $75, AND BIKINI TOP, $77, BOTH AT TRASHY DIVA; HAT, $55 AT SOPO; SUNGLASSES, $15 AT FIFI MAHONY’S; BRACELET BY LAUREN HOPE, $60 AT HATTIE SPARKS.

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Metallic gold swiMsuit, $137 at Trashy Diva; Flower clutch, $28 at rachel elizabeTh sTyle; earrings, $68, at haTTie sparks.

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SEQUINED SHORTS, $42 AT THE REVIVAL OUTPOST; HALTER BIKINI TOP, $62 AT BASICS UNDERNEATH; FLOWER CROWN, $45 AT FIFI MAHONY’S; BRACELET, $130 AT HATTIE SPARKS.

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Model: Kirsten rincK PhotograPher: carlton MicKle (www.carltonMicKle.coM) StyliSt: Kate Grace Bauer (www.KateGraceBauer.wordpress. coM) hair and MakeuP: JaMie Gandy and laura sieBerth for FiFi Mahony’s airbruSh tan: Kendall JenKins of Fini — a beauty boutique Shoot aSSiStant: Kathleen allain

special thanKs to the elMS ManSion and gardenS (3029 st. charles ave., 504-895-9200; www.elMsMansion.coM) for hostinG our photo shoot.

store inforMation abeille (8438 oaK st., 504-324-3488) a Girl is a Gun (6010 MaGazine st., 504-891-4475; www.aGirlisaGun.coM) basics underneath (1281 n. causeway Blvd., Mandeville, 985-7279521; 5513 MaGazine st., 504-894-1000) FiFi Mahony’s (934 royal st., 504525-4343; www.fifiMahonys.coM) Fini — a beauty boutique (6250 Gen. diaz. st., 504-304-0633; www.finiBoutique.coM) Gae-tana’s (7732 Maple st., 504-865-9625; www.Gaetanas.coM) hattie sparks (714 adaMs st., 504-304-5975; www.hattiesparKs. BiGcartel.coM) Massey’s proFessional outFitters (509 n. carrollton ave., 504-648-0292; 816 n. hwy. 190, covinGton, 985-809-7544; 3131 veterans MeMorial Blvd., 504-885-1144; www.Masseysoutfitters.coM) rachel elizabeth style (423-863-2033; www.reastyle.wix.coM) the revival outpost (634 chartres st., 504-342-2842; www.therevivaloutpost.coM) shoeFFle (228 n. coluMBia st., covinGton, 985-898-6465; 8438 oaK st., 504-324-3488; www.shoeffle.coM) sopo (629 n. carrollton ave., 504609-2429; www.soponola.coM) trashy diva (829 chartres st., 504581-4555; 2048 MaGazine st., 504-2998777; www.trashydiva.coM)

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ut away the smock dresses and bloomers, says Meg O’Reilly, owner of Abeille NOLA. She takes a modern approach to dressing her 3-year-old daughter Vivian.

“I’ve never been into smock dresses or traditional children’s clothes,” O’Reilly says. “I dress my kid in something I would want to wear, something cool.” Two months ago, O’Reilly added a children’s section to Abeille. It’s clear from the selection of mini-band T-shirts, wrap bracelets and pink tutus that O’Reilly takes the same approach to stocking her store as she does for dressing her daughter: cool and comfy.

“You don’t realize what a kid will wear until you have one.

They won’t wear certain clothes because it’s not comfortable,” O’Reilly says. The childrens’ clothes at Abeille prove that you don’t have to sacrifice style for comfort. “Our clothes are very fashionforward,” O’Reilly says.

“We call it our hipster kids’ section.”

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COMFY SHOES Keep it simple and chic with pink high-top Chucks or a bold ballet flat.

Converse, $12 at Swap for Kids (7722 Maple St., 504-218-5996; www.swapforkids.com). Yosi Samra leopard ballet flats, $44 at Abeille NOLA. COLORED JEANS She can frolic in playground-ready lavender skinny jeans, $82 at Angelique Kids (5519 Magazine St., 504-899-8992; www.angeliquekids.com).

PRINTED LEGGINGS Adorable in a bright stripe, Jean Paul Gaultier leggings are $34.99 at Swap for Kids (7722 Maple St., 504-218-5996; www.swapforkids.com).

GRAPHIC TOPS Kiss T-Shirt, $30 at Abeille NOLA (8438 Oak St., 504-324-3488).

FUN ACCESSORIES Funky shades and stacks of bracelets liven up any look. Multicolored wrap bracelets, $5 each at Abeille NOLA. Hot pink sunglasses, $14, pompon bracelet, $15, both at Angelique Kids.

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Insider tips and tricks for a perfect ’do art of a new haircut’s appeal is the expert styling job that accompanies it, resulting in silky, bouncy tresses that smell like a botanical garden. I’ve never successfully recreated that look at home, and the rise of blow-dry bars indicates I’m not alone.

Last month, Just Blow Dry, a blow-dry bar in H2O Salon & Spa (441 Metairie Road, Metairie, 504-835-4377; www.h2osalon-spa. com ), celebrated its grand opening.

“We do anything from an updo to a flat iron set to a loopy curl set,” says owner Holli Gaspard.

Blowouts cost $35, and Gaspard says, “If the hair is dried correctly, blowouts can last three to four days.”

Here’s her step-by-step (and surprisingly technical) advice on how to achieve a professional-looking blowout in your own bathroom.

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You can flip your head over and blow-dry hair for 4-8 minutes, or you can let it air-dry. “It depends on what time factor you’re working in,” Gaspard says. “I’m big on letting hair air-dry, because this climate gives you a sexy natural wave.” It’s important to remove moisture before you begin styling, because if hair is too wet, styling products can’t penetrate it.

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When hair is 60 percent dry, apply a root spray at the crown to create volume, such as Paul Mitchell Extra Body Daily Boost Root Lifter, $16 at Mariposa Salon and Spa (3700 Orleans Ave., Suite 1, 504-484-0440; www.mariposasalonandspa.com). Direct air at the root area using the nozzle of your blowdryer and a vent brush or round brush. “This is the foundation of your hairstyle,” Gaspard says.

Address the hair’s mid-shaft area. Put hair in a ponytail and apply a quarter-sized dollop of a hydrating product by rubbing it in your hands like lotion and smoothing it from the base of the ponytail to the ends.

Gaspard recommends Kerastase Nutritive Nectar Thermique, $54.99 at H2O Salon and Spa. Style hair using a brush with a diameter that corresponds to the tightness of the curl you want. If you want a loose curl, use a wide round brush, like the 3 1/2-inch diameter magnetic and tourmaline boar and nylon bristle brush, $24.95 at My Spa by the Park (6312 Argonne Blvd., 504-4822219; www.myspabythepark.com). For a tighter curl, use a smaller brush.

After hair is styled, apply an elixir for a smooth finish. Gaspard likes Kerastase Elixir Ultime, $54.99 at H2O Salon & Spa. Customize the style to your liking; e.g., tease the crown and sweep hair into a side ponytail, add 1970s flair with accent braids or use a sea salt spray for a beachy wave. Finish with a medium- to extra-firm-hold hairspray like Paul Mitchell Express Dry Stay Strong Hairspray, $18 at Mariposa Salon & Spa.

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RIVER CENTER ooking for a way to display your local pride with nary a fleur-de-lis or water meter cover in sight?

Topher England’s River Shelves (www.rivershelves.com) are geographically accurate sections of the Mississippi River made of strong, lightweight oriented strand board with a variety of finishes.

“I think what draws people to … my shelves ... is that it takes a certain level of knowledge to identify what it represents,” England says. “It creates a small, cool club; it’s subtle. It boils down to New Orleans pride, but not in an over-commercialized way.”

The handcrafted shelves range from 3 to 16 feet — longer for custom orders — though every shelf is customized to some degree. “I size it for the exact spot on the wall … and I adjust the section of the river according to what they want,” England says. “The ‘Riverboat Captain’ shelf goes from Uptown all the way down to the Head of Passes south of Pilottown — it’s my favorite unique section of the river. It’s got a good rhythm to it as it flows up and down.”

Prices range from $300 to $1,000. Email sales@ rivershelves.com or call (504) 345-9973 for more information. — EILEEN LOH

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TEXT AND PHOTOS BY NICOLE CARROLL n a fitness center on Magazine Street, Jordan, the fluffy-eared Shih Tzu/Maltese mix who spends her days at All Inclusive Health (4119 Magazine St., 504-7150397; www.allinclusivehealth.com) is ready to take on the day after a healthy start in the morning.

First, she gets a little exercise. “She does her yoga in the morning,” says owner Julie Joffrion. Joffrion’s fiance Matt Marsiglia adds, “She does downward dog right on top of you.” After Jordan’s gotten a good stretch, it’s time for a balanced breakfast. “She usually gets at least a fourth of my breakfast,” Joffrion says.

Joffrion opened All Inclusive Health in January 2012 after a long period of teaching special education. “I worked with a lot of students with physical needs,” Joffrion says. Coupled with a lifelong appreciation for health and fitness, the experience led her to want to help people achieve physical fitness.

All Inclusive Health offers private personal training sessions, nutrition counseling, group exercise classes and health coaching. Clients appreciate the privacy they get from All Inclusive Health. There are private sessions and the studio is not visible from the street. All Inclusive Health is also affordable: Group classes start at $7 for a single class and $35 for a monthly pass. “It’s not a really big commitment,” Joffrion says. “If [clients] just want to try it out for a month, it’s OK. If their schedule’s going to change next month, they don’t have to buy some yearlong membership they might not really use.”

In addition to her yoga regime, which consists mostly of the downward dog pose and gentle stretches, Jordan is an avid runner, sometimes covering as many as 6 miles.

These fitness pursuits are part of an overall wellness plan for the cancer survivor: Last October, Jordan was diagnosed with mammary gland cancer. She underwent surgery to have all eight of her mammary ducts removed.

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“Pretty much everyone who’s a regular here came together and put a care package together for her,” says Alison Morgado, a health coach at All Inclusive Health.

“That’s kind of how our clientele is. [Everyone] really cares about one another and about the gym.”

A couple of clients dog-sit Jordan when Joffrion is away.

When Joffrion goes to work early, at 5 a.m., Jordan sleeps in, prompting clients to inquire about her whereabouts.

Jordan loves attention. “She’s pretty demanding about her pets,” Joffrion says. “If you stop, she’ll nose under your hand to get more.” She runs to greet clients and get belly rubs before retiring to one of her many spots. “She has to have multiple beds,” Joffrion says. “She wants to have choices.”

When not at work, Jordan likes crab hunting and swimming. “She loves to go to the beach,” Joffrion says. “You can just point to a crab hole and she will go crazy digging it out.” Jordan is known to round up ducks while swimming in the bayou.

Joffrion and Morgado are both engaged, as are some of their clients, and in response, All Inclusive Health will offer a summer bridal boot camp. Grooms and nonbrides are invited to join as well. “We understand that you just need to kick-start something, and a big event like a wedding can be really motivating,” Morgado says. “We want everyone to incorporate health improvement and fitness beyond just preparing for a wedding.”

To further facilitate total wellness, All Inclusive Health recently began offering health coaching. “It’s not always just about getting a workout in,” Joffrion says.

“We want people to see it more as a permanent lifestyle change,” Morgado adds.

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