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Featured Blogger: Summer Wind Love all things preppy, monogrammed, and Frank Sinatra-inspired? We suggest you add Summer Wind to your blogroll. The fun and fresh fashion blog, penned by Mt. Lebanon native Sydney Carver, welcomes us in to her pink and green world of pretty, classic clothes. Started in 2009, the blog has evolved, inviting nearly 100,000 visitors per month. Her appeal goes beyond chic pairings of pearls and little black dresses, though. “Besides blogging about fashion, I enjoy blogging about life in general and giving young women advice and leadership skills,” says Carver. “There is nothing that makes me happier than when I receive an email from a reader letting them know that I helped them in some way or inspired them.” We promise, after enjoying a little Summer Wind, you’ll be inspired to look on the light and lovely side of life. Summer Wind, summerwind41490.blogspot.com.
Glow On! Salon Vivace & Day Spa in Treesdale is the first and only spa in the Pittsburgh region to offer Hydrafacial MD, a sophisticated, non-laser clinical treatment. No painful injections or chemical peels required to get skin glowing! Instead, the treatment employs custom-formulated serums made with antioxidants, peptides, and hyaluronic acid. The Vortex-Fusion, hydra-dermabrasion tip, leaves skin cool, clean, and polished with a clear tightening effect, and it’s suitable for all skin types. “The Hyrafacial MD treatment combines soothing and invigorating spa therapies with advanced medical technologies to achieve instant, lasting results,” says Cathleen Fetsko, director of Salon Vivace & Day Spa in Treesdale. “The groundbreaking treatment originated in California and has made its way to Pittsburgh, allowing us to achieve focused results without pain or downtime typically associated with laser treatments.” Salon Vivace & Day Spa in Treesdale, 620 Warrendale Road, Gibsonia. 724.625.7721. salonvivace.com. — K.C.
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Brand New Boutique We’re feeling some Chemistry, the new Indigo Square boutique owned by John Nicklas and Brent Hugus. Jeneane Hugus is Brent’s wife, and her career as a math and science teacher is what partially inspired the store’s moniker. “The name Chemistry just seemed to click,” she explains. “It’s how one interacts to a piece of clothing’s structure and properties to create a style with their personality.” The showroom-like space is minimalist-inspired with “a very New York/L.A. feel.” The store is stocked with a variety of women’s clothing lines, from the well-known to the up-and-coming, including 7 For All Mankind, Amanda Uprichard, Central Park West, Hale Bob, Joe’s Jeans, Ashley B, Bella Dahl, Henry & Belle, and many more. The couple also offers design services and products for baby nurseries, along with baby shower gifts and clothing. We’re in love! Chemistry Boutique, 5979 Broad St., East Liberty. 412.661.1648. chemistry-boutique.com. Photographs from Sydney Carver, Tyler Folnsbee.