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Archive for June, 2008


If you can have one thing from the store…

If you can have one thing from the store, what would you pick?” This is the no. 2 question we ask each other everyday. (The no. 1 is “Wuts for lunch? ) I was just wondering if the boys and girls wanted the same stuff I like. Check out the top picks from some of these kids:

Valeska – Rag & Bone Blue Baloon Dress, on Sale for $288

Stephanie – A.P.C. Plaid Dress in Blue, available only at the store.

And… Corey G $$

Here is Corey G Money’s latest obsessions. A stack of Sylvia Design for men’s rings, Spitfire Sunglasses, and a Diesel Hat!

About Paris with Cathy on a Buying Trip, and what I think about my 3rd time

After 5 years of Azalea Boutique, Cathy and I finally could hit the Paris Fashion Week! We normally don’t go to the Europe shows because: a. its quite far, b. if we go to all the shows, both of us will be gone for almost half of the year (oh yes…Cathy and I actually work at the boutique a lot). Besides, I thought most of everything is available here. On top of that, I never really liked Paris anyway. But boy, I was quite pleasantly mistaken.

I have been to Paris twice in my life back in the day, so this was my 3rd time. The first time was as a kid, and it was boring as hell to me. I hated cheese, bread, and alcohol in general, and I definitely couldn’t say I liked Paris. I fell asleep at Lido while watching the cabaret show, and used half a bottle of Heinz ketchup to wash down my fillet mignon.

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Must Try: This Peppermint Scrub from M+G

I thought Ginno would pick skinny raw denim as his favorite item at the store. But lo and behold! This scruffian quickly went over to the beauty section and start telling me how awesome this Peppermint Scrub is from Malin + Goetz is. I didn’t think he scrubs, so I was pleasantly surprised. Makes me wanna try it now! I think what’s special about the M+G scrub is the unique mix of bamboo and pumice as an exfoliator to shed dead skin cells, combined with the peppermint extract to soothe the skin afterwards. This is great for summer season, when you should exfoliate before tanning, to avoid uneven patches. I, myself, is a loyal fan of REN stuff, but seeing how excited Ginno is when he was telling me about it, I am going to give it a try. I took home a sample and will be using it tonight – I will report the result soon!

Corey’s Red Acne Windbreaker…

I was working at the store last weekend and was obssessing about what my next purchase would be. When you own a store, you just can’t help but thinking about it all the time. So when I asked Corey, one of our employees, he was also thinking the same thing! So I had an idea about sharing our latest favorite items at the store in our blog. Corey picked this bright, red Acne windbreaker as his item. I asked him why he hasn’t bought it yet. And then we both looked at the price tag and were like “Holymoly! It’s $445!” Well, it is from the coolest brand ever, swedish import: Acne Jeans and it’s made of a beautiful Gore-Tex like fabric that is really light but quite warm. We like to wear this one over a thin hoody or knit. It’s actually really perfect for San Francisco weather.

Anyways, here he is, wearing the no.1 item on his wishlist! Oh, and we are having a Sale starting this week on women’s and men’s collection, so look for this great jacket on the 20% off rack, so its now $356!

Stay tuned for more Azalea Team’s latest obssessions! Cos, that’s what we all think about here, when we aren’t helping out our customers…