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French-Inspired, New York Service: Ode a La Rose Delivers What Women Want for Valentine’s Day


Bonjour lovely Socialites!  I wish I knew how to say “socialite” in French.  After all, it is almost Valentine’s Day so it’s time to up the romance factor.  The French are known for being expert romantics so on Valentine’s Day it couldn’t hurt to take a hint from them.  Ode a La Rose is a Parisian style flower delivery service providing New Yorkers with beautiful fresh perfectly cut rose bouquets previously sold only in the corner flower shops of France.  French men know how a single bouquet of flowers can melt a woman’s heart.  So it’s no wonder that when the Ode a La Rose founders, Olivier and Louis, came to New York from France they started the only flower service that gives American men the opportunity to gift the boutique-level roses European women have taken for granted for centuries.  The best part is they are also affordable to lovers on any budget.  As a special touch, a photo of the bouquet is taken right before it leaves their chic workshop and emailed to the sender along with the exact delivery time.  Very classy!

If the email wasn’t classy enough, the bouquets are also hand-delivered the same day in their signature Ode a la Rose gift box.  The gift boxes are unlike any other and a presentation in themselves.  These signature boxes wittily state, “Aren’t you the lucky one?”  which is exactly what you are if you’re a woman in New York receiving flowers on Valentine’s Day or any day for that matter.  In case you didn’t already know, the population of men to women in New York City doesn’t exactly work in any girl’s favor.  But, that shouldn’t stop you from dreaming or cause you to lower your dating standards.  Perhaps, Paris has more prospects.

This may really be your lucky day because Ode a La Rose is offering a special discount this Valentine’s Day.  To get 10% off your order,  “like” the Ode a la Rose Facebook page to obtain a promo code.  Oh Ruh-Vwar my loves!

Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post, but the opinions are all my own. 

Lovestruck by Fashion & Freebies

A few months ago, I went to the Grand Opening of the Korean jewelry store, J.Estina, at The Plaza Hotel. Though they are predominantly known for their crown designs which are symbols of good luck in Korea, J.Estina, has me seeing hearts with their special Valentine’s Day offer.  Those of you in the New York area can enter to win a J.Estina sterling silver necklace and receive complimentary engraving on your purchase simply by printing the above card, filling it out, and dropping it off at their jewelry boutique at The Plaza.

Here’s some more fun Valentine’s Day shopping ideas from my heart to yours:

Valentine’s Day Inspired Fashion

Don’t you just love pink and red?  I may not have a date yet for Valentine’s Day, but that doesn’t mean I can’t stock up on V-Day inspired fashions.  I guess I’ll just be a stylish single this year.  I’d like to profess my love for the following products.  You can rekindle your love affair with shopping right here and now when you click on the items to buy them for yourself just in time for Valentine’s Day 2012:

DKNY Red Vintage Leather Leather Clutch with Chain Handle ($195.00)

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Valentine’s Day Gifts Inspired By Romantic Comedies

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner.  As a single lady, I always feel very left out of this sometimes overrated holiday.  But, I love the movies and the gifts.  Therefore, I think it’s awesome how the Valentine’s Day gifts I’ve been lusting over tie in so well with some of my fav romantic comedies.  I miss the Valentine’s Days in the early years of grade school when I would wake up to a basket of chocolates and money for me from my parents at the breakfast table followed by a day at school of doing absolutely no work, eating candy, and exchanging V-day cards with everyone in class.  Now, I walk around the city on this epic lovers’ holiday surrounded by thousands of people carrying around flowers and chocolates either for or from their significant other.  It’s depressing.

This year, however, I’m planning ahead by coming up with festive activities I can participate in such as a champagne induced dance party in my apartment to Beyonce’s Single Ladies followed by a screening of a romantic comedy.  I have’t seen Friends With Benefits yet so I think I may go with that movie.  Let me know if you want to join.

Cupcakes Champagne and Sangria

All this bitter cold weather we’ve been having in NYC has me craving an epic Girls’ Night In. When the holidays have just ended and it’s not yet Fashion Week, it seems to call for a few weeks of a more relaxing social calendar filled with sweets and even later brunches. Throughout my recent time spent inside avoiding below freezing temperatures, I’ve derived a formula for the perfect relaxing evening with the girls (and guys if they want to join, but I’m guessing they’ll want to skip this one.)  Listen carefully to the three parts of my secret formula:

1.  Forget your diet and make lots of cupcakes!  Aside from eating these sweet little cakes, decorating them using different themes is the best part.

2.  Get lots of champagne.  It’s the socialite thing to do.

3.  Make sangria!  I know sangria is supposed to be red, but lately I’ve really had a thing for white sangria.  You are also going to have a buy lots of fruit both to put into the sangria and on top of the cupcakes.  It’s a lot of sugar, but it’s worth it.

4.  You can add your own touch to this evening of sweetness with movies, games, or just your usual crazy conversation.

Seeing that I have no plans for Valentine’s Day as of now, I may be repeating this formula with my single friends come February 14th…sigh!