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Weekending in a Winter Wonderland!
Monday, 6 Feb, 2012 – 10:51 | 2 Comments
Weekending in a Winter Wonderland!

I love Mont Tremblant and am so happy to have found such a wonderful new getaway with a Euro feel so close to New York. It’s perfect for every type of getaway. Take your girlfriends for a gals only weekend, take your family for a family ski trip, and take your man for a romantic getaway – whatever you do, just go!

Paradise Found: The Grand Velas Riviera Maya All Suites and SPA Resort
Thursday, 7 Jul, 2011 – 13:01 | 2 Comments
Paradise Found: The Grand Velas Riviera Maya All Suites and SPA Resort

I am a firm believer in having places in your Life that inspire bliss and peace, places that can be spiritually re-visited to create tranquility during stressful times.  As New York is enduring yet another …

TGATP New Favorite Restaurant: Social Eatz
Friday, 11 Mar, 2011 – 14:26 | No Comment
TGATP New Favorite Restaurant:  Social Eatz

Social Eatz is the new hip eaterie from Top Chef alumni (and hottie!) Angelo Sosa. The menu, an Asian take on American comfort food, is both healthy and delicious with a highly creative array of dishes that will please every palate.

TGATP Holiday Gift Idea: Logitech and i-Home Audio Speakers
Wednesday, 8 Dec, 2010 – 10:09 | No Comment
TGATP Holiday Gift Idea:  Logitech and i-Home Audio Speakers

This holiday season the home of TGATP has been tapped by the Audio Fairy!  Logitech has sent me a number of outstanding audio products that are an absolute music lovers dream!  To complete the sound …

Brand Spankin’ New Forever 21 Opening on 5th Avenue this Saturday!
Friday, 19 Nov, 2010 – 14:55 | No Comment
Brand Spankin’ New Forever 21 Opening on 5th Avenue this Saturday!

Just got to tour the brand new Forever 21 (693 Fifth Avenue b/t 54th and 55th) and it’s awesome!  With five full marble floors of mega-deals, this is sure to become a TGATP hot shopping …

TGATP Must-Have Product: Bring it Up Breast Shapers
Friday, 5 Nov, 2010 – 15:34 | No Comment
TGATP Must-Have Product:  Bring it Up Breast Shapers

With aging, weight loss, or after pregnancy, our tatas are often in need of a little boost!  Enter the wonderful new products from Bring It Up, which allows for the most incredible lift available without …

TGATP Shopping To-Do: Alzerina Jewlery Trunk Sale at Warren Tricomi at the Plaza
Wednesday, 27 Oct, 2010 – 0:56 | No Comment
TGATP Shopping To-Do: Alzerina Jewlery Trunk Sale at Warren Tricomi at the Plaza

Jewelry designer, Alzerina will be holding an Alzerina Jewelry Collection Trunk Show at The Warren Tricomi Salon in the Plaza Hotel, today October 28th from 11-6pm.   Anyone who purchases a one of a kind …

Heidi Klum launches activewear line with New Balance
Saturday, 9 Oct, 2010 – 8:54 | No Comment
Heidi Klum launches activewear line with New Balance


Heidi Klum is truly inexhaustible and one smart cookie!  On Thursday night, Heidi launched the latest project in her road to fashion industry dominance with her versatile activewear collection for New Balance.  Sold exclusively on …

TGATP Fall Must-Have: Gap Premium Black Trousers
Monday, 30 Aug, 2010 – 14:32 | No Comment
TGATP Fall Must-Have:  Gap Premium Black Trousers

At the recent Gap Fall Preview, the stand-out pieces were the new line of basic Black trousers.  I”m absolutely mad for the Really Skinny version, the perfect cigarette pant that can be paired with everything …

Ashley Stewart New Premium Denim for Curvy Gals
Wednesday, 18 Aug, 2010 – 8:51 | No Comment
Ashley Stewart New Premium Denim for Curvy Gals

Buying perfect fitting jeans can be a nightmare proposition for women of any shape.  Either too baggy or too tight, we all seem to have to sample hundreds of them to find just the right …

TGATP Fall Must Have: Bags from Ellington
Thursday, 29 Jul, 2010 – 11:50 | No Comment
TGATP Fall Must Have: Bags from Ellington

Although it is hard to believe with the temperatures soaring well into the 90′s, it is time to start thinking about that fall wardrobe!  The folks at Ellington just sent me, my first great piece …

Exciting New Colors from Temptu
Thursday, 8 Jul, 2010 – 10:07 | No Comment
Exciting New Colors from Temptu

Temptu, the TGATP airbrush makeup machine of choice, has just released two lovely new limited edition blush and highlighter sets for summer!  The Temptu Air Pod Enhance Kits are suitable for all skin tones and …

Get Curve Appeal!
Monday, 24 May, 2010 – 11:09 | No Comment
Get Curve Appeal!

Curve AppealTM is the hottest new brand to hit the denim shapewear market.  These jeans are extraordinarily unique as the brand is the first to market a patented Bottom Booster that lifts and …

Introducing the Francky L’Official Salon
Sunday, 28 Mar, 2010 – 8:00 | No Comment
Introducing the Francky L’Official Salon

Francky
This spring, celebrity hairstylist, Francky L’Official will bring his signature style of timeless elegance and modern sophistication to his new flagship salon on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
Located at 1063 Madison Avenue, this newly expanded 2,000 …

TGATP Must Have: Temptu Airbrush Makeup System
Thursday, 25 Mar, 2010 – 12:16 | No Comment
TGATP Must Have:  Temptu Airbrush Makeup System

Used on best supporting actress nominee Anna Kendrick and  red carpet co-host Kathy Ireland at this year’s Oscars, Temptu is the future of makeup!  Previously only available to professional make-up artists, this incredible airbrush …

TGATP Must Have: Badichi Customized Belts
Friday, 12 Mar, 2010 – 1:08 | No Comment
TGATP Must Have:  Badichi Customized Belts

Baldichi opened its first standing retail store at 159 Prince St in Soho.  Housed in a quaint boutique in the heart of Soho, the new atelier offers fashion-conscious men and women the opportunity to design …

Brother Jimmy’s Opens in Union Square
Thursday, 11 Mar, 2010 – 13:24 | No Comment
Brother Jimmy’s Opens in Union Square

As Brother Jimmy’s is my favorite NY BBQ spot, there was no place I wanted to be more than the opening of the new branch in Union Square (116 East 16th St. b/tw Irving Place …

TGATP gets a SPANXing!
Tuesday, 23 Feb, 2010 – 15:18 | One Comment
TGATP gets a SPANXing!

“I love Spanx.  I LOVE Spanx!  I wear Spanx every single day.  I’ve given up panties.  I wear Spanx!”  – Oprah Winfrey
Spanx is a life saver for every woman enabling you to hold it in, …