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Bird Rock

Mimi & Red

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Mimi & Red boutique brings their North Park style and great prices to the ladies of La Jolla. The secret to the success of this stylish and very customer service friendly spot is to offer budget-minded girls a great product at an even better price. “Women will shop no matter…

Hair Fairies

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Set back from La Jolla Boulevard, in Bird Rock, Hair Fairies seems like your pretty run-of-the-mill hair salon. With its huge pink sign, it looks like a salon for children. A tony place to take your five year old for a buzz cut or a trim. As its logo implies,…

Elizabeth Allen Atelier

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For a decade, luxury bedding addicts were only able to find Elizabeth Allen’s award-winning designs online. Finally, Allen has opened a storefront. Elizabeth Allen Atelier, located in the trendy Bird Rock neighborhood of La Jolla, offers customers delightful bedding at a great price, and some of the most unique and…

Capricorn Boutique

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Walking into Capricorn Boutique in Bird Rock, with its black-and-white checkered floor, antique fireplace and fleur-de-le decor, is reminiscent of a neighborhood boutique you’d find on the Left Bank of Paris or Brooklyn’s Carroll Gardens. It’s a quaint little neighborhood store in a quaint little neighborhood, with cutting-edge fashion, a…

Cup a Joe Please

    There’s a time in the day when nothing but a good old fashioned cup a Joe will do.       Imagine if you will one part of my average day: Up at 6:30, dress, eat, drive 20 minutes to drop the kid off at school. Drive 15 minutes for a …

Snuggling Up

 I’ve got a secret.  My husband doesn’t know, although I think he suspects.  I believe most women share my secret, some are able to act on it, others not.  I sometimes find myself in strange places and time  has passed.  I’m obsessed with reading about my passion, drooling over magazines that…