Valentine’s Day with Shade Hotel Redondo Beach & Style Collective

Valentine’s Day with Shade Hotel Redondo Beach & Style Collective

Style Collective sisters met up for an amazing Valentine’s Day (or as some say “Galentine’s Day”) event at the first luxury boutique hotel in Redondo Beach, California this past weekend! It was an afternoon filled with laughter and friendship! Thank you to Shade Hotel Redondo Beach for hosting The Style Collective Valentine’s Day Event!

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Photo Credit: Mike @goirishphotog (and for first photo above)

My co-host, Catherine (creator of Catherine Grace O), and I had an amazing time planning the event together and would like to take time to thank our sponsors:

• Shade Hotel Redondo Beach
• Sea Level Restaurant at the Shade Hotel (Redondo Beach, CA) for hosting our afternoon lunch
• Balloon Celebrations (Santa Monica, CA) for providing the most amazing balloon decorations – including a 6 foot heart balloon, Style Collective XO gold letters & a gigantic Valentine’s Day bouquet!
• ‘Lette Macarons (Beverly Hills, CA) for providing the best macaron party towers along with individual gift boxes for our gift bag
• Dermalogica (Santa Monica, CA) for providing their amazing new full-size Daily Superfoliant for our gift bag
• CORE (Los Angeles, CA) for providing water and fruit-infused water for the event and our gift bag
• Bloomingdale’s (Sherman Oaks, CA) for providing Kiehl’s beauty samples for our gift bag

Photo Credit: Mike @goirishphotog 

Don’t know what Style Collective is? Well, simply put, it’s the best fashion and lifestyle blogger community built around supporting each other! It also has amazing resources for bloggers to learn from and grow together. Learn more about this community & say hi to it’s founder, Annie Spano today! Read my new post discussing “Why I Joined Style Collective” and celebrating their 1-year anniversary!

Photo Credit: Mike @goirishphotog 

Outfit: Bloomingdale’s Aqua Mixed Lace Dress XS (no tailoring required! – my previous REVIEW HERE); Steve Madden Stecy Heel (Size 5.5) + Tieks Ballet Flats Nude Patent Size 6 (my review HERE) + Michael Kors Watch + Sunglasses

Shade Hotel Redondo Beach

• Welcome to Redondo Beach! Shade Hotel is the first luxury boutique hotel in the area and it boosts an amazing location – just a few miles from LAX airport and right on the marina waterfront!
• It overlooks the coastline with views of Palos Verdes and Malibu
• The hotel also offers a rooftop deck and luxury amenities in each room (including Tempur-Pedic mattresses!)

More information on Style Collective HERE

Sea Level Restaurant and Lounge

• Shade Hotel offers amazing dining experiences at their Sea Level Restaurant
• This is an indoor and outdoor dining experience overlooking the water
• During our event, we were able to gather outdoors and enjoy the warm weather together while sipping on champagne and delicious appetizers. We indulged in tasty citrus cured hamachi, mouth watering pizza loaded with carmelized onions and the tastiest goat cheese, and the freshest beet salad with arugula pesto and toasted pistachios to top it off.
• Their outdoor seating is simply AMAZING – they have lounge/couches that invite conversation and group gatherings. Plus, they kindly warmed us up by the fire during a windy afternoon near the water with their fire pits and heated lamps

Gift Bags

• Our sponsors were amazing at offering products for our gift bags
• You know I LOVE Dermalogica so I was so excited to share their newest product with my fellow blogger friends! Dermalogica’s new Daily Superfoliant is part of their Age Smart line – helping to reduce the effects pollution and other environmental triggers have on our skin. I could go on and on about Dermlogica, but I created a dedicated Skin Health Series for that…head over to Part I or Part II for more information about why I love this brand
• If you know me then you also know that one of my all-time FAVORITE desserts is ‘Lette Macarons! Here I’m snacking on my favorite flavor – raspberry! They have so many flavors to choose from in addition to limited-edition seasonal flavors. We were lucky enough to add in decorative towers of macarons to display during our event (as well as snack on!). ‘Lette Macarons offers online orders so even if you’re not local, you can still enjoy these delicious treats!
• CORE hydration is known for it’s high quality reverse osmosis process which helps to balance the alkalinity in our bodies – they offer a variety of fruit flavored waters; I’m still deciding what flavor is my favorite!
• Bloomindale’s and Bloomingdale’s Sherman Oaks included goodies from Kiehl’s counter. Thank you again for the amazing customer service at my local Bloomies! More information about their service & my experience discussed in my Burberry Daylesmoore Wool Coat post. Plus, join their Loyalist Program for $25 off your first purchase – referral link here!

Thank you to Meggie Clausen, Jenna Ritter and Melissa Marcus for your warm welcome and an afternoon of pure delight at Shade Hotel & Sea Level Restaurant!

Read Catherine’s amazing article with Thrive Global HERE.

Thank you to our stylish SC Sisters from Southern California for driving as far as San Diego or flying from San Francisco to attend…now that’s dedication! It was wonderful meeting everyone in person  at Shade Hotel Redondo Beach: Style Collective Valentine’s Day! Check out their blogs below: 

• Petite Style Script
• Catherine Grace O
• The Bicoastal Beauty
• Lizzie in Lace
• The Siren Confidential
• To Thine Own Style be True
• Threads n Breads
• Blooming Wild and Free
• Amber Nicole Fashion
• Marblelously Petite
• Margaret Rowe
• Playing Dress Up All Day
• Besos Alina
• My Curated Closet
• The Love + List Couture
• Style Me Fancy
• Wear with Passion
• Between you n Me
• Worldwide Stylista
• Chic Serendipity

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Jessica Louie, PharmD, APh, BCCCP is the CEO of Clarify, Simplify, Align and Host of The Burnout Doctor Podcast. Dr. Louie uses her signature Burnout Doctor Method to coach burned out pharmacists & professionals to simplify because work-life balance is a LIE. Align work into your life & break free from people pleasing, perfectionism and thrive in life on YOUR TERMS.