W.3rd St. Holiday Street Party: December 9th: The shops of West 3rd St. in West Hollywood will be offering great bargains & refreshments to create a holiday party atmosphere to shop in! Plan to find some pretty unique gifts in the many small shops, or just go to browse and dine at some of the yummy restaurants on 3rd (yes, they will have specials too)!

Holiday Walk on the Avenues: December 10th & 11th: Similar to the W. 3rd shopping party, the Melrose Village area of West Hollywood will also be throwing a party of their own! Even if you’re not looking to do much shopping, this sounds like a fun event to check out to get in the holiday spirit. There will be food trucks (duh), carolers, live entertainment, and refreshments for all!

Stila Warehouse Sale: December 11th: I’m a big fan of Stila Cosmetics but their stuff is just WAY too pricey for me. Luckily, the annual Stila warehouse sale is a great opportunity to stock up on some of your favorite quality make-up at crazy discounts (up to 80% off)! Sale starts at 8am but the line was a couple blocks long last year so get there early if you want the good stuff!

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Unique LA: December 11th & 12th: Check out LA’s ultimate independent design & gift show for a guaranteed way to get all your holiday shopping done in one swoop! And what’s more guaranteed is that your gifts will truly be one of a kind  and you’ll be supporting local independent designers. There will be hundreds of independent vendors to choose from! Admission is $10 but that includes free drinks (cocktails & soft drinks).

Renegade Craft Fair: December 11th & 12th: This free craft fair takes place at the LA State Historic Park and features indie-craft artists selling their goods. There will also be fun holiday themed craft workshops running throughout the day… from make your own mistletoe and ornaments to DIY shopping bags. Let’s hope the weather looks good for next weekend, because this outdoorsy event sounds like a great time!!

As a self proclaimed scavenger hunt enthusiast, I assure you I have researched quite a few of them and this will be one of the best. Aside from some amazing prizes, the registration fee is only $10/person and all that money will be donated to LA-based charities. Teams consist of 2-5 people and they are encouraging everyone to dress up in matching costumes (yes, there will be a prize for best dressed team)! The event will begin at Dodgers Stadium, where teams will get a list of 100 items to hunt for, each with a corresponding point number. Further details regarding registration, prizes, sponsors, etc. can be found on the official website.

Let me know if you decide to sign up by commenting on this post…I’ll be there!

Game on!!

Daphne’s Greek Cafe

Daphne’s has very yummy greek food with a full menu of healthy options for you.  I am literally drooling after looking over it online! Considering the meals range from $5 – $10, you’re getting a pretty great deal with the buy one get one offer. And they have a ton of Southern California locations to choose from!

Make sure you print the coupon and bring it with you;  this offer expires on Sunday, November 28th.

Lamb Kabob Plate...comes to $5 with coupon!!

There are a few restrictions. The main ones being: Not valid on Multi-Packs, California Select Vintage, Multibrand products. There is also a $50 minimum purchase and you can’t use the Groupon at an outlet location or on sale items. That being said, you can buy one as a gift for someone!

The website does say limited quantity available. So if you plan on getting one, do it soon. And as with all Groupons, you can only purchase the deal up until midnight tonight (Thursday, November 18th).

Hit up your nearest Coffee Bean today, Tuesday November 9th, from 4pm-7pm to get your $1  12oz. cup of joy. Your options are:

-Red Velvet Hot Cocoa
-Winter Dream Tea Latte
-Gingerbread Cookie Latte
-Ice Blended Drink (you’re probably not going to want this, but I won’t judge)

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And as if you needed more incentive to try it out, all proceeds from this promotion will be donated to The Help Group, a non-profit organization serving special needs children.

Tone and sweat to the following classes:

11:00AM – Warm-up (FREE)

11:30AM, 12:00PM, 12:30PM, 1:00PM – 20 Minute Lessons ($1 each)
Cardio Samba
Hip Hop Aerobics
Hula Workout
Jazzercise
Zumba

1:30PM, 2:00PM, 2:30PM, 3:00PM – 20 Minute Lessons
Bellydance Burn
Cardio Ballroom
Pure Barre
Salsa Workout
Step Dance Aerobics

3:30 to 4:15PM – Bollywood Blast (FREE)

Tickets go on sale at 10:30am and the fun starts at 11am. Make sure you get their fairly early because the class size is limited.  For more information, check out the official page!

My friend Amanda brought Northern Roots to my attention last week and I absolutely loved all the hand crafted jewelry on their page. The jewelry is hand-molded and hand-painted by a talented lady named Amy out in Texas. Amy is a stay at home mom who is passionate about crafts (and damn good at them!) and is inspired by  “nature and bohemian themes”.

Northern Roots features handmade earrings, bobby pins, rings, and necklaces that look like something you might find at Anthropologie – but for a fraction of the price! Most of the items are in the $10-$15 range and make excellent gifts! They also has an impressive 100% positive rating on Etsy, which means you can budget shop with confidence.

We encourage you to check out Northern Roots and keep them in mind next time you’re in the market for a lovely gift, or just feel like spoiling yourself without breaking the bank!

If you’ve been following us for a while, you know we feel that Pinkberry is no Menchies…but cheap Pinkberry comes pretty close! While this is supposedly a Valentines Day offer, it is actually valid from 2/12-2/19. I suppose this is for all the pimps out there with so many Valentines and so little time…

Get your coupon here.

This Magic show features host Derek Hughes, Rob Zabrecky, Michael Rayner, The Platt Brothers, and a mystery guest! This show ran for 2 years in London and features artists who perform at The Magic Castle (a much pricier show). The show is usually $20 but one of our readers let us in on the secret! Use the promotional code “Meetcode” and get your ticket for $10! Buy your tickets soon because who knows when you’ll get another chance to see a show like this without making your money disappear! Click here to get your tickets and read a little more about the show!

WANT A FREE TICKET??  Follow us on Twitter and tune in tomorrow (12/16) at 11am PST for your chance to win!!

Thanks to our lovely magician’s assistant Katy for letting us in on this one and providing the free tickets for the twitter giveaway!