On Our Radar: Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Smith have arrived in New York. The boutique hotel experts with both on-line and 24 hour in-house advisors, lend their advice on over 700 fabulous hotels worldwide. All of their hotspots have been visited and reviewed at least twice- once by a team member and once by a tastemaker (think Stella McCartney, Dita von Teese and Cate Blanchett). Check their site for these in depth and quirky reviews.

You don't have to be a member to book on-line; but members get special perks like money-back and exclusive travel deals. James Lohan and his wife, Tamara, started the company in London in 2003 after an unfortunate travel experience. "We go to extraordinary lengths to select the world’s best boutique hotels, and then we anonymously review all of them so we’re certain it’s the most passionately discerning collection on the planet," said Lohan.

We checked MrandMrsSmith.com for NYC just see to if they're on target with their choices. Sure enough they recommended and insightfully reviewed some of our favorite boutique hotels like the Soho House (pictured above), the Standard NY, the Ace Hotel, the Greenwich Hotel and more.

Web Snob March 4th, 2010

Stiletto Jungle contemplates the new, ultra-tall 6" Christian Louboutin Daffodile Platform Pumps.

Allie is Wired has early scoop on Bridget Jones 3, including the new skinny Bridget.

Bag Snob can envision this bag while lounging in a Parisian café.

Natura Bisse's The Cure Sheer Eye, at Beauty Snob, is God's gift to women of all ages!

Coquette shows you how you can wear your favorite scarf as a handbag with Via Chic.

The Jet Set Girls are fantasizing about Jimmy Choo's new luggage!

KRISTOPHER DUKES is wearing Bio Gel Sculpture Soak-Off Gel Polish.

Two of Second City Style's editors duke it out over the red carpet fashions at the Oscars.

Shopping and Info loves the Ports 1961 drapey v neck jewel colored dress for Spring 2011.

StyleBakery shows us great ways to wear bright bags for spring.

The Beauty Stop takes a second look at Lady Gaga's turn in the Mugler runway show.

The Shoe Goddess feels like she could just fly away in these Sophia Grace Suede Butterfly Pumps!

Batiste Dry Shampoo Review

Anyone who knows us, knows that we can't live without dry shampoo. It helps make our blowouts last upwards of a week and ensures that we can go on a weekend trip without having to pack styling products (save for hairspray). We recently tested out the Batist Dry Shampoo, and it's fast becoming a fave.

The Pluses:

• It's an aerosol so it sprays evenly across your hair.
• It works well--we generally start using it on day 3 of a blowout and don't need it again until day 5 (we generally wash our hair once a week).
• It smells great. We tested the Blush fragrance, which has a slight powder-y smell. It neutralized bar odors from the night before.
• The price can't be beat. A 5.5 oz can sells for $2.99 on Amazon.

 The Minuses:

• The spray is pretty forceful and gives our hair a white-ish cast. The trick is to let it set for a few minutes, then either massage it in with your fingers or brush it through, depending on what look you're going for.

The Batiste Dry Shampoo currently ranks as our second favorite. The Neil George spray takes the top spot, but it's also $18 for a can that's smaller.

Batiste Dry Shampoo is available on Amazon.
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This review is based on a free sample.

Jimmy Choo Luggage

The new Jimmy Choo luggage may have replaced this set as our fantasy luggage. Both pieces measure L15 x H18.5 x W9 and are lined in leopard print. The leopard print piece is $4,995

and the black patent is $3,295.

Both pieces are far too pretty to ever check, but that's OK. In our fantasy, we only fly on private planes. Available on JimmyChoo.com.

Conde Nast Traveler Where Are You Now Book

Regular readers of Condé Nast Traveler are surely familiar with the sometimes maddening feature, "Where Are You Now?" A gorgeous single photo is spread across two pages and readers are given a few hints about the location and invited to guess where the photo was taken. There's typically a fabulous prize, like a 3-night stay at a Ritz Carlton.

Now you can test your mettle on the Where Are You Now book from Assouline.  It features 100 photos to inspire your future travels. Available on Assouline.