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A few months ago I wrote about my trip to Mojito, a Cuban restaurant in my neighborhood. I found a deal where I spent $20 on a voucher that allowed me to spend $40 on food at the restaurant. That trip took me back to the days where Mojito was the only neighborhood restaurant I wanted to eat at.

Well, if you’ve been waiting to try Mojito out, now’s your chance.

BuyWithMe.com is offering a $19 voucher which allows you to spend $40 at the Clinton-Hill/Fort Greene restaurant. The deal ends this Saturday, October 22, 2011 so hurry. To purchase this deal, click here.

Thanks mom for tipping me off on this one

I normally get so many “daily deal” e-mails a day that I started deleting them before even opening them. I’m glad that this past Friday, I decided to open one of ‘em.

I purchased a deal for 67% off of Kickboxing Boot Camp classes in the city. For a quick preview of what to expect, check out the video below.

I went to my first class on Saturday and it was well worth it. Because of Coach Nelson, my ass and arms are killing me right now.

To purchase your Lifebooker deal, click here. Move quickly. This deal expires tomorrow, Monday, October 17, 2011.

And FYI, you don’t need your mat. If you visit the Learn2Box website, it says that you’ll need a yoga mat for the class. This was the case when classes were held in Central Park. They’re now held in a gym on 30th and Broadway.

For more info on location, visit Lifebooker here, or look below…
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I was invited to the American Living showroom by PR girl Cachee to review the 2011 Holiday collection. I was already familiar with the brand since it’s exclusively sold in JCPenny, where I often shop.

I promise my trips there started as mere walk-throughs to get to the rest of the mall but you’d be surprised how many great things you can get from JCP. (Might I mention BOGO half off OPI nail polish ALL THE TIME?! you’re welcome!)

Anyway, I stopped through expecting… very… Christmas in the country. That’s pretty much what I got with a few exceptions. The clutch below is one of them.

As value conscious as I am, this American Living for JCPenny is def worth the modest price tag. The bag above is $30 and JCP is good for having 3 day sales almost every weekend. Oh wait… what’s that I hear? Sounds like prices dropping! Owwwww!!

For more on my fav pieces and another happy surprise, look below…
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A couple of months ago, my friend Raeana entered the BET Lens on Talent competition.

Lens on Talent is BET’s talent search for the superstars of tomorrow, focusing on music, fashion and dance. One winner in each category will receive a $10,000 prize. — via BET

So… VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!! To vote, click here and hit “HOT” below Raeana’s video. If you’re wondering why you should vote for Raeana over the other contestants…

Enough said. Check this video to learn more about Raeana…

Want to see some behind the scenes photos from the shoot? Look below…
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Happy Birthday to ME!! Well… almost. My birthday isn’t until Thursday but a few companies have been helping to plan my birthday feasts for the last two weeks.

For the last 2 years, I’ve done “Birthday Freebie” posts and every year, I find more stores/companies that give away items to their customers or e-mail registrants on their birthday. Instead of doing a long, drawn out list, I’ve compiled the regulars with a few newbies and what they’re offering up for WONDERFUL LIBRAS birthday-havers everywhere.

LUNCH
Moe’s Southwest Grill - Complimentary Entree

DINNER
Benihana - Free Meal (unfortunately, the Manhattan location is closed for renovations so there will be no Hibachi for me this year)

Brasserie 8 1/2 (Patina Group) - $50 off a meal of $50 OR more (Patina Group restaurants offering $50 off include Brasserie 8 1/2 and 6 others. Two more Patina Group restaurants offer $30 off.  For my [very] brief review of Brasserie 8 1/2, click here.)

Red Lobster - $5 off a two-person meal (CHEDDAR BAY BISUITS, HERE I COME!!)

DESSERT
Starbucks - Free Birthday Beverage (and other free promo items throughout the year; I got a post card about 2 weeks ago for a free bagel w/spread)

Panera Bread - Free Pastry or Sweet
Cold Stone Creamery - BOGO Free Creation (in years past, there was no “BOGO,” you would just get a free Like-It Creation)
Baskin Robbins - Free ice cream scoop

SHOPPING
ideeli.com - $25 credit
Rent the Runway - $20 credit
Daffy’s - 15% off (and 10% when you first register)
DSW - $5 off certificate

Sephora - Varying free items (last year it was mascara and eye make-up, this year it’s shampoo, shower gel, and bubble bath)

Aside from finding more freebies every year, I also find more Libras (which in case you haven’t figure out, I am). Happy Birthday to all of the Libras celebrating another year on earth includinggggggg:

My bestie Raeana R.
Deadstock Ric
Shauna
My baby cousin “Little” Jr.
My older cousin “Big” Jr.
My downsouth cousin Rakili
My DC cousin Christian
Lakita of GFC
Vintage Shaun
Quincy Girl, Chan’nel
Avid AssataSAYS.com reader, Asia!
My little sister Taylor
Fellow Fashion High grad, Estephanie
and a bunch more whose names escapy me now.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ALL!

I swore that with the end of summer approaching (the first day of fall is Friday) I would stop hanging out so much. So far, the weather hasn’t been slowing me down as it normally does. A Very Vintage Weekend will have me down on Orchard this Friday so but I’ll be there even earlier for Corrente’s Trunk Show Marathon which features jewelry designer Lauren Wimmer this week.

Corrente Trunk Show Marathon Presents…
Lauren Wimmer Jewelry
Thursday, September 22, 2011
6p-9p
179 Orchard Street
btwn Stanton and Houston St
LES, New York

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Fashion stylist (and fellow Libra, whoop whoop!) Shaunya Hartley is at it again. “Vintage Shaun” is back again with another Sip ‘n’ Shop at Brooklyn’s Nu Hotel.

Looking to update your fall wardrobe with some classic pieces? Check her out.

Vintage Shaun Fall Sip ‘n’ Shop
Saturday, September 24, 2011
12p- 5p
The Nu Hotel Brooklyn
85 Smith Street
btwn Atlantic and State Street
Brooklyn, New York
RSVP: VintageShaun@gmail.com

For more info on another vintage event hitting the Reed Space Annex this weekend, look below…
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For my Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week intro, click here.

ALDO RISE was the presenter of Mark Fast’ Faster presentation during fashion week but there was also a presentation of Aldo’s shoe collaborations with Mark, Preen, Chrisitan Cota, and more.

For pictures of the shoes from the collection, look below…
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I was excited and anxious all day long waiting for my segment on The Nate Berkus Show to air and when it did, I couldn’t be happier with the outcome. In case you missed it, I recorded the segment with my camera and uploaded it to YouTube. Check me out at the 4:50 mark. Sorry for the sucky sound quality. I tried.

Thanks again to Cara for making this possible! Fellow blogger and “thrift shopping guru” Patrice Williams was on the show talking about how to snatch great fashion pieces at remarkebly low prices. She did so great and got so many hits to her site following the shows airing that her site crashed! That is one happy problem for any blogger. Check her out at LookingFlyOnADime.com.

I was talking about my prior TV experiences earlier on Twitter and Dwight dug up this old clip of he, Raeana, and I at the TRL Awards 6 years ago. Check it out below…
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A few weeks ago, I attended the Dr. Martens Bloggers Breakfast which was set up to introduce the launch of the Doc Martens ‘First and Forever’ campaign. If you missed my post on that, you can check it out here.

At the end of the breakfast, all of the attendees were lucky enough to choose a pair of free shoes from the latest Dr. Martens collection. I chose the Leanne boot in brown pictured above!

I was so excited when they came a little over two weeks ago and even more excited when I tried them on and realized (1) they fit and (2) they’re so comfortable.

They came but I’ve been so busy with making changes to my apartment (see: Nate Berkus feature here) that I just got around to photographing these hearty boots!

They retail for $180 and can be found on DrMartens.com here.

Want to see more new arrivals from Dr. Martens? Click here.

I want to say thank you to Dr. Martens and Exposure PR for making this possible. THANK YOU!!!