Travel Blog – Mr & Mrs Smith Boutique & Luxury Hotels

Mistress of make-up Bobbi Brown has worked her magic on the fairest faces all over the world in the name of beauty, staying at some pretty praiseworthy places on her travels, too.

We cast our eyes Stateside to New York (we’ll be adding more hot New York hotels to our online collection soon) and get some sneaky insider tips from the lady herself on the prime places to go and the all-important packing essentials to get there in style…

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As much as we delight at the thought of sneaking away to a gorgeous boutique hotel, there’s one thing here at Smith HQ that really gets our goat: airport regulations.  Don’t get us wrong, we’re all for safety and security, but stuffing our specially selected stock into pokey plastic bags makes us want to weep a wee bit.

Well, let us invite you in on a luxury travel-set secret – Bobbi’s got a nifty new range of Travel Empties to solve the problem. The set, which includes a variety of jars and bottles for £9.79, allows style-savvy frequent flyers to fill the empty pots with their perfect pampering possessions.  They even come with darling little labels to record the contents, and fit inside a transparent resealable pouch to keep them in one darned-handy place.  Stylish, organised and unbelievably useful? Yes, please. We’re putting these packing essentials on the Smith wish list.

Other than thirsting over incredibly ingenious travel sets, we’ve also been busy getting Bobbi’s insiders’ guide to SoHo. She picks her favourite fashion boutiques and jewellery joints, points out exquisite eateries, and homes in on the hottest hair and spa places around – all of them within a credit card’s throw of hip Big Apple hang-out Soho House.

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Bobbi’s picks – where to go-go in SoHo

For first-class food…

Balthazar
80 Spring Street
+1 212 965 1414

Dean & Deluca
560 Broadway
+1 212 226 6800

Spring Street Natural
62 Spring Street
+1 212 966 0290

Kelley and Ping
127 Greene Street
+1 212 228 1212

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For unbeatable fashion…
Calypso
424 Broome Street
+1 212 274 0449

Bloomingdale’s SoHo
504 Broadway
+1 212 729 5900

Tory Burch
257 Elizabeth Street
+1 212 334 3000

J. Crew
99 Prince Street
+1 212 966 2739

Prada
575 Broadway
+1 212 334 8888

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For finely crafted jewellery…
Ted Muehling
27 Howard Street
+1 212 431 3825

Helen Ficalora
21 Cleveland Place
+1 212 219 3700

DeVera
1 Crosby Street
+1 212 625 0838

Gas Bijoux
238 Mott Street
+1 212 334 7290

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For hot hair and superb spas…

Mario Diab Salon
62 Crosby Street
+1 212 226 6596

Haven Spa
150 Mercer Street
+1 212 343 3515

Compiled by Emily O’Brien

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