Inspire Desire: Moonstruck Chocolates

Forgo Starbucks on Valentine's Day and take your sweetheart to one of our decadent Moonstruck Chocolate Cafes for a chocolate latte. Or instead of a dozen roses, pick up their 12 Decadent Roses Collection; a marriage of two Valentine favorites: roses and chocolate. The boxes are a fabulous linen fabric with different flavors of sublime truffles. Nothing screams adoration more than superior confection, it is a scientifically proven fact.

We love their Satin Grosgrain Hearts, handpicked by their Chocolatier for optimum desirability. You can't go wrong.

Moonstruck Chocolate Cafe -
526 NW 23rd Avenue
Portland, OR

Moonstruck Chocolate Cafe -
608 SW Alder Street
Portland, OR

No Tell Motel

Tucked away on NW Couch between 5th and 6th, Motel is a quiet retreat from the hustle and bustle of Burnside, one block south.This cute and clever boutique shares space with a gallery of the same name. Both showcase the finest in young, urban and emerging arts and crafts.

The gallery hosts shows rotating monthly, opening on First Thursdays. In the boutique you will find a collection of handmade jewelry, home accessories, art prints and stationary made by local and national artists.

We love the tote bags by I'm Smitten and the 2-sided vinyl pillows from Swigg. Sterling silver and glass jewelry by Smallthings and the wood and resin necklaces by Cristina Aucone are definitely worth checking out. Motel is a great place to find unique and creative gifts or something just for you.

This month Motel’s group show is “Amorously”, running from February 3 to 26, 2005. They will be painting the gallery pink and hanging amorous artworks for a full-on, one-month love fest. At the intersection of hip and happening, there’s Motel.

Motel
19 NW 5th Avenue
Portland, OR
Entrance on Couch
503.222.6699
Tuesday - Saturday 12-6pm or by appointment
www.motelgallery.com

Hey Girly, forget the ho hum black vinyl nerd briefcase and pick up a pink fluffy fabulous one instead. You will be a knockout as you traipse into your “bored” meeting with this baby. You will not believe the compliments you will receive. Every once in awhile you get something that really thrills you, this is it. Just a glance and your day is made.

Get off my Case! This gorgeous laptop case will be the envy as you unzip your sleek candy colored velour case amidst a sea of black leather totes. The meeting ends.... they scramble to find their bags, you make a quick get-away and you're off to your next adveture, looking ever so dashingly!

Soft velour exterior, leather trim, and super cute patterned inside linings. Much more than just a pretty face, foam interlined and teflon treated.....Smart and Beautiful...just like you!

To celebrate your love and your relationship (or divorce, being single at last....), we recently discovered the most adorable individual bottles of French champagne from Pommery.

They come in Hot Pink, sweetly hand-painted, or Blue bottles - with a straw! Perfect for Valentine's Day, they are sold locally at Zupan's.

We are a sucker for cute and these are cute squared!

Give Something Sexy to your Sweetheart

It’s easy to give a gift you'll both love at Oh Baby. From feminine silk slips to wildly sexy corsets, They’ve got everything to make your Valentine swoon. We are obligated to up the ante in the sexy category. Oh Baby is making it easy, you can register your sizes and favorite pieces to make gift giving easier for your beloved.

This Valentine's, enter to Win: a Date Night, $100 Oh Baby Gift Certificate, Gift Certificate for dinner at McCormick & Schmick’s, Or an Evening Stay at Inn at Northrup Station. Drawing will be held February 15th

Special Valentine Hours

• Friday — Monday the 14th, Valentines Day! 10am to 8pm.

Red roses available on Valentine's Day. This is definitely a great one stop shopping for you! (Or a great hint for your love.)

Oh Baby
1320 NE Broadway
503-281-7430

Send a Beauty Gram!

Her skin sparkles and she always smells great! She loves to try the latest products and her skin looks fabulous because of it. Complete with a body soufflé, shimmer puff, yummy body crème, and revitalizing foot cream…this girl is decadent from head to toe. These products not only smell delicious, but work great! These are great reward gifts for that woman who always strives to please. Pure delight, a gift that will remind her that you care every day.

The Perfect gift for any girl and a guaranteed hit for all women!

We especially adore the Beautygram Clutch with the SugarBaby Bomb Shell Satin Body Soufflé, Glamour to Go Shimmer Puff, Cake Beauty Desserted Island Supreme Body Mousse, Cake Walk Tripplemint Foot Crème. Check out their site for all their unique beautygrams.

New Year, New Season

One of our favorite Portland Pick's is Portland's own New Season’s Market. This is a homegrown chain of organic foods and high quality fabulous meats and produce. They also have a huge selection of clever and unique gifts. But one of their most fabulous offerings is their free consultation with their experienced nutritionist.

Spend up to 75 minutes learning how to best feed you and your family from low-carb, high protein foods, to clever recipes, grains, fiber, whole-wheat pastas and more. Get the best of what Portland has to offer in the way of dairy and vegetables. This is a must for everyone that has getting healthy as a New Year's Resolution.

Contact:

Christi Bogner
New Seasons Market
503-292-1987 x 303
www.newseasonsmarket.com

Give Flowers: Introducing Posie's Poppybox

Give flowers that last forever, like your endless love.

Give one-of-a-kind flowers in take-out boxes with "Fortune Cookie" greetings that read, "I love you." These handmade flowers from Posie, Rosy Little Things, are incredibly adorable, clever and can be enjoyed forever. We want to extend Valentine’s Day to last until, well, next Valentine’s day!

The flowers themselves can come in an assortment of almost any color (olive green, Dutch blue, red...) though the pinks have the greatest range.

Striped taffeta and grosgrain ribbon accent each box and they are stuffed with excelsior, which holds the flowers in place. A "fortune cookie"-like message, backed by a Chinese newsprint banner, is tacked to the box. You can choose from "I Love You," "Thinking of You," "Happy Birthday," "Congratulations," and "Happy Valentine's Day." Finally it is wrapped in clear cellophane and tied with aqua blue seam binding. A gorgeous, handmade way to send your love!

If you're single this year, treat yourself to a pouf boutonniere and a pair of fabulous Chocolate Handbag Truffles for $20. There. Done. Now who really needs a boy/girlfriend anyway?

The Ella/Posie Boutique
2337 East Burnside
(behind Sofa Table Chair)
Portland, OR 97214
503-236-2933
Open Tues-Sat 12-6

A Trip to Nirvana for you and yours:

For some Valentines, a box of chocolate is just not enough. Luckily, Nirvana Apothecary & Day Spa has a solution. Check out these delicious and romantic treatments offered by Nirvana, the Pearl's most intimate spa. You have earned this treat! Indulge and enjoy, this is the utmost peak of satisfaction.

• Chocolate Bliss Pedicure:
  75 minutes - $75

  A chocolate lovers dream without the guilt! First, you start off by submerging your feet in a warm chocolate milkshake bath or chocolate raspberry smoothie and awaken your senses with the taste of Moonstruck chocolate and a glass of bubbly! Next, experience a masterful exfoliation with a chocolate nutty scrub and heavenly foot massage with their own chocolate whipped cream! Finally, to top off your chocolate bliss, your feet take the plunge into a decadent chocolate paraffin dip! This sinful indulgence is finished with your toes polished to perfection.

• Chocolate Bliss Manicure:
  60 minutes - $45

  So good this should be illegal! This totally sinful chocolate fantasy includes a nourishing soak in a chocolate infused hand bath, gentle exfoliation with our chocolate nutty scrub, a heavenly massage with their chocolate syrup massage oil and finally, a guilt free dip into a tub of creamy chocolate paraffin! Imagine, all this while you savor the flavors of a Moonstruck chocolate truffle and a glass of champagne!

• Chocolate Bliss Massage:
  60 minutes - $85

  A fragrant chocolate essential oil infused massage that will send your senses into pure bliss! The chocolate essence delivers powerful antioxidants and the massage helps to detoxify the body and renew your soul. The next best thing to literally dipping your whole body in chocolate!

• Chocolate Bliss Body Scrub:
  60 minutes - $85

  A real treat for dull skin! This lavish full-body treatment exfoliates and revives lifeless skin using a custom blend of cocoa infused sea salts and chocolate body syrup massage oil.

• Chocolate Fantasy Package:
  4 hours - $360 (gratuity included)

  If you want to literally lose oneself in Nirvana, then treat oneself, or the one you love, to a Chocolate Fantasy Package. This Four-Hour sinful experience will allow you to indulge in your chocolate fantasies from head-to-toe! Sure to delight all of your senses and leave you begging for more! Package includes their signature Chocolate Bliss Massage, Body Scrub, Pedicure and Manicure complete with gourmet spa cuisine and complimentary champagne, chocolate covered strawberries or Moonstruck Chocolate Delights!

• Chocolate Fantasy Package a Deux:
  4 hours - $720 for two (gratuity included)

  Pure Bliss is meant to be shared! There is plenty of chocolate to go around, so why not indulge your chocolate fantasies with a good friend or lover! Package includes all of the above created for two!

We had a hunch that the path to Nirvana had something to do with cocktails and spa treatments, turns out we were right!

Angela Jacobs Dog Salon is the Pearls only dog salon and spa specializing in smaller breeds.

The spa is a swanky state-of-the-art facility featuring breed standard styling, corrective grooming, hand stripping & a host of other doggie-spa treatments for your special wee little cherub. Give the gift of grooming, Angela Jacobs will make your beloved a true Valentine.

Angela is a Certified Master Dog Groomer among other impressive credentials. Rest assured, you and your baby are in excellent hands. Located inside of Lexi Dog in the Pearl for those who want the best for their canine companion.

Angela Jacobs
Angela Jacobs Dog Salon
dogsalon1@yahoo.com
503-740-0484

Check out Cherry Tee's latest collection – a collaboration with stationery guru, R. Nichols.

The simple t-shirt is all the rage, but make it pink, sexy, with a cool R. Nichols retro girly girl on a scooter and we're all over it!

Comes in pink and fuchsia with a darling girl fit shape and cap sleeves. $40.

There’s nothing like dessert, especially Banana Split, Lollipops, Creamsicles without the carbs. And what better way to indulge than on Valentine’s Day. But this is no ordinary dessert. No Siree. This is sweet to wear, and even sweeter to share.

Smooth and Creamy, Dessert Treats deliciously kissable whipped cream is the perfect guilt free indulgence. Whipped cream topped off with a few candy sprinkles, oh my. Just sprinkle and share. From Jessica Simpson’s line of Dessert Treats. Ideal for Valentine’s Day!

The perfect gift for your single girlfriends.

Are You My Boyfriend? tees detail the unforgettable men we've all encountered in our dating careers...yikes! Spoof your current boyfriend or remind yourself (or someone you love) with a familiar face.

These playful tees are inspired by SimplyShe's hilarious book, "Are You My Boyfriend?" Tees feature a black line drawing of 5 different "Guy" types, and as an added bonus, tees are packaged with an all-to-true description of its "Guy" taken directly from the book.

Which guy do you recognize?

Mr. Lady Lover Guy
It's Not You, It's Me Guy
Emotionally Present Artist Guy
But He's Got A Great Personality Guy

Or, hey, buy one of each!

Crystal-ize your favorite hoops with handmade silver and Swarovski (TM) crystal Earring Charms from Adorn Jewelry! These little charms come in a wide range of colors and all you have to do is slip them on your hoop earrings and voila! Your plain old hoops are sparkly and cute again! Change your charms to match your outfit or your mood.

Available exclusively at Portland’s Adorn Jewelry.
www.adornjewelry.biz.

If rainy days and Mondays get her down, lift her up with these adorable rubber heart boots and she'll be singing in the rain in no time. Surprise her with Tamara Henriques happy heart print rain boot. You'll both be guaranteed sunshine on a cloudy day. It'll feel just like the month of May...go ahead, keep singin'.

This is one gift that will keep on giving, especially in Oregon.

The Ultimate Horrorscope, "How to Spot a Bastard By His Star Sign"

Join the women around the world whose love lives have been transformed by the astro-guide that pulls no punches when it comes to the dark side of men and their star signs.

Use it to... Deride, ridicule, and annoy the hell out of men - Speed up the dating process by using star sign elimination - Avoid dating complete scum - Keep current boyfriends/husbands in their places - Keep conversation going at dinner parties - And much, much more!

Discover who you are destined not to date... A match made in heaven or the relationship from hell? Find out which zodiac couplings are the least likely to result in derision, depression, divorce, or death! - Are you good enough for a LEO? - Can you put up with PISCES? - Will you get along with GEMINI? - Do you have the skills necessary to cope with VIRGO? Put yourself to the test with our 12 compatibility quizzes - each one carefully designed to ensure you know exactly which bastards to avoid in the future. Even smug marrieds can appreciate this book (think of all the frogs you kissed! Might as well laugh at them now.)

Now men will cringe when you ask them what their star signs are!

Drop that spoon and step away from the Peanut Butter! He is so not worth the cals.

Here’s what you do: Make the following ipod mix of sad cathartic hopeless songs. Like Pandora’s box, listen to them and cry your pretty little eyes out, sob if you must. Release, release, feel him leaving your intelligent brain with every tear drop.

Next, find a tube sock and a piece of yarn, maybe a Sharpie for his beady little eyes and wha-lah, a voo doo doll in his likeness. And simple just like him.

Okay, now...after you’ve screamed at him and told the little sock puppet what a loser he is, after you’ve jumped up and down on him, and okay, after you’ve pierced it a few times with the pushpins, it’s time to let him go. Be free, be free, back from whence you came.....and then flush him down the toilet. There. You’re cured. Simple as that. Now move on Missy. Your life is waiting.

• Don't Speak, No Doubt
  (“Don’t speak, I know what you’re saying...so don’t tell me cause it hurts.”)
• Barely Breathing, Duncan Sheik
  (“’Cause I am barely breathing and I can't find the air, don't know who I'm kidding, imaging you care…Don't suppose it's worth the price I'd have to pay, but I'm thinking it over anyway....”)
• Someday We'll Know, New Radicals
• Where Is the Love?, Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
• Piece of My Heart, Erma Franklin
  (“Have another piece of my heart now baby....”)
• I Can't Make You Love Me, Bonnie Raitt
• You Oughta Know, Alanis Morissette
• Not Gon' Cry, Mary J. Blige Waiting to Exhale
  (“I’m not going to cry, because your not worth my tears.”)
• Breakout, Swing Out Sister
  (“The time has come to make a break, move on, don’t hesitate...break out!”)
• I Will Survive, Gloria Gaynor
  (Sorry..this might be equally painful and you might need a sock puppet voo doo doll for Gloria Gaynor, but a good message.)

And last but not least....drumroll:

• There She Goes, Sixpence None the Richer
  (“There she goes, there she goes again.” C’mon. You know it. And don’t you just love it?! It’s that familiar tune from the birth control ad with the pretty women dancing and frolicking beautifully about. That’s you. And there you go! There’s no stopping you now….)

Because women are happiest and most fulfilled when they are launching and following their dreams and creative aspirations, when they lead "active" not "passive" lives, this 4-session evening workshop encourages ladies to dream and network with one another to help each other to discover how to make those dreams come true. Harboring private ideas that haven’t yet become a plan? Take this opportunity to learn from these trailblazing women. Experience is expensive; learning from others is not.

Limited to just 10 ladies per workshop for a more intense experience, the first Incubator will be held at the swanky H20 Martini Bar and Restaurant downtown on SW Yamhill and 2nd. See the www.ladieswholaunch.com site to request more information or register for the next Portland Incubator starting February 22nd!

This is hot, hot, hot and perfect for you!

Soothe Your Soul: Share a Duet Date at KIVA

Kiva is offering an exquisite Valentine's Day special to experience and share with that special someone. Come into Face Body Soul and enjoy this lovely shared experience. Your romantic getaway will start when you first enter the rose-sprinkled, candle lit room.

Relax in cozy robes while enjoying your customized herbal tea blend or sparkling mineral water. Fine chocolates will be served. Your aching feet will be cleansed, exfoliated, wrapped in a warm masque and then massaged. Your treatment will be done side-by-side. Enjoy a luxurious massage or a skin renewal facial and take years off your looks. We are touch starved as a society. Feed your soul.

As a special thank you for spending such a special moment at their spa, take home your candles, aromatherapy oil blend, customized tea blend and decadent chocolates.

This is a much-needed vacation for the both of you. You must go and enjoy!

Please allow 2 hours for this treatment. $260

Kiva: Face Body Soul
503.789.7446

Valentine's Day Bazaar
Feb 12th, 2005

Visit all the artists from 10a - 4p
1623 NW Raleigh, #108. (It's a storefront art studio.)

Featuring:

• B A R B w e a r - jewelry
• C a r a C a t u r e - artist
• M E R Z d e s i g n s - purses
• 1 0 b o o k s
• D a i l i n g D e s i g n s

Dragonlily Boutique is showing the work of two emerging Portland artists during the Second Annual Southeast Artwalk March 6 and 7.

Donald Spitzer is rapidly building a reputation for his lifecast work. Using molds taken directly from his models, Spitzer often collaborates with local painters to create vibrant and unusual pieces that fuse completely different visions.

Brent Wear, who describes his work as a mixture of “abstraction, absurdism and book illustration,” works in mixed media on salvaged wood panels. He attended Parsons School of Design and moved to Portland in 1997 to pursue painting. His work has shown at many venues in Portland, including Backspace Gallery, Urban Wine Works, Sky and Boat, Fife Restaurant and the Portland Opera. www.brentwear.com

The Southeast Artwalk is a two-day event featuring local artists showing at dozens of different shops, galleries, restaurants and private homes. Walking maps will be available at dragonlily and all participating locations.

Dragonlily is open 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday- Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. 503-234-LILY. www.dragonlily.org.

Please join us for our unique valentines event:

February 12, 13, & 14
Portland City Grill Presents
"Valentines In The Sky"

Dinner & Concert with Aaron Meyer & Bill Lamb
7:00 pm (February 13 show starts at 6:00 pm)

Portland City Grill
US Bank Tower/30th Floor
Private Dinning Room
111 SW Fifth Avenue

$99 per person includes:

• Dinner & Wine
• Intimate Concert with Aaron Meyer & Bill Lamb
• 2 1/2 hr parking validation
• Gratuity
• Incredible view of Portland

To reserve your seats:

Contact Joanna Susick
Manager of Private Dining
Portland City Grill
Phone: 503.525.5260
Email: banquets@portlandcitygrill.com