Nestled in Kendall Alley just off Union Avenue in Old Town Pasadena is eyebrow shaping salon BrauHaus. Owner Zoey Van Jones, known as the Eyebrow Einstein, holds an MFA in one hand, her Tweezerman’s in the other and a mission to raise eyebrows to new, artistic heights.

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Haute couture for the sandbox set has arrived.

Copper Willow is an all-green custom stationary business started by Jill Velez and Leora Mauck, whose husbands were best friends in college.

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Vancouver import Dussault Apaprel is the brain child of Jason “Deuce” Dussault, whose new motel-themed boutique, The Dussault Motel, on Melrose is a complete vision of chic-meets-scary duds for dudes and chicks. It’s easy to pass off the brand as your average tattoo-art smeared hoodies and tees, but where Dussault wins is its commitment to fulfilling its creator’s goal of global domination through a prolific amount of merchandise.

We didn’t see any blue either, unless it was on an elegantly iced wedding cake sample.A Soolip Wedding has once again taken elegance, commerce, creativity and wrapped it an historic gift box. (Photo gallery here.)Wanda Wen, founder of Soolip, and Tarin Wilson of Plan A Events arranged a bouquet of Carolina Herrera gowns, Harry Winston masterpieces and foodies like no other. Then put them into Vibiana and let the elegant crowd do the rest of the work. This chi-chi bridal expo brings together high-end catering services, photography studios, and bridal and bridesmaid dressmakers.And what makes an elegant gaggle of brides-to-be even more amped to tie the knot? Tons of sugar and gallons of champagne, that’s what.SoCal’s weather obliged for the main event: 16 Herrera gowns walking the runway in the courtyard. People were picking out their perches among the white chairs more than an hour before the event. Sponsors of A Soolip Wedding include: Soolip Paperie & Press, Bacara Resort & Spa, Harry Winston, Sephora, The Grand Del Mar, R. Jack Balthazar, Vibiana, Carolina Herrera, Los Angeles magazine, Los Angeles Weddings, GetMarried.com, Frédéric Fekkai,  Classic Party Rentals, The Bridal Bar and Stellar Films.For a photo gallery of the gowns and glamour, click here. (All photos by  Alyssa Nicol Photography).To see their official website, this is what you want.

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