Skin Care Expert Shares 13 Best Low-Cost Beauty Secrets
Jackson, Wyo. (PRWEB) January 12, 2010
Many New Year's resolutions focus on both beauty and finances - and the good news is maintaining younger looking, healthier skin doesn't have to be expensive, says skin care expert Melanie Simon, co-founder of Beautiful You. Simon, who has boutiques in Montecito, Calif., and Jackson Hole, Wyo., borrows from favorite Hollywood trends, tricks and products she uses herself for the following easy, low-cost tips to better skin:
1. Starting Your Day: Squeeze a lemon half into a glass of warm water and drink each morning before eating or drinking anything else. The natural diuretic will flush your liver and help prevent water retention. Results over an extended period include diminished cellulite, reduction in acne and an overall rejuvenated appearance.
2. Wash with Pure Water: Many affordable water filters are available today, including Simon's favorite, the Wellness filter, which can be installed on your shower head and sink faucet. People often spend plenty on great skin products only to wash them off with chlorinated water. Pure water washing keeps your skin better hydrated without nullifying the effectiveness of your products.
3. Shower from Hot to Cold: Recreate the new day-spa trend of hot and cold plunge pools in your home shower. Simon recommends starting with a hot or warm shower, then turning the water completely cold for 30 seconds. You may repeat the hot-to-cold treatment up to eight times, although repeating it just once is a good start. The quick-change in temperature opens and constricts pores, pushing impurities out and potentially eradicating acne, keeping skin healthy, and creating that after-facial glow. 'Try it right before going out on the town or throwing a dinner party for a free beauty boost,' says Simon.
4. Frownies: 'I suggest wearing them when you are alone or around those who love you, even if you look like you've been in a fight with a roll of packing tape,' says Simon. These natural stick-ons prevent you from frowning much more cheaply than Botox, diminishing the impulse to frown with each use. 'Think of it as expression training,' Simon adds. 'Who wants to frown anyway?'
5. Humidify. "Create a humid climate in your bedroom with a good quality humidifier," Simon says. For an even better fix, add rose essential oil to the humidifier (about 6 drops per gallon). Although the natural skin-enhancing effects of the humidity are temporary, you can do it nightly, says Simon - and be sure to use purified water.
6. Low-impact Sports. High-impact sports stress the body's soft tissues. Simon suggests avoiding excessive high-impact sports. 'Runners should try an elliptical machine for at least some of their training,' she says.
7. The Power of Oxygen. Oxygen is a very important rejuvenator. A popular protocol for cancer treatment and prevention, called the Budwig Diet, includes blending 2/3 cup organic cottage cheese with 6 tablespoons flaxseed oil; frozen berries may be added for flavor. 'This powerful combo delivers oxygen to a cellular level in the body and kicks up energy production in the cells,' says Simon.
8. Mineral Makeup: 'By far, my favorite makeup is mineral makeup,' says Simon. 'I love Jane Iredale. I use their active light concealer, the loose powder a shade lighter than my skin tone, followed by an unshimmery bronzer, and then a matte blush. I top everything off with their D20 spray which is absolutely essential. It's the only mineral make-up that I believe makes you look younger versus older, and it's also a physical sun block that last all day.'
9. Eyebrows: Find someone good in your area for an eyebrow shaping. 'It's amazing what a simple shaped eyebrow can do for your overall appearance,' says Simon.
10. Easy Tooth Bleach: Bleach your teeth by gargling with hydrogen peroxide. Dentists recommend doing it once in a while to kill unwanted bacteria, 'and the side effect is whiter teeth for 79 cents,' Simon says.
11. Stay Hydrated: A dehydrated face looks years older. Many cosmetic companies take a 'before' photo of a dehydrated model, then give her a bunch of water (and of course their miracle product) to take the 'after' picture, reveals Simon, who suggests drinking half your body weight in fluid ounces daily - and an additional eight ounces of water for every eight ounces of caffeinated beverages consumed.
12. Omega 369: New evidence suggests plant omegas are more beneficial to the skin than fish omegas. 'I prefer Barleans Total Omega Vegan Swirl, made with flaxseed and borage oils,' says Simon. 'It actually tastes like a smoothie and doesn't cause any fish breath.'
13. Sleep on Your Back. Side-sleeping eventually creates deep chest and face wrinkles. For an easy solution, take three towels - roll up two the long way and one short - then sleep with a long roll on either side and the short one under the knees to take pressure off the lower back. 'Think of the way you prevent a baby from rolling off the bed,' says Simon. 'Eventually you get used to the new position and won't need to use the towels.' She adds, 'Even if you only make it halfway through the night, you're better off than when you started.'
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Valley Homebuilder Named Nation?s Best
Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) February 3, 2006
Valley homebuilder, Taylor Woodrow, was presented with several of the most prestigious awards in the industry at The Nationals 25th annual Awards Gala held in Orlando, Florida. The Nationals are the most revered homebuilder awards, setting the benchmark for innovations in new-home design, marketing and sales. Representatives from Taylor Woodrow of Arizona received Gold and Silver awards before an audience of 1,100 building industry experts who came from all around the world to attend the black-tie affair. More than 1,400 entries were submitted for the Gold and Silver awards.
Taylor Woodrow received national recognition for building the Best Single Family Detached Home under $ 250,000, winning them the Gold in this category. The Valley homebuilder was also presented with four Silvers, Best Custom Home, Best Radio and Best Television Commercials, and Best Sales Team of the Year. The Silver awards also qualified the group as finalists for the Gold award.
Taylor Woodrow’s Gold award-winning home is the Montecito, located in Surprise. The Silver award-winning Custom Home has earned national recognition as the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition built in Gilbert. Additional Silver awards for Best Radio Commercial and Best Television Commercial were created by Redline Creative, located in Phoenix. The fourth Silver award was presented to Taylor Woodrow’s Tim Stamos and Albert Garcia, recognizing them as the Best Sales Team of the Year. The sales duo received this award for selling 1,200 homes throughout the Valley in the past year.
Scott Holland, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Taylor Woodrow said, “Taylor Woodrow is committed to providing exceptionally built, well-designed, affordable homes for our neighbors here in Arizona. We are gratified that the excellence for which we strive for in every home we build has been recognized on a national stage.”
The Gold award-winning Montecito home is located in Surprise, where the Paseo at Sierra Verde development has completely sold out. However, this same home named the Heritage can be seen by visiting the Legacy Collection at Laveen Meadows or Sterling at Canyon Trails. The “Extreme Makeover” home in Gilbert is occupied. However, for the first time a version of the “Extreme Makeover” home can now be seen by visiting the Summit Collection at Shamrock Estates in Gilbert. The award-winning radio and television commercials were created by Redline Creative under the direction of Chip Henson and Marianne Curtis.
About Taylor Woodrow
In Arizona, the goal is to deliver quality, affordable homes with an outstanding level of customer service. Taylor Woodrow is committed to bringing homebuyers the highest standards of care and quality in a beautiful home that can be enjoyed for years to come.
Taylor Woodrow has been building award-winning homes, high-rise condominiums, and lifestyle communities in North America for over 65 years. Headquartered in Bradenton, Florida, current operations include more than 80 active developments throughout Florida, California, Arizona, Texas, and Ontario, Canada. The company recorded revenues in excess of $ 1.5 billion in 2004, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Taylor Woodrow plc, a UK based, housing development company founded in 1921.
For more information, please visit www.taylorwoodrowna.com or call (480) 344-7000.
Media Contact:
Melanie McBride
McBride Communications
T: 480-773-7754
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Distinctive Real Estate Receives 2008 Best of Montecito Award
Washington, DC (PRWEB) July 16, 2008
Distinctive Real Estate has been selected for the 2008 Best of Montecito Award in the Real Estate Agents category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA).
The USLBA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USLBA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.
Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2008 USLBA Award Program focused on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USLBA and data provided by third parties.
About U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA)
U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA) is a Washington D.C. based organization funded by local businesses operating in towns, large and small, across America. The purpose of USLBA is to promote local business through public relations, marketing and advertising.
The USLBA was established to recognize the best of local businesses in their community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations, chambers of commerce and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to be an advocate for small and medium size businesses and business entrepreneurs across America.
SOURCE: U.S. Local Business Association
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U.S. Local Business Association
Email: PublicRelations @ USLBA.net
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which residence hall is the best at Cal Poly Pomona?
Question by foodmunkee1117: which residence hall is the best at Cal Poly Pomona?
Hi, I'm an entering freshman for Cal Poly Pomona and I have a question on housing. Which residence hall is the best to live in? Which is the worst? And if possible, can you list them from best to least?
Here are the choices of residence halls: Alamitos Hall, Aliso Hall, Cedritos Hall, Encinitas Hall, Montecito Hall, and Palmitas Hall. Thanks.
Best answer:
Answer by ITFC
Congratulations! It is a difficult school to get into, and you should be very proud of yourself. Encinitas rocks, it is like totally awesome and a sweet ride. My goodness, what a place.
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Where is the best place to live for a web startup in his 20s?
Question by Ted: Where is the best place to live for a web startup in his 20s?
For a 1-2 million house, I'm thinking Palo Alto, Newport beach, Beverly Hills, Montecito, which is better?
Best answer:
Answer by Looking4Edward
Newport
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What’s the best place to live in for a rich guy in his 20s?
Question by Ted: What's the best place to live in for a rich guy in his 20s?
For a 1-2 million house, I'm thinking Palo Alto, Newport beach, Beverly Hills, Montecito, which is better?
i personally kind of like Montecito with its country scenery and ocean view.
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Montecito FTW
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Santa Barbara Personal Injury Lawyer?s Top Ten Best Things to Avoid on the Road to Prevent a Personal Injury Car Accident
Santa Barbara Personal Injury Lawyer?s Top Ten Best Things to Avoid on the Road to Prevent a Personal Injury Car Accident
1) Your mother in law.
2) Mattresses
3) Row boats.
4) Police cars.
5) Fire engines.
6) Kangaroos.
7) Pot holes the size of New Hampshire.
Other cars.
9) Sofas
10) Snow plows.
Here are ten useful tips of advice from a personal injury lawyer to follow if you have been in an accident. You can also learn more about how to handle a personal injury in Santa Barbara, or any city, by calling the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson at any of the numbers which can be found on our website at http://www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com and learning how we can assist you.
Obviously, if you have had an accident, and you are reading all of this advice, it may have been a few hours since the accident. However, if you ever have another accident, or if it’s only been a few hours since you were hurt, here’s what you should do from the start.
First, take a look around and determine if you or anyone, are hurt. If so, taking steps like trying to prevent further injury or loss of blood are the most important thing you can do. Even if some other driver caused you to be injured, it’s just good manners to help the other driver if they are hurt. They may even be so thankful that they admit their fault to you. The worst thing you can do is get angry or start a fight.
Second, make sure everyone is safe from being injured further. If you are in the middle of traffic, and you are dizzy, sit down away from traffic. If your vehicle is a traffic hazard and you have accident warning devices like flares or triangles, put them out on the road to warn other drivers and get away from the car. Let the police an other emergency personnel investigate the scene with the vehicles in place and move them more safely at a later point.
Third, call the police. Accident reports are extremely helpful if the police will do such a report. Let the police know you are injured immediately. Answer the police questions honestly. But if you are dazed or confused, let them know you need medical treatment and answer only what you feel sure about. Remember, your statements can and will be used against you if you admit fault, and it will be too late and too fishy to later say you didn’t know what you were saying at the scene. Police know that your best recollection is immediately after an accident.
Fourth, get the other driver’s information including their names, addresses, driver’s license numbers, make and model of their vehicles, license plate numbers, and their insurance company name and policy number. If there are witnesses, get their names, addresses and telephone numbers as well. If the other driver makes any admissions of fault, write those down as well.
Fifth, if you have a camera on your cell phone or in the car and you aren’t too injured, take some photos of the vehicles and the scene. If you can’t do it right away, do it after you are released from the hospital.
Sixth, if you are hurt, obtain medical treatment. Don’t decline the ambulance or hospital examination to save your insurance company money or to be stoic. Take your valuables out of your car if you can and get checked out at the hospital. If you are not hurt, don’t get treatment you don’t need. However, remember, after an accident, you may feel a rush of adrenaline that causes you to only start feeling symptoms of pain a few hours later. If you have a health plan that requires you to obtain permission first, call them and find out where you are allowed to seek treatment.
Seventh, call a good personal injury lawyer as soon as you have had your initial treatment, so the attorney can gather other important evidence and prevent the insurance company from taking advantage of you and obtaining such things as recorded statements that you feel fine, when many of your symptoms have yet to manifest themselves. A good personal injury lawyer can save you from making a great deal of mistakes and can shoulder much of the hassle of knowing what to do about car repairs, car rentals, medical treatment, witness statements and the like. If you think you will save money by not having an attorney, think again. A good personal injury lawyer can almost always obtain much higher settlements, obtain reductions of medical bills and insurance liens and prevent you from making costly mistakes. Also, most personal injury attorneys advance costs of obtaining police reports, medical records and the like and are paid and reimbursed for these costs only out of any settlement.
Eight, you will need to report the accident to your insurance company, but since they will want to take a recorded statement from you, just like any other driver’s insurance company, it’s good advice to retain an attorney first. And if the other driver did not have insurance, remember that it is your own insurance company that will be your adversary. You will also need to report the accident to the Department of Motor Vehicles and your lawyer can give you the form for this.
Ninth, do not agree to settle your claim privately with the person at fault for the accident. This almost never works out to your advantage. Don’t agree not to call the police. Police reports that determine the fault for an accident are golden. Your agreement to not involve the police only affords an opportunity for the other driver to change his story and blame you when the police will no longer investigate the accident.
Tenth, don’t pay a traffic ticket without a fight if you weren’t at fault or agree to accept a small payment for your vehicle repairs without knowing that the amount will in fact cover the cost of all the repairs.
If you’ve had a personal injury in Santa Barbara, Long Beach, Santa Monica, Ventura, Oxnard, Carson, Torrance, Camarillo, Manhattan Beach, Cambria or San Luis Obispo, or anywhere in Southern California, we have the knowledge and resources to be your Santa Barbara Personal Injury Lawyer and your Santa Maria Personal Injury Attorney. Be sure to hire a California law firm with auto, motorcycle, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, car, bus, train, boat and airplane accident experience, wrongful death experience and insurance law expertise who can ensure you are properly represented and get the compensation you deserve.
If you have a personal injury legal matter, a dog bite or if you’ve lost a loved one in a wrongful death accident, call the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson, or visit our website at http://www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com and learn how we can assist you.
The Sebastian Gibson Law Firm serves auto accident victims in Santa Barbara, and motorcycle and truck accident clients in Long Beach, Santa Monica, Ventura, Oxnard, Cambria, Camarillo, Torrance, Manhattan Beach, and San Luis Obispo. We also provide excellent representation to bicycle, pedestrian and car accident clients in Orange County, Newport Beach, Anaheim, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Corona del Mar, Laguna Beach, Santa Ana, Orange, Fullerton, Costa Mesa, Westminster, and Buena Park. We also have the knowledge and experience to represent clients from Palm Springs and Palm Desert to Indio, from San Diego to Carlsbad, from Newport Beach to Anaheim, Ontario and Rancho Cucamonga, from Palmdale to Victorville, and all of Southern California.
Visit our website at http://www.sebastiangibsonlaw.com if you have a personal injury legal matter of any kind. We have the knowledge and resources to represent you as your Santa Barbara Personal Injury Lawyer and Santa Maria Personal Injury Attorney or your attorney in and around the cities of Oceanside, La Jolla, Del Mar, Chula Vista, El Cajon and Escondido. We also serve Corona, Temecula, Murrieta, Riverside, San Bernardino, Moreno Valley, Fontana, Vista, San Marcos, Solana Beach, Encinitas, Carson, and Hermosa Beach.
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Why Sarah Palin is the Best Darn Comedy on TV Today – a Newport Beach Entertainment Attorney?s View
Why Sarah Palin is the Best Darn Comedy on TV Today - a Newport Beach Entertainment Attorney?s View
It really doesn't matter if you are Republican, Democrat or Independent, whether you live or work in Hollywood, Los Angeles, or live in Malibu, or live and work outside the entertainment industry anywhere from Orange County to San Diego, from Carlsbad, or Pacific Beach, La Jolla, Rancho Santa Fe and San Marcos to Newport Beach, Laguna Beach or Huntington Beach, Garden Grove, Anaheim, Irvine or Yorba Linda. Even if you live in Montecito or Santa Barbara, Temecula, Palm Desert, La Quinta or Palm Springs, you have got to love Sarah Palin for the comedy she has brought back to television and to this election.
Before I even start this article, there will be some out there who will say Sarah Palin is being picked on. Whether or not you believe that to be true or false, this candidate is giving us some of the best comedy a politician has ever given us, and at a time when we have never needed it more. Saturday Night Live could never have hoped for a better candidate to skewer.
Who knew that the straight man or in this case straight woman would turn out to be Katie Couric?
First there was Sarah Palin's attempt to explain her position that by the fact that Alaska is geographically close to Russia, that she has foreign policy experience. Couric asked why Palin's experience in Alaska enhances her foreign policy credentials.
Palin: Well, it certainly does because our next door neighbors are foreign countries, there in the state that I am the executive of. And there in Russia -
Couric: Have you ever been involved in any negotiations for example, with the Russians?
Palin: We have trade missions back and forth. We do - it's very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia - as Putin rears his head and comes into the airspace of the United States of America, where do they go? It's Alaska. It's right over the border. It is from Alaska that we send those out to make sure an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there, they are right next to our State.
Has anyone yet figured out what any of her answer to Katie Couric's question means? One has to believe she was testing her skill as a deadpan comedian because she followed up this answer with an even better answer.
Couric: Why isn't it better, Governor Palin, to spend 0 billion helping middle-class families who are struggling with health care, housing, gas and groceries; allow them to spend more and put more money into the economy instead of helping those big financial institutions that played a role in creating this mess?
Palin: That's why I say I, like every American I'm speaking with, we're ill about this position that we have been put in where it is the taxpayers looking to bail out. But ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health care reform that is needed to help shore up our economy, helping the - it's got to be all about job creation, too, shoring up our economy and putting it back on the right track. So health care reform and reducing taxes, and reigning in spending has got to accompany tax reductions and tax relief for Americans. And trade, we've got to see trade, as opportunity not as competitive, scary thing. But one in five jobs being created in the trade sector today, we've got to look at that as more opportunity. All those things under the umbrella of job creation. The bailout is a part of that.
Political science majors in college and election campaign advisors will be studying both of these answer for years. But just grasp if you will how, in her second answer,she is able to connect the dots. The bailout, Palin says, makes her and other Americans ill. So the bailout needs to bail out health care, presumably, so we can get over our illness with the bailout. This is masterful.
But the bailout is also about job creation (whose?), reducing taxes (really?), reigning in spending (all 0 billion worth?), and trade (this is part of her comedy routine apparently). And then in the spirit of Halloween which is just around the corner, she says trade should be seen as an opportunity, not just as a scary thing. Brilliant. But she forgot to mention Christmas and being a maverick cleaning up Washington. Rats.
As an entertainment attorney who also handles election law, campaign finance law and political law, Sarah Palin has it all. She is rejuvenating comedy to it's highest art form and making political junkies of us all.
This isn't just comedy or entertainment. This is politics at it's most lucid. Or is that ludicrous?
If you have an entertainment law, copyright or trademark issue in San Diego, Newport Beach, Irvine, Orange County, La Jolla, in the Inland Empire, Los Angeles, Palm Springs or anywhere in Southern California, we have the knowledge and resources to be your Beverly Hills Entertainment Lawyer and your Malibu Entertainment Attorney. Be sure to hire a California law firm with entertainment law experience who can serve areas such as Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Anaheim, Irvine, Beverly Hills, Malibu, Newport Beach, Carlsbad, Corona del Mar, Laguna Beach, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Fullerton, Del Mar, San Diego, Orange County, San Luis Obispo, Buena Park, La Jolla, Oxnard, Ventura, La Quinta, and Santa Barbara so you are properly represented.
If you have an entertainment law, or copyright dispute of any kind, call the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson, or visit our website at http://www.sebastiangibsonlaw.com and learn how we can assist you.
The Sebastian Gibson Law Firm serves all of San Diego, Orange County, Palm Springs and Palm Desert, the Coastal Cities from La Jolla, Carlsbad and Del Mar to Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Irvine, Santa Ana and up to Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. We also serve the Inland Empire cities of Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Temecula, Riverside and San Bernardino and all the cities in the Coachella Valley and high desert, from La Quinta, Indio, and Coachella to Yucca Valley and Victorville.
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Santa Barbara Vacation Rentals Best Kept Secrets: Top 7 Romantic Santa Barbara Getaway Tips
Santa Barbara Vacation Rentals Best Kept Secrets: Top 7 Romantic Santa Barbara Getaway Tips
As fairy-tale destinations for lovers go, a romantic Santa Barbara getaway tops the list. From scenic Stearns Wharf and the beautiful Santa Barbara Mission to the tree-lined State Street shopping district and glorious sandy beaches, renowned wineries, spas and art galleries, a romantic Santa Barbara getaway is just what the doctor ordered. And Santa Barbara vacation rentals can help you create the special retreat for Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, honeymoons or that dreamy romantic tryst you’ll remember for the rest of your lives.
Travel writers have waxed rhapsodic about many romantic Santa Barbara activities but instead of a simple list of romantic tourist attractions (I’ve included those at the end), these tips will help you create the ultimate romantic Santa Barbara getaway.
Santa Barbara Vacation Rentals' Romantic Santa Barbara Getaway Tip #1: How to compose your perfect Santa Barbara love symphony
Planning the ultimate romantic Santa Barbara getaway is easy. Romantic Santa Barbara offers a full orchestra of locales and activities at your disposal. All you have to do is compose the most romantic Santa Barbara getaway for your beloved. As with any great piece of music, the secret to a romantic Santa Barbara getaway is varying the pacing.
Mix slow leisurely beach walks (or art gallery walks, if you prefer) with high-energy activities like dancing. Start with lyrical passages like getting a massage at a local spa. Up the tempo with an invigorating horseback ride. Build to a romantic crescendo with a candlelit dinner at a fine restaurant. Then segue over to a passionate evening of poetry reading (or whatever else comes to mind).
One of the best ways to pull off a memorable romantic Santa Barbara getaway is to get a Santa Barbara vacation rental home. A musical masterpiece should be played in a venue worthy of it. But beyond a great showplace, picking the right Santa Barbara vacation rental home can inspire romantic activities based just on the location. A Santa Barbara vacation home gives you so much more opportunity to create great romantic moments than an anonymous hotel room.
Imagine your Santa Barbara vacation rental home just steps away from Shoreline Park and the sand, with easy access to Ledbetter Beach. When you stay at a Santa Barbara vacation rental you can enjoy a morning stroll through the park. There is also a children’s playground and seating areas for afternoon BBQs in the sun. Watch the surfers at the beach, take a walk through the harbor area, and enjoy the oceanfront atmosphere of beautiful downtown Santa Barbara.
The physical layout of a Santa Barbra vacation rental home is also important. For example, imagine the relaxing you can do on your own private rooftop patio with incredible views of Shoreline Park and the Pacific ocean in both directions. Each individual feature of a Santa Barbra vacation rental home is a piece of music waiting to happen.
Santa Barbara Vacation Rentals' Romantic Santa Barbara Getaway Tip #2: Set the stage for love
The best way to enjoy a romantic Santa Barbara getaway is to completely control your environment so that you can set the stage for love. Santa Barbara vacation rentals can help with this. A Santa Barbara vacation rental home costs half as much as a luxury hotel for more than twice the square footage, plus you have an outside oasis all your own.
With a romantic Santa Barbara vacation rental home, you can drop a trail of rose petals, light all the candles you want, even light a roaring fire in the fireplace. Almost every romantic Santa Barbara vacation rental home has a multimedia system to play any mood music you like.
One of the best ways to set the scene is to choose a romantic Santa Barbara vacation rental that fits your mood or style. If the sound of waves crashing on the shore causes insomnia, maybe you’d prefer a home on a beautiful tree lined street in Montecito. You’ll still be close enough to enjoy the beach, but you’ll also have easier access to shopping and fine dining. Instead of going out, maybe you’d like to cook on a gas BBQ grill and relax with your honey in a hammock.
Santa Barbara vacation rentals offer concierge service to help you set the scene according to your specifications before you arrive. The dedicated Santa Barbara vacation rental concierge staff will have your favorite wines, food and flowers ready for you and will even arrange for your personally selected mood music to be playing when you arrive. This perfect "Wow!" moment is priceless. Prepare to pick your beloved's jaw up off the floor.
Santa Barbara Vacation Rentals' Romantic Santa Barbara Getaway Tip #3: Rule your personal love nest.
With a Santa Barbara vacation rental home, you won't have to worry about hotel conventioneers making lots of noise or crowding out all your romantic moments. You control the environment. Instead of a noisy hotel, imagine your own private villa with outside decks, including a "living roof" terrace, a fireplace, a fountain and 360-degree views of the ocean, mountains, Santa Barbara Harbor, Mission and Riviera. It is like having all of the beauty and amenities of a luxury hotel, but all the privacy of a private home.
Santa Barbara Vacation Rentals' Romantic Santa Barbara Getaway Tip #4: Enjoy Santa Barbara's top flight hotel amenities at half the cost.
The San Ysidro Ranch has often been called Santa Barbara's most romantic hotel. Take your significant other to the Ranch to walk the grounds and eat at their delicious and headily romantic Stonehouse restaurant. You can enjoy the ambiance of the hotel, but enjoy a beautiful nearby Santa Barbara vacation rental home for half the price.
Santa Barbara Vacation Rentals' Romantic Santa Barbara Getaway Tip #5: Have the best of Santa Barbara come to you
Once you arrive at a Santa Barbara vacation rental home for your romantic Santa Barbara getaway, you don't have to leave it. You can have the best of romantic Santa Barbara come to you. Many of Santa Barbara's finest restaurants will cater your romantic dinner in your very own Santa Barbara vacation rental home. Santa Barbara vacation rentals also offer in-home massage and spa treatment services.
Let a Santa Barbara vacation rentals concierge team arrange to bring the very best of Santa Barbara to your door. Although Santa Barbara has a lot of outside activities to enjoy, sometimes it is the inside activities that visitors remember best from a romantic Santa Barbara getaway.
Santa Barbara Vacation Rentals' Romantic Santa Barbara Getaway Tip #6: The way to a lover's heart is through the stomach
If your honey is a foodie, you don't have to book a worldwide cruise. Santa Barbara has cuisine from all over the world. You can sample an English breakfast, then an Asian lunch and finally a seven-course French dinner. While some of the area's finer restaurants (such as the Four Seasons Biltmore) may require reservations well in advance for your romantic Santa Barbara dinner, you can often get an equally romantic lunch reservation the same day.
To make sure your gourmet trek is flawless, engage the Santa Barbara vacation rentals concierge to make all the arrangements. Not only will the concierge know all the best places, but they might be able to get you a deal or an elusive reservation at the impossible-to-get-into restaurant your beloved would love to try.
Santa Barbara Vacation Rentals' Romantic Santa Barbara Getaway Tip #7: Surprise is on your side.
One of my favorite romantic Santa Barbara getaway stories is about a husband who secretly booked a Santa Barbara vacation rental home as a surprise for his wife. The husband asked one of her friends who lived in Santa Barbara take her out to lunch, while he secretly checked into the romantic Santa Barbara vacation rental home. After lunch the friend followed the husband’s instructions and asked the wife to look at a Santa Barbara vacation rental home the friend said she was interested in buying. When they walked in to inspect the property, her husband was there and announced to his shocked wife that he was surprising her with a romantic vacation.
Don't feel you have to cram every activity into one romantic Santa Barbara getaway. There's one thing better than your first romantic Santa Barbara getaway, and that’s returning to your Santa Barbara vacation rental home for your second romantic Santa Barbara getaway.
Helpful links for romantic Santa Barbara getaways:
Santa Barbara's Top 10 Places To Swoon Over: http://www.lovetripper.com/issues/issue-44/santa-barbara-top-10.html
Amour Along the American Riviera:
http://www.lovetripper.com/issues/issue-44/santa-barbara-romantics.html
Santa Barbara Romantic Attractions and Things To Do for Couples:
http://attractions.uptake.com/california/santa_barbara/romantic/182341388.html
101 Free Things To Do In Santa Barbara:
http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/101-free-things-to-d-351/
Santa Barbara Nude Beaches:
http://gocalifornia.about.com/cs/clothingoptional/l/bl_nb_ctysb.htm
Fun Things For Couples To Do In Santa Barbara:
http://www.essortment.com/travel/funthingscoupl_tuil.htm
Santa Barbara Romantic Things to Do:
http://www.eromance.com/travel/things-to-do-in-santa-barbara.html
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Graham Farrar is a Santa Barbara local with specialized knowledge in the popular destination’s attractions and activities. He is a Santa Barbara Vacation Rentals expert and offers tips and advice for traveling to Santa Barbara on the www.sbluxuryrentals.com blog.