Prom Shopping Experience - Dress? Check! Makeup? Check!

11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande""">Last weekend’s Prom Shopping Tour was a success!yes""> The mother and daughter came to NYC hoping to find something
unique that no one else in Boston would have.yes""> We started the tour watching the 2010 Prom Trends video so
the teen could show me which dresses (styles and colors) she did and didn't
like. After explaining to me that
she wanted something long and cream- colored with a low cut back, I decided we
should start out downtown at the more unique boutiques (which would be either
hit or miss) and then end up in midtown/the Upper East Side for some bigger
department stores with more options.

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11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande""">First stop was Unpomela, where they had a limited selection but some really cool
dresses. There was one in
particular that the teen was going to try on but the price was just slightly
above the average prom dress price.

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11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande""">We moved on next to a few of the sample sales where they had some great deals on a
few gowns, but nothing that peaked her fancy.yes""> Over on West Broadway, we tried New York Look, Ariella and
Max Azria. They had some cute
short dresses (which is a huge prom trend this year) but not much of a
selection for long gowns.

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11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande""">I knew it was time to head uptown to the stores where there would be gowns, gowns, and
more gowns. On the way, we took a
look at the Prom Hairstyles video.
The teen really liked the side sweep hairdo with loose curls, which
actually ended up to be the perfect style for the dress she chose.

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11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande""">Uptown, we started in the garment district where they have gowns galore. We came across a few that were similar
to what she was looking for, but not the exact style and color that she
wanted. We skipped over some of
the accessories stores since we hadn’t found the dress yet and headed over to
the huge BCBG flagship store on Fifth Avenue.yes""> They had some beautiful dresses on the second level, as
usual, but nothing that quite fit.
Same with Saks Fifth Avenue: beautiful gowns at reasonable prices but
nothing exact.

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11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande""">Our last stop was Bloomingdale's and it was a winner!yes""> There were several gowns in the color and style that she
wanted but she also picked out a completely different color: a beaded
aquamarine blue dress. It was
really beautiful! In the dressing
room, it came down to a cream-colored dress and the blue (both of which had
very unique backs.) I gave my two
cents and said she should get the blue since it was more youthful and fun. Cream is definitely something you can
wear when you get older. Her
mother agreed. Dress? Check!

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11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande""">We had a little extra time to shop for shoes after she bought the dress and decided
that since the beading had some purple in it, that purple, metallic purple, or
dull silver would work best. I was
disappointed in Bloomingdale's non-designer shoe selection though. $1500 for prom stilettos is a little
steep... They decided they would
just get shoes at home. (The teen
said that she would be kicking them off early in the night anyway!)

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11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande";mso-bidi-font-family:"Lucida Grande""">We headed over to the MAC makeup counter where one of the makeup artists applied a
beautiful blue and purple smokey eye for the teen.yes""> Mom watched very closely so she could recreate the look on
the big night! Makeup? Check!

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If you're interested in enjoying our NYC Prom Shopping Experience, visit our website for more information at
www.shop-nyctours.com/guidedtours/nyc-prom-shopping-experience. We look forward to prom shopping with
you!