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I shopped 'til I dropped at the Natick Collection

For those of you just tuning in, I spent Friday at the Grand Opening of the Natick Collection and Nordstrom. When I last left you, I was just finishing up my Dior makeover.

Fruits & Passion

Immediately following my makeover, I headed up the escalators to Fruits & Passion to meet up with fellow shopping addict, Lori from Moda di Magno and her husband Tommy who was taking pictures of the new Fruits & Passion store. ~~Lori~~ Magno and I were like a couple of school girls all "Eeeee!" about the shopping event! When we finished jumping up and down, Magno introduced me to the lovely Jessica Phenix, Eastern Territory Director for Fruit & Passions (she has the most amazing eyelashes and the itsy-bitsiest nose ring that I envy!).

She gave me a tour of the store and described their collection - a wide variety of lotions and potions for bath, body, hands, feet, skin, aromatherapy, baby care, household and kitchen care, animal products, and even a selection of gourmet items. Onion Confit with Port? sign me up! I also met up with Carol Ientile, founder and Christine Galasso publicist of C.I. Visions - the PR agency for Fruits & Passion.

It's fair to say that I fell in love with Fruits & Passion at first site and I will definitely be enjoying (and reviewing) their products in the near future.

The Opening
Just about ten minutes before the opening at ten, the band began to play and two large machines blew tons of red, white, black & silver confetti out into the center of the mall. It was amazing. There's just something about confetti that makes people happy!

Immediately following the confetti, I turned around to check out the line of folks getting ready to be the first ones in the new Nordstrom store. It was craziness I tell ya! Just check out the pictures!

The Shopping
Magno and I headed in ourselves, shortly after the herd dwindled and headed over to the shoe section where I saw my first Manolo, and met Rick Stroik who works the shoe department.

I also discovered these this little morsel of goodness, Bettye Muller 'Decor' Pump. I must have it!

Next we headed over to the handbag section where we met up with Allison Hathaway who works the handbag section. We played name that price with a few bags and then chatted it up with Allison who was wearing the most gorgeous purple silk top paired with leggings. The girl has got style!

Next we stopped in the accessories section real quick to try on sparkly headbands and popped over to introduce Magno to Christine from Dior. Christine showed us some Dior perfume. I loved Dior 'Miss Dior Cherie' Eau de Parfum Spray. Christine gave Magno the quickest makeover ever (she looked amazing) and then we bid adieu. Poor Magno had to go back to work.

I on the other hand, had shopping to do. First up, Louis Vuitton. And what did I find upon my arrival? A waiter handing out mimosas. See this? THIS is what shopping should be like. Take notes. I took a glass and sipped my way through the store, falling in love with not one, but two pair of shoes.

I stopped at the New Bare Escentuals store where I picked up a new buki brush.

Took a load off my feet at Shabby Chic (I could live in this store!)

Chatted with some owls at Anthropologie:

And also discovered the scrunchies are back in style:

Discovered a new eatery coming soon - The Moonstruck Chocolate Cafe:

Spied some Juicy pants:

And felt the breeze at

There are a ton of new stores open including Tiffany & Co, Burberry and Coach, and a few new eateries like Sel de la Terre and Finale. I myself, had a sammich at Au Bon Pain and picked up some chocolate dessert at Godiva.

The new mall is amazing and gorgeous. Check out the furniture. It's fancier than what I have at home. You should see the restrooms. The rival the one at the Four Seasons!