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Bravo Intimates - The Bra Fitting Expe

rts

Do you hang low? Do you wobble to and fro? Are your shoulder straps falling down ?

Are your

underwires poking

and hurting

you? Eight (8) out of ten (10) women are

wearing the wro

ng size

bra!

85% of women in America are

wearing the wrong size bra!

Not only can the right bra eliminate

sagging, it can make you

appear slimmer and take

years off your looks.

You deserve a good

fititing

bra.

"Women of America,"

Oprah

declares,

ou need to rise up

and get a proper bra

fitting

Bravo Intimates in

Royal

Oak Michigan was voted Best of

Detroit by the Detroit Free

Press. Owner

Rebecca and her staff of professional bra fitters really

take the time to get you into

the

right size and

fit. Someone I know was wearing a 34DD and was professionally fit

by Bravo

and

found out her real

size is 34G! My

new bra felt so great that me and the

other 2 ladies that

were just fitted actually all

wore our new

bras out of the

store - we

didn't

even want to put our old

bras back on. I told Rebecca

at Bravo she should put

up a sign that says:

"You'll love our bras

so much,

you'll want to wear

them out of

the store !"

My two summertime favorites are

Bravo's

seamless t-

shirt bra and these

fantastic

spaghetti strap cami

tanks

that have a bra built right in

even for

sizes like

34G!

ere's the

link

Oprah

Bra Revolution.

http://www2.oprah.

com/tows/slide/200511/20051115/slide_20051115_284_101.jhtml

Address: 517 South Washington Avenue, Royal Oak, Michigan 48067

Phone:

248.582.7286

Genesis Electronics 248.366.3045

A very nice family run business that does complete home theater systems and

satellite

installation.

They have done

work at my

house, my friend's houses, new

construction

houses, my

friend's

businesses, and even our restaurant

when we

owned Salvador

Deli. We have received

nothing but

rave reviews about their service

and

professionalism.

Genesis works with: ABC

Warehouse

Canton, Bose

Corporation, Circuit City, Dish Network, Moorehead

Communications,

Scarsella

Homes. Genesis technicians are

certified and fully insured to do

residential,

commercial,

new

construction, and pre-construction

work.

hey service the metro

Detroit area

and

northern Ohio

and specialize

in complete home theater installation.

ww.hbmaternity.com - HullaBaloo Maternity & Infant Wear

ullaBaloo Maternity and Infant Wear is a retail store, located in downtown Royal Oak,

offering

maternity and infant

wear along with

specialized gifts for the mom-to-be, new

mom, and baby. I

just

visited HullaBaloo today and met

owners Stacey and Michelle

and

was wowed by their store,

selection, and service! It was like I stopped by a

girlfriend's house and she had just what I needed

for a

baby gift, a complete maternity

wardrobe, very cute maternity

swimsuits, and the best looking

and most fashionable

nursing tops I

have ever seen. The store was just buzzing with

customers

and

Michelle and Stacey treated each person with such care and

attention whether it was

a first

time

customer like myself or repeat customer showing her HullaBaloo's newest

arrivals. This is

the

kind

of service and

attention that is so lacking at the malls. There

is a basket of toys to keep

the little

ones busy, a private nursing

spot,

and even a

changing table for those urgent needs for

us moms-

on-the-go! Stop by this store

next time you are

looking for

that perfect baby or mom gift

- or if you

are prego and

looking for some great items for yourself like their

cute rhinestone tops

that

say

"Due

in September"

or whichever month you are due. I love the HullaBaloo

atmosphere,

service, and

carefully selected

standout products.

Address: 210a West 6th Street,

Royal Oak,

Michigan

48067 Phone: 248.398.8890

motor

cityhandbags.com

This site features bags, briefcases, clutches, and diaper bags all made out of seatbelt

belts ! The

same seat belts

that are in your

car and the lining is made out same

material used by the Air

Force

and thread used by NASA. This

all adds up to a super

durable

and indestructible bag.

They come

in 15 great, fun, and fashionable colors. I

have to

admit to owning 4 myself :-) !

www.p

lay-away

.com

he PlayAway Club is located in Royal Oak and is locally known as a "home away

from home" for

parents with babies

and

toddlers. It offers parents and children an

environment to play and

socialize, to meet and make friends. There is

a large sunny

open-planned, gentle play space for

the

under fours, an activity room, a messy me

room, varied craft

and activity facilities for older

siblings

and for parents, refreshments

and kitchen facilities, and comfortable lounge

areas.

PlayAway offers:

drop-in general

play,

drop-in activities at certain times, and 12-week play group

programs

such as

spanish music and movement or tumbling tots.

PlayAway is also available to

book for

birthday

parties,

moms groups, classes, or seminars. PlayAway is open from 7am to

9pm,

days a week.

Address: The Salter

Community Center, 1545 E. Lincoln,

Royal Oak,

Michigan Phone:

248.635.6756

www.puredetroit.com

Your soul source for Detroit gear and gifts! They have the best, freshest, and most

urban

designs

on the best

styled t-shirts, hats,

and jackets around.

hey have the

most tasteful and

classic Detroit

gifts anywhere - from

awesome black and white

photo

greeting

cards by

Urbanologie, to cool unisex

seatbelt belts, to historical Detroit

photographs, to

I Love Detroit

coffee mugs.

Their Motor

City

Sweets & Treats room

is a huge favorite of mine. I

can't live

without old fashioned Rock N' Rye

Faygo in the

retro glass bottle

and Sander's Milk Chocolate Hot

Fudge,

plus tons of other Detroit

goodies.

This is

place where you can always find the best

Detroit gift for your

friends,

your family,

your out-of-town guests, business clients, and of

course

yourself

The

have 3

stores

conveniently

located throughout the city:

in the New Center

area

@ the Fisher Building,

Downtown @ the

beautiful Guardian

Building, &

the waterfront in

the Ren Cen

Wintergarden.

www.puredetroitdesignlab.com

Detroit's fashion community finally has a place to showcase their talents ! It has the

look and feel

a designer shop

in Soho. It is

the only place in the whole state that I

know of that you can find

real

fashion and you can be assured

that a top you get at

the

Design Lab won't be seen on

dozens of

others as can happen with mallwear. It is

the

Detroit version of Project Runway with

fantastic events

every month where you

can actually meet the featured

designer. But guess what

? Pure Detroit

Design Lab

was

around before Project Runway !

Address: 156 West Congress @ Shelby, Detroit, MI 48226 Phone: 313.961-

8320

www.roofmedic.com

Are you having problems with staining or streaking on your roof? Roof Medic are the

specialists at

cleaning roofs.

Located in

Michigan’s southeast region, they deal with

over 20 different species of

algae, mold, and fungi, as well as

tree sap, dirt, and

pollution.

Bryan and his team was fast,

polite,

and clean and made my 10 year old

roof look like

new again and saved me from

replacing

it. Roof

Medic also cleaned my

girlfriend's house before she moved

because her new real estate

agent told

her she

would have a much better chance at selling her house that had been

on the

market

for 6

months if she replaced the roof all

together. She was thrilled to have all her

black

streaks

completely removed for only $350 instead of replacing her roof for

$4000 !

Her real

estate agents is

now one of

Bryan's best customers.

www.verajane.com

This is a unique one-of-a-kind boutique

is located in the Fisher Building in Detroit's

New Center

area.

They

always

have something

new and fun -

handbags and

superfine lingerie

from all over

the

world - Milan, Montreal, LA,

Miami,

Argentina.

They also carry a

fantastic coll

ection of Spring

and

Winter coats that are unique

and

cannot be found at

the

malls. My favorites are a

black

handbag

called

the

Twins

made by Lazaro from Argentina

nd the

always

changing fresh and

fashionable

sunglasses under $50.

The

passport holder

s in a huge array of colors I have never

seen

anywhere

my favorite gift

for my traveling friends for under $30!

Address: 3011 West Grand Blvd, Suite 113, Detroit, MI 48226 Phone: 313.873-

VERA

www.

walnutlakeobgyn

.com

Walnut Lake Ob/GYN

is a fantastic practice

I was diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic

ovarian

syndrome) in July 2005

by Donna

Lyons, N.P. at Walnut Lake after going to 4

different ob/gyn

offices that came up with no diagnosis for my

menagerie of symptoms

other than possibly early

menopause at age 33 and let's just put you on the pill. I love

Donna's calm and easy beside

manner. I

feel as though I can talk to her about

anything or ask her any questions.

And guess

what? She has super nice

receptionists and

nurses !

The

practice consists of Dr. Alan Goldsmith, Dr. Lon Katz and Dr. Steven Friedman,

who provide

complete

obstetrical and

gynecologic care. Donna Lyons is a fully

licensed Nurse Practitioner

providing prenatal care and full

office gynecology

services. Dr.

Michael Salesin provides complete

gynecologic care, including surgery

and

specializes in infertility and menopausal management.

Address: 2300 Haggerty Road, Suite 2070, West Bloomfield, MI 48323 Phone:

248.926.2020