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APRIL 2021 PUBLISHER

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Fresh Blooms + Sprouts in Greenwich + Local Love Awards! WE ARE ESPECIALLY EXCITED THIS MONTH TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR INAUGURAL LOCAL LOVE AWARD WINNERS! These awards were inspired by YOU, our amazing Greenwich Lifestyle readers. From your favorite coffee spots to local home stores, you've helped support your local businesses finally start to reach better days. The votes have been tallied and the results are in. We are humbled by the amount of participation and response we received. If you missed your chance to vote, please

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INSIDE THE ISSUE APRIL 2021

FEATURES 08 Pucker Up Party at Elivate Med Spa 14 Like the Beaches of the Caribbean and the Coasts of Capri Ethical, Sustainable, and Oh So Cute!

20 Greenwich Lifestyle’s Local Love Awards

30 14

30 Move Aside, Love Potion No.9! There’s a new self-love brand in town, and it’s here to save the day (and your skin!)

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Lifestyle Letter

Good Times

Around Town

Locally Owned

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Pucker Up Party at Elivate Med Spa On February 11th and 12th, Elivate Med Spa hosted their first Pucker Up Party to celebrate Valentine’s Day and allow clients to learn more about lip injections. Participants were able to learn all about healthy skin and self-care from the Elivate team. They offer many services from IV treatments to facials to injections.

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GREENWICH MEDICAL SPA NOW IN COS COB When a fire caused significant damage to its original Greenwich location in late 2020, the Greenwich Medical Spa team met tragedy with strength and resilience. Management, staff and clinicians alike pitched in to quickly move appointments to the other three Greenwich Medical Spa locations. The team looked for a new long-term home that would welcome patients with all of the same treatments and services while the flagship medical spa was rebuilt. Just 1.5 months later, Greenwich Medical Spa has launched its Cos Cob location located at 40 East Putnam Ave.

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ETHICAL, SUSTAINABLE, AND OH SO CUTE!

ARTICLE STEPHANIE KAMINSKY

“WHEN WOMEN THINK OF CARI CAPRI, I WANT THEM TO THINK OF THE BEACHES OF THE CARIBBEAN AND THE COASTS OF CARPI.” says Romona Norton, owner and creator of eco-friendly and ethically-made activewear, Cari Capri. After dedicating her life to charity work and giving back, Romona was determined to take her passion for fashion and knowledge of sustainability to create clothing that not only women can look beautiful in, but could feel great about wearing. 1. WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO LAUNCH CARI CAPRI? I wanted to create athleisure wear and resort wear that was eco-friendly. I especially wanted to make sure that it was sustainable and ethical. COMPLETELY ETHICAL. There are over 150 million child laborers, and this was a deal-breaker for me unless I could completely avoid that route. It was also very important to me that I built a clothing line that was going to take waste from the environment and recycle it.

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LIKE THE BEACHES OF THE CARIBBEAN AND THE COASTS OF CAPRI

LOCALLY OWNED

Founder, Romona Norton

2. WHAT WAS YOUR CAREER PRIOR TO FOUNDING CARI CAPRI?

grey is actually out of plastic bottles. Now, that

So before this, I actually spent over 20 years working in charity

means, these pieces are completely recycla-

and I would say the last 7-10 years spending weeks upon weeks

ble, reusable, and there are no new resources

out in Central South America and Asia rebuilding orphanages and

added. There are just endless possibilities. With

schools. I did some commercial work and worked as an Accountant

recycled nylon, you can use it continuously - it

over 20-something years ago, but I spend most of my time at home

can live for a hundred years if you keep recy-

with the kids and traveling to these places rebuilding these orphan-

cling it! Even with our shoes, we are using cork!

ages and schools. It’s something I love doing and I’m still doing it,

We just strip the bark from the trees (these

actually! And as of recently, I started my own Non-Profit. It took us

trees can live up to 50-80 years). Every 7 years,

almost 9 months to make it official but it was well worth it.

they take the bark off the tree and that’s how we get cork. The soles of the shoes are made

3. WHAT MAKES YOUR MATERIALS “ECO-FRIENDLY”?

out of coffee-grounds (which absorbs odor and

We use Econyl which is out of Italy and Repreve which is out of

moisture), recycled wine corks, tennis balls, and

the US. So, Repreve takes plastic bottles and turns them into polyes-

car tires. So again, it’s all being reused. I wanted

ter and Econyl takes fishing nets that’s left over from fishermen and

to make sure that everything aligned with my

particles of fishnets that are left in the ocean. We pull it all, includ-

core beliefs and values, so even our packaging

ing carpet fibers from landfills, and turn that into nylon. We have

is recycled paper boxes. Our labels and tissue

two different fabrics: the white is made from fishing nets and the

paper is made out of recycled materials, too!

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“Our old clothes will become new clothes for someone in South America, and I know the excitement because I ’ v e b e e n t h e r e .”

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIECE/SET IN

6. ANY BUCKET-LIST ITEMS YOU’D LIKE TO

THE LINE?

EXPAND INTO?

This is going to be a tricky one...but my favorite is

One bucket-list item would definitely be to create

“Ibiza” because of the mesh down the side. It’s actu-

a children’s line and move into men’s some day. But

ally recycled mesh and it looks delicate but it’s not!

something I would truly love for Cari Carpi to do eventu-

And it’s breathable - you just feel air, everywhere!

ally, is have people return their older pieces either for a

It’s very sexy, comfortable, and edgy. As moms, we

discount or something and have some kind of recycling

sometimes need a little something to pick us up. We

system set up. I would love to have a recycling center

need to be a little bit sassy or sexy sometimes.

in the US and then send our used garments to other countries where they can have a second life. Our old

5. WHAT’S ONE THING YOU WISH EVERYONE

clothes will become new clothes for someone in South

KNEW ABOUT CARI CAPRI?

America, and I know the excitement because I’ve been

Just that we are completely sustainable and ethical.

there. I grew up in Guyana. I grew up in hand-me-

We make clothing out of recycled materials. With our

downs. Someone would send a barrel of all these used

Resort Wear we are only using organic, ethical linens,

clothes from the US and we would go grab our pieces. I

and bamboo cottons. We are completely organic,

can tell you, growing up in a third-world country, it is so

natural, sustainable and eco-friendly.

exciting when that box comes. For more information on Cari Capri, please visit www.caricapri.com or via Instagram @shopcaricapri

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LOCAL’S CHOICE THE RESULTS ARE IN! In February we gave our readers a very important task – share their love for our community’s many wonderful businesses. Thousands in our community voted in our Inaugural Local Love Awards, and we were E B

ST OF + BE + F O

T S

EST OF + B +

businesses to support this year.

fields. Read on to learn more and find a few new

nication and high-quality results in their respective

ness practices, consistent service, great commu-

earned the community’s trust through good busi-

EST OF + B +

our town. Congratulations to the winners, they’ve

because of the people and places that make up

is a desirable destination for many and that is

+B E S T O F +

astounded by the community support. Greenwich

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BEST ARCHITECT

GRANOFF ARCHITECTS B E S T R E A LT O R

JENNY ALLEN compass.com/agents/jenny-allen (203) 921-6327 Jenny Allen represents a bold new generation in real estate – diligent, driven and exceedingly passionate about her hometown of Greenwich and its’ neighboring shoreline communities. She is dedicated to an outstanding personalized home buying/selling experience for her devoted clientele expertly guiding them every step of the way. Jenny is known for her in-depth knowledge of the market, tireless work ethic and boundless energy. Jenny is the definitive resource on everything Greenwich - offering first-hand insight into education, cultural events, each of the distinctive neighborhoods and local businesses. She loves introducing newcomers

granoffarchitects.com (203) 625-9460 Richard Granoff is the Founder and Managing Principal of Granoff Architects, the leading architectural firm in Greenwich, CT. Since its inception in 1989, Rich has grown the company into a thriving design studio with over 25 professionals. Today, Granoff Architects offers design services throughout the country in four disciplines: residential architecture, commercial architecture, landscape architecture and interior design.

to her beloved town highlighting the breathtaking vistas at Tod’s Point, sports fields at the High School and the surprising diversity this community offers.

B E S T R E A L E S TAT E A G E N C Y

COMPASS compass.com (203) 343-0141 Compass is building the first modern real

BEST HOME DECOR & FURNISHING

TROVARE HOME DESIGN trovarehomedesign.com (203) 869-5512 The ladies at Trovare Home Design believe that the key to a vibrant life begins at home. Surround yourself with furniture, accessories, art, and personal keepsakes that represent you – who you are and where you’re going – and your home life will buzz with fulfillment

estate platform, pairing the industry’s top talent with technology to make the search and sell experience intelligent and seamless. With founders Ori Allon and Robert Reffkin at the helm, Compass is led by a team of experienced innovators. These proven pioneers across technology, real estate, marketing, and finance are solving real estate’s most complex challenges.

and possibility. Established in 2005, the firm’s principal, Pamela Frisoli, is known for her sophisticated blend of modern and vintage. Her established retail store has given her a fresh perspective on creating interiors with a keen eye towards current home trends.

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B E S T D AY S PA

BEST LANDSCAPER

J HOUSE THE SPA SAM BRIDGE NURSERY & jhousespa.com GREENHOUSES (203) 698-6988 Welcome to The Spa at The J House. Spoil yourself with our complete

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range of personalized spa treatments,

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from a revitalizing facial to a heavenly

At Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses,

massage or aromatic body treatment.

our knowledgeable landscape profes-

Our range of treatments are suitable

sionals have been providing innovative

for both female and male clients and

design solutions and project manage-

can be adapted to suit your specific

ment for many years. We can help you

requirements. Should you not find the

develop your property by reflecting

treatment you are looking for, please

your personality & lifestyle. We truly

call to discuss your preferences with

value artistic collaboration, and our

one of our expert therapists who can

designers are experts at building

tailor a treatment to suit your needs.

strong relationships with our clients. From start to finish, our Landscape Design Team is working with you – listening, presenting, fine tuning, and finally implementing your vision into reality. We welcome projects of all sizes and are looking forward to creating the landscape of your dreams.

BEST HOME BUILDER

B E S T P R I VAT E S C H O O L

DEROSA BUILDERS

BRUNSWICK SCHOOL

derosabuilders.com

brunswickschool.org

(203) 769-1804

(203) 625-5800

Since inception, Derosa Builders

Brunswick School has been defined

has produced award winning proj-

and distinguished for 118 years by its

ects and ecstatic clients. Loving

commitment to “Courage, Honor, Truth.”

what we do is only part of the equa-

The school believes that the strength

tion. Providing superior contracting

of a young man’s character determines

services, which in turn promote the

all genuine and lasting success.

best interest of our clients, is also

Brunswick strives to help boys

essential. Our team provides val-

and young men acquire the personal,

ue-added planning, scheduling and

intellectual, and physical skills that

construction solutions that solve

will best enable them to grow into

complex challenges and add value

responsible adults who can make

to the home and client. Our ded-

significant contributions to society.

icated employees are passionate

Through

academics,

athletics,

about their work and our custom-

arts and service to the community,

er’s homes and families.

Brunswick encourages every student to develop his talents to the fullest, to understand the obligation to share them generously, to take risks to ensure growth, and to refuse to accept a narrow definition of himself.

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BEST INTERIOR DESIGNER

BEST COFFEE SHOP

BETH KRUPA INTERIORS

CFCF COFFEE

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Beth Krupa Interiors (BKI) is a 3x national award-winning Interior

(203) 661-8300

Design firm combining vast international exposure through living

Our love for authentic brought us on a globe-trekking search through

and work, 20+ years of sociological design and expertise with

the forests of Asia to the deepest jungles of South America. There, we

impeccable integrity. We enjoy the enthusiastic collaboration

discovered the special blend that has quickly become our calling card.

aspect of design, especially projects that stretch the creative

Unlike other cafes or packaged roasts, our beans are unique to us.

process – the results are uniquely distinct and personal.

High quality and rich in flavor-- every single one is carefully selected

Beth, alongside her design team, have a Design Studio & Home

by experts to ensure only the finest bean makes it into your coffee cup.

Boutique located at 19 E. Elm Street, Greenwich, Connecticut. They

We have been on Greenwich Avenue since 2012, offering a true

can be reached at info@bethkrupainteriors.com or (203) 890-9292.

break from generic, similar-tasting drinks by delivering professionally brewed coffee from our daily roasted beans, for a truly memorable experience that will leave you with an invigorated and uplifted feeling.

B E S T M E D S PA

B E S T D E R M AT O L O G I S T

GREENWICH MEDICAL SPA

CONNECTICUT DERMATOLOGY GROUP

greenwichmedicalspa.com Under the supervision of Dr. Mitchell J. Ross, the Greenwich Medical Spa has offered confidence-building medical aesthetic treatments since 2005. Nationally recognized as one of the top 1% BOTOX and facial fillers facilities in the country, and the #1 provider of CoolSculpting in CT. Greenwich Medical Spa offers only the most current, safe and successful services and technologies available. But the Greenwich Medical Spas’ team is its most important attribute. On staff, you will meet only experts and experienced Dermatologist, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, aestheticians, medical assistants and business professionals, who offer patient-centered services and participate in ongoing education to stay on the forefront of the industry.

ctdermgroup.com (203) 810-4151 Connecticut Dermatology Group has been part of the community since 1964. With its roots in Westport, it has grown as patients recommend us to family and friends. It is not uncommon to have three generations as patients. Yearly we find and remove over a hundred melanomas, saving patients’ lives. We have also become the largest center for cosmetic treatments, maintaining status as one of Allegan’s top practices. Our providers and staff have a mutual goal of giving our patients the best experience in customer service as well as healthcare.

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BEST HOME BUILDER

DEROSA BUILDERS derosabuilders.com (203) 769-1804

BEST ARCHITECT

GRANOFF ARCHITECTS granoffarchitects.com (203) 625-9460

BEST BRUNCH & BEST FINE DINING

L’ESCALE

BEST HOME DECOR & FURNISHING

TROVARE HOME DESIGN trovarehomedesign.com (203) 869-5512

BEST LANDSCAPER

SAM BRIDGE NURSERY & GREENHOUSES sambridge.com (203) 869-3418

BEST INTERIOR DESIGNER

lescalerestaurant.com (203) 661-4600 The iconic, l’escale restaurant bar, or “port of call” for seasonal Mediterranean cuisine is designed to transport the ambiance of Provence to the Gold Coast of Connecticut. Two-hundred-year-old stone terra cotta tiles from Provence adorn the floors with a wood burning fireplace lending an unmistakable charm and beauty. Founded by Rick Wahlstedt in 2003, l’escale has reached institution status. Located at Delamar Greenwich Harbor Hotel, the restaurant’s intimate decor, along with its wrought iron tonelle covered waterfront terrace and exquisitely designed menu by award winning Executive Chef Frederic Kieffer will deliver the Côte d’Azur right to your table.

BETH KRUPA INTERIORS bethkrupainteriors.com (203) 890-9292

B E S T R E A LT O R

JENNY ALLEN compass.com/agents/jenny-allen (203) 921-6327

B E S T R E A L E S TAT E A G E N C Y

COMPASS compass.com (203) 343-0141

B E S T M E D - S PA

GREENWICH MEDICAL SPA greenwichmedicalspa.com

BEST CASUAL DINING

LUGANO WINE BAR & SALUMERIA luganowinebar.com (203) 990-0955 Lugano Wine Bar & Salumeria is a spirited restaurant and gathering place that takes its culinary cues from Italy and infuses a modern twist.

B E S T D AY S PA

Italian tapas, comforting pasta dishes, market-fresh fish, and steaks and

J HOUSE THE SPA

chops share the stage with the restaurant’s signature salumi boards,

jhousespa.com (203) 698-6988

BEST COSMETIC SURGEON

ELSA RASKIN, M.D. elsaraskinmd.com (203) 861-6620

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seasonal craft cocktails, and a curated global wine list. Lugano’s food and beverage offerings are enjoyed amid a stunning backdrop of grand burgundy leather booth seating and an expansive marble-top bar, all wrapped in retro black and white Italian lifestyle prints and natural sunlight from Lugano’s large windows and spectacular skylight.

BEST FITNESS CENTER

BEST HAIR SALON

BEST JEWELER

SOUL CYCLE

HOPSCOTCH SALON

BETTERIDGE

soul-cycle.com/studios/ct-greenwich

hopscotchsalon.com

betteridge.com

(203) 653-7685

(203) 661-0107

(203) 869-0124

Our mission is to bring Soul to the people.

Helping you look good, feel good, and do

Betteridge is renowned for offering the best

Our one of a kind, rockstar instructors guide

good. That’s our mission. And our pleasure. 25

designs by the most fabled jewelers. It’s an

riders through an inspirational, meditative

years ago, Hopscotch brought a fresh, new look

open secret, however, that many of the brand’s

fitness experience that’s designed to benefit

to Greenwich. Now we’ve brought a fresh new

most desired pieces are its own, built in

the body, mind and soul. Set in a dark candlelit

look to Hopscotch! Greenwich’s hometown

Greenwich, Connecticut by master craftsmen.

room to high-energy music, our riders move

salon has relocated to the Hyatt Regency, an

“I want to make things that will stand the test

in unison as a pack to the beat and follow the

extraordinary local landmark once home to

of time in every way,” says Terry Betteridge.

signature choreography of our instructors. The

publisher Condé Nast. Our new home offers

“I like things not only to have durability of

experience is tribal. It’s primal. It’s fun.

a sumptuous setting in the Hyatt’s skylight

wear, but also durability of design.” Betteridge

atrium garden. You’ll find towering palm trees,

engagement rings and eternity bands are a

a burbling fountain, a calming pond and

special point of pride. They’re classically clean

stream, and—most important of all—the same

and elegant, designed to look as fresh one

skilled, savvy, attentive staff that has made

hundred years from now as they look today.

Hopscotch a part of the Greenwich community for a generation. (All that plus ample parking spaces!) If you’re a longtime patron, let us welcome you to our gracious Hyatt home. If you’re new to Hopscotch, visit “Connecticut’s New York salon” and meet our talented team.

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CONNECTICUT DERMATOLOGY GROUP

BEST COSMETIC SURGEON

ELSA RASKIN, M.D. elsaraskinmd.com

ctdermgroup.com

(203) 861-6620

(203) 810-4151

Dr. Elsa Raskin is a skilled board certified female plastic surgeon with her

BEST FITNESS CENTER

SOUL CYCLE

own practice in Greenwich, Connecticut. In addition to plastic surgery, she is highly trained in general surgery and ophthalmology. Since earning her M.D. in Geneva, Switzerland and completing general surgery, plastic surgery and

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