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Lori Tabak doesn't have to imagine the home office of herdreams--she's living in it. "It really looks like a fairytale," says the 44-year-old cosmetics entrepreneur of thefour-story Marina del Rey, California, house she moved into lastApril. "People go crazy [for it]. They walk in and go `Oh myGod, you have your own day spa.' "
What's so special about Tabak's digs? Well, there'sthe spaciousness factor--the entire bottom floor (approximately 750square feet) is devoted to Tabak's eponymous business. Notespecially impressed with extra breathing room? OK, behold insteadthe marble entryway, spiral staircase, crystal chandeliers andartist-painted murals adorning the walls. "You feel likeyou're in Italy," says Tabak of the latter. "Theartwork--[depicting] scenery, trees and water--isbeautiful."
And beautiful, fittingly enough, is what Tabak hopes to make herclients feel through her anti-aging treatments. Having run hercosmetics company for more than a decade, Tabak offers facialtoning, oxygen therapy, mineral-based makeup and the like. It'sa pampering experience--all the more so now that Tabak has theluxurious surroundings to soak it up in.
"I want [clients] to feel like they're not in L.A., tofeel like they're someplace else so they can cleanse theirminds," explains Tabak, who estimates her decorating expensesat more than $10,000.
And where better to cleanse the mind than in a fairy-talesetting? If this story sounds a little too Disney-esque, however,better not read this next part: Tabak's nickname growing up wasnone other than Snow White. "I looked just like her,"explains Tabak, who's enjoying her happily-ever-after versionof homebased entrepreneurship. Just don't offer her anyapples.
Contact Source
Lori Tabak Cosmetics, (310) 574-3990, fax: (310)578-5014
