< Previous38 AZFOOTHILLS.COM INSIDER'SEVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW - THIS MONTH. SNOWED IN It might not snow in the Valley, but we’ll gladly live vicariously through the DIPTYQUE SNOW GLOBE ($85). The globe encapsulates a dreamy world of golden fl akes full of symbols for a wonderful year to come: a tiger, a shooting star, a four-leaf clover, a horseshoe, a ladybug, an Asian elephant and many other good-luck charms. DIPTYQUEPARIS.COM. MELISSA LARSEN GUIDE C M Y CM MY CY CMY K M Catering_AZFH_Full Page_Wedding_1119.pdf 1 11/22/19 4:52 PMDec Issue.indd 3811/27/19 11:22 AMGUIDE C M Y CM MY CY CMY K M Catering_AZFH_Full Page_Wedding_1119.pdf 1 11/22/19 4:52 PMDec Issue.indd 3911/27/19 11:55 AMInsider's Guide READY, SET, GLOW The season-friendly Glo Skin Beauty PUMPKIN ENZYME SCRUB ($38) is the latest weapon in your battle against dull skin. This multi-functional physical and chemical skin polisher will leave you with a renewed complexion just in time for the holiday season. Environmentally-friendly jojoba beads and enzymes reveal smoother, brighter skin with the festive scent of pumpkin. gloskinbeauty.com. Tidings OF COMFORT To put the “aaah” in fa-la-la, SPA AT THE BOULDERS welcomes a selection of holiday-inspired spa treatments. The 50-minute Chilled Pomegranate Facial refreshes the skin with an antioxidant- rich pomegranate, cranberry and papaya combination while ABHYANGA is an 80-minute treatment that includes a traditional Indian oleation massage technique specifically for nourishing skin and calming the nervous system. For a true treat, OHM for the Holidays, a Spa Suite Retreat, is a two-hour spa service in the deluxe 700-sq.-ft. spa suite. The treatment includes two 50-minute Holiday Light Candle massages and is capped off by sipping hot cocoa or a Mistletoe Martini in the private lounge. theboulders.com. 40 AZFOOTHILLS.COM HEALTHY, Beautiful TEETH and a nice confi dent smile, make for a great fi rst impression and do wonders for your self-esteem. At North Scottsdale Dental Studio, we offer sedation dentistry to make your dental visit as comfortable as possible and help alleviate dental anxiety. Cerec, same day crowns and dental laser treatments are among many of our advanced technologies that ensure our patients fi rst-class dental care. “You have given back to me my self-confi dence, a great smile and so much more;..I would like to thank you and your staff, from the bottom of my heart, for being so kind, caring and professional.” “...An excellent dentist that I could see myself going to forever.” TODD MABRY, DDS ANNA VAYSMAN, DMD 480 538 5210 NorthScottsdaleDental Studio.com 8595 E BELL RD #100, SCOTTSDALE, AZ Mabry Ad Seasonal.indd 111/22/19 2:26 PMDec Issue.indd 4011/27/19 11:22 AMHEALTHY, Beautiful TEETH and a nice confi dent smile, make for a great fi rst impression and do wonders for your self-esteem. At North Scottsdale Dental Studio, we offer sedation dentistry to make your dental visit as comfortable as possible and help alleviate dental anxiety. Cerec, same day crowns and dental laser treatments are among many of our advanced technologies that ensure our patients fi rst-class dental care. “You have given back to me my self-confi dence, a great smile and so much more;..I would like to thank you and your staff, from the bottom of my heart, for being so kind, caring and professional.” “...An excellent dentist that I could see myself going to forever.” TODD MABRY, DDS ANNA VAYSMAN, DMD 480 538 5210 NorthScottsdaleDental Studio.com 8595 E BELL RD #100, SCOTTSDALE, AZ Mabry Ad Seasonal.indd 111/22/19 2:26 PMDec Issue.indd 4111/27/19 11:22 AM42 AZFOOTHILLS.COM Insider's Guide DON’T Lessen YOUR Lesson BY ASHLEY GAIN EIGHT YEARS AGO, as pregnant ith my first child planning eddings at one time and uggling a neish marriage life as busy as or ing hour days along ith most eeends all the hile preparing for my ne est challenge motherhood uring a edding industry summit ith other planners designers and industry professionals as sharing ith a colleague about the stress of trying to continue to build my business and blindly prepare for baby er response thre me ou thin that s hard ust ait rying to or ith a toddler is ne t to impossible only ish could go bac to being pregnant and or ing it s a bree e compared to this nstantly as shut do n and to be honest the insecurities and doubts that had already been sirling in my mind ere brought further to the surface What if all of this isn’t actually supposed to feel this stressful? What if the grit and hard work I had been pouring into my then only two-year- old business wasn’t actually as hard as I had thought it was? If she had been-there done-that when entering motherhood as a business owner and hadn’t thought twice about it, then why did it feel so strenuous for me? hat night my ulnerable con ersation quicly turned into a hose orst is orst contrast rather than a chance to arm someone in their ery real struggle really admired the person as con ersating ith so the depth of her opinion hit hard hose fe minutes left me feeling closed off and set bac had ne er been a mom before so to me she as the e pert in the con ersation started to feel shame that the transition to motherhood felt hard for me and tried to stie it he further do n pushed a ay the harder fear shame and guilt began to build up in return onths ent by oman as born and began to uggle my first year of being a or ing mom as it hard h my gosh so hard ou no hat else as hard he year leading up to it uggling being a entrepreneur and carrying a baby as not an easy tas hose t o years ere hard in completely different ays so much so that they ere impossible to compare hat didn t no then no no that colleague ould the first of a long line of ust ait adice ould recei e as a mother or a hile my initial response as similar lea ing me to belie e my challenges eren t alid only because someone else struggled ith motherhood differently than er time ha e learned to let the comments bounce off because trust that od has me e periencing life the ay am supposed to hat might feel small to one person can feel daunting to another hen e decide someone else s pain is less than ours to ustify our o n struggle it doesn t actually help us deal ith hat e are facing and in the meantime tears do n another person ur days do not ha e to be more dicult than someone else s in order to alidate that od has us in a challenge in this e act season for a ery specific purpose istening intently caring deeply and arming someone else s pain ho struggles ith life differently than e do is the proof e ha e matured in our o n hardships ecause e ha e felt pain e are empathetic to those around us ecause e ha e been armed e ha e firsthand no ledge of the importance to arm others hree ids eight years and a lot of parenting learning cur es since that initial con ersation ha e ne er e perienced oy lie do no s raising children all rainbo s and butteries bsolutely not ut is atching a person de elop into ho they ere made to be incredible bsolutely yes o the ne t time someone offers their ust ait adice remember this you should ust ait because it truly ust gets better FOLLOW ASHLEY @ASHLEYGAIN Dec Issue.indd 4211/27/19 11:22 AM @azfoothills #azfoothills 43 Insider's Guide Dec Issue.indd 4311/27/19 11:22 AM44 AZFOOTHILLS.COM Insider's GuideInsider's Guide I Feel the Need, the Need… Through March 15, PHOENIX ART MUSEUM will present Legends of peed the museum s first maor e hibition of racing cars ore than cars spanning si decades and dri en by some of the greatest dri ers in the history of racinglie oyt ario ndretti an urney and tirling ossill be sho cased ighlights include oyt s first ndianapolis inner and ndretti s ormulane championship inner a otus egends of peed ill be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue phxart.org. Dec Issue.indd 4411/27/19 11:22 AMInsider's Guide BRAD OLSON PHOTOGRAPHY FASHION | EDITORIAL | COMMERCIAL 623-850-4562 www.bradolsonphotography.com ARIZONA Does a Body Good If smoother, brighter skin is on your holiday wish list, we’ve got just the thing: the brand- new Algenist GENIUS Liquid Collagen Body Mylk ($68). Using active vegan collagen, patented alguronic acid from algae and vegan lactic acid, the ultra-thin formula promises baby-soft, supple skin and full-body hydration in a flash. Sephora. @azfoothills #azfoothills 45 Dec Issue.indd 4511/27/19 11:22 AM46 AZFOOTHILLS.COM Insider's Guide Wherefore Art? From Jan. 10 to March 22, a parcel of land in North Scottsdale will transform into a vibrant arts community for 10 weeks during Arizona Fine Art EXPO. Under white tents on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and Jomax Roads, the event features 124 patron-friendly artist studios that allow a glimpse at the artists, who hail from around the globe, at work—from sculpting to painting to carving and beyond. Season passes are $10; children under 12 are free. Parking is free. Celebration of Fine Art, Arizona’s longest-running art show, will celebrate its 30th anniversary Jan. 18 to March 29 in Scottsdale. Event- goers can enjoy the works and interactions of 100 juried artists as they display their masterpieces and work on their craft in Celebration of Fine Art’s 40,000-sq.-ft. signature white tents. In the past three decades, million art lo ers from around the globe ha e oced to the adored event. Tickets are $10 for adults; children 12 and under are free. arizonafi neartexpo.com; celebrateart.com. PAINTING: JESSICA WACHTER JEWELRY: ZAC KOTHRADE Dec Issue.indd 4611/27/19 11:22 AMDec Issue.indd 4711/27/19 11:22 AMNext >