TOPPING TOPPERS: THE PENTHOUSE

On top of the world at the Huntley Hotel’s 18th Floor Penthouse

Remember that kitschy Mexican dive Toppers, that place you took out-of-towners for a couple of cheap beers, marginal Margaritas and free nachos for happy hour? Those bad/sad memories will be forever altered as soon as you step into the gauzy, elegant yet beachy Penthouse atop the Huntley Hotel (designed by Thomas Schoos, of Koi and NY Tao reknown.)  Open just over a month, the Penthouse is packing them in for happy hour, dinner and partying late into the evening with its white wood and black leather interior and killer skyscraper view of the entire Santa Monica Bay. Dinner reservations are a bit scarce on the weekends, so if you have to settle for simply appetizers, the ahi tuna, cheese plate and shrimp cocktail suffice quite nicely. 
The Penthouse, 1111 2nd St., Santa Monica 310.393-8080

WELCOME TO MOONSHADOWS

Sun and fun on deck in Malibu

It will forever go down in the annals of Malibu history as the place Mel Gibson got his drunk on before speeding down PCH and into the clutches of a Jewish CHiPpie. But Moonshadows, which has been around since the 1970s, is also happening place for Sunday brunch, boasting surprisingly good food for a view restaurant. Best spot is a reserved table on the patio, atop a rocky cliff overlooking the ocean. Round beds aren’t especially comfortable for dining, but great for just hanging out and enjoying the sun and scene, which becomes somewhat night-clubby in broad daylight-- including a cover charge if you just want to drink.
Moonshadows, 20356 PCH, Malibu, 310.456-3010

HAIR APPARENT
Celebrity hairdressers are a dime a dozen, but when you find one as cool, grounded and talented as Steve Lococo, you’ve hit the jackpot. In business for 20 years with partner Albert Borelli (and now with Kim Vo), Lococo works his hair magic by doing it all: coloring, cutting and styling. He’s also created a line of Borelli products and the newly-launchedTahitian Noni hair care line. “Using great products makes people feel they are doing something good for themselves,” says Lococo, who oversees more than 30 stylists, aestheticians, and manicurists in a three-salon “cottage industry” within a two-mile radius (Borrelli Beverly Hills, on Burton Way and B2V/Borrelli Vo, two side-by-side cottages on North Doheny.) 
 No more bad hair days:

B2V/Borelli Vo, 648 N. Doheny Dr., WeHo, 310.777-7648

THE MATERIAL FACE
Michelle Peck has been doing Madonna’s face for years. No, it’s not what you think. The LA-based aesthetician goes on the road with Madge to give her skin hyperbaric oxygen treatments with professional equipment (combined with serum) made by Intraceuticals. Word is Mrs. Richie has one in every one of her homes. The Intraceuticals Infusion™ uses hyperbaric pressure to let oxygen and serum reach deeper layers of skin, rejuvenating from the inside out. 
Select salons in NY and CA, www.intraceuticals.com 

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Fall Out Boy is scheduled to rock tomorrow’s T-Mobile bash in Hollywood for its newest Sidekick, the iD. Party favors include candy, games and well, phones….

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