Color Factory in NYC Open Now Through February

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How does being surrounded by bright, vibrant color make YOU feel?  If you love a rainbow room like we do, you just HAVE to get yourself to the Color Factory.  It’s a pop-up which originated in San Francisco and has opened here in NYC this past August.  And it’s a fun, collaboratively-produced artsy, multisensory exhibit.  Did you know that it was inspired by the colors of the city?  Everything from a NY taxi cab to a lost Elmo toy found on the streets of NY became their inspiration behind each pop of color!

Because of the Color Factor’s popularity, they have extended their NY stay until the end of February.  Great news, isn’t it?

See some of the colorful kaleidoscope highlights from their 16 rooms below!

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We loved the surprise snacks (like ice cream & macarons) scattered through the rooms and enjoyed playing musical instruments, reading about where the rainbow colors came from, and of course, posing for Instagram pics. The extra large blue ball pit was one of our favorite rooms.  Cuz, heck, who doesn’t love a ball pit?!

the color factory, popup, nyc popup, ball pit, ball pitsLocated in the SoHo neighborhood, at 251 Spring Street, it is worth the visit!  The rooms offers stunning pops of color, endless gram-able moments and tons of memory-making opportunities.  Plus the staff are super cheerful and friendly and you are in no way rushed through the space.  The visit will last about an hour and if this blog post isn’t enough to convince you,  73% of TripAdvisory reviews rated it as “very good” or “excellent.”

NOTE if under 18, kids MUST be accompanied by a parent, it is closed on Wednesdays and tickets are not sold on-site.  So pre-purchase and click here for more info!

All pictures were from Savannah Lew

See some of our other recaps of favorite popups from the past here!

Chanel Le Rouge Pop-Up

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We’ve attended the past 2 Chanel popups in New York City and just hosted a CCno.5 themed 5th birthday party so of course, we HAD to see the latest Chanel pop-up titled, “Le Rouge”!  Located on 5 East 57th street, it was an all-red pop-up that highlighted Coco’s quintessential red lipstick, “Rouge Allure.”  Other limited edition products like the Chanel no5 Parfum in a giant red Baccarat crystal bottle (for $30,000) also drew all sorts of Coco connoisseurs and collectors alike.

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photo from Chanel

As expected with all pop-ups, this one offered tons of vibrant backdrops.

Selfies could be taken on every picturesque wall and corner and a perfume runway area brought out the wannabe models in all of us.

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The Chanel pop-up featured a lip lounge where a makeup artist would help select the perfect shade of red. (Juliet loved this and chose a pinkish sparkly red gloss to wear).

chanel pop up, chanel makeup, chanel beauty, chanel lipstick, chanel rougeA fragrance bar allowed for a fun fragrance test in a cafe-like setting, a holiday shop offered complimentary gift wrapping and holiday cards, and a supersized Le Rouge compact was specially created to feature dozens of eye, lip and nail beauty items sure to be on every fashionista’s wishlist. ($1500) Be still my heart!!

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photo by Chanel

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Special events within the space included red manis with nail artist, Madeline Poole, makeovers from Chanel celeb artist, Kate Lee and Fulvia Farolfi plus calligraphy lessons, numerology sessions, and lip readings.

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Le Rouge ran from December 7 to December 23 at 5 E. 57th Street.

To see all our insider videos from the pop-up, see our highlights reel titled, “Chanel popup” on Instagram and make sure to follow us there too!

Like my mini’s Chanel inspired outfits?  See more here and read where I like to shop for Coco inspired pieces!

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