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It was 5pm in Los Angeles…the Bender Sisters were ready and eagerly waiting at Lucy’s 51 on Riverside Drive in Toluca Lake to get their party started.  They were chosen to host a “Dove Girls Night Out” to help promote Dove Visibly Smooth deodorant.  So, the girls invited several of their friends to hang out, drink, eat, and ride around Hollywood for 3 hours in a white stretch limo driven by Greg…what a grand way to spend the night…

Dove Girls Night Out at Lucy's 51

Soon after the girls arrived, Te-see passed out “dove visibly smooth“ for all of them to try.  The comments were flying around the lounge about how much they already loved Dove products and couldn’t wait to try the deodorant.  Vanessa was our delovely waitress and had drinks in our hands in seconds…followed by an array of delicious appies…we were surrounded by laughter and girlie chatter…so much FUN!

Te-see and Joanie toast Dove!

Before long, Greg our personal limo driver for the night, was ringing my cell…he was out back waiting for us “hot mamas” dressed in designer jeans with stylish tops & of course…the proper accessories…to climb aboard.  We thanked Vanessa profusely then headed out the door a bit silly & giddy with excitement…

The girls are ready to be driven around Hollywood...

We slid our little fannies onto the long leather seats and made ourselves comfy for our tour of Hollywood. Beth wanted us to crash the American Idol taping, Joanie & Rachael wanted to hit the dance floor at Opera off of Hollywood Blvd., Marcie was up for anything…and Deb and I were just happy “not to be driving…”

After seeing an endless amount of people driving & talking on their cell phones without headsets, we headed over to where the action was.  We drove past Grauman’s Chinese Theater, the infamous Hollywood Blvd. walk of Stars, Sunset Plaza, Urth Cafe, and all the hot clubs on Sunset Blvd where the “fools” were waiting on line to get in…Finally, we ended up at Solstice Cafe on Cahuenga Blvd. and Franklin Avenue to wind down our night with coffee talk…

The Girls at Solstice Cafe praising Dove Visibly Smooth

The cute young barista not only served us coffee & pastries but he was kind enough to take this picture!  Greg was waiting for us out front and before we knew it, 20 LAPD cop cars came flying by blocking off Cahuenga Blvd…A man on foot was up to ‘no darn good’…we were sitting in the limo watching police car after police car whiz by.  It was so exciting…each gal had her own theory about the “perp” which added even more excitement!  The limo was buzzing with female energy (good thing we had our Dove Visibly Smooth on hand)…Greg confidently drove the limo away from this “Hollywood scene,” and headed back to Lucy’s as the night came to a close…

A Big Thanks to Dove Visibly Smooth & Edelman from BSW

A GREAT TIME WAS HAD BY ALL…thanks Dove, Kaley Shaffer from Edelman Chicago who made this all possible:)

special thanks to:  Joanie, Rachael, Bianca, Marcie, Deb & Greg…
muah…from the bender sisters

image credits:  te-see

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