VOTED "BEST NEW STORE IN CHARLOTTE" 2007 Creative Loafing Glamour Puss: If you still can't spell the word "glamorous" even after hearing Fergie's song chronically played out on the radio, you need to go to Glamour Puss. Forget the items for sale for a moment -- the chic, upbeat music, superstar décor, and even the owner all scream high fashion. Ty Coe, hair stylist, makeup artist and owner of Glamour Puss, had been toying with the idea of opening her own store for a long time. Last September, she made it happen. "Charlotte is moving in the direction of fashion," she says. "I wanted to bring an L.A., West Hollywood feel to the area. I'm seeing a lot more interest in fashion [here]." Enter the fabulous world of Glamour Puss, once a drab old office space with green walls, and you will find yourself in a deliciously decorated showroom, complete with pink and blue spatters on the floor, stylized text scrawled across a wall and gold and silver stars adorning the windows. After rounding the small shop, oohing and ahhing over the selection of accessories, purses, jewelry and shoes, have a seat in one of the stylishly modern lounge chairs. The concept behind the store is "bling on a budget." While Coe does stock some mainstream lines, she "tries to find underground designers." In the back of the store hide two treasures for anyone trying to glam it up -- a room set aside for makeup application and waxing and a room full of heads. Heads topped with wigs, that is. Ranging from $19 to $2,000, a person can go long, short, blonde, brunette, or what have you. "For someone sick of looking the way they used to, this is the place to come," says Coe. "Even if [they want a change] just for the night."
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