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McLean Robbins

McLean Robbins
GalTime Lead Ambassador, Washington DC

About the Author

McLean Robbins is a DC-based luxury lifestyle writer  specializing in travel, spas, beauty and fashion for leading magazines and websites nationwide.  She has covered everything from luxury condos in Switzerland for Robb Report to Lake Como's newest five-star resort (Luxist) to the best places to get waxed for The Washingtonian, plus daily travel news for Gadling and AOL Travel. 

A native Washingtonian, McLean also blogs daily about DC living at DeaconDoesDC.com, her personal site tracking all things fashion, food and fun in the District and beyond. She graduated cum laude from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She is currently pursuing a masters degree from Georgetown University in Journalism and trying to find the time to finish her first romance novel.
 To contact McLean, please e-mail McLean@McLeanRobbins.com.

 

From this Author

It’s Spa Week: $50 Treatments are Back, October 15-21.

It’s Spa Week: $50 Treatments are Back, October 15-21.

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Drybar is finally arriving in DC - appointment book open for Bethesda and Georgetown

Drybar is finally arriving in DC - appointment book open for Bethesda and Georgetown

We can't contain our excitement any longer. Drybar, the cult favorite blow out bar with locations in New York and California, is finally arriving...
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Mark Your Calendars: All Access Fashion Returns

  It's a fashionable fall in Washington, ladies. Mark your calendars for the return of All Access: Fashion 2012. The weekend-long event at...
Sugar Ridge, Antigua: A Great Girlfriend Getaway

Sugar Ridge, Antigua: A Great Girlfriend Getaway

As the days grow shorter (and cooler), it becomes more and more tempting to jet off for warmer climates. What better excuse for a weekend getaway...
DC's hottest fashion event, District Sample Sale, takes place Tuesday, September 11th

DC's hottest fashion event, District Sample Sale, takes place Tuesday, September 11th

The District's most fashionable sale takes place this Tuesday - and just a few general admission tickets are left. This year, the sale will be...
Three Great Summer Skin Products Under $50

Three Great Summer Skin Products Under $50

We're always sampling new spa products, and, while it's a hard job, someone has to do it. We love the idea of discovering the "next best...
Great Girlfriend Getaway: Ten Things To Do In France’s Rhone-Alps Region

Great Girlfriend Getaway: Ten Things To Do In France’s Rhone-Alps Region

  This past month, a few ladies and I spent a week exploring the food, wine and spas of France’s famed Rhone-Alps region, home of...
Just in Time for Summer:  New Sunscreen Regulations

Just in Time for Summer: New Sunscreen Regulations

Practice safe sun. Kind of like cutting out wheat, this is often-times easier said than done.  We know not to hit the tanning bed and to wear...
Great Recipes for Mother's Day Breakfast

Great Recipes for Mother's Day Breakfast

... from the world's best destination spas Mom’s special day is coming on May 13 and we bet she’d love to sleep late. So, how about a...
Urban Chic: Your one-stop-shop for wedding accessories and honeymoon apparel

Urban Chic: Your one-stop-shop for wedding accessories and honeymoon apparel

If you live in or around the Nation's Capital you probably already know that Urban Chic is one of the best boutiques in the city. But did you...
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