36 September 21 - 27, 2023 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER contents | shopping & services | Arts & entertAinment | Food & drink | sports & recreAtion whatever you want to blend into your skin. Owner Elena Sanchez is an expert in paramedical micropigmentation and an instructor in the art of camouflaging scars, stretch marks, discoloration and even scalp tattooing for hair loss. Sanchez also exhibits excellent bedside manner, transparency and professionalism. Even those afraid of needles will feel at ease in her studio. 4835 N. O’ Connor Road, No. 120, Irving 916-912-3958, illusionsbyinkstudio.com Best Spot for a BarBie Shoot Dallas Dollhaus Greta Gerwig could’ve saved herself half the movie budget: Dallas has its own Barbie house, and it’s available for shoots. Owner Rachel Page has created a dream house — doused in pink and overrun with cute props — that screams (well, murmurs like Marilyn) Old-Hollywood glamour and dollhouse coziness. The space is a private residence in Arlington available to rent for the day or by the hour, so go live your pinkest Barbie or Elle Woods fantasies. If these walls could talk, they would simply purr. dollhaus-design.square.site Best Men’S Clothing Tailwaters Fly Fishing Co. D Magazine recently named Tailwaters Fly Fishing Co. as the Best Fly-Fishing Outfitter, but we go there for a different reason. The Design District shop, with its own backyard river bank, is where you go to look like a fashionable fisherman without ever grabbing a pole. The plentiful selection of vintage-inspired Howler Brothers pearl snap Western shirts with colorful embroidery is ideal for fun on the river or on dry land, and the shop’s offerings of Simms moisture-wicking button-down shirts look sharp on a boat or in a boardroom. Of course, there are cool caps, pants and shorts to add to your purchase as well. This is the type of style that says, “I’ll be in the meeting, but I’m not staying long. There’s fun to be had.” 1933 E. Levee St. 214-219-2500, tailwatersflyfishing.com Best t-Shirt Shop Tumbleweed TexStyles When Tumbleweed TexStyles opened its flagship store in Frisco in 2020, it had already been the coolest T-shirt slinger in North Texas for several years. But instead of being able to catch the colorful Tex-centric merchant only at a local music festival or online, now you can visit their kitschy-chic shop and leisurely peruse. You’ve probably seen the must-have, officially licensed Whataburger designs or, perhaps, the shop’s big-selling “Texas Chica” tee, crafted to recall the Topo Chico logo, but there’s much more to be had. The shop’s clever original designs with a vintage flair and a Lone Star State vibe beat the hell out of a graphic tee from Target. 7511 Main St., Frisco 469-591-1836, tumbleweedtexstyles.com Best Candy store Bloom’s Candy and Soda Pop Shop You wouldn’t know it by walking in there now, but Bloom’s Candy and Soda Pop shop in downtown Carrollton started life as a flower shop. Its current owners purchased the place in 2008 and added candy to the floral offerings. In 2010, the candy and soda lines took over the space entirely. An epic array of vintage brands (Astro Pops and Banana Split Candy Chews, among many others), and straight-up crazy selections (candied crickets and brisket-flavored candy canes, anyone?) can be washed down with a BEST SPOT FOR A BARBIE SHOOT Dallas Dollhaus courtesy Dollhaus Design, LLC
