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You know what’s good on a hot summer night? Free Drinks. Delancey lounge (168 Delancey Street- Google Map) is offering free margaritas from 10 pm – 11 pm tonight.

What more do you need to know?

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Luxury skin treatments often seem rather extravagant and chock-full of fancy ingredients, but today’s facial treatment puts the rest to shame: Cosme Proud is offering a mini-facial today, using their line of products made with 24 karat gold!

Rubbing gold on your face may seem a bit silly at first blush, but the delightful Mitsuko, Cosme Proud’s rep at Limelight Marketplace (6th Avenue at 20th Street), will take you step by step, explaining the science behind the luxe ingredients, and choosing the best formulations for your skin type.

The mini-facial includes exfoliation with 24 gold flakes, which dissolve into your skin.  Of all the products, I think this one (pictured above) has to be my favorite – it doesn’t feel at all rough (like every other exfoliant I’ve encountered), but it really works.  A minute after massaging it in, dead skin seems to magically remove itself.  There was a noticeable improvement in the tone and texture of my skin afterwards. You really have to try it for yourself!

And today you can have a free mini facial with a $28 minimum purchase at Cosme Proud (located on the second floor of Limelight Marketplace). Appointments are preferable (212-559-3361), so head over and tell Mitsuko The Funky Apple sent you!

Tomorrow, Levi’s is promoting their new Curve ID jeans – with custom cuts for different body types – with their “Wear What Fits” event in Bryant Park (6th Avenue at West 41st St).  Starting at 10am, Levi’s will be exchanging your old pair of jeans (or other article of clothing) for a new pair of Curve ID jeans.  They will be donating all the exchanged clothing to Goodwill, so bring something in good, wearable quality.

If free, well-fitting jeans are not enough, there will also be a performance by the fashion-forward Janelle Monae, and the Today Show’s celebrity stylist Bobbie Thomas will be there dishing out tips.

The event starts at 10am, but these type of events often fill up quickly, and the free jeans are first come, first serve, so we recommend you get there early.  If you are just interested in the performance, Janelle Monae should be going on around 12:30 pm.

Tonight is your last chance to catch Bottlerocket’s “August Thursdays,” which have free wine tastings and cocktails, along with chocolate and – according to their website – celebrities.  The tasting runs from 6-8pm, and is located at 5 W. 19th Street.  No reservations required!

Do you like The Statue of Liberty? Do you like expensive things? Do you just like big noses (and you can not lie, you other bothers can’t deny)? Well, if you like any of those, you’re in luck, because on September 24th, Lady Liberty’s nose is up for auction.

Yep, that’s right. Her friggin nose.

You’ll be bidding on a two-foot chunk of her nose, crafted as part of a 1980′s renovation. As an auction rep described it: “It’s the tip of the nose with the area around the nostrils. It doesn’t sound like it would be, but it’s fairly attractive looking.”

Well alrightie then, sign me up!

If nose fetishes aren’t your thing, the auction will also have other cool items, such as the last home run hit in the old Yankee Stadium (hit by one Jose Molina, fyi). The auction will be held at the Park Avenue Armory. Just don’t complain if Lady Liberty’s nose has giant boogers. [NY Post via Neighborhoodr]

Upscale Mexican spot Toloache is celebrating its anniversary today, and they are giving everyone else a present!  All day today, Toloache’s delicious margaritas will be $3, and they are adding a live mariachi band to the mix from 7pm to midnight.  Toloache is located on 251 W. 50th St, between 8th Avenue and Broadway.  Enjoy the celebration!

If the clothing swap is not your style, there is a good old fashioned shop-with-money event going on tonight as well!  Banana Republic’s semi-annual After 5 Style Event is happening at their SoHo Flagship store (550 Broadway) from 5-9pm.  There will be a fashion show, giveaways, complimentary makeovers by The Body Shop, free skincare consultations by Dermalogica, and a jazz performance by LaRe.  Banana Republic is also offering 25% off any purchase over $100, and the new fall collection will be on the floor.