Lori Tabak doesn’t have to imagine the home office of herdreams–she’s living in it. “It really looks like a fairytale,” says the 44-year-old cosmetics entrepreneur of thefour-story Marina del Rey, California, house she moved into lastApril. “People go crazy [for it]. They walk in and go `Oh myGod, you have your own day spa.’ “

What’s so special about Tabak’s digs? Well, there’sthe spaciousness factor–the entire bottom floor (approximately 750square feet) is devoted to Tabak’s eponymous business. Notespecially impressed with extra breathing room? OK, behold insteadthe marble entryway, spiral staircase, crystal chandeliers andartist-painted murals adorning the walls. “You feel likeyou’re in Italy,” says Tabak of the latter. “Theartwork–[depicting] scenery, trees and water–isbeautiful.”

And beautiful, fittingly enough, is what Tabak hopes to make herclients feel through her anti-aging treatments. Having run hercosmetics company for more than a decade, Tabak offers facialtoning, oxygen therapy, mineral-based makeup and the like. It’sa pampering experience–all the more so now that Tabak has theluxurious surroundings to soak it up in.

“I want [clients] to feel like they’re not in L.A., tofeel like they’re someplace else so they can cleanse theirminds,” explains Tabak, who estimates her decorating expensesat more than $10,000.

And where better to cleanse the mind than in a fairy-talesetting? If this story sounds a little too Disney-esque, however,better not read this next part: Tabak’s nickname growing up wasnone other than Snow White. “I looked just like her,”explains Tabak, who’s enjoying her happily-ever-after versionof homebased entrepreneurship. Just don’t offer her anyapples.

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Lori Tabak Cosmetics, (310) 574-3990, fax: (310)578-5014