Fashion

UGG Sponsors Family Day at the Zoo

by Sandie May 18, 2013 Around Town

UGG Australia usually connotes one thing: soft shearling boots worn by everyone from A-list celebrities to snazzily dressed toddlers. So when UGG approached me about their “Let’s Get Lost” initiative to outfit select families with shoes and then send them to a zoo to get lost in an adventure, my first thought was “Of course” [...]

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LaVida Massage Review

by Victoria Mason April 17, 2013 Beauty

We’ve seen them before. The massage places that pop up in strip malls in our towns that offer relaxing massages for half the price. They offer memberships for monthly appointments that will send you on your path to wellness. Yet when you enter it is more clinical than spa. Happily, LaVida Massage is not that [...]

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3 Ways to Bring in Spring

by Victoria Mason March 27, 2013 Fashion

I don’t mean to sound like a pansy (Why do we have this saying? Those flowers are some hardy little suckers!) but I’m pretty sure the lion in March is still roaring and the lamb is quaking in some corner somewhere not even close to coming out. It’s Spring. Yet, we had a snow day [...]

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My New Favorite Hair Loves

by jodifur March 6, 2013 Beauty

I have difficult hair. It is fine! It is frizzy! It doesn’t hold! But with the right product it can look awesome. Well, maybe not awesome but not so bad. For a long time I used to spend a ton of money on Kerastase at my salon. But then I called uncle on $40 [...]

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Goop-free Gloss: Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment SPF 15

by Allison February 27, 2013 Beauty

Confession: I am a recovering lip gloss addict. For more years than I care to admit, I have had a tube (or several) within reach at all times: in the car, on my desk, in my purse, on my nightstand, in my pocket. I slicked my beloved gloss on my lips day and night, and [...]

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Minted: Stationery That’s Beautiful and Affordable (Giveaway!)

by Sandie February 11, 2013 Giveaways

As I mentioned in a recent post, I’m addicted to stationery: paper, notebooks, personalized cards, you name it. Since I’ve had a fountain pen collection for more than 20 years, I feel the paper I write on should be “deserving” of my pens. Minted stationery is always deserving of my carefully curated collection of writing [...]

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My Favorite Things: Notebook, Stationery & Calendar (Giveaway!)

by Sandie January 31, 2013 Fashion

1. May Designs May book: My friend Michelle introduced me to these at lunch last November, when I spent most of our meal oohing and aahing about how beautiful her notebook was and wondering where she got it. A month later, Michelle actually surprised me with one as a Christmas present. As an entertainment writer, I constantly [...]

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Holiday Wishes & Wits & Wagers Giveaway

by Victoria Mason December 19, 2012 Beauty

The holidays are here and I am excited! My inbox has been chock full of gift guides, catalogs and flyers stuff my mailbox and I’m drawn to the pretty displays in stores. With all these goodies stocking the shelves, diverting my eyes and drawing me in I decided to compile a list of some of [...]

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Happy Holiday Beauty Wishlist

by Victoria Mason December 12, 2012 Beauty

It’s not the cold wind or the dry air that makes me crave these products. No, it is the simple fact that they have been proven to work each time and showcase some seriously gorgeous color. That is what makes them standouts and asking for them this holiday season. From superior exfoliation by Kate Somerville [...]

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My New Hair Secret

by jodifur November 14, 2012 Beauty

For years I always thought my hair was frizzy. I had tried every anti frizz product on the market. From expensive to cheap. And while I think the best anti frizz serum really is the old drugstore standby, John Frieda Frizz-Ease Original Serum, I have a secret for you. If you a constantly fighting frizzy [...]

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