Too Funny

August 23, 2008

I was browsing blogs this morning – and I spied the Clinique Shoe Personality Quiz via a recent Glam Guide’s Coffee Break post. And, as you can see my result from above, it was a ballet flat. How funny is that? Clinique also recommended their new High Impact Lip Colour Spf 15 in Plum Nude. […]

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Fashion Musings — Interesting NYT Style Article and Target Mini-Boutiques

August 22, 2008

There’s an interesting article in yesterday’s New York Times Style Section about Patrick Robinson, the new creative force behind the Gap. As you remember, I rarely go to the Gap, but ever since a few weeks ago I have noticed that it’s completely different — the fabrics are lighter, the designs more feminine, and the […]

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Eat Pray Love — First a Book, Now an Acronym.

August 21, 2008

While emailing yesterday with Jennifer of Pink-Heels (more forthcoming in the next few weeks on her business and resources, but in the meantime take a look at her site) — I realized that I needed to share this fact with all of you: Eat Pray Love has become an acronym – EPL. I’m not kidding. […]

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Hummus

August 20, 2008

Update June 2010: in June 2009 I switched to eating gluten-free, egg-free, dairy-free and nearly vegan, but this recipe is one that has remained in my repertoire unchanged, as it is naturally gluten-free and vegan. gluten-free. It’s still really hot and muggy here in New York, and the idea of cooking is often unappealing. That’s […]

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Indie Spotlight on Etsy

August 19, 2008

One of the things I really want to focus on with this blog is supporting indie companies. Like Jen of The Leftover Queen said yesterday in the comments section, it’s important to support those who need it. (and Jen’s cooking blog rocks, by the way, so do check it out!) Today I wanted to talk […]

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Beauty Monday — Indie Spotlight on Jeanne’s Bath Shoppe

August 18, 2008

I love indie companies. Yes I know, I go to Target and Starbucks, but I can still love and support indie products. I am also one of those people that believe that a long ugly day can be made at least somewhat better with a good shower or bath and plenty of indulgent (though not […]

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Stila’s Changing Approach (Part 2) – My thoughts on the new distribution strategy

August 16, 2008

So, as I described, Stila is basically available everywhere in the U.S.. It’s mind-boggling – the number of Stila locations in their store locator has at least quintupled in two years, and that’s a conservative estimate. Closing the department store Stila counters has been completely counterbalanced in numbers by all the Sephora, Ulta and JC […]

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Indie Spotlight on TranquiliT 2-in-1 Tank

August 15, 2008

Happy Friday! Meet the TranquiliT 2-in-1 Tank. Today I wanted to tell you about one of my very favorite items from of one of my very favorite indie clothing lines, TranquiliT – Eco-Luxe Lifestyle Wear, for Yoga and Beyond. The 2-in-1 tank is made of soft and eco-friendly bamboo, can be worn as a boat-neck […]

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Back-to-School Fever

August 14, 2008

I love back-to-school fever. It’s that feeling of renewal, anticipation and excitement. Ok, I admit it : it’s the back-to-school notebooks and stationery displays that make me crazy for back-to-school. There’s so well stocked, and have so much variety compared to the rest of the year. That’s what gives me the fever part of back-to-school […]

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Warm Spinach and Turkey Sausage Salad

August 13, 2008

Update June 2010:  in June 2009 I switched to eating gluten-free, egg-free, dairy-free and nearly vegan, so this recipe predates the switch (by almost a year).  If you use gluten-free sausage, however, this recipe is gluten-free.  To veganize the recipe, I would recommend using tempeh sausage crumbles (Vegan with a Vengeance has a great recipe) […]

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Stila’s Changing Approach (Part 1) – Where to buy Stila, Then and Now

August 12, 2008

Stila is a fascinating story of indie to mainstream brand,yet keeping some indie undertones. Stila used to be what I call a semi-independent brand, founded in 1994 by Jeanine Lobell – in the late 1990s, it was sold to Estee Lauder, and by the early 2000s Jeanine Lobell had increasingly limited involvement with the day-to-day […]

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Beauty Monday – b spot – Benefit’s New Fragrance

August 11, 2008

Beauty Mondays is a weekly feature focusing on green beauty, paraben-free skincare, makeup, and the beauty industry and marketing.I was hopeful that Benefit‘s new perfume, b spot, would be a fresh mango fragrance, without too much floral. When I first put it on I did get a very fresh mango fragrance, BUT it turned into […]

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A Preview of Fall

August 11, 2008

Even though the last few days have been the very worst heat of August, today it started raining here in Brooklyn, and not in a moonsoon-warm-rain type of way. It was cool. I could turn off the AC and open the windows. For just a couple of hours it felt like fall. A preview so […]

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Stila Changes

August 9, 2008

I am a huge Stila fan. So when I went to Bloomingdales at 59th Street a couple of weeks ago I was sad to see that the Stila counter was gone. I remember when it was front and center in the cosmetics section when you first came in. Then it was a nice big counter […]

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Fashion Musings — An Ode to Ballet Flats

August 8, 2008

I LOVE ballet flats.I was so glad ballet flats came back into fashion in late 2006 and into 2007 and are still going strong in 2008. Now mind you, I only care about fashion to a point, but if something is fashionable, then it means there’s a much larger selection available. And for almost two […]

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