So I had to wake up at the crack of dawn to get my Mom to the airport – she is going to her high school reunion in New England and then a short trip with high school girlfriends afterwards. Woke up around… 4am? I am an early riser but not THAT early so I… Continue Reading Thursday
Okay, so today finally coworkers are noticing my hair change. Yesterday only one did and one said my hair cut was different but actually quarreled with me when I said the color was too (uh, wha?). Today one has noticed and mentioned the color change but most are mentioning the different bangs (they actually were… Continue Reading Wednesday
My sister just sent me this link and I am wondering if this was approved by Tim Gunn or part of the very fine and very vague print in his contract? Ladies, you better all run out and purchase this $355 charm necklace by Ficalora or else you’ll never be well-dressed. And yes, this tank… Continue Reading Thanks Sis… The Tim Gunn Essentials Store
There’s a Giant Food grocery store near my job and I stopped in for some soup and salad for lunch and found that they are discontinuing selling 90% of their salon-brand haircare products! Matrix, Biolage, PureOlogy, Chi, BioSilk and more are 50% off! I grabbed myself a few bottles of PureOlogy conditioner (all the shampoo… Continue Reading MD/DC/VA Readers… Get Thee To Giant Food!
So I forgot to write about this but the other week I checked out the new Alice Temperly for Target collection. After the previous guest collections (Libertine, Patrick Robinson) I wasn’t expecting anything fantastic. yes I have found a few cute items from the Proenza Schouler and Paul and Joe lines, but in general I… Continue Reading Surprised and Almost Pleased – Alice Temperly for Target
Hmmm… last night I felt I was channeling Morticia Addams. This morning without makeup I felt very Lily Allen. All in all I am liking my new raven head and can’t wait to play with it more! So last night I went to my stylist Kathleen and asked for dark hair “dark brown, almost black.”… Continue Reading Tuesday
Maybe it’s the time of year or my recent new product reviews, but I am getting a ton of emails about my personal makeup and skincare routine and my makeup collection. So here you go, a peek into my makeup box (if you click on the image you get a big honking picture showing all… Continue Reading The Backstory…
This weekend while flipping the channels I happened upon the second half of a documentary on the Sundance Channel entitled Signe Chanel. A description from the Sundance Channel website: Filmmaker Loïc Prigent’s fascinating, witty and infectiously joyous look within a leading fashion house focuses on the evolution of Chanel’s Fall/Winter 2004-2005 collection. From Karl Lagerfeld’s… Continue Reading For the DVR: Signe Chanel
So I set my alarm… but due to a power failure on Friday I had to reset it an of course accidentally set it for PM, not AM. Thank goodness I have a dog with an amazing body clock. He somehow got the blanket off the bed and made a nice little nest on the… Continue Reading Monday First week of September