Out of all the places we dined and the classes we cycled, I have to admit my favorite part of my LA trip was helping to prep for and attending Troy’s swanky Easter Birthday Brunch! Troy had envisioned with precision the “look” he wanted for his big day, and it was so much fun to see
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Also filed in Around the Table, Being a Lady. Anywhere., Entertaining, Taste, Toodlin' the Town, Travelin'
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Tagged alabaster eggs, beekman 1802 soaps, blackberry farm, jelly beans, vermont restaurant los angeles, williams-sonoma
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Opening with a reception this evening, Lu Magnus will reveal a plethora of photographs taken by the talented Vogue alumna, Claiborne Swanson Frank. Aerin Lauder Shooting women in all forms and places with natural lighting and no makeup teams, Frank’s American Beauty exhibition “offers a glimpse into a rarefied world where her subjects have surnames
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Been brand loyal to Miss Dior Cherie for years? That would be me! But then again, who wants to wear the same fragrance all the time? For the last month, I’ve been on the hunt for a new fragrance to spice it up! Luckily, while walking down Crosby Street, this girl walked into the swankiest store
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Being the one who loves to explore everything that surrounds me, I made it a point {even if I was delirious from sitting in a no-windowed room all day!} to get out of the hotel at night and see what Salt Lake City had to offer. Since it was my first time here, I really
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You can have the most delectable meal in the world. You can shoot the finest of guns. You can get pampered in the most luxurious of places. But after spending time at Blackberry Farm, I found at the end of the day what I valued the most over all of the fabulous life luxuries was
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
Alright readers, I’ve decided to take my creativity up a notch this holiday season with my gift giving. How? I’m going to make my own gift tags and greeting cards for my friends and family. With what? Starting with one word: a stamp. Oh, yes… Since I love to be inspired by other creative people,
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Also filed in DIY, Entertaining, Holiday, Home, NYC, Office, Paper, The Arts, Toodlin' the Town
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Tagged christmas, elizabeth baker, embossing machines, gift tags, glitter, greeting cards, ink pads, paper presentation, stamping, stamps, valarie torchon
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Dustin isn’t the only one showing his talent in the Hoffman house this year. His wife, Lisa Hoffman, has taken her incredibly innovative beauty line to the next level by introducing Fragrance Jewelry. A few weeks ago, I had the chance to go in and see (I mean, smell!) Lisa Hoffman’s products for myself, and
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Monday, November 28, 2011
Finding a concealer? That’s a given for me…I always know that Trish McEvoy, Chantecaille or Giorgio Aramni can always save me from looking half dead. But when it comes to finding the right lipstick color? Well, other than knowing how to properly plump my lips, that’s another story for this girl. Edward Bess When I
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Also filed in Beauty, Dating, Fashion, NYC, Toodlin' the Town
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Tagged bergdorf goodman, chantecaille, edward bess, elizabeth baker, finding lipsticks, giorgio armani beauty, nude lipsticks, trish mcevoy
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
I’m thankful for many things in my life, but there is one that sticks out the most to me this year: my friends. When you live in a large city away from your family, it is your friends you depend on, get advice from, and know that they always have your back. My friends up
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Also filed in Around the Table, Cooking, DIY, Entertaining, Holiday, NYC, Recipes, Recipes
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Tagged alpha phi, elizabeth baker, syracuse university, whole foods
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Monday, November 14, 2011
Until recently, I had always thought that guys had it easy when it comes to fashion. I figured that all they had to do was button up a collared shirt, throw on some slacks, and top it off with a clean belt. Boy, was I mistaken! On a shopping excursion with my friend last week,
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Before walking into this hip building in the heart of beautiful Soho, I would have never guessed the uniqueness that would be behind 3×1’s doors. Inside 3×1 There were rolls of fresh jean material imported from around the world hanging on the walls {little did I know that there were 70 unique selvedge denims for
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Also filed in Dating, Fashion, NYC, The Arts, Toodlin' the Town, Trends on the Street
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Tagged bespoke jeans, blue denim and cloth, bonjour + hola, earnest sewn, elizabeth baker, scott morrison
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
UPDATE!: Pour la Victoire is offering 20% OFF on the “Hadley” booties to Bonjour + Hola readers for TODAY, November 3rd! Enter BH2011 at checkout! I don’t know about you, but there are some trends out there that just don’t look right on this Southern Belle! Let’s take the red lipstick trend…yes, that is one
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