To Covet: Cocktail Rings
I’ve been hunting for a piece of “statement jewelry” for years. I finally found my match on my last birthday: it’s a gold and copper sandstone ring, which I nabbed for just a few dollars at an out-of-the-way vintage shop.
What you can’t see from the crappy photos – which my broken camera and I apologize [...]
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method: Clean & Green, or Greenwashing?
Now that greenwashing is all the rage, more and more companies are trying to capitalize on the trend, not by adopting more eco-friendly practices, but by flat-out lying to you. Plastics are “partially recyclable” (which usually means they’re not) and paper towels are suddenly a green choice, because “they’re made from trees – a natural resource!” (Yes, that’s [...]
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Zoya Nail Polish: Feeling Free for Fashion Week
As I recover from a brief medical emergency – seven-day migraines are no fun – I’ll be around a little less than usual. However, it’s fashion week in New York city, so I’m sure that all of you intrepid internet readers have lots of other eye candy to keep you busy while I’m recuperating.
It can [...]
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Acquired Aesthetics: Nature of Beauty (Plus 15% Off Discount Code!)
Finally: after much trepidation and a little help from my friends at Nature of Beauty, I got the chance to try all natural makeup.
As most of you know, I have rosacea, which means that along with all the usual makeup issues – clumping mascara, smearing eyeshadow, lipstick in the “I’m almost thirty” creases around my [...]
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Scorned Gypsies
My sense of fashion has been wandering lately. Like a rogue traveler, it can’t seem to stay in one place: I’ve been pairing my feminine, frilly things with deconstructed jeans, my Grecian dresses with motorcycle boots. It’s an experimental phase that has brought some of my most neglected pieces to the forefront as I put them together in [...]
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Aquired Aesthetics: Zoya Nail Polish
I have a love-hate relationship with nail polish. My entire day-to-day life is predicated on the use of my hands: I take dictation at work, I do dishes at home, and between my time with the dog and my time taking out with my friends, I wash my hands a lot.
And I just do not [...]
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Acquired Aesthetics: Nostalgia Organics Aroma Balm
My friends are often mad at me.
I have a really busy schedule, which includes way too many commitments, not enough sleep, and a lot of rain checks for dinner “when I’m not so busy.” (Yeah, right.)
To be honest, I like it that way. Even with all the stress and the frustrations - between work, the dog, the workout [...]
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OOF: In the Dollhouse
More often than not, my days are too full for outfit posts. This one felt so good, though, that after changing into yoga pants, taking the dog out and doing some dishes, I put it back on just so I could snap a few photos. And so it was born: my very first Occasional Outfit [...]
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Sustainable Sales: Matt & Nat…Again
We’ve seen a lot of sample sales on natural beauty these past few weeks, but what I’ve really missed are the sales on sustainable fashion. I need eco-luxury when I’m out of the shower, too, you know.
Apparently, Gilt received my telepathic messages, because their budget-conscious site, Gilt Fuse, is having a sale on vegan handbag designer Matt [...]
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Give Me Rain, Give Me Snow
Today’s post at The Demoiselles features warm, cozy sweater dresses, and as per usual, there were a few eco-conscious pieces buried in the poly blends…
Elle (my best friend, business partner and budget blogger at Broke & Beautiful) found this Twelfth St. by Cynthia Vincent Long Navajo Sweater Dress…which is all kinds of amazing. [...]
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