I love this holiday and learning of different traditions. For me, it’s a quiet day to reflect, attend church, spend time with loved ones, and pass out treats to neighbors and anyone feeling alone. For others, it means spring, Easter outfits, and social events. I can appreciate that sentiment. If you fit the latter category, there is an abundance of …
…Infused with delicious! After wearing my “Piece of Cake” tee in my Meeting Men Monday Pillow Talk video, I got the urge to bake a cake for an Easter party. My cousin Tina, the Cake Queen, gave me tips. Tina says using a box cake mix is nothing to be ashamed of. But you need an excellent one. Her favorite …
I’m talking about Laila, the scent created by Geir Ness, Norway’s perfume genius. Laila was #1 in a test of which scents men found most attractive on women! It’s sold today because some powerful men asked for it. Geir spent almost five years creating Laila and named it after his mother. He secretly imprinted a copy of her signature on …
The lovable girl featured in my video is in a love dilemma…
Okay Swifties, I’ve got the lowdown on Taylor’s Keds Collection after attending her Nordstrom showcase. Items were brought in especially for the party! And this really was a party, complete with Taylor’s music blasting over speakers…which naturally led to impromptu dancing. One of my top picks is this striped cutie that goes with a wide array of casual wear. The …
That sums up a major reason why I love spring! Seattle’s Pike Place Market is a favorite. And Kate Spade is sundress paradise. So I combined the Market and this floral confection. Pike Place, the longest running farmer’s market in the USA, was founded in 1927. Unique stalls, shops and restaurants cover three floors and the other side of the …
After featuring Emma Watson and her makeup artist on Beauty Trend Tuesday, and seeing how ravishing she looked at the London Noah premiere, I decided to blog about her gown. After all, this is a celebrity-centric week on my site and Emma is a celebrity full of style. Unfortunately, we can’t just snap up Emma’s ethereal gown because it’s a …
As celeb makeup artist, Darais, was doing Emma’s makeup, she confided that she found lip-gloss containers messy because product goop always builds up around the rims. So Darais teamed up with Lancôme to create Gloss in Love, with a goop-free, push-button, pop-up lid. Ingenious! Plus, they made Gloss in Love a lipstick and gloss all in one cosmetic. I learned …
This week is Celebrity Central. I’m featuring different A-Listers and what makes them amazing. Since it’s Meeting Men Monday, I couldn’t think of a better subject than actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. He may be Game of Thrones’ BAD boy, but in reality, he’s GOOD when it comes to romance. In a recent InStyle interview, Nikolaj explained about his wife, “It was love …
Here’s what greeted me upon my return from vacay. Yikes! After tackling some of my work, I’m dreaming of Cabo. When’s the return flight?! Since it’s Fashion Friday, I finished my break by compiling Cabo Fashion Crazes for you… Reflect It Out. Cabo is currently covered in reflector sunglasses…so when there is an amazing view, you see it times a …
Señor Sweets es un paraíso de postres. Yum doesn’t even begin to describe this Cabo San Lucas dessert heaven! A girl knows she’s on vacation when a Señor Sweets cheesecake is her evening snack… breakfast is a platter of pastries paired with a smoothie… and at lunch she happens upon this irresistible treat—but it’s so small. I could easily dust …
Before heading off for Cabo, I asked Julie, my nail guru, her secrets for keeping a mani/pedi looking good the whole trip. She said that if vacay activities consist of sight-seeing, shopping and dining, any color and application will do—but if you’ll be swimming, surfing, hiking, parasailing – and everything in between – you’ll need to take extra precautions. Pool …
Since this is Meeting Men Monday, I’m sharing tips I just learned at one of my favorite weddings. I first met the bride and groom at the pool the day beforehand. They had carefully planned a beautiful destination wedding on the beach at sunset. The guest list was limited to close family and friends—but the couple arrived at their resort …
Today, I went to Pelican Rock, an old pirate hideaway, where the Pacific collides with the Sea of Cortez. You can only get there by water… So I kyaked on over—passing a whale jumping (yikes!), dolphins, schools of colorful fish, coral rocks and, of course, pelicans. As John Steinbeck wrote, at this spot you can see that “the names of …
Everyone knows that Cabo San Lucas is a fiesta 24/7. I love the beach life, friendly people, great food, and dancing. But one evening, I left my hotel seeking a more subdued experience… …and wound up in a traditional Mexican town. San José es un oasis de tranqulidad cerca a una ciudad festejera. This place is all about art galleries, …