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Classic Nail Polish Colors For Everyone

by CodyAugust 12, 2010 Beauty

No, I don’t work for Essie. I just love their polishes. In all of my many nail polishing years, I have not found a line with better staying-power and better colors. So I stick with what I know and what [...]

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The Best Of Cruelty-Free Fashion From The Vegan Foodie-Cum-Fashionista

by CodyAugust 10, 2010 Fashion

Cruelty-free fashion, like cruelty-free food, is often thought to be less-of. The truth is, however, that on-trend, hot vegan fashion can be found anywhere and everywhere… Just like with eating, you just have to read the labels. The looks featured [...]

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The Work-From-Home Wardrobe: What I’ve Learned About My Style Now That I Don’t Dress For The Office Anymore

by CodyAugust 5, 2010 Fashion

In the spring of 2008, I quit my job as communications manager at a well-known New York nonprofit to freelance full time. Since leaving the office life, I have had the opportunity to clean out my closet and quickly noticed [...]

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Dressing To Personal Style Muses And The Closet Inspiration Board

by CodyAugust 2, 2010 Fashion

Since this is Personal Style Month at OMFGstyle.com, I’m kicking things off with a bit of an ode to personal style icons. We all have them: they might be a celebrity, they might be your grandmother, or they might be [...]

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Your Favorite Face Products

by CodyJuly 29, 2010 Beauty

We asked and you answered! Here’s a run-down of some reader face-saving favorites.
From Matt S.: CVS Gentle Skin Cleansing Towelettes ($5.99) are affordable and great for travel.
Editor’s note: I keep cleansing cloths next to the bed for those nights [...]

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Summer Hair Styles

by CodyJuly 26, 2010 Hair

Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
—The Lovin’ Spoonful
Summertime means hot, hot heat and frizzy, frizzy hair. Hair which looks cute when you eave the house, but quickly becomes sweaty and stuck to you. [...]

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Closet Clean-Up: A New Way To Store Your Handbags

by CodyJuly 21, 2010 Home and Interiors

Handbags, I have them. Lots of them. And I need to have them stored in a way that not only allows me to get to them easily, but also lets me see them all, not only to admire them, but [...]

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I’m Packing For A Continental Beach Vacation

by CodyJuly 19, 2010 Editorial

The beau and I are celebrating this year (the year of out 10 year anniversary and my, well, substantial up-coming birthday) with an unheard of three week vacation to the coasts and some selected cities of Spain, France, and Italy. [...]

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Examples Of Artwork I Matted Myself (Using OMFGstyle’s Easy Steps)

by CodyJuly 15, 2010 Activities

Okay, so I’m sure you read Vanessa’s amazing article on how to mat your own artwork. But maybe you haven’t tried it yourself yet. Well, that stupid. Because I have. And I have to say… It’s saved me a bundle, [...]

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The Vegan Foodie: Cookbooks

by CodyJuly 13, 2010 Food and Booze

This is a list of my favorite vegan cookbooks. It’s always difficult to know, when perusing the cookbook section at the bookstore, which cookbooks really have the best recipes. And by best, I mean both most delicious results, but also easy-to-follow [...]

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DIY Flavored Vodka, Rum, or Gin: Infuse Your Booze

by CodyJuly 8, 2010 Food and Booze

I love flavored booze, but I hate artificially flavored booze. And pretty much any flavored booze you buy at the liquor store tastes more like the candy version of that particular fruit than the fruit version of that particular fruit. [...]

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Popsicle Time! Make Your Own Icy Treats.

by CodyJuly 6, 2010 Food and Booze

The Beau and I recently registered for and received the Zoku Quick-Pop maker from Williams-Sonoma (as a 10 year anniversary present). At around $50, it’s a bit pricier than our old-fashioned plastic ditty, but, like the name suggests, it’s quick, [...]

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Summer Reading List: Our Guilty-Pleasure Beach Read Recommendations

by CodyJuly 1, 2010 Art, Media, and Entertainment

From Ann C.:
The Help and The Carrie Diaries (which takes you back to Carrie Bradshaw’s high school days).
From Erin J.:
Eat, Pray, Love (the movie is coming out in August and you can’t ever see the movie first!) and Good in Bed [...]

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Side Dishes For The Perfect Picnic

by CodyJune 28, 2010 Entertaining

With 4th of July barbeque invitations rolling in, wouldn’t it be great to have some really great sides you can bring to take a load off your hosts as well as earn yourself some accolades? Never fear, OMFGstyle.com is here [...]

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How To Tie A Scarf For Summer

by CodyJune 23, 2010 Accessories

I’ve always been jealous of women with perfectly tied scarves in their hair. It’s a cute look, but tough to pull off if you don’t know what you’re doing, which I have experienced often in front of the mirror, when [...]

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Surviving Without Air Conditioning

by CodyJune 22, 2010 Health

Let me preface this by admitting that I have an air conditioner. A big air conditioner. I also admit that I know for a fact that I couldn’t live without it. Even if I could manage without the cool breeze, [...]

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Jeans, Tees, Dresses, and Lipstick: Just A Few Of My Favorite Things…

by CodyJune 21, 2010 Beauty

I consider myself to be a good shopper. I do my research. I try things on. I carefully consider each purchase and ask myself if I really need whatever it is that’s caught my eye. If a pair of jeans [...]

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Beach Essentials Shopping List

by CodyJune 17, 2010 Activities

Going to the beach is one of my absolute favorite things to do. The beau and I go every weekend in the summer and over the years, we have perfected the art of packing for the beach: one well-packed beach [...]

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The Vegan Foodie: “Cheese”

by CodyJune 15, 2010 Food and Booze

Welcome to the first installment of my newest, soon-to-be regular feature, The Vegan Foodie. Yes, I’m vegan (14 years and counting). And yes, I love food. Good food. I think more about what I eat than any non-vegan I know, [...]

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Pedicure DIY: Pamper And Paint Those Piggies For Less

by CodyJune 10, 2010 Body

Going to the spa is a fun indulgence, but unless you’re really splurging, you simply won’t get the super-smooth, long lasting results you can get by doing it yourself.  It will be hard work, and it takes a chunk of [...]

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