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Regrettable Tattoo? Tips For Covering It Up

by DianaJune 24, 2010 Body Art

It’s happened to the best of us: you have a few drinks and decide that it would be a great idea to let your friend handpoke a tattoo that reads “BEER” on your leg. Or maybe your ex-boyfriend’s name is [...]

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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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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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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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The One-Piece Swimsuit: Not Just For Your Mom Anymore

by AnnaJune 1, 2010 Fashion

Noa Noa.
Look. I love the bikini as much as the next gal, but sometimes watching myself jiggle as I lean over to swig from the jug o’ wine I smuggled onto the beach is well… a buzzkill. Enter [...]

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Sex And The City’s Famous Carrie Fashions

by CodyMay 26, 2010 Accessories

Love her or hate her, Carrie Bradshaw was undoubtably the biggest fashion plate to enter the 21st century. She pushed the envelope, started trends—some great, some just plain scary—and got people talking. Most importantly, she pioneered the high/low mix: a [...]

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SPF Your Face. Everyday. I Like Skyn Iceland For The Job.

by CodyMay 20, 2010 Beauty

My mother, and her entire family, are from Iceland. As a first-generation Icelandic-American who traveled to the island in the upper-Atlantic before most kids in my class had ever heard of it, I now reap the rewards of the US’s [...]

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Skip the Gym and Work Out at Home

by CodyMay 12, 2010 Art, Media, and Entertainment

Have tough financial times made you reconsider your gym membership? Or has a time-crunch made it difficult to get there as often as you’d like? Well, with an at-home workout, you have no more excuses. Especially if you have a [...]

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Beauty Lab Update: Lashes To Die For, Twelve Weeks In

by CodyMay 11, 2010 Beauty

As you may remember, a few months ago I decided to try out Peter thomas Roth’s Lashes To Die For magical eyelash growing serum. I gave you an update on my progress at four weeks and promised another at eight, [...]

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BBQ Looks That Forego The Cut-Offs for Girlie Pretty

by DianaApril 30, 2010 Editorial

Tomorrow is going to be 86 and sunny in NYC. Yes! That means it’s the start of bar-b-q season. Clean off your grill and start cooking.
BBQ by Burkeys BBQ featuring
Items in this set:
Candia woven mini dress, $705
Cruiser mini dress, [...]

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Is it Really Possible to Save My Favorite Ripped Jeans?

by CodyApril 29, 2010 Fashion

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Ever lose your favorite pair of jeans to a crotch rip or wear-through? How about a broken belt loop or a rip at the corner of the pocket? It’s happened to me and I know how [...]

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How To Clean Those Havaianas

by CodyApril 26, 2010 Fashion

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Everybody knows that Havaianas flip-flops are the best flip-flops. Not only do they come in great colors and styles, the soft sole offers cushy padding other sandals cannot touch. At any given time, I have at [...]

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Eco-Chic: In Honor of Earth Day, Picks From Econscious Market

by CodyApril 16, 2010 Accessories

It’s the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day next week! Hooray for Mother Earth! I recently discovered EconsciousMarket.com, a fantastic online store that does the leg-work for you, hand-picking “eco-friendlier” products and letting you choose which organization to which you want [...]

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Natural Skincare Products That Work

by AnnApril 15, 2010 Beauty

Skincare. It’s something all of us think about, whether it’s using a daytime moisturizer with sunscreen, finding the right face wash for our skin type, or moving on into the world of anti-wrinkle products, eye creams, and beyond.
Lucky me, [...]

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The Art of Tranistion(al Jackets)

by CodyApril 9, 2010 Editorial

My favorite thing about spring is that it means that summer’s coming. That, and for a tiny window, maybe four weeks, I get to wear some of my favorite outerwear, transitional jackets. Cotton blazers, jean jackets, military-inspired lightweight coats, cardigans… [...]

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DIY: Designer-Inspired Tassel Keychain (Yeah, She’s Crafty)

by CodyApril 5, 2010 Accessories

I saw a very cute tassel keychain at Kate Spade, but couldn’t help but gawk at the price. A couple of days later, my shoe designer upstairs neighbor was tossing out yards of patent leather and I salvaged it from [...]

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Lita Ford, Why Have The Runaways Forsaken You?

by DianaApril 2, 2010 Editorial

I just saw The Runaways, and while it’s not as bad as I thought it would be, I was disappointed that Lita Ford was completely ignored. She had aproximately 4 lines, and there wasn’t even a “where are they now” postcript at [...]

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April Showers Bring Cute Outfits

by CodyMarch 26, 2010 Editorial

Spring means rain. And rain can mean stifling your adorable personal style underneath layers of unattractive raincoats, brightly colored boots you know you’ll be stuck in all day, and that umbrella you found abandoned on the subway. But it doesn’t [...]

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Editor’s Page: Shoulder Fads

by CodyMarch 19, 2010 Editorial

Shoulder pads may have been all the rage in the days of Nancy Reagan, and like it or not, they’re back. But fret not, the years have been kind to the shoulder pad, and with this latest incarnation, which incorporates [...]

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Editor’s Page: Terrific Trenches (When Spring Springs a Leak)

by CodyMarch 12, 2010 Editorial

Trench coats are the LBD of outerwear; dressed up or dressed down, they are always chic, always appropriate, and transcend trends, so a good trench is the definition of an investment piece. But as you’ll see here, where you can [...]

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