Archive for 2012
At home tightening mask
I’m a huge fan of homemade all natural masks. Don’t get me wrong, I love getting pampered at a spa and getting a professional facial, but it’s costly and time consuming. This is a simple make at home mask that takes 10 minutes. Tablespoon of honey Coffee grounds. Yep, that’s it. Honey makes your face […]
The effects of color in our homes
Did you know that colors can directly affect our mood, both positive and negatively? When choosing a paint color for a room, it’s important to decide on the right paint color and then play around with the hundreds of different shades and hues that are attractive to you. The following are colors and their impact […]
The power of a professionally shaped brow
The perfect brow. Whether you choose waxing, threading or do it yourself plucking, everyone is looking for the perfectly shaped eyebrow. I’m a big believer in having your eyebrows shaped by a professional. Even if you go once. I go every couples of years and then have my local eyebrow threader just follow the shape. […]
Great newborn gift
There’s a new addition to our family, baby Gavin Matthew. I wanted to get my brother and sister-in-law something special and something Gavin would have for a long time. After some web surfing, I came across this baby blanket from Pottery Barn Kids. It’s super soft and from the reviews, gets even softer as you […]
Low calorie salad dressing a good choice, right? Think again….
To eliminate the fat, but keep some flavor, salad dressing companies rely on adding sugar to their fat-free dressings. There’s sometimes as much as 8 grams of sugars per serving. Regular dressing with canola or olive oil as the top ingredient have either no or very little sugar in them. They’re more calories, but canola […]
Bringing the beach indoors
I love summer. Living in NYC though my beach time is few during the season, so I like to bring a little of the beach to NYC. Besides placing starfish on my windowsills and a few on my dresser, I like to take a hurricane vase, fill the bottom with sand, place a candle in […]
Polish for Summer 2012
Summer 2012!! Time for the mani’s (and especially pedi’s) to shine. So what’s new for summer 2012? Neon: Yep, the 80’s are back and so are neon colors. We’ve been seeing neon clothes creeping back here and there and it’s made it’s way into nail polish colors. Bright yellow, greens and oranges, even blues. […]
Making your clothes (and shoes) look new again
As we rejoice in our summer wardrobes, we may find some of our favorite clothes are a little worse for the wear. Instead of throwing out that favorite top, why not spruce it up instead? Many of my tops and dresses develop pills on the sides from my shoulder bag rubbing while I walk to […]