With so many beauty products labeled as natural, I've become a bit desensitized to their offerings. I typically limit my beauty products with the following mantra: If I can put it in my body, I will put it on my body. There are very few exceptions to this rule, mainly for the sake and safety of my ever-inquisitive toddler. So I was a tad curious,

Today is just one of those days in New York City where you pull back the curtain, see all that wetness, and just want to curl back under the covers with a cafe au lait and a magazine. But alas, most of us have to get up and about, trudging through subway cars full of greys, blacks and browns. Ots only January and I already read for spring.

So seeing Solange (here at a Tiffany's event) dressed in a springy yellow please skirt and funky color block sandals, makes me want to throw on something just as colorful. Here's a simple and inexpensive take on her look.




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I am trying to put together my looks for my upcoming winter getaways and Mara Hoffman has just what I need for my forays into the ocean. Indulge.

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I enjoyed reading this article about jewelry designer and art director Elsa Mehary in yesterday's Metro NY newspaper. She's a world traveler like myself and enjoys decorating her home with the treasures that she's found around the world. Her Par Slope, Brooklyn home is an inspiration.

Happy Birthday Ms. James. While most of us will remember Etta James as the epitome of soulful jazz, whose distinctive sound could never be duplicated, I also remember her