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Last Thursday night, the First Daughters experienced many firsts. Malia (17) and Sasha (14) Obama attended their first White House state dinner on March 10th, which was their first major formal event. It was also the first time we got to see them step out as beautiful young women in glamorous evening gowns. If that…
When you hear “pain free childbirth” you probably scoff. Well, you won’t after you watch BIRTH STORY, the most engaging documentary about birth you will ever see. The feature-length documentary BIRTH STORY: INA MAY GASKIN & THE FARM MIDWIVES tells the story of counterculture heroine Ina May Gaskin and her spirited friends, who began delivering…
A few weeks ago, I posted a couple of pics from The Children’s Place Fall Preview event I attended here in LA. Like all collections since the appointment of head designer Michael Giannelli, the girls’ collection is particularly strong– brimming with age-appropriate takes on current trends. A few photos I snapped during the event: The…
Just in time for Back-to-School! The Children’s Place is offering 25% off your entire purchase both online and in-store. And what a marvelous time for it! I actually just attended the LA preview of The Children’s Place Fall Collection, and it was scrum-diddly-umptious. Just a couple of quick shots I took: The collection has once…
Recently, Reese Witherspoon attended an event in honor of International Women’s Day at the nation’s Capital. mark makeup artist Mai Quynh used products from Avon and Mark to give Reese a classically beautiful look. The focus was definitely on her eyes, but Mai finished the look with a gorgeous swipe of color on cheeks and…
Like Mother, Like Daughter Every mom can relate to this scenario, you leave your closet unattended for a moment and return to utter shoe-trying-on chaos, courtesy of your adorable-but-footwear-ruining daughter. Well, the smart folks at Me Too have a solution for that: Buy them sparkly shoes just like yours. (Genius, right?) They make metallic Mary…
Last week, I attended the back-to-school event at The Children’s Place. To help moms get ready for this exciting time of year, The Children’s Place is offering great discount incentives, like buy one get one half off on jeans. A couple of things that impressed me about the clothes: Value: Great prices. And beyond the price tag, the collections…
Recently, I attended a shopping party showcasing CAbi– the in-home clothing line of former Nordstrom fave Carol Anderson. They use the same model as other shopping party brands; here’s how the CAbi website describes it: A CAbi Consultant partners with a Hostess to create a CAbi show. A Hostess simply invites her friends to her home, and the Consultant… brings our…
I attended the LA Makeup Show last weekend, which was a great experience. Imagine Sephora with no rules, and you’ll have a good picture of the size of the event and the number of cool items available. Naturally, I have a lot to share about specific trends, but at the moment I want to focus…
Well, I can go ahead and slack off for the rest of 2010 because I have already had a fabulous experience. I recently attended the Discovery Communications 25th anniversary gala, where I saw many familiar faces from the Discovery networks. Everyone from the Pitmasters to the stars of Little People, Big World were wandering about- snacking…
Apparently Granny Panties Are Hazardous to National Security! My grandmother was a very interesting and quirky lady indeed. Born in 1906 to parents who grew up during the latter part of the Victorian Era, she was an interesting mix of the utmost propriety and manners thrown in with a little bit of feminist ideals, although…
Congratulations to Sylvia (comment #53), Anne (comment #72) and Lauren (comment #31) for winning our Dazzle Perfume Giveaway! Dazzle is the amazing new perfume by Courtney Leanne, available exclusively on the Dazzling Bags & Rags website. This heavenly perfume has a vanilla-floral scent with a splash of citrus. Top notes are: green apple, cucumber, tuberose,…