When daily work life in NYC starts to feel like a lather-rinse-and-repeat cycle, the weekend gives us a chance to change things up a bit… and recharge our batteries along the way. Long weekends are even sweeter, and the recent Memorial Day holiday didn’t disappoint. Highlights included a purchase of a road bike, precious friends in town, and lots of pretty photos!
I do most of my clothes-shopping in Zara and Banana Republic—the stores are literally two blocks away from work. The former has one of the most user-friendly websites around, the latter has a new Marimekko Collection that I have yet to peruse. Last weekend, however, I stumbled upon some adorable, super-wearable summer outfits at the Club Monaco store in SoHo….
…I would’ve probably remembered more of it! 🙂 Check out this Vanity Fair article on Gap Inc. chairman and CEO, Glenn Murphy, written by US Senator Al Franken: BECAUSE the Gap Inc. chairman and C.E.O. decided to pay all employees at least $10 an hour, beginning in 2015. (For 2014, the rate has been raised to $9 an hour.) BECAUSE…
You’ve been seeing a lot of beauty posts here lately; I’m on a beauty roll it seems. The topic du jour for today is Sephora; they have the most amazing emails. I’ve always wondered how many people they have on their team solely devoted to these lovely gems of e-commerce. The copy is fun, witty, and alluring (rarely ever cheesy), a true…
When it comes to impulse purchases, nail polish ranks high on my list. Like a lot of beauty products—lipstick, lip gloss, hand cream, etc.—it doesn’t take a lot of $ to treat oneself. Nail enamel is indulgent in that it’s both a quick beauty fix and a “medium-term” investment. One bottle typically should last a good two years. Beauty side…
Thanks to two fab gals in the blogo/videosphere, I am now privy to two brush brands that have rekindled my love of makeup brushes: Zoeva and Sigma. Not known to many (or most, if not all) in my current work and social circle, I dabbled in makeup artistry during my beauty editor days. Wait—it was more than “dabbling”: Hair and makeup gigs…