1. I have the Sunday New York Times delivered. I read the Fashion and Style sections first, followed by Travel and then the real news. 2. Every morning I drink Starbuck’s Kenya coffee with real half and half and sugar. 3. I cover all my blemishes with Jane Iredale cosmetics….
Out of La Jolla
Recently a new and very cool friend of mine casually asked, while staring at my face, if I’d ever threaded my eyebrows? I’d heard of threading, but frankly I thought it sounded kind of weird. She explained to me that threading is a hair removal technique used to remove facial…
Hair Today
I can’t think of any part of my look that doesn’t elicit more stress for me than my hair. I get stressed about how to style it, cut it and color it. Is it too big or too flat? Am I too old or too young to wear a…
The Gem of All Blogs
My husband has been giving me endless amounts of grief about saying, “So and so is the gem of ….” I use this phrase to describe the little finds in my life that make me happy—a great book, a wonderful new beauty product, or a swank and sexy new downtown…
Styled Just for You
Walking into Christie’s, a newly opened boutique in Mission Hills, is like visiting your most hip BFF before a big night out and having her dress you head to toe from her really cool closet. The owner, Elizabeth Leffler, a bubbly and confident blond from Collinsville, Illinois, a small…
Hot Chocolate
On the eve of Valentine’s Day, I went into a store called the Chocolate Haus. I’d driven past it a million times and never even noticed it. A couple of days later, I tasted the still unopened chocolate covered toffee. I was blown away. The Chocolate Haus has some…
