In New York City, there is a week in May where the ground is neither covered with snow nor emitting steamy poofs of humidity. It happens again in reverse sometime in October, but the rest of the time, the city is a danger zone of frizzy hair, smudgy eyeliner and a shiny t-zone. If you’re not…
Author: Kimberly
I'm a full-time blogger, former makeup artist and lover of all things design. I like jadeite, Jack White, grenadine, mary janes, vampire books, Morrissey, Djarum cloves, and retro-futurism.
Spa Castle: Maybe Not Technically a Spa, But Completely Awesome
If you’ve ever taken a Lamaze class, you’ve experienced the concept of the “happy place,” an imaginary perfect-location in your head to which you retreat to manage potential unpleasantness. Mine was always a open-facility spa that had amazing little pools all over the place on the top of a mountain, but thinking of it made…
Get the Look: Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen
It seems everyone on Earth, teen or adult, has read the Hunger Games series and is eagerly anticipating the upcoming film adaptation. The series seems to be following Twilight in generational crossover, and will undoubtedly a box-office hit. The selection of Winter’s Bone actress Jennifer Lawrence was a shock to fans, and it was said…
Summer Trend: Can You Wear Orange Lips?
Some trends just look so complicated on paper. And of the colors that are a challenge to incorporate into a look, orange is pretty high up there. It might actually be top of the list, maybe topped only by canary yellow on the difficult-to-apply charts. But the flip side of orange is that when it’s…
Road Tested Self-Tanners, Perfect For Sundress Weather
By my calculations, it’s about two weeks and four days until the annual “oh, my God, I’m really pale” panic sets in. No matter what tone your skin is naturally, chances are around the start of June you just start feeling a bit pasty and wan. It seems the anticipation of summer blends with rapidly…