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Five Beauty Procedures For Pros Only

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about five beauty DIY’s – five techniques/treatments/procedures I recommend doing yourself to save time and money. This time around I’d like to advise you on five things best left to trained professionals because while I’m all about DIY I’m nothing if not cautious.  Read more >

Shopping New York City: Soho

map of Soho

You may be wondering how you can possibly shoe-horn a shopping excursion into your time at BlogHer when there is so much to see. New York City is, of course, a shopping paradise. But it can be overwhelming – there are so many neighborhoods and it can be crazy crowded. Let's not even discuss the heat. I’m here to help with a short list of stores you might want to visit with the hope that you can distill your shopping experience without knocking yourself out.   Read more >

Beauty DIY: 5 Things to Do at Home

DIY sugar scrub

What can you handle on your own, beauty-wise, and what do you need help with? We're all good at something: are you great with a hair-dryer (I seem to need three arms), do you have a steady hand with nail polish, can you whip up a creamy facial with things from your own kitchen?I'm here to suggest five things you can do yourself -- five things anyone can do themselves -- to save money and look better without making an appointment.*  Read more >

How to Find the Right Stylist

Anna Wintour

I asked every person I met who cut their hair. I asked people with terrible haircuts and people with fabulous haircuts. I asked a co-worker with crazy-short purple hair and I asked a co-worker who is older than I am and has completely different hair than mine (long and curly). I carefully checked into fees and I crossed the $200 stylists off my list along with the $30 stylists and made a list of the cutters I wanted to try in the general vicinity of my office.  Read more >

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