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Simple Beauty Secrets I Wish I Knew at Age 20

7th April 2011 by Jess View Comments

Looking back on my college years, I have to shake my head at my 20 year old self. That pixie cut? Oh dear. The scratch and sniff nail polish? What was I thinking?
Mostly though, I spent a lot of money on unnecessary things while I neglected a lot of really important things!
So if I could [...]

Christie and Jess’s Housework Tips

10th March 2011 by admin View Comments

Jess and I are not universally known for our Martha Stewart-style housekeeping tips.  Or, well…any housekeeping tips. But, while hanging out together one day and discussing the dinner menu/grocery list (me: “What do you mean there IS NO CHOCOLATE!???” Jess: “Oh, add wine and pringles to the chocolate.  We should be good then, right?”) we [...]

Inside Secrets of Beauty Week

25th February 2011 by Christie View Comments

Wherein Christie gets off her couch and goes to beauty week. Is there anything better than bags of makeup?

WorkingGirl: Bobbi Brown and beige

22nd February 2011 by Alison, "Working Girl" View Comments

Every morning, the alarm goes off at 6am- I argue with the alarm, given in, shower, and put on my makeup the exact same way, with the exact same brown and beige colors.
BEIGE?! Beige.
Beige is not fabulous.
This is a new habit that I blame on waking up at 6am to play the role of Full-Time-WorkingGirl, [...]

A Love Story… about my boots

14th February 2011 by Jess View Comments

In honor of Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d bring you the delightful conclusion to my season-long journey to find the perfect pair of snow boots. You may recall from an earlier post, my list of criteria for selecting them. The boots need to be functional, high quality, fashion forward, warm, and be relatively easy to [...]