Fashion flair, the French Way: Lesson Four – The Signature Accessory

Submitted by: Big Little Wolf
Pulling together your elements of style
Ready to strut your stuff à la Française?  As we continue pulling the elements of style together, it’s time to get wild. And that means accessories. It’s amazing how much you can turn up the volume – or down – when you change the jewelry, [...]

Fashion Flair, the French Way: Lesson Three – the French Scarf

Submitted by: Big Little Wolf
Time for your next French Lesson?
You’re almost an expert at this point. Ready to pour a glass of Cabernet, roll those R’s, and hit the road with style and confidence? Here’s our lesson plan, and we’re about to embark on one of my all time favorites…scarves!

Find your style
The power [...]

Fashion flair, the French Way: Lesson Two – The Power of Perfume

Submitted by: Big Little Wolf
Where were we – Paris?
Now that you’ve been flipping through magazines, checking out great sites on style and fashion, perusing your own closet – do you have a better idea of your style? Or several styles that might appeal to you? Starting to feel just a little bit oo-la-la?
Have you been [...]

Fashion flair, the French way: Lesson One – Find your style

Submitted by: Big Little Wolf
Ready for Paris?
I already fessed up to not being a fashion consultant in my introduction to French Fashion Flair. Not officially anyway. But the fact is, I’ve loved each and every opportunity to spend time with women friends, as they’ve adjusted their wardrobes, their hairstyles, and even their interiors. And I’ve [...]

Fashion Flair, the French Way

Submitted by: Big Little Wolf
April in Paris?
Can’t find the green for a trip to the French capitol? I know one sure-fire way to welcome the new season with a smile. A French fashion update!
I was chatting with a friend about that, just last week. She lives the overloaded life of a working mom, and she’s [...]

One Laser Treatment Made The ‘Outer Me’ Glow Like The New ‘Inner Me’

Submitted by guest writer, Jewel R.
This past February marked the four-year anniversary of my divorce.  It also marked my 42nd birthday.  But even though I’d made tremendous strides since divorcing, even though I felt happier and more confident than I had in years,  when I looked in the mirror all I could think was,  ‘blah.’  My [...]

Mini Makeovers: New Look For a New Life?

Submited by: Big Little Wolf
One of my rules to live by?
Don’t make major decisions under stress or duress. And post-divorce life certainly qualifies on both counts. When I was newly single again, I realized that I wanted a new look for a new life, but I wasn’t sure what that might be. I did know [...]

Nervous Wreck: A Separated Mom Tries Botox

Submitted by Me & My Evil Twin
Sitting in the medical spa waiting room, I flipped through a magazine without seeing a word.  My brain was wrought with worry:  what if it hurt?  What if I passed out? What if my face ended up looking so frozen, people referred to me as the Botox Queen?
The receptionist handed me [...]

Facial Yoga: Eliminate Wrinkles the Natural Way

In New York City, Annelise Hagen, a devoted yogi, former actress and author of The Yoga Face: Eliminate Wrinkles with the Ultimate Natural Facelift, runs a weekly facial yoga class. Hagen says she started to develop her face-based technique when she realized that her students, mostly well-to-do, well-educated professionals, were practicing yoga but getting Botox [...]

Top 5 Eye Creams: Say Goodbye to Crow’s Feet

Submitted by: Cathy
File this under “sad but true”: The first signs of aging—crow’s-feet—show up earlier than we ever realized. In happier news, the right eye cream can make all the difference. It has been years since those first fines lines around the eyes or crows feet started showing on my face. Not being a fan [...]

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