Some fashionistas wouldn’t blink if I told them I was wearing fake glasses just for the look of it. But I’d feel like a right idiot wearing frames with window-grade glass in them. Or worse – no glass at all. What’s next on the catwalk, casts and slings? And yet there is a part of [...]
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If you saw my previous post on how I turned an Irish rake into an apron hanger, you probably have a sneaking suspicion that I have an unnatural obsession with aprons. First of all, I do think they’re functional, especially if there’s flour involved. Apron = the sloppy cook’s full body bib. Secondly – and [...]
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The countdown is on! Only a week until Halloween and I have a few spooky posts lined up for you. Like, did you know you could turn a bed sheet in a ghost costume?!!! OMG! First up, if you’re wary of repeatedly digging into the bowl of chocolate mini-treats, consider getting into the Halloween spirit [...]
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Some people spend months constructing a wookie costume from scratch. On the other side of the spectrum, there are people who wish they could snap their fingers and have a costume magically appear. Well, these days the internet has made it that much easier for the lazy Halloween participant to acquire a passable costume with [...]
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Trees are dumping their leaves, there’s a whiff of chimney smoke in the air and I swear I can hear Vincent Price’s voice on the breeze. Oh yes, Halloween is nigh fellow mortals!! Muahhahahah! If you haven’t nailed down a costume, best start thinking about it now before you’re reduced to working with garbage bags, [...]
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I wouldn’t call myself a “shoe person.” I have more of a little boy’s attitude approach to closed-toed shoes, wearing them until they’re so filled with holes they actually qualify as sandals. But I would call myself a Wizard of Oz person. Therefore, I found myself walking out of a store today with these whimsical [...]
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Heather Reier started developing lotions, scrubs and hand creams in her own kitchen. Within a year, she had quit her job to focus on Cake Beauty. Today, she celebrates a new milestone with the launch of her first fragrance, Indulge. Don’t forget to watch my video with Heather, and scroll down for a special offer [...]
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Make sure you read my Q&A with Heather, and check out the special reader discount available until September 17. Can’t see the video? Click here.
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You’re probably aware that the Toronto Film Festival, which is in full throttle at the moment, consists of a lot of screenings and screamings (at Brangelina et al). But it’s not just crazed fans vying for the attention of the stars: it’s brands. I’d heard whisperings about celebrity swag avalanches at festivals and awards shows, [...]
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