Sartorially-speaking, fall is all about earthy
tones and organic textures that complement the changing leaves. If all the apple-cider-reds,
rich emeralds, and butternut-squash-oranges have you feeling a little bored (and you want to wear something a little more unexpected) pick up some baby blue. It's just the shot of color that your outfit needs to make it more exuberant and playful.
Cotton-candy-pink always makes me think of the film Funny Face with Fred and Audrey, possibly the most elegant film of all time & definitely the reason why fuchsia is forever-chic. I've been filling vases in my house with pink peonies in anticipation of spring, and below are a few of my favorite pastel-pink items that are a cheerful and elegant cure for winter-doldrums.
I feel as though I have been having a lot of (mainly irrational) worries lately - don't we all. Anyhow, I recently invested in some worry dolls, a childhood favorite of mine that I just rediscovered, and while these definitely help - buy some for anyone you love, they are adorable and according to Guatemalan lore you whisper your worries to them and put them under your pillow at night to banish the worry b
y morning - I needed something a little more intense. I love the concept. However, my worrying has apparently been causing some weird frown lines to develop between my eyes - only causing additional worries. Murad Sleep Reform Serum to the rescue! This silky serum has a cocktail of ingredients like melatonin, peptides, and anti-oxidants (basically the equivalent of worry dolls for your frown lines - genius!)
Lately, I've been (to put it mildly) freezing!! It's been quite winter-wonderlandish in NYC these last few days. It puts me in the mood to ice skate or do some other form of winter sport that requires little exertion. However, I've been spending the better part of the last few days working 
from home and at night especially it's been
chilly in the apartment. Here are a few urban-warming tips for those who are sans fireplace. I'm currently desiring the Malm Fireplace, but right now that's just a pipe dream (no pun intended).
My mother and her best friend are about to attend their high school reunion, and while both of them are entirely vixenish in everyday life (my mother wears purple movie-star sunglasses and drapey pashminas to walk to work and her bf rocks elegant pearl earrings with high cheekbones that would make Audrey Hepburn jealous), they are ramping up the glamour for the important day. So here are a few of my favorite beauty tips that they can add to their own beauty arsenal so they look blissfully beautiful on reunion day:
I have to admit that I hate applying sunblock with a passion. It feels tacky, it leaves an awful white cast (thanks to Titanium Dioxide), and it adds an extra 5 minutes to my getting ready routine. But it's one of those things that you really can't avoid, particularly when it's 90 degrees in New York, and you know that you'll probably get burnt just waiting for the crosstown bus. However, I've discovered two sunscreens this summer that really make the whole applying-sunblock routine not so bad, even pleasant. The first one on my list is Burt's Bees SPF 30. It's not greasy yet still moisturizing, chemical free, has a nice subtle scent, and it isn't chalky (it's actually a little yellowish out of the tube but blends in invisibly and somehow even managed to even out a streaky looking self tan on my legs). My second favorite is Tocca SPF 30+ towelettes that are actually scented with the blood orange fragrance Stella (so glamorous). I carry these in my purse and apply them when I feel that a reapplication of sunscreen is necessary. They are so easy to use (I was actually able to put on sunscreen in Starbucks yesterday without feeling like a complete weirdo). Share your favorite sunblocks in the comments section, and don't forget to reapply!
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