Archive for July, 2009
Six Ways to Bring the Beach Home
29 Jul 2009Your mental summer to-do list went something like this: waves, sand, lawn chair, trashy beach read, fruity cocktail and sunscreen. But your actual summer to-do list—the one that waits for you on your desk or fridge—makes no mention of palm trees and lifeguard towers. If your summertime activities haven’t included a single grain of sand [...]
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- Tags: accessories, beach, Beauty, Fashion, fragrance, Home, perfume, summer
The New Crop of Designer Perfumes
In: Beauty
25 Jul 2009The best perfumes get you noticed. Not for their headache-inducing potency, but for their certain enviable allure—one that will have complete strangers disregarding all social norms to lean in a little closer and say, “Excuse me, what perfume are you wearing?” These three new scents, as gorgeous as the artfully designed glass they’re bottled in, [...]
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- Tags: Beauty, Burberry, fragrance, Marc Jacobs, perfume, Versace
Sweet Summer Dresses in Soft, Sun-Soaked Hues
In: Fashion
24 Jul 2009Carefree summer days call for effortless summer dresses. These pieces, all inspired by a muted summertime palette and a bit of nostalgia, are everything great warm-weather frocks should be: light, sweet, playful and, most of all, easy. Each brings to mind filtered sunlight, sandy shorelines, pale blue skies and the colors found in faded, vintage [...]
Five Ideas to Transform Your Outdoor Space
In: Home
23 Jul 2009It only takes a few special touches for a standard backyard party to become an event your guests will remember. We’ve got five simple ways to create unforgettable summer nights that are heavy on the R&R and light on fussy party planning.
1. Play DJ: Nothing sets the mood like some tunes to take your guests [...]
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- Tags: entertaining, Home, home decor, outdoor, patio, summer
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