Every summer, my best friend Vicki and I buy matching sandals. While we aren't eight-year-old twin girls, we do this to stay connected; she’s based in Ohio, while I live in Maryland. So whenever we wear our matching sandals, it reminds us to reach out and stay connected, despite the long distance. In shopping for our matching sandals, we try to get elements we both love. She loves platforms and I love Crocs. Read More...
Ever since Martha Stewart graced the pages of Sports Illustrated, I—like the rest of the world—became intensely curious about her beauty routine. The lifestyle guru has excellent taste, as does her longtime makeup artist, Daisy Toye—who, when I inquired, divulged some staples she uses to create Stewart’s looks. Among them, picks from Clé de Peau, Victoria Beckham beauty, and Oprah-used brand Laura Geller (which makes the “best nude lipstick for women over 40,” Toye shared). Read More...
At some point, left to its own devices, hair turns gray. And not counting the legions of milky-haired young things chasing the shade right now, women tend to run for cover when that happens, as I had been for over two decades. Keeping my hair color close to its original dark-brown shade helped me feel I could control aging. For the last few years, I had gone to my hair stylist every four to six weeks for color. Read More...
