Shopping, Style and Beauty

04 Jul 2012

Broke-Ass Style: Become a Cult Leader

Recently, I plopped down onto my couch to watch the Martin Scorcese documentary about vintage babe George Harrison, titled George Harrison: Living in the Material World.  I noticed two things, the first of which being that my dad looks scarily like Eric Clapton:              

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27 Jun 2012

The Weird Girl’s Guide to the Working World

My friend and I have this ongoing joke in which he always tells me that he’ll “never hire me for anything.”  Let me explain a little better.  I do the stupid/awkward/unlucky things that I always do– open a bag of Cheetos with a little too much force that causes them

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18 Jun 2012

Get $10 towards Great Wine Delivered to Your Door from Rewinery

Rewinery is a new SF company that offers “wines for tonight” deals. They curate wines from boutique producers and deliver them to their customers within the hour. It’s actaully a pretty cool idea because they make a point of taking the pretention out of wine and always give you a

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14 Jun 2012

Pride Colors 2012 at Bloomies Tonight!

Get colorful tonight at the Bloomingdale’s pride celebration 2012. The even is hosted by the 7 x 7 editor Chloe Harris Frankeny, along with Richard Klein of dot429 and Yigit Pura of Tout Sweet. The event will give you a sneak peek at the latest fashions for the next weekend.

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13 Jun 2012

Coming to Terms with Your Daddy Issues

Okay, actually, I mean my daddy issues.  And I don’t mean all of that psychological hoo-ha about abandonment and male authority figures or whatever.  I’m talking about having the hots for guys in khakis and Hawaiian shirts.  As soon as I see a strapping twentysomething in the same outfit that

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01 Jun 2012

Cheap Beauty Tip of the Week: DIY Face Masks

Five-star spa facials are amazing. They’re also quite expensive. If you can afford to take time off of work and splurge on something as luxurious as a spa day, lucky you! But just because your broke doesn’t mean your skin has to suffer and you can’t pamper yourself. For all

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30 May 2012

Hey Ladies: FREE Booze and Food at the Style.ly Cocktail Brunch and Selling Soiree

  The folks at Style.ly are hosting a workshop to show you how to get ahead on the secondhand sellin’. The local fashion/tech company will be at hyped new venue The Office (above Churchill) to get the party started. Bring your women’s clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories that you are

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