Shopping - National Archives – Page 10 of 12

why my husband loves me

Not long ago, I was in Las Vegas for a girls’ weekend...

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fit for a queen

I’m a sucker for the Royals. Back in ’81, I watched Charles’s and Di’s wedding on a small black-and-white TV set at my aunt’s house in Greece...

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Am I the only one who’s been noticing plaid all over the place? I can’t help but think that this sudden resurgence of all things tartan has a little something to do with Lisa Birnbach’s brand-new sequel to her iconic 1980s title, The Preppy Handbook. Once...

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makeup your mind

Confession is good for the soul…. My name is Hillary and I’m a makeup junkie. I remember buying my first eye shadow (purple, powder, Aziza, age 12) and coveting it like some forbidden fruit. (It should have been forbidden—purple’s not a good color on me.) Then...

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to boot

You know when you walk into a Baskin-Robbins and there’s a kid ahead of you who’s looking at those 31 flavors and can’t make a decision to save his life? (And in desperation, the parent---I’ve done this—starts to suggest flavors. And when that doesn’t work,...

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i die…over these bracelets

Go ahead, raise your eyebrows. But fans of the iconic Rachel Zoe will understand my girl crush on this tabloid fashionista, who’s working hard at bringing her top-of-the-line look to a more grounded audience. Zoe has been stylist-to-the-stars for years now (Demi Moore, Jen Garner, Kate...

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branching out…

A while back, I was flipping through a Pottery Barn catalog (which I use more as a source of inspiration than for actual shopping—sorry, PB) and a sliver of decorative twigs caught my eye. (I say sliver, because they were trying to sell the couch,...

in Home Design, Shopping - National

the bronze (anti) age

My dermatologist gave me a talking-to the other day. I wouldn’t call myself a tan-orexic, but I do like my sun on vacations, and I’ve been known to jump into the occasional tanning bed before a black-tie event that calls for a strapless gown. But...

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coupon coup

I bought coffee on the internet last night. Six boxes of K-Cups, to be exact…which comes out to something like 144 attempts to wake me up and get my kids off to school. The total cost was supposed to be $65.94 before shipping. But what did...

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i’m a nut case…

Warning: This post was written in a house that very likely contains more than a few traces of tree nuts. That’s because I have this personal habit of putting nuts in anything and everything I cook. (Are you scratching your head now and wondering if...

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