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April 28, 2014
Weird Product Test-Run: Lierac Huile Sensorielle
I am completely obsessed with this product.
I’m a huge, huge fan of multi-purpose oils – in the past I’ve used (and loved) African Marula Oil formy face and Leonor GreylOil for my hair. They’re probablya bit too much for those who aren’t alligator-skinned…but for the Dry Ones among us? They aremiraculous. AndLierac Huile Sensorielle, which can be used on face, body andhair, is especiallywonderful: fast-absorbing, incredible-smelling, super-light, and deeply moisturizing.
Also: even though it’s...
April 25, 2014
24 Week Check-In
I hit the 6-month mark this week (! this is goingfast)…and finally started feeling the awesome energy burst that is supposed to characterize the whole second trimester.
The truth is that this pregnancy has beenwayharder, physically, than my first: I had worse morning sickness (and was still sick here and there until just a couple of weeks ago), and fatigue that lasted well up through my fifth month (and that I assume will be coming back to make an appearance in Trimester Three)…but I attribute...
Daily InstaGlam
Headed to Phillyfor a meeting with my editor (first time in the city in about nineyears!).
Wearing: Sunday Somewhere Yettisunnies / the most spectacularSamantha Willsearrings everrr / Cardigan snagged from the wardrobe for this week’s Snuggle shoot / Deux Lux backpack / Gold heels (of course).
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April 24, 2014
How-To: Boho Braids
When warm weather arrives, so do The Braids. Seriously: there is no easier solution for a running-around-town style…and adding a little sparkle means the lookcan go from day to night, as well.
P.S. Not a huge fan of the word “boho”…but this look kind of is. Boho. So what can you do?
1. Blow-dry hair smooth, and add a little anti-frizz product to the ends.
2. With a 1″ barrel curling iron, curl a few pieces (don’t worry about getting all of them), concentrating on the area around your face.
3. Cre...
Fresh Mint Lemonade
When I first moved to LA, I found an apartment right off of the Sunset Strip and a job at an upscale-ish pizza place called Cheebo (the phonetic spelling of the Italian word for “food”). It wasn’t too bad of a job – the food was pretty reasonably priced and lunchtime-focused, which meant that tips were only okay, but I liked my coworkers and really liked the staff meal that we got at the end of every shift. The part of it that I hated was when my manager asked me to work the brunch shift, bec...
April 23, 2014
In The Middle Of The Night
Up all night with a sick baby + 5A.M.call time for today’s shoot = sunglasses and juice.
(This post was written at 4:45A.M., so apologies in advance for any typos and/or general incoherence.)
Last night was a little rough.
It was one of those nights that every parent has once in awhile: our son was sick from about midnight on, which meant a constant stream of baths, bedding changes, pajama changes, carpet cleanings, water deliveries…you name it. Nights like these are terrible, mostly because you...
Mini Tip: Switch Up Your Earrings
I’m on set several days this week for a Snuggle campaign (which means – yes – that I get to meet The Bear at some point; I am weirdly excited about this). The crew working on this project includes some of my absolute favorite people in the industry, such as hair and makeup artist Kerry Lou (pictured with me above), videographer John (who shot all of my JITH segments), and stylist Felix, who I’ve known for years and who never fails to send me home with some completely random (and genius) wardr...
April 22, 2014
What I Bought: Baby Number Two
OK, so the truth about Buying For Baby is that you think you need bazillions of things, and what you really need is…about one-eighteenth of that. When you walk into Buy Buy Baby or Babies ‘R’ Us for the first time, all pregnant and confused-looking (or, in my case, vaguely panicky), a store attendant will hand you a long (long)list of all the crap the store wants you to think that youneed. And that can be helpful to some extent, but it’s also way overwhelming, and way way way way expensive.
Yo...
Comfort Zone
I don’t know whether it’s the warm air or what, but something’s in the water lately: everyone is just sonice. The other day I went into the city to shoot a segment and hung around for awhile afterwards to get a few errands done (including a stop into Anthropologie to return a broken necklace, which I exchanged for the completely amazing tank pictured here)…and it was lovely.
As a point of reference, what usually happens when I go into the city for the day is I am instantly reminded of all the...
