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I inadvertently started my blog during my infant son’s nap time back in 1999… before the term ‘blog’ was even popular.

Through it all, I believe…

Your style is your fingerprint in all that you do… it’s how you see the world + how the world perceives you.

 

The blog archives go back to the beginning and are updated regularly.  You’ll find 1,000’s of posts about modern business, branding, positioning, marketing, photos, fashion, style, beauty, lifestyle… and most importantly, how to do anything authentically. Enjoy!

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Red Carpet Beauty is Cannes Do Chic at the Cannes Film Festival

Top 2 Red Carpet Beauty Trends at the Cannes Film Festival: Smoky Eyes & Red Lips Top 2 Red Carpet Beauty Trends at the Cannes Film Festival: Smoky Eyes & Red Lips We've been giving you the head's up on top beauty trends and now you can see them in action, on the red carpet, and looking positively gorgeous! Our favorite look that's the easiest to pull off and the most flattering on a variety of ages is the smoky eye in combination with a pale, neutral mouth. We love it as an edgy day look or a smoldering evening look. >> READ our step-by-steps tips on How to Get Smoky Eyes Glam beauties like Carey Mulligan, Ellen Barkin, and

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Eyebrow Grooming Tips to Look Instantly Polished, Prettier and Even Younger

Great looking brows are an instant beauty lift that you MUST never forget! How to keep your brows looking good The brow area helps open the eyes and gives your face the appearance of being well cared for, more relaxed, and even younger! You need to first find the right shape which in my opinion should be done by an expert. Once you've gotten the right look, you can easily keep the shape. Eyebrow waxing can be done in a salon in a matter of minutes! Keeping your eyebrows looking good is not difficult but needs regular maintenance. You can tweeze them all by yourself with a good tweezer and magnified mirror. Eyebrows in every shape and thickness to flatter

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Christina Aguilera’s Cute Ballet Flats Dress Up Looking Dressed Down

I'll Have What She's Having: Glammed up everyday style You can almost never go wrong with a pair of ballet flats- whether as a collapsible stowaway to you skyscraper heels or donning a pair as the #1 way to look like a chic Parisianista Case in point: Christina Aguilera. There's always a special place in my heart for seeing celebrities who are otherwise known for their over-the-top stage looks caught looking very, well, normal and chic. Christina Aguilera arrived at her SoHo hotel the other day wearing the most basic of dressed down, everyday outfits: jeans, T-Shirt, and a hoodie. It's the way that she put the basics together to look polished and glam that caught my eye and you

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Lady Gaga on American Idol Outfit by Giorgio Armani

For this evening’s broadcast of the FOX Television program American Idol, Giorgio Armani has specially designed the outfit for Lady Gaga’s performance. If you think those Grammy outfits were ah-maaa-zing, this time it's for her appearance on American Idol. We have the original sketch of the silk mesh bodysuit with embroidered Chantilly lace and crystal and jet beading by Giorgio Armani that Lady Gaga will wear on tonight's American Idol. Not to ever be done down, she will wear a silk organza cape with an embroidered hood over the body suit. And black patent stiletto boots. "American Idol is a real modern phenomenon that has captured the public’s imagination and delivers great drama," said Giorgio Armani. "It is fitting then

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Sienna Miller Rocks a Romper But Can You, Here’s How

Rompers are right on for summer, but a it's trend that's right for just a few unless you MODIFY the look Sienna Miller made the cover of the New York Post wearing a cute summer romper but pulling it off is not as easy as it looks. I have a sneaking feeling that with all the press Sienna Miller is getting today that she inadvertently put her style icon stamp of approval on rompers. Yes, rompers are on trend. Yes, Sienna is the poster girl for BoHo chic. And, yes I have seen more than a few women who passed go on looking like a fashion victim when wearing this super short and girly fashion trend. Sienna Miller makes the

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How to Photograph a Great Social Media Networking Avatar

DIY tips on how to take a rocking social avatar photo without hiring a professional photographer After the last article I wrote which discussed social media networking avatars many of you felt inspired and the need to take quick action! One reader said her avatar was basically laughable but she could not afford to hire a photographer. So, how do you get a great social media networking avatar without hiring a professional photographer? According to New York City portrait and wedding photographer Regina Fleming, most people use their cell phone or webcam to photograph their social media networking avatar.   Regina's helpful tips for taking great photos with your cell phone or webcam: 1. Find good lighting. (Outdoors is usually

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Madonna for Dolce Gabbana MDG Collection Sunglasses are a celebrity collab that you would want to wear

Madonna glams up a natural look with some MDG Collection sunglasses > SHOP DESIGNER SUNGLASSES The woman knows how to transform the most basic concepts and weave them into something magical and distinctive. Take for instance, going bare-faced when walking with her son. A well-cut coat, a distinctive scarf, a good bag, and some fierce sunglasses to cover up the no makeup look take her from schleppy mommy to chic mommy in a flash. Madonna in the MDG campaign Oh, those sunglasses? They are from the MDG Collection, that's Madonna for Dolce & Gabbana. The MDG collection consists of six different styles of sunglasses from sexy on-trend cat eyes, hyper modern wraparounds to squared off metals. You know nothing would

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Jennifer Lopez Jewelry At Its Best with a statement making bib necklace

Lanvin & Lopez are a fashion force to be reckoned with! I'll Have What She's Having: Jennifer Lopez's "Back Up Plan" includes a pretty fierce necklace that would look so amazing on YOU! Maybe it's her New York City roots, maybe it's just her keen sense of style but La Lopez is the rare celebrity who is about real ‘fashion' rather than some formulated, prefab stylist enabled marketing pitch packaged up to sell, sell, sell on the red carpet. And, that's what I love about Jennifer Lopez, besides making a big booty fashionable. I'm also pretty enamored with the Lanvin Spring 2010 collection but you know that from my cooing over Zoe Saldana's dress. So when you put Lopez in

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Natural Makeup Tips for a Better Than Bare You

Wearing no makeup is so easy, but about about a few natural makeup tips to look gorgeous and (almost) bare?! Shhhhh, don't tell anyone your makeup secrets and they will think that you aren't wearing makeup at all! Many women want their makeup to look natural. It's very easy to achieve this look with a few tips. A natural look is something that doesn't look overdone and goes with your skin tone as well as your personality. Start with a good concealer to take away those unwanted imperfections and then follow with your foundation. Applying a natural makeup backstage at Madrid Fashion Week Don't try to change your skin tone, match your face and neck so it looks the same.

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