Sharon Haver – FocusOnStyle.com

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Make it your business to live your dream…

 

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!

The Blog Posts...

Free Hair Consultation with Frederic Fekkai

Hairstyle heaven! Personalized hair consultations with super stylist Frederic Fekkai… “I focus on the complete picture when i determine the best look for a client, taking into account individual personality, style and lifestyle,” says Frédéric Fekkai. “Each quality should be synergistic to create a unique portrait of personal greatness. That’s total beauty” It is your lucky, lucky hair day! Mark your calendars because you can get the amazing opportunity of a FREE hair consultation with celebrity hairstylist, hair guru, product genius, and all around one of the top hair stylists in the world. The details… WHO: Frédéric Fekkai will be giving his expert advice and style consultations at Henri Bendel. This celebrity hair guru brings his expertise to his most

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Too 2 Late Watches Italian Style…

It's the cheap chic waterproof watch that's trending now Too 2 Late Watches Italian Style. It's the cheap cic waterproof watch that's trending now Cheapie end of summer style fix alert: If they play their cards right, the Too 2 Late watch will be the next big thing stateside as it is trending in Italy. Could barely pass a shop window or peek at the wrist of a low-key Italianista without spotting a strip of colored silicone with a bitty digital watch nesting inside. I had to pick some up. They're waterproof too! Too 2 Late watches look even cuter when you stack a few different colors-- one for each of your favorite time zones? The colors are all rich

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Weekly Web Roundup: 08.14.09

Who said what online… FocusOnStyle shares your disdain for shopping in the summer heat so we take you to cool Iceland with fashion insider Jenia Molnar’s take on the Ultimate Reykjavik Shopping Guide. Neither legging nor pant, girlawhirl finds the perfect skinnies to get her fall wardrobe started. SheFinds starts to gear up for fall with the best booties out there. Smarter Fashion wants to know if anyone else thinks that lately Miley Cyrus’ fashion statements have been scarily similar to Britney Spears’ fashion in her teen years. StyleBakery.com shows how to style your summer clothes for fall The Beauty Brains debate whether or not Adam and Eve wore too much makeup. You decide if Adam looks like Ziggy Stardust!

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Travel: The Ultimate Reykjavik Shopping Guide

Don’t Give Shopping the Cold Shoulder in Iceland… Fashion insider Jenia Molnar certainly has a background in top designer fashion. But Jenia also has the secret talent of being a global black belt for finding the best shopping of every kind wherever her travels take her, Iceland included. Check the distance on a map, consider a trip, but do read… The Ultimate Reykjavik Shopping Guide, with online Icelandic shopping links too! While shopping might not be the first reason you booked a plane ticket to Iceland - perhaps it’s to traverse lunar-like volcanic landscapes, be mesmerized by endless waterfalls, soak in steamy geothermal pools or merely renew your charter membership in the Bjork fan club - there is plenty getting

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Curvy jeans with style…

Is having a womanly figure a curse for a flattering fit in jeans? I like to consider myself as stylish and pretty cool but when it comes to finding curvy jeans that fit my hourglass figure, it's out of the park on styles that will actually pull up over my hips and not gap around my midsection. Every time I go jeans shopping, I get more and more depressed as nothing ever fits me and I feel like a freak. I am otherwise a pretty much "normal" size 8 in every other piece of clothing and stand 5'6" tall. If I find jeans for curvy figures, the styles are so dated that I feel like I've aged 10 years with

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How to Accessorize a Suit and Add Versatility to Your Wardrobe- Video Style Tips

Seven Ways to Dress a Suit Up or Down from the Sharon Haver for About.com at Barney’s New York Style Video Series…   Many of us think of a simple business suit as something rather humdrum. But that needn’t be the case as a well-cut suit is one of the most versatile additions to your wardrobe and truly something worth investing in. In this how-to style video from my about.com fashion video series I show you seven ways to wear a suit from casual to dressy and, of course, for the office! We started with a grey lightweight wool, single-breasted slim suit by Jill Sander. The simplicity of the cut makes it a no-brainer to mix and match thoughout your

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Weekly Web Roundup: 08.06.09

Who said what online… FocusOnStyle.com connects you to Gwyneth Paltrow’s and Donna Karan’s doc, Frank Lipman, M.D. to kick off a series to end exhaustion from Dr.Lipman’s latest book, Spent so you can feel totally revived before fall fashion week starts. Whether girlawhirl is ready or not, here comes fall 2009 fashion. SheFinds puts together everything about The September Issue Smarter Fashion shows us how to use oversized fashion accessories to distract from your unfavorable attributes. StyleBakery.com is loving Scarlett Johansson’s mismatched look The Beauty Brains take a walk down memory lane and blog about old TV commercials for shampoos. Judge for yourself whether or not the guy in this Prell commercial is creepy!

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The September Issue: Preview Vogue, Anna Wintour, Up Close and Very Personal

The documentary film that takes you behind the scenes at Vogue… Take a peek at the latest theatrical movie trailer of R.J. Cutler’s documentary The September Issue, a behind-the-scenes look into the world of Vogue magazine and the woman behind the pages, Anna Wintour. The September Issue movie will be released August 28, 2009 in New York, and nationally on September 11.

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Dr. Frank Lipman: Feeling Spent? 5 Easy Ways To Overcome Exhaustion

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Dr. Frank Lipman | Spent Tired of feeling tired? Do you want to learn how to overcome exhaustion? Tips to revitalize your body to feel more alive, energized, and even happy from the Spent Solutions program developed by Dr. Frank Lipman to combat modern exhaustion… Dr. Frank Lipman is probably one of the very few people that I would have ever trusted to put needles in me– acupuncture that is– and, I must say that my bounce-back to feeling myself again from a nagging injury was remarkable. I’m honored to have Dr. Lipman share his philosophy and advice with the FocusOnStyle.com readers to overcome modern exhaustion or what he calls, the

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Anti-Aging Beauty Tips: Aging Backwards 101

How to feel younger in a snap… People ask me all the time, “What is Aging Backwards?” It’s not a magic pill or lotion or potion, we wish, but it is a series of small habits that, when incorporated into your daily life, can yield big results. Someone said to me recently, “Look at you, you just sit around and have beauty treatments all day long, don’t you?” Actually, nothing could be further from the truth. It doesn’t take “having beauty treatments all day long” to keep Aging Backwards. That’s the “beauty” of what I do. I find all kinds of secrets, tips and shortcuts to pass along that make it easy to look and feel young while still living

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Women’s Hair- Virtual Hairstyle Makeovers

Try a new hairstyle on with our groovy Women's Virtual Hairstyle Makeovers Online Tool... For a fun and pain free way of viewing YOUR UPLOADED PHOTO or a MODEL PHOTO with over 3,000 virtual hairstyles and 53 colors that suit your faceshape, including short, long, wavy, curly, bridal, men's, celebrity and everyday hairstyles.  

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