Archives for October 2009

Sheckys Girls Night Out is one of those rare events that is not just beautifully organized, but one where I have never seen a grumpy person or a long face. Like Fantasy Island (remember that TV show?) everyone is always smiles, all smiles. There is joy and excitement being generated, from the cute ... [ Read More ]

Simplehuman Sensor Soap Pump $29.99Everyone knows that washing your hands often helps deal with dirt and germs, but germs can live on the bar soap, and even on the top of the soap pump of liquid soap. When you touch that soap or that pump, you have no way of knowing whether someone who is sick, has ... [ Read More ]

An "anthology" is a collection of artistic or scholarly works, usually chosen by the compiler or the artist. According to Wikipedia, "the word derives from the Greek word for garland — or bouquet of flowers — which was the title of the earliest surviving anthology, assembled by Meleager of Gadara." ... [ Read More ]

Sometimes all you need to make a big change and feel glamorous, is just one, little thing. For lips that looks wet with shine and pouty with shimmer and make you feel glam in a nano-seconds, it's the new Dazzleglass Creme glosses from M-A-C- Cosmetics -- "must-haves" for the holidays coming up. ... [ Read More ]

Bobbi Brown brings all things bright and beautiful to her limited edition, holiday products. They arrive in the familiar, shiny, black, logo compacts, but jazzed up for the holidays with chrome tops so shiny, you can use them as mirrors (there are actual mirrors inside the compacts as well). Her ... [ Read More ]

I love wine, but when I visited Japan a few years ago, a bottle of wine was $60.00 and a bottle of sake, was $6.00. So I began to drink sake. I visited Takayama, a village that is known for sake brewing. By the time I left Japan, I had a much deeper appreciation for sake in all it's forms.I've just ... [ Read More ]