Sara Silvio Earrings from Trunk Show at Peppermint. Momsly loves them & they are one-of-a-kind gorgeous!! Where did I shop this holiday season?? I shopped #Roc . I shopped local, & I shopped the specialty shops, boutiques, & bizarres of Rochester, NY. I found gifts for my brothers, pets, roommate, Aunt, Momsly, & even Da’ Moe. …
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Showing: 1 - 10 of 38 ArticlesHow To. Wrap a Gift: Last Minute. Hipster. Environmentally Friendly. Festively.
You can thank my Momsly for this. Woman knows how to save a bag. And its packaging. Ribbons? Yup. That really thick nice wrapping paper she made you remove from the present ever so delicately as to preserve it for the does-not-yet-exist-present? Uh huh. She taught me all of this. And now I’m going to …
How To. Unique Holiday Gifts & a #ShopLocal Guide.
Shopping Guide For Unique Holiday Gifts (Google Images.) Butternuts Beer & Ale! at Trader Joe’s Get’s better the more you read… Google Images. Great Jar! 1. Marshall’s. Let’s just get this out of the way, now. Unique, you ask? Yes. Even though probably everybody is gifting from Marshall’s (or TJ Maxx, …
Editorial. Why Don’t We Talk About Suicide? Mental Health as a Buzz Word.
Why Don’t We Talk About Suicide? Mental Health as a Buzz Word. I wrote this article earlier this week in response to the media swell in the aftermath of Jacintha Sladanha, the nurse who committed suicide following the now infamous prank phone call. It was published by Technorati yesterday evening where you can read it …
How To. Make BarbaraEllen’s (Superficial) Holiday Wishes Come True!
BarbaraEllen’s 2012 Holiday Wish List. Forever21 (Or #7.) Kinda of tradition in The Wilcox Household to scrawl a meticulously ranked list–color-key & all, via price range & store set–for all of your Definites, So-Sos, & Maybes. And when I say, tradition in the Wilcox Household, I mean: Tradition for me & not for my brothers because no one still makes lists & no …
Save v. Spend. Lacquer. Varnish. Nail Polish.
I LEARNED SO MUCH. Lacquer. Varnish. Nail Polish. Varnish. Lacquer. Nail Polish. Fraction of @nicolejaclyn ‘s collection. My friend Nicole is a nail polish goddess. This babe has all of your higher-end drug store varnishes, like OPI & Essie, plus couture lines, like Butter London, and Indielines (!), like NinjaPolish, in a smattering of …
Shop Local. Think Global. Nicole France-Coe for Noonday Collection.
I learned that entrepreneurship was sustainable and aid was not. ~About the Founder, Noonday Collection http://nicolefrancecoe.noondaycollection.com/ Fair Trade. Female Entrepreneurship. Shop Local, Think Global. Beauty. Sustainability. Faith. Handmade. Noonday Collection & The Noonday Story tell the story of one woman’s, Jessica Honegger’s (co-founder), love. Love for family & faith. Love for sustainability. Love for beauty. …
Shop Local. Peppermint & Small Business Saturday #ROC .
Small Business Saturday. Hair Bows. Peppermint. Not to be confused with the amazing Bow Ties. (In the back.) Small Biz Sat, the day after Black Friday & 2 days before Cyber Monday, is your chance to support the local, emerging, & growing economies in your neighborhood. Normally shop for veg at the grocery store? Try …
Shop Local. Think Global. Traditional Glass Beads from Ghana.
Traditional Glass Beads from Ghana. Last month, while shopping in Magix (vintage boutique of new & thrifted trends) during South Wedge-Ucation, I spotted the most brilliant blue beads, brazen against the back wall. Miniature dinner plates of zig-zagged-black, enshrined by lightening-bolt-yellow and cast against an inky blue sky, donned earring posts to mingle amongst the bead’s stentorian swag. The …
Fashionista’s Guide to Rochester: Victoire.
Belgian Beer Garden Anyone?? This is the first of the newest series wherein I review a local Roc hotspot and make fashion recs for what to wear, to boot. **RocStyRtainment??** V is for Victoire, the newest addition to Rochester’s burgeoning bar-meets-trendster scene. This Belgian addition to East Avenue nears downtown, in the seat of …