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30in30: Put a Pin in it

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30in30: Put a Pin in it

No Comments 25 April 2012

A friend of mine recently said she loves Pinterest because it makes her feel creative. Mind you, she is not talking about all the cool, creative projects she makes after cruising the site, rather, the act of pinning interesting and creative “someday” projects makes her feel creative. I know how she feels. I created a [...]

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Week in Review, Weekly Essentials

Week in Review: 4/15-4/21

No Comments 21 April 2012

Lots of travel this week (went to Portland, OR for the first time…hence the pic) and lots to chat about: As I try to get back in shape, I wonder who I, or anyone for that matter, am really trying to look good for Weekend Observations: Who Are We Trying to Look Good For Anyway? [...]

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A Cultural Perspective, Beauty Theories, Weekend Observations, Weekly Essentials

Weekend Observations: Who Are We Trying to Look Good For Anyway?

1 Comment 15 April 2012

Whenever I read in some magazine or blog, “I like to look good for myself” or “I don’t subscribe to one look or another, I don’t care what anyone else thinks” I have to call “bullshit.” OK, maybe not all of us are slaves to trends or others’ views of us, but if any of [...]

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Beauty in the Workplace, Beauty Theories

Looks Discrimination is Bad For Business

1 Comment 05 April 2012

When I read the article, “Dress Code Discrimination: Different Figure, Different Rules?” I couldn’t help but nod my head throughout the entire piece.  The story is about weight discrimination.  The author, Kristen Houghton, writes about her friend who adopts the uniform of the season, i.e., leggings and tunics, but was told that she dressed inappropriately [...]

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Week in Review, Weekly Essentials

Week in Review: 3/25-3/31

No Comments 31 March 2012

Let’s review all the juicy beauty discussions we had this week: Come on Hollywood, the beauties of the silver screen don’t get uglier as they age! Weekend Observations: They Don’t Get Uglier When objects of death become sculptures of beauty Pic of the Week: Beauty Created from Objects of Death Karen has a new gig [...]

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