A friend of mine recently donated her hair, and it got me thinking about long hair again.  But since I’ve done the topic of caring for long hair before, I went online and poked around to see what I’d find about long hair in terms of history and culture and society.  And I came up with some cool thoughts and facts.

It’s funny, what some people will consider long is really medium or short to others, depending on what the norm is where you live.  A girl with hair to her shoulders has medium-short hair, but a guy with the same length will be perceived as having long hair.   (more…)

What shouts “spring” louder than delicate, sweet pastels?  Pale shades were all over the runways for this season, and many women are thrilled that ladylike and feminine colors are back in.  But if you plunge head-first into this trend, you run the risk of looking washed out or overly sweet and girlish.  And some women shy away from pale colors because of their hair and skin tones.  Well, never fear ladies, because there are lots of ways to wear pastels and I guarantee that you can find a way to do it that suits your looks and your sense of style. (more…)

I’m a huge fan of giveaways.  I enter several a week, in vain hopes that I’ll furnish my house/dress my baby/eat gourmet food, for free.  Trust me, if you enter enough of these things, you’ll win something eventually!  But I’ve had an unusual run of good luck lately: in the last couple of months I’ve won a cookbook, a diaper pail, and a pair of baby legwarmers.  But the biggest win of all was actually my husband’s.  He won a $300 designer purse.

And promptly gave it to me, duh.

I went through all kinds of agonies trying to decide what to do with it.  On the one hand, it’s a really beautiful bag (more…)

This spring is all about the feminine. Of late, fashion has emphasized menswear styles for women, military-inspired clothing and accessories, boxy cuts. But 2012 is heralding a new year full of fresh, feminine motifs and silhouettes, which is a nice change for a lot of people out there!  If your wardrobe needs an update, here’s what to look for now:

Color blocking – Bold and bright color combos are all the rage, and you can achieve the concept by combining individual solid-colored items and accessories.  But avoid using more than 3 colors at a time if you don’t want to look like an unusually hip clown.  Check out the most popular hues here – they’re really yummy this season!  Start this look out simply by putting on a solid stretchy headband – there are loads of colors to choose from! (more…)