My Latest Website Obsession

My latest website obsession is Pinterest. What is Pinterest? It’s pretty much a virtual pinboard, or file cabinet. Once upon a time, you may have had a bulletin board and pinned up things you wanted or gave you inspiration. Now, you can do it virtually! With Pinterest, you can pin things you love from any [...]

In the Market for New Sunglasses

I was at Fred Segal Eyes in Santa Monica, CA recently, and the owner, David Gonzales, who also owns the fantastic sunglass shop space Alexander Gray at the OC Mart Mix in Costa Mesa, CA knew spot on that my current Prada sunglasses were circa 2002-2004. How embarrassing! But, of course, he was right since [...]

Zit Stopper: A Must Have in Any Beauty Closet

When I was featured as a beauty spy in Lucky Magazine, I had to list a few of my favorite beauty products, which of course included Jan Marini’s Bioglycolic BioClear lotion. This is my go-to product if I have a zit in the works, or if I want to give myself an at-home mini peel. [...]

We Have No Choice in Who We Are

I recently had a very interesting conversation with my boyfriend regarding personalities… anyone’s personality, really. He correctly brought up that despite the fact certain people may get on your last nerve, you kind of have to overlook it because no one has a choice in who they are. In fact, chances are, the reason why [...]

Spotted: La Petite Creperie, Authentic French Restaurant in Los Angeles

Last Thursday was Bastille Day or French National Day, which is celebrated every July 14th to commemorate the 1790 Fete de la Federation, held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789. I had already made plans to have lunch with my friends Ning and Steph in L.A. and we conveniently went to [...]

Loving my Silpada Sterling Silver Jewelry

A few weeks ago my friends Heather and Amy threw a Silpada jewelry party. I had no idea about the company or the brand, but was pleasantly surprised by the jewelry selection! It wasn’t cheesy or cheap (which may be the first thoughts that come to mind with a home party company). No! Quite the [...]

Naima Adedapo

My favorite Naima Adedapo doing her version of judge Jennifer Lopez’s, “On the Floor.” AMAZING!

I had an Amazing Time at American Idol Live! Thanks L’Oreal!

I just want to take this moment again to thank the wonderful people at L’Oreal Paris and Alison Brod PR for the amazing time at American Idol Live! at the Nokia Theater last Friday. It was incredible (and that’s an understatement!) to watch the 11 finalists live. They really are such amazing talents, and it [...]

How to Be Wealthy

“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” - Epictetus A while back I wrote that I was trying to streamline by getting rid of some of my unnecessary possessions. They do seem to pile up, don’t they? Well, my purging lasted for about a month – I donated old clothes, appliances, [...]

The Lessons of The Hunger Games

I finished reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins this past weekend. If you haven’t heard about this book, The Hunger Games is a young-adult science fiction novel in the same category as the popular Twilight series. It was originally published on September 14, 2008, and is the first book of the trilogy. The other [...]