The First Ritz-Carlton Reserve Opens December 22 at Phulay Bay in Krabi, Southern Thailand

Having been born and raised in the Baltimore -D.C. area, I only truly realized the power of the Ritz Carlton brand when my visit to their Georgetown Boutique location powerfully altered the way I perceived my home town and provided me with a new creative center. Now, as a former ex-pat (East Java and Bali) and Southeast Asia Studies major, the new "Reserve" line of Ritz Carlton Locations is very

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Ultimate Red by Estée Lauder

I'm fairly most 28 year women don't shower, brush their teeth, tuck themselves into bed for a good night's sleep - then pop out of bed because the new Estee Lauder Limited Edition Lip Gloss is calling their name. That, I suppose, is why I'm a beauty blogger and why, at 11:30 p.m, I'm pajamas from the neck down and Christmas Ball from the neck up.Estee's new Ultimate Red collection launches on th

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You're Invited to Origins for a FREE Caffeine Fix!

Almost one more week to go until we “fall back” to Standard Time! Although we gain an hour, this seasonal time change impacts our bodies and daily routines. To help you make this transition as smoothly as possible, Origins has partnered with illy caffé to provide an energizing pick-me-up!Origins invites you to stop by the below Origins retail stores, where you can receive FREE illy espresso, a FR

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The Same Questions I Ask Everyone....With Juara Skincare's Yoshiko Roth

Yoshiko loves her job. In August while very pregnant, she took a train from New York to D.C. so that she might present Juara's newest launches to the area's hottest beauty bloggers. Skincare seems to be more than the domain where she performs her adept entrepreneurship. Juara is, indeed (especially when that deed is getting on a train while pregnant) her calling.As Juara's Co-founder she is the n

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Healthy Hair = Hot Hair: EO

In March of '08 when I walked into my very first celeb stylist appointment (where they invited me to come rather than me begging for their next available in like 2012) the shampoo girl was floored at the vibrant health of my hair. "I've only used EO's organic shampoo for two years," I truthfully told her. Little was I to know, that was the last sulfate-free breath these locks would take for 18 mo

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Shu Uemura Pressed Powder: Love.

I fear these pressed powders may be discontinued as I can't find them ANY where on the Shu Uemura site. After I picking up this artfully done "n m ai" shade of blue pressed powder while at the L'Oreal Headquarters gift shop I fell fast for the easy silvery shade. If you're as in love as I am try their "n me blue 650" on for size. Love. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Lisa Hoffman Body Oil - Fifi Worthy Fragrance

My dear friends and two of D.C.'s hottest beauty bloggers (@aatp and @themakeupgirl) help select what goes in your BeautyFix. (If you don't know beauty fix - this may be a good time to educate yourself.) These beauty geniuses make sure you only get the finest product and their selection process has reached the height of perfection with their latest installment which introduced me to a number of m

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Chanel Noirs Obscurs Fashion Week Collection by Sarah Tattoo

It's no secret that I wait with baited breath the Chanel makeup palettes and looks created by the house specifically for their runway collections, but for the last few months I've been like a little girl before Christmas morning. When I saw the previews for the new limited edition fashion week Noirs Obscurs collection, I couldn't believe my luck!Not only is it a luxe, ultra high quality (of cours

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Chanel, Chanel, Chanel - By Sarah Tattoo

My dear friend Sarah (formally known as Sarah Tattoo) has agreed to help me out with some product reviews. Woman after my own heart, she went straight for the Chanel. Girls, Welcome Sarah!Chanel's new Foaming Mousse Cleanser and Anti-Pollution Rinse Off is showcased as a convenient solution to tired, dull skin in our sometimes overwhelmingly polluted environments. It's a thick, soft mousse that i

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Autumnal Skincare with June Jacobs

Last fall I fell for June Jacobs' Brightening Moisturizer. This fall the woman has bottled the essence of Autumn in the name of seasonally festive, paraben-free skincare. These two masks are a pumpkin patch hay ride and hot thanksgiving turkey sandwich with cranberry sauce for your skin. Deets below. Enjoy! June Jacobs Perfect Pumpkin Peeling Enzyme MasqueThis deliciously spicy, skin purifying p

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Breast-Friendly Pink Products from EO

Supporting breast cancer research with our purchases in October is beneficial but only if those products aren't potentially giving us breast cancer in the process, no? I've decided this year to only support pink products that are not packed with carcinogens. No more than 10 percent of breast cancers are genetic, and science points to toxic chemicals and radiation as factors in the sharp rise of b

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The Ritz-Carlton's New Eco-conscious Charlotte Location

After falling head over heals for their Georgetown location, I've become completely distracted with the current directions of The Ritz Carlton. Today they've headed south and green with the launch of their newest location, designed to achieve LEED® Gold certification, in the heart of Charlotte’s thriving uptown district (corporate home to the likes of Bank of America, Wachovia, and likely the hig

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Beauty Fortuity: The Shaving Cream Revolution

Would you like a shaving cream that makes your legs silks for days? (Days!) Would you like shaving cream that doesn't rinse off the second water hits it? Would you like a shaving cream that seems to inhibit the pace of hair growth? Then stop using shaving cream.Ladies it's time to relocate your leg lotion. The other night with body creams as far as the eye could see and not a shaving cream withi

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The Same Questions I Ask Everyone: Pristine Beauty's Blaire Kessler

When former beauty queen Blaire Kessler was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 she found her calling. With no family history of cancer and an extremely healthy lifestyle she began to ferret out all possible causes of her cancer. The results of her mission are a truly inspiring survivor story and an ultra fab toxin-free line of beauty products, Pristine Beauty, Inc. Look for Blaire and her fabul

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