Yesterday I had the dubious pleasure of hanging backstage as the key makeup artist for the Marchesa trunk show at Neiman Marcus. I have always been a Marchesa fan (I mean really who isn’t) and have featured some of the lines gorgeous gowns in the pages of AFM, but there is something about racks [...]

The other day I heard an acquaintance saying I how much they hate all these “discount” words that have come out of the economic downturn. They asked – “What is a frugalista anyway…. Doesn’t that just mean being cheap?” Well that depends on your definition of cheap my trust fund friend…. Personally, I [...]

The hustle and bustle is over, the shuffling of makeup cases, wardrobe racks, 6 foot models, backstage coordinators yelling into their headsets, the lights, the cameras, the action… the crowds…Scottsdale Fashion Week is over…
That adrenalin rush is done and there’s always a day of the blues that follows. I [...]

Today I am happily dragging my little tootsies out of bed. It’s a busy day for the Glam girls and me; we will be rocking the makeup tonight and tomorrow for some of the best shows of the weekend. Yesterday I got a sneak peek at the samples that Barneys will be showing [...]

Right about now the rest of the country is unveiling and dusting off their cozy sweaters, winter coats, scarves and perhaps even gloves, yet “The Valley of the Sun” has remained the butt of some cruel joke that Mother Nature is getting her kicks out of. It’s 100 degrees, then it’s 68, then it’s [...]

Another crazy and fun-tastic week of fashion brew-ha, it seems that barely a week goes by lately that isn’t filled with store openings, fashion shows and events. H&M of course is opening it’s first store in town with the pre-opening party happening last night…can I say I felt as if I was in the [...]

In anticipation of finally having our very own H&M in the hood I just had to mention the goings on of late in both Tinseltown and The Big Apple. Last night Hollywood rolled out the red carpet in a star-studded party hosted by Tamara Mellon and Jeffrey Katzenberg, in support of The Motion Picture [...]

Hello Shopping fans, if you are of the persuasion that loves to linger at the mall and shop until you drop then Scottsdale Fashion Week is for you. Though it doesn’t bear specific resemblance to traditional runway extravaganzas in NY or LA which were created for the unveiling of new collections to buyers, press [...]

After a recent conversation with a few fellow entrepreneurs I decided to give myself a little challenge – for the next few weeks I will change my boring routines and shop in locally owned businesses as much as possible. Last week when we celebrated the birthdays of two employees I decided to skip the [...]

There is nothing that gets me going more than a little fashion controversy, especially when it’s sparked by someone who should know better!   Please tell me you have seen the latest Ralph Lauren brew-ha, if not let me enlighten… Some genius at Ralph Lauren thought it would be fantastic idea to photoshop  an ad [...]