Once temperatures dip to the single digits, it feels impossible to look fashionable while also staying warm — especially given the amount of layers necessary to withstand the frigid air outside.
In recent years, we’ve seen a plethora of envelope-shaped clutches, boxy totes, rectangular leather satchels, and trapeze-shaped purses, but it’s been a while since we’ve seen handbags with perfectly round silhouettes.
The red carpet at the Grammy Awards has a reputation for welcoming everything from over-the-top flashy and theatrical looks (as in 2010, when Gaga donned a yellow wig and a dress with hula hoop-like orbs circling the bodice, or in 1980, when Grace Jones donned an umbrella-shaped hat) to bafflingly eccentric ensembles(Bjork’s swan dress comes to mind), piquant and provocative get-ups (think of the plunging green Versace number Jennifer Lopez wore in 2000), outfits so funky and glittery they border on gawdy, and a fair share of glamorous gowns with unconventional details.
Whether you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day or Galentine’s Day (a February 13th festivity invented by Parks and Recreation’s Leslie Knope that involves lady friends celebrating one another and having a “Lilith Fair minus the angst” amount of fun), the sentiments behind your holiday of choice should be affection, respect, gratitude, and joy.
The big screen adaptation of the Fifty Shades of Grey, the erotic novel that sold over 100 million copies, opens on Valentine’s Day weekend and, already, controversy is brewing over the provocative contents of the film.
Right at the height of the winter season, when once supple and smooth lips start chapping, flaking, peeling, and cracking due to the brutal cold and dry air (not to mention the damage wrought by radiators and space heaters), Fresh has launched a new product certain to make caring for your pout feel like it’s all moonlight and roses.
Apparently, even deodorant trends are cyclical.
Three subjects dominated the conversation on February 2nd here in New York City: the insane amount of snow covering the city (more than most boroughs saw during the Juno blizzard the prior week), groundhog Punxsutawney Phil seeing his shadow and thereby predicting another 6 weeks of winter (groan), and every detail of the previous day’s Super Bowl game.
Love may conquer all, but that doesn’t mean it’s acceptable to forget (or ignore) Valentine’s Day when you’re in some form of a relationship — whether it’s a new development that’s still in its nascent stages, a long-distance arrangement, a live-in partnership, or a marriage.
Turns out Winnie the Pooh was onto something with his honey-hoarding ways — in addition to tasting delicious, suppressing coughs and soothing sore throats, and helping to heal wounds and burns, this phytonutrient-rich substance also helps to moisturize and soften skin.
