The best of 70s fashion is back. What I mean is, no polyester or bell-bottoms. Instead, for fall, we’re seeing soft neutrals (like camel and ivory), buttery leathers and suedes and gorgeous chiffon and wool fabrics. If you’re leery about transporting your wardrobe back to the days of disco, try incorporating one of the staples [...]

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Building a wardrobe of versatile neutrals makes sense: Mixing and matching pieces is easy and clothing is less likely to look dated. But a closet full of blacks, browns, beiges and khakis hardly makes for inspired dressing. To brighten up your look without splurging on a whole new color scheme, take a cue from Glamour [...]

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Packing lunches is a great way to save cash and eat healthfully: No running out for a $9 fast food lunch or succumbing to the temptations of the office vending machine for you, and no mystery meat school lunches for your kids. But all those plastic sandwich bags (or Saran Wrap, for that matter) are [...]

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Sunday night was the premier of Season 4 of Mad Men. I adore this show not only for the fab dialogue and story lines but also for the style! America’s fascination with mid-century style has really taken off over the last three years, and it’s fun to see so many stores offering remakes and offshoots [...]

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It seems like simply washing your face should be enough, doesn’t it? After all, washing usually… well… gets things clean. But invariably, when I follow my (necessarily gentle) facewash with toner, I see plenty of make-up left behind: residue from foundation , traces of blush and bronzer, streaks of eyeshadow and eyeliner. Yuck. I like [...]

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If you have kids, pets, a house or a garden, then you have a use for TubTrugs. These flexible, lightweight polyethylene tubs are washable, bendable, crushable and just about indestructible. They come in 14 bright colors and six practical sizes to make just about any storing or carrying job a breeze. In the garden:The large [...]

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Sheath dresses should be a staple in every woman’s closet. Simple and elegant, they’re great go-to dresses for everything from work to church to cocktail parties. Fortunately, there are beautiful buys at every price point, and you don’t have to spend a fortune to look stunning. The two dresses above (one from St. John and [...]

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While I’ve been on quest to find a frizz-free solution, I started noticing something: My dark, vibrant brown hair color is fading fast. It seems the sunny days at the beach are doing me no favors.  So now I’m determined to rev it up, because even though I was under the notion that there’s nothing worse [...]

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Although I am a huge fan hard surface floors (tiles, stone, wood, laminate) because they’re low maintenance, I find myself always shopping for the perfect area rug to soften up certain living areas in the home. The kitchen often poses a particular challenge because you need something that looks good and is also easy to [...]

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For a long time, you probably pooh-pooh’d getting a better TV. However, it is a fact that once you go high-def, it’s hard to go back. The same can be said for Blu-ray. If you haven’t replaced your old DVD player yet, you may not notice a difference. However, once you’ve made the upgrade to [...]

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