October 30, 2015 Communication
Most of us have been there, either as a weary and frustrated parent or a completely sympathetic bystander. Many perfectly normal toddlers go ballistic at one time or another. To the dismay of their parents, it can happen anywhere at…
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There was a time when just the name “Liz” was mentioned and half the world knew who was being spoken of in an instant. After all, she’d been thrust onto a very public stage at the early age of 9….
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Black Beauty: Discovering Makeup for Women of Color Once upon a time, many decades ago, standards of beauty were very different from the ideals we celebrate today. Although that celebration has given us even more reasons to be prideful, the…
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Ever since most of us played with Barbie dolls, we knew there was Ken somewhere in the picture. Not long after we grew into young women who would set out to find a real life Ken of our own. The…
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BIG NAMES AND NEW USES FOR FRAGRANCE Wearing fragrance was once thought of as an accessory to create a pleasing aroma for anyone near us. Today it is so much more than that. The power of fragrance is so remarkable…
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FRAGRANCES: NEW USES AND DESIGNER SCENTS Art meets science in the latest generation of exciting new uses for fragrances and designer scents. The next level of scents are all about so much more than smelling great, they’re about design and…
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The man who built one of the greatest luxury brand empires in the world entered life under the most meager of circumstances. Harry Winston’s parents were poor Ukrainian immigrants when they arrived in New York. Although they did eventually make…
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One look at the robin’s egg blue signature gift-wrap reveals what may be inside. A bauble from Tiffany and Company has made dreams come true for brides, hostesses and jewelry collectors since 1837. When Charles Tiffany and John Young first…
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Fashion icon Coco Chanel, when asked where a woman should wear perfume, demurely responded, “Wherever she wants to be kissed”. While we’ll never know for sure, most women of the day interpreted her famous reply to mean behind the ears…
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Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are the men behind the high end fashion labels Dolce & Gabbana and D&G. They’ve dressed celebrities and pop stars like Angelina Jolie, Rihanna, Gisele Bundchen, Monica Bellucci and Kylie Minogue. Their larger…
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There’s something about sexy lingerie that makes a woman feel absolutely incredible. Maybe it’s the secret that only she knows what she’s wearing beneath her business suit. Or could it be those bits of lace that remind young mothers that…
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Steve & Barry’s may not be just another American success story in the making. The privately held clothing retailer raked in an estimated $700 million dollars in 2005. But those kinds of numbers didn’t happen overnight. Childhood friends Steven Shore…
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Forget the glossy magazines with the occasional advertisement of the latest Gucci must have. Take a trip directly to the source at Gucci.com for everything you’d ever want to know about the Italian designer. From the first click to the…
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When you think of a spa vacation do you imagine being pampered to perfection or pounded into shape? Are you more intrigued by the idea of an ocean-side hot stone massage or a ten-mile hike in the mountains? The best…
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