Personalized Fashion By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Style is personal, and fashion should be as well. That stunning amber pendant that was your late grandmother’s; the oversized boyfriend shirt that actually came from your main squeeze’s closet (with or without his permission); the gold bracelet that has charms representing each of your children (or pets, or whatever); that kinky little felt hat
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New Products You Simply Can’t Live Without (Okay, so maybe, technically, you can live without them, but why would you want to?) By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS It seems that the science of beauty just keeps making more and more breakthroughs. And while there are at least a jillion products in our personal beauty arsenals that we would never ever consider replacing,
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Repair, Repair, Repair By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Who says you can’t turn back the hands of time? Sure, at age 45 you are never going to have that same fresh glow as you did when you were 20. But that doesn’t mean you have to resign yourself to saggy, wrinkly, dull skin and wearing a bob because your hair just won’t
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Fashion and Beauty with a Purpose By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS We all want to look gorgeous and stylish in the latest fashions, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. The clothes we wear, as well as the makeup and beauty products we use, are a personal expression of who we are and how we feel about ourselves. But in today’s
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A More Beautiful You By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS We all want to be beautiful, and, in fact, we all are. There is no single universal trait that define beauty, and no ideal image of aesthetic perfection. As the old saying goes: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder (or as Miss Piggy famously put it: “Beauty is in the eye
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Enrique Volopapilio is an incurable romantic. (Then again, aren’t we all, even if we don’t admit it publicly?) Volopapilio’s passion for romance may have started back when he was studying business administration in college and let himself be distracted from the tedious writings of Jay Heizer’s “Principals of Operations Management” to snatch of bit of amorous ardor
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS If there is one word that defines what makeup is going to look like this summer, it’s “shine.” Yes, after a subdued, understated, matted fall and winter, it’s time to let your inner radiance shine through and make your skin’s natural dewy complexion sparkle, accented by glittery shades of deep terracotta and gilded coral on lips, cheeks
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Seductive Beauty in the MeToo Era By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Fashion trends may come and go, but seductive elegance has always been a mainstay of catwalk chic. Even in this hazy #MeToo era, where overt provocation has given way to more elusive feminine sophistication, alluring sybaritic beauty is still a key element of fashion-forward style. Fashion, makeup and perfumes are intentionally
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The Power of Color By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS There is nothing that influences us in our daily lives quite as much as color. One of the most powerful means of communications and expression, color can influence the way we think, feel and perceive the world we live in. Color is a key factor in corporate branding and marketing, and nearly 90
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS As part of its ongoing global “Live Light” rebranding campaign to cater to a younger, more unisex market, Kipling – the Belgian handbag, backpack, tote and luggage design house with that iconic little monkey – has hired five local artists to paint the town “ape” and leave their mark on Mexican street fashion. The so-called Kipling Squad
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