Handcrafted Filigree, Worthy of the Underworld
According to Aztec legend, Mictlantecuhtli, God of the Underworld and ruler of Mictlán, was responsible for dividing the deceased for their respective journeys after death.
Read moreTag Archives: Oro de Monte Albán
Oro de Monte Albán Enshrines Eternal Love in Gold, Silver
The romantic handcrafted collection includes a limited selection of white sapphire-studded silver heart earrings, sets of tiny silver ribbon earrings with matching rings tied into heart-shaped bows
Read moreTrending Beauty (What’s New, What Works)
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS September is Mexico’s “Mes de la Patria” (national month), and there is no better way to celebrate the country than by dressing yourself in national products and giving yourself a Viva México glow. Indigenous Jewelry The culture and art of Mexico are fundamental treasures that capture the beauty and richness of the nation’s ancient past. And nowhere
Read moreFashion with a Mexican Flair
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS September is, as they say in Mexico, “el Mes de la Patria” (“the Patriotic Month”), mainly because the country’s national day, the Sept. 16 anniversary of its declaration of independence, falls in the middle of it. There are also several other important Mexican historical anniversaries in September, including the fall of the Niños Héroes (Children Heroes), who
Read moreTrending Beauty (What’s New, What Works)
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Granted, when you were living in sweats day-in-and-day-out locked in your house during quarantine, putting on jewelry may not have been at the top of your list of daily dress routine activities. And temporarily giving up those heavy loop earrings was probably a nice respite for your earlobes during the covid-19 lockdown. But now that you have
Read moreTrending Beauty (What’s New, What Works … In the Time of Covid-19)
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS So now we are all living in the “new normal,” whatever that may turn out to be. But until there is a universally available vaccine against covid-19 (and its subsequent mutations), we are all going to have to man (or woman) up, don our trusty surgical masks and go out and face the world (or, if we
Read moreTrending Beauty (What’s New, What Works … In the Time of Covid-19)
THE HANDS (AND FEET) HAVE IT! By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Ah, yes, beauty in the time of quarantine. What you wouldn’t do right now to have your tips trimmed and color revised at our favorite hairdresser. Or how about a mani-pedi at your local nail salon? Yes, lockdown can wreak hazard on our beauty routines. But that doesn’t mean you can’t
Read moreTrending Beauty (What’s New, What Works)
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … The winter months are a time to glow and shine with the addition of glittery makeup and golden jewelry.,,
Read moreTrending Beauty (What’s New, What Works)
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS More than Beauty The Swedish direct sales beauty and personal care brand Oriflame makes great innovative, nature-inspired products that can help rejuvenate skin, keep you hair looking great and make you smell like a million bucks. But the company also has a strong commitment to environmental protection and sustainable products, and last week Oriflame México organized a
Read moreTrending Beauty (What’s New, What Works)
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
Read more