Believe me when I say that today was epic. Love affairs were renewed, Anthropologie managed to get away with selling birds stenciled on trousers for $200, and Esprit was the dark horse racing out of the gate. In an effort to bring you tailored, chic wares that won’t wreck havoc on your checking account, [...]

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It’s no secret that I’m mad for blueberries. The perfect blend of tart and sweet, the flavor each miniature jewel imparts is pure magic. When in season, I’ve fixed blueberry [...]

One day in February, I fell rapturously down the magical hole that was the John Cheever biography. Cheever’s work was a formidable influence on me as an emerging writer, and I devoured, analyzed, and studied his stories in minute detail. Here was a man perceived as a realist, but thought himself experimental, because isn’t [...]

soft & beautiful hair care from Felicia Sullivan on Vimeo.
Products featured in the video:
•Soft & Beautiful Ultimate Sculpting Gel, $6.58: Who knew that a sculpting oil could provide ultimate hydration for under $10?! I was a bit skeptical at first, but after using a generous portion of the gel on my sectioned drying hair, I [...]

If you honestly wanted to see an unedited video of me getting my hair from super-curly to super-straight, the year would be 1997 and you would be watching Titanic. Watching the video would require multiple meal and restroom breaks, and the patience of a Tibetan monk. From shampoo to blowdry to flatiron to style, I’m [...]

When I discovered that there was a site devoted to the care, celebration, and maintenance of curly-hair, I nearly belted out a litany of show tunes. Naturally Curly is not simply a site targeted toward women with a fine mess of curls oblivious to frizz, or the woman who stocks up on Frizz-Ease (this [...]

Ever wonder what it’s like to edit an anthology? My dear friend Mindy Lewis, a witty, talented author gives you a behind-the-scenes peek on how it’s all done – from concept to publication.
I sit at my computer in my living room/home office, amidst piles of papers, bills, postcard reminders of events I’d planned [...]

I can’t do jeans in the summer, I simply cannot. Otherwise I’ll need to crank central air, full blast, on my legs should I dare to wear denim. So summer is all about linen, cotton, and silk voile dresses, skirts with insane pleating and fabulous swing. And although my legs conjure images of bone-bleached [...]

This week’s edition of Links a la Mode, edited by Clutch 22, includes a variety of style tips, collectively helping us all achieve wardrobe domination. Dirty Laundry gets creative with monochromatic colors, we have a juicy American Apparel shopping tip from The Coveted, Capitola Girl introduces us to new wooden accessories for summer [...]

Raised in a bohemian household in Northern California, Josie Maran grew up appreciating natural, effortless beauty. At the time, makeup – heavy and mask-like – seemed anything but natural. After a decade of modeling and a multi-year Maybelline contract, in 2007 Maran sought to create a line of unfussy, wearable cosmetics with a touch of [...]

At the Fashion For All event, a woman stopped me in the middle of the room and asked me, point blank, why are you doing this? She was suspicious, and rightly so, because here was this effusive, energetic white girl giving complete strangers access to free designer clothes, beauty products, and community resources. In [...]

Yesterday, while I lamented the loss of discretionary income and the days of fanciful indulgences (I look at pictures of me, post-facial, in hopes of evoking the memory of an exfoliated complexion!), I sought solace in Blake Bailey’s Cheever: A Life, and some choice web surfing. After hitting up the usual suspects, I paused [...]

A few weeks ago someone asked me: Why do you write? I thought about this question for what seemed like hours but was only really minutes, because I wondered how do I answer such a deceptively simple question: Why do you write? Although I wanted to sound sophisticated and scholarly, I decided instead to speak [...]