Yesterday, I spotted a small, new display of La Roche-Posay sunscreens for sale at my neighborhood Walgreens. If youd had a feather, you couldve knocked me over with it. Really. This is good ne...
Whoever said "You can never have too much of a good thing" obviously never retained the Seven Seas after accidentally eating lousy Chinese takeout at an office luncheon. Oops. And...
I know, it feels like I just posted my Late Winter Edition of "You Complete Me," and here we are at Early Spring already. You know what they say though: Spring is in the air, and a young...
LOreal Paris announced today that Roger Vivier brand ambassador and LuxeBytes girl-crush Inés de la Fressange is the cosmetic giants latest, greatest spokesmodel. Said LOreal Global Brand President C...
Last week, my friend and mentor Tish of A Femme dUn Certain Age invited me to write a piece on sleepwear and loungewear for her blog. I was happy to comply, with this post in praise of the cashmere b...
"When I was a child, my mother said to me, If you become a soldier, youll be a general. If you become a monk, youll end up as the pope. Instead I became a painter and wound up as Picasso."&nb...
Most of my wardrobe is black. If the color suits you, theres much to love about black. Its chic. It slenderizes. It hides schmutz. Its inured against the vicissitudes of designers and edi...
Ive mentioned a few times, both on my own blog as well as in the comments area of the blogs of others, that I maintain control over my wardrobe (and spending) by consulting a small Moleskine notebook...
A couple of weeks ago, I shared Inès Little Diaries with you. Several commenters remarked that they were either newly familiar with Inès de la Fressange or hadnt heard of her at all -- a situation I ...
Like many dedicated followers of fashion, I maintain a "style file," a collection of magazine clippings, articles, photographs, tear sheets, and other assorted ephemera that capture the sarto...
Adrienne, who lives the Sonoma dream at The Rich Life (on a budget), recently wrote about a friend who painted and beautifully organized the interior of one of her closets. I commented that I, too, h...
You know, it really is true what they say (whoever "they" are . . . Ive always wondered . . . ): "Timing is everything." How else could one explain my coming across news o...
As I was going through my digital photos of last summers visit with my friends in les Hautes-Alpes in France, one thing just kept jumping out at me: windows. Or should I say les vitrines? These...
Ive had a huge girl-crush on Inès de la Fressange ever since 1983, the year Karl Lagerfeld introduced her as his muse during his epic revitalization of the House of Chanel. For many (including Yours ...
The annals of artistic history are much too filled with creative geniuses who were, one way or another, miscreants. We must add fashion designer extraordinaire John Galliano to that unfortunate list ...
Im sitting here with a nice clay mask (this little kit really makes it a lavish experience) on my face and décolletage, challenging myself to compose and upload this post before the mask turns crackl...
"When a girl feels that shes perfectly groomed and dressed, she can forget that part of her. Thats charm. The more parts of yourself you can afford to forget, the more charm you have." F. Sco...
Heres what I cant get enough of during these waning days of brutal winter. Mighty Leaf African Nectar Tea A tropical floral rooibos tea full of antioxidants and Vitamin C. It has been the perfe...
In August, I visited one of my best friends and her lovely family in the French Alps. Eleven glorious, relaxing days of doing absolutely nothing in the Alps and Provence ... and spending all day doin...
Well. Nearly seven months is an awfully long time to ask my handful of readers out there to "stay tuned," no? If anyone has indeed stayed tuned and if anyone is interested in Signé Chanel, th...
My husband and I had a perfect visit to San Francisco, where the weather was overcast, chilly, mildly damp, and never above 65 degrees -- which is this Swedish girls idea of heaven. We usually like t...
Sorry to have dropped off the radar this past week. Im getting ready for back-to-back trips, one later this week, followed by another in early August. Posting will be (even more) irregular (than usua...
Earlier this month, I started a discussion of how to beat the summertime blues, when the heat and humidity conspire to smother you and wearing clothing -- much less looking cool and chic at the same ...
Ok, did anyone groan at that title?I know.I did, too. Anyway. Were all friends here, and I know youll indulge me one more time for a quick post on the incomparable Daphne Guinness.While reading about...
"Get dressed every day a little bit nicer than you would have and see if it makes a difference in your day. See if you feel better. See if people treat you better."Laura BennettCompletely und...
We three had occasion to find ourselves in Vail and Copper Mountain yesterday, in advance of Independence Day.I sometimes forget how beautiful Colorado is, and how very European Vail is.Though I supp...
My main girl crush, Daphne Guinness, writes about why she bought the entire Isabella Blow couture collection up for auction. My boys and I are off to the mountains today. Happy 4th, everyone!(image s...
"Youre considered superficial and silly if youre interested in fashion, but I think you can be substantial and sill be interested in frivolity." Sofia Coppola For a fun "oldie but goodie&...
Well, here it is, the first of July and Ive got the summertime blues, oh, about three weeks early. The heats just vile, Im mired in "hurry up and wait" mode for vacation to start, and my ward...
... Fiona!Please shoot me an email with your mailing address at luxebytes at gmail dot com, and Ill get your wool wash out to you. Congratulations!
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