Month: September 2021

Kathy Hilton’s Pink Satin Blazer and Printed Pants

Kathy Hilton’s Pink Satin Blazer and Printed Pants in Del Mar

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 11 Episode 18 Fashion

Needless to say we are very happy that “The Lady” did not forget to pack Kathy Hilton’s pink satin blazer and printed pants in her suitcase for the RHOBH cast trip to Del Mar as it made for a very chic look. And you’ll be happy to learn that we did not forget to link it down below for you “ladies” (sorry, if we knew your names we’d write them here!) so that you too can be pink ones. 

 

Fashionably,

Faryn

 

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Five Books to Welcome Autumn

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As summer ends and kids head back to school, I remember the days when I’d prepare for my new grade. I loved covering my textbooks with brown paper, organizing my pencil case, arranging outfit combinations, and labeling my folders and notebooks. I was all set to learn. 

Today, through books – although I’d place myself in at least the 50th grade! – I’m still anxious to learn all I can.

Whether you choose to explore Arab culture, an unfamiliar city, the authoring process, or a medical residency, I hope you find a book in this list that intrigues you. 

A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

Two thumbs up for this beautiful book. 

Raised in Brooklyn by Palestinian immigrants, the author was often told, “A woman is no man.” Her uneducated mother, subject to domestic abuse, stayed home with nine children. At age 19, Ms. Rum experienced an arranged marriage – without love.

Many women in her culture grew up learning life was all about finding a husband and keeping him happy. 

In her debut novel, Ms. Rum paints a semi-autobiographical portrait of female inferiority in some Arab households. The powerful story weaves the lives of three generations of women who fought to break the cycle of arranged marriages, poverty, and domestic abuse. 

Amid the recent turmoil and despair in Afghanistan, this was the perfect read to show how women sometimes find themselves trapped in the culture that reared them.

The Royal Correspondent by Alexandra Joel

In 1960s Sydney, when a woman’s destiny was to find a husband and keep house, Blaise Hill is determined to succeed in a man’s world. Supporting her parents and polio-stricken sister, Blaise breaks into the newspaper business. She is the lone woman in a newsroom filled with swaggering men.

Her strength, persistence, opinions, and skills earn her a plum assignment in the London office. As she covers the comings and goings of the royal family, readers devour a delicious mix of fashion, culture, and history. Throw in a love triangle (however predictable) with two successful and dashing gentlemen to make a delightful read.

The Editor by Steven Rowley

We can’t fix our problems by hiding from them.

James, a struggling writer, crafts a semi-autobiographical novel centered around a mother/son dysfunctional relationship. When he sells his book to a New York City publishing house, the most famous editor in town comes with the package. 

Although this book is fiction, I enjoyed reading about the author process and what Jackie O’s life may have been like as an editor. 

In its early stages, the novel seemed a bit silly and somewhat blundering to me. I asked a book-loving friend if I should keep going. “Yes,” she said. “I loved it.”

I trusted her, and so I continued. And I’m glad I did. Twentieth Century has purchased the film rights, and the movie should be a fun one. 

Committed by Adam Stern

Full disclosure – I have not read this book. Yet. It’s in my pile. But Cindy, my favorite book expert, raves about it. And I trust her opinions. 

This non-fiction pick centers around a psychiatrist and his four years as a Harvard medical resident. Unlike most residents who entered Harvard’s program from high-profile medical schools, the author studied at a lesser-known university. “He worked hard to find his footing and feel like he belonged,” says Cindy. 

According to Cindy, this fascinating tale gives readers a glimpse into the rigors of the residency world. Stern shares stories of the grueling psychiatric training, emotional relationships, and value of human connection. 

The Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams

After sprinting through this novel, it’s easy to see why many refer to Ms. Williams as “the queen of historical fiction.” 

After the author vacationed on Fishers Island, off the coast of Long Island, she reflected on the relationships between the year-round, working residents and the privileged people who spent summers there. Those thoughts – and culture – propelled her to craft the story of Winthrop Island, a sleepy New England enclave, and its diverse inhabitants.

In development for television, The Summer Wives has appeared on various best book lists since its publication in 2018. 

If you haven’t read Williams’ Her Last Flight, I recommend it. And I look forward to picking up Our Woman in Moscow and, coming soon, The Wicked Widow. 

Do you have a favorite character or geographical setting in a book? Any book you’d like to see made into a movie? What are you reading now?

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Dyson Just Completely Made Over Its Iconic Hair Tools—& They’re Prettier Than We Are

Just when we thought‚ that Dyson couldn’t do any better than its iconic hair tools, the brand proved us wrong. Today, they launched a dreamy new color combo of its hair dryer, straightener, and curling iron, and we’re ready to buy each of them.

The Prussian Blue and Copper tools are everything you could possible want in a hair appliance. They’re good looking enough to display on top of your bathroom sink or front-and-center in you cabinets, plus they work like an absolute charm.

If you aren’t familiar with Dyson’s hair products, here’s a quick synopsis of them all: They’re known for being the best around. Period. Practically every celebrity hair stylist uses them, and for good reason. The hot tools use the power of heated airflow to style and dry your hair all at once—and with less damage. Because they use such advanced technology, I’m going to give it to you straight. They’re pricey AF. But, the majority of these tools have multiple uses. For example, its Airwrap curling tool comes with a whopping six attachments and its Supersonic hair dryer now has a smoothing device that can prevent stubborn flyaways and frizz from occurring.

Basically, they give you salon-quality hair without having to make a trip out to the salon, and without having to exert a ton of effort yourself throughout the styling process. Below, shop the newest Dyson hair tools collection before it sells out (and we’re sure it will). They’re the perfect early holiday gifts for you from you.

Our mission at STYLECASTER is to bring style to the people, and we only feature products we think you’ll love as much as we do. Please note that if you purchase something by clicking on a link within this story, we may receive a small commission of the sale.

Dyson Corale Straightener.

Courtesy: Dyson.

Dyson Corrale Straightener

Welcome to 2021. In this fine year, we don’t need cords. They’re useless and tacky and suck to untangle. With this straightener, you can avoid all of the annoyance and give your locks a well-deserved break. It flattens and straightens by contouring to your hair’s shape to gently smooth everything out. This way, you’ll use less heat and get less breakage.

Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer

Courtesy: Dyson.

Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer

You know how it’s so hard to achieve bouncy and light hair when you use a hair dryer on yourself at home? This hair dryer basically ensures that you get beautiful locks every time it’s used. And, by buying one of these dryers, you also get a flyaway, styling, diffuser, comb, and gentle air attachment. Each of these helps you achieve a number of looks, from curly to pin-straight.

Dyson Airwrap

Courtesy: Dyson.

Dyson Airwrap Styler

This is your sign to stop spending money at those blow-out places and invest it in the device that will give you equally as beautiful curls with just as little effort on your end. The Airwrap styler does all of the heavy-lifting for you. It literally wraps your hair around itself (in a v gentle way) to create the ideal blowout look. A warning: If you buy this, you’re going to get an absurd amount of inquiries about where you got your hair blown out. You’ll get so many of these questions that you might begin to think you’re a professional stylist yourself. Go on and live that alter ego.

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Live Bolder as You Grow Older by Replenishing Your Energy Checking Account

grow older energy

Aging? Anti-aging? What’s your vocabulary, and what does it say about growing older?

To me, the word aging suggests we’re going in the wrong direction, and anti-aging suggests we’re fighting against it tooth and nail. Neither feels quite right to me.

Instead, I prefer to think in terms of growth. Growing older. Growing wiser. Growing grateful.

Candace Pert’s book, Molecules of Emotion, demonstrates the power of our thinking on our biology. What we think, we become.

As a nutrition and wellness coach, I give my clients tools to make changes not only in their actions but in their thinking and perception of themselves and the world around them.

Many aspects of today’s world disrespect or dismiss the value of older people. To change this attitude, we, as older people, need to step up and behave in ways that show our value and our vitality.

Accepting that we are aging like a piece of fruit that’s been sitting out too long is a disservice to ourselves and to those who can benefit from our life experience.

What would it be like for you – and maybe you are already in this mindset – to feel valued, included and vital, no matter your birthdate? How do you present yourself, so you have a voice that adds value to your world, and a voice that is heard by people of all ages?

Obviously, you need energy to accomplish this.

The Energy Checking Account

Many years ago, I began studying the traditional Chinese medicine approach to health and well-being. I learned that we are born with a certain amount of energy, or chi, and to maintain health and well-being we must always replenish chi because we use it every day to think, work and play.

I think of this replenishment as our chi checking account. Chi goes out, then chi must come in somehow throughout life, or we become weak and unable to function.

Two Key Items in the Chi Account

There are two essential ways you can replenish your chi account:

Breathing

We breathe, on average, more than 17000 times every 24 hours. The oxygen we breathe nourishes our blood which can then do its work throughout the body.

Imagine the difference in the amount of oxygen you take in if you breathe deeply or if you breathe in shallow breaths. It can make a huge difference in your energy level. Practices like yoga, chi gong, walking, singing and swimming all increase our capacity and can add vitality to your years.

Nourishment

Nutrition, or absorption of nutrients, is the second way you replenish your chi. Are you eating high nutrient foods or settling for take-out and processed foods? Think what happens if you put poor quality gas in your car – it wouldn’t function very well.

Your body won’t either, if you don’t give it high nutrient foods. If you’re not sure where to start, you can find a thorough explanation of food groups, menus, shopping lists and recipes in my book Food Becomes You, written especially for older folks.

Make a commitment to breathe deeply and eat well. It will give you added vitality, clarity of mind and an attitude more tuned into being not just older, but bolder.

If you are disabled in some way, making these two changes will be fine medicine with no side effects. If you are healthy but know you could feel better, making these two changes will give you a new lease on life.

What are some things you will do when you feel bolder, stronger and more vital? What attitudes and biases about growing older would you like to change? Do you find people treat you differently, ignore you, talk down to you? How can changing your own thinking and actions make a difference in how others relate to you? Please share your thoughts and insights below.

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Dyson Just Completely Made Over Its Iconic Hair Tools—& They’re Prettier Than We Are

Just when we thought‚ that Dyson couldn’t do any better than its iconic hair tools, the brand proved us wrong. Today, they launched a dreamy new color combo of its hair dryer, straightener, and curling iron, and we’re ready to buy each of them.

The Prussian Blue and Copper tools are everything you could possible want in a hair appliance. They’re good looking enough to display on top of your bathroom sink or front-and-center in you cabinets, plus they work like an absolute charm.

If you aren’t familiar with Dyson’s hair products, here’s a quick synopsis of them all: They’re known for being the best around. Period. Practically every celebrity hair stylist uses them, and for good reason. The hot tools use the power of heated airflow to style and dry your hair all at once—and with less damage. Because they use such advanced technology, I’m going to give it to you straight. They’re pricey AF. But, the majority of these tools have multiple uses. For example, its Airwrap curling tool comes with a whopping six attachments and its Supersonic hair dryer now has a smoothing device that can prevent stubborn flyaways and frizz from occurring.

Basically, they give you salon-quality hair without having to make a trip out to the salon, and without having to exert a ton of effort yourself throughout the styling process. Below, shop the newest Dyson hair tools collection before it sells out (and we’re sure it will). They’re the perfect early holiday gifts for you from you.

Our mission at STYLECASTER is to bring style to the people, and we only feature products we think you’ll love as much as we do. Please note that if you purchase something by clicking on a link within this story, we may receive a small commission of the sale.

Dyson Corale Straightener.

Courtesy: Dyson.

Dyson Corrale Straightener

Welcome to 2021. In this fine year, we don’t need cords. They’re useless and tacky and suck to untangle. With this straightener, you can avoid all of the annoyance and give your locks a well-deserved break. It flattens and straightens by contouring to your hair’s shape to gently smooth everything out. This way, you’ll use less heat and get less breakage.

Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer

Courtesy: Dyson.

Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer

You know how it’s so hard to achieve bouncy and light hair when you use a hair dryer on yourself at home? This hair dryer basically ensures that you get beautiful locks every time it’s used. And, by buying one of these dryers, you also get a flyaway, styling, diffuser, comb, and gentle air attachment. Each of these helps you achieve a number of looks, from curly to pin-straight.

Dyson Airwrap

Courtesy: Dyson.

Dyson Airwrap Styler

This is your sign to stop spending money at those blow-out places and invest it in the device that will give you equally as beautiful curls with just as little effort on your end. The Airwrap styler does all of the heavy-lifting for you. It literally wraps your hair around itself (in a v gentle way) to create the ideal blowout look. A warning: If you buy this, you’re going to get an absurd amount of inquiries about where you got your hair blown out. You’ll get so many of these questions that you might begin to think you’re a professional stylist yourself. Go on and live that alter ego.

STYLECASTER | Ashley Benson Interview

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