Best of beauty is something I finally feel like I can write about. I’ve been really into beauty products lately – browsing, researching, and trying new things! I figured its about time I share some of my favorite finds. A variety of these products I’ve tried and loved, other are I’ve researched and are on my list, and others my friends have raved about. 

Still pinching myself over the House Beautiful article about the COCOCOZY Design House! Now time for more detail about kitchen and bathroom counters. Last year, I showed you my countertop selection.

As you might recall, Caesarstone, one of the COCOCOZY Design House partners, generously supplied all of the counter material for the kitchen and the bathrooms and I am so happy with my picks:  Statuario Maximus for kitchen and Pure White for the master and 2 other bathrooms!

This holiday, give the fashionista in your life the perfect present. Don’t stress about finding the right gift with my holiday gift guide for the fashionista.

Photograph: A Walk in the Wild

This holiday, give the beauty aficionado in your life the perfect present with our gift guide for the beauty obsessed. Whether it means staying hydrated, adding a little extra to their skincare routine or getting them the perfect eyeshadow palette, I’ve got you covered.

These are some of the best beauty products around. Maybe give some of these as gifts this year as well!

Photograph: A Walk in the Wild

Happy November 1st. We are two months away from the New Year! OMG.  I don’t know about you, but here in Southern California, during early crisp mornings as I’m heading to work, I put on the perfect fall outfit and by lunchtime when the sun’s come out and it is 85 degrees, that cute fall outfit that was once a fashionistas dream is a little less climate appropriate. By evening, the wind is making me glad again I brought that extra sweater. That’s why I believe in layering and dressing for whatever temperature fall throws your way…no matter where you are in the country or outside of the country. Layer, layer, layer is the answer.

Here are my current favorite fashion forward fall looks for when it’s warm in the day and cooler at night.

Welcome to my scatterbrain!

March is already almost over (?!), so I wanted to share some of the products I’m obsessed with right now! Plus, I’ve included some irresistible sales that I’ve stumbled upon and just had to share.

Happy shopping!

Who says dressy clothes are just for dressy occasions?

I’ve been trying to find ways to incorporate the fancier items in my closet into my regular wardrobe — and I’ve found that with a little creativity and willingness to play around, you can find a look that works for almost any day of the week!

Case in point… I bought the Chloe dress pictured throughout this post for a wedding I was going to late last year. As I’m sure many of you can relate, it’s a beautiful dress (that I spent way too much money for), but it just sits in my closet.

A little background, I purchased the dress while rushing out of the store before closing… without even looking at the price tag. I still lose sleep over that sometimes, but what can you do. I had to catch a flight early the next morning for the wedding, so I ended up deciding to make it work. In hindsight, I totally could have worn something perfectly nice that I already owned (without spending an arm and a leg) and returned the dress, but here we are. All dressed up with nowhere to go!

What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than with some online shopping?!

Here are a few products I’m obsessed with right now — not to mention, a couple of really awesome sales! No rhyme or reason here, just sharing as I find. Enjoy!

So…have you ever not heard of something before…then you learn about it and then you see it all over the place?  Well this happened to be this past December with the lovely and delightful Santa Maria Novella products.

I was in a meeting with someone just before the holiday break and she mentioned she had just been in Florence and had finally gone to a place she wanted to visit…one of the oldest pharmacies in the world…Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella. This person in my office spoke lovingly, adoringly and wistfully about this old world apothecary specializing in blending perfumes, aromas, colognes, cosmetics, oils and lotions once made just for kings and queens of Florence, Italy.  I stared at her blankly as I had never heard of said pharmacy.  Never in my life.  But, less then 8 hours later, surprisingly, I heard about again…and then again and then again…