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Freckle face
The other day I came across the funniest beauty how to: an article detailing how to draw on fake freckles! I must be way out of the loop because the more I researched, the more I found that this has been a major trend over the past year. Some evidence: Fake freckles are officially trending (Refinery29)…
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This week I am…
…in Amsterdam! I’m celebrating their national holiday today and wearing orange. …toasting my grandfather’s 91st birthday. More on what makes his generation the greatest. …reading about the White House correspondents’ dinner. I met this funny guy when I attended. …still dreaming of tacos. Apparently it is the official state food of California? …hanging onto my beloved watch, especially after…
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Rainy day French onion soup
What are you up to this weekend? We’re headed to Amsterdam on Sunday and I’m so excited to see the land of tulips! When I looked up the weekend weather here in Geneva and then in Amsterdam, there were little rain clouds over both cities. But what can you do? April showers, indeed. Considering I…
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Wine tasting 101
Written while drinking a glass of 2012 Les Perrierés Chardonnay de Peissy. Having grown up in California, I considered myself pretty well-versed in wine…that is, until I moved to Europe. Walking around the wine section of my local grocery store there were a few names I recognized: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot. Everything else–I didn’t have a clue.…
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Why you should stop washing your jeans
I’m not going to ask you to hug a tree in honor of Earth Day (today!), but I hope you’ll read this story I wrote for Thrive Wire which brings together issues close to my heart: water conservation, climate change and a good pair of jeans. When Levi’s CEO Chip Bergh last year announced he…
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My ‘California cool’ salad
My first week as a freshman at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill I stopped by a local sandwich spot and ordered a turkey on wheat. Add avocado. “That’ll cost you extra,” the server said. “That’s ok, it’s worth it,” I said. “Let me guess, you’re from California,” he responded. I was taken aback.…
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This week I am…
…learning about the new generation of deliberate “spinsters” via this author interview. …watching this video of the best supermarket movie scenes (and dreaming of Trader Joe’s!) …adding garlic to everything after reading this article, not that I needed much convincing. …following these “cool moms” on Instagram (remember this?!) …disagreeing with my 1982-born husband on who is…
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I want to go to there…
…Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Called the “Venice of the North” this canal-built city has always seemed utterly idyllic to me… …maybe it’s all the windmills? …or that tulips is one of their main industries? Doesn’t it seem like a fairy land? But after reading a bit on The Netherlands, I’ve come to realize that this city’s…
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Why we mourn the deaths of celebrities we never met
I wrote this story for Thrive Wire–check it out here. Robin Williams, Princess Diana, Whitney Houston…you likely never met them, but felt pain when you heard about their deaths. Maybe you tweeted about their deaths or joined the “R.I.P…” Facebook group. Maybe you sat with friends and discussed your favorite moment in their lives. Maybe…
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Florence: Art and Aperitivo
This is a follow-up on yesterday’s post “Three Days in Florence.” Having never been to Florence, visiting the Uffizi Gallery was at the top of my list for its amazing art collection. But like everything in Florence, I found much much more. I would have bought a ticket to walk through the building alone–even without its hundreds…
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Paige Langton 