Fashonista meets the beach with Sara Beltran, the coolest jeweler I have come across in a while. Born in Mexico, moved to New York, she now lives in Jaipur. My husband came home with one of her pieces for me for Christmas. I am honored to wear it. But more on why later...
This is one of my all time favorite photographs of a Thanksgiving table from Sunset Magazine. I love the idea of hauling everything to the beach and sitting outside for dinner. It is so romantic. Read more »
Did you know that most likely your lipstick container is not recyclable? What a drag, right? Well, our Color Quench Lip Tints come in a 100% recyclable container. While this is not THE most impo Read more »
I love to cook with vanilla, and I love the scent of the beans. But when it comes to perfume, I usually find it cloying and it is just not my thing. Little did I know that vanilla is one of the more difficult fragrances to blend and one of the most interesting. Read more »
"I swim in the sea and the sea swims in me" is written on the new surf board my husband, Billy, got me for Mother's Day. It is a Robert August in my favorite color: turquoise blue. He is a romantic guy, my husband. And the board surfs like a dream. Read more »
QVC, here we come! Please join me on QVC on Monday at 2 pm EST (that is 11 am for all of you on the West Coast). We will be featuring our Island Glow Collection at a great deal that I know you will LOVE this summer! Read more »
I promise this fragrant drink will elevate any meal or party. My inspiration: the San
Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara. I had no idea what
it was all about until my friend, Bob Morris, a writer from NYC visited me and
demanded we have lunch there. I
won’t go into the history, except to say the Kennedy’s honeymooned there. It is a lovely place. And if you order from the Read more »
I love to cook with vanilla, and I love the scent of the beans. But when it comes to perfume, I usually find it cloying and it is just not my thing. Little did I know that vanilla is one of the more difficult fragrances to blend and one of the most interesting. 
I promise this fragrant drink will elevate any meal or party. My inspiration: the San
Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara. I had no idea what
it was all about until my friend, Bob Morris, a writer from NYC visited me and
demanded we have lunch there. I
won’t go into the history, except to say the Kennedy’s honeymooned there. It is a lovely place. And if you order from the 
