After her childhood at etiquette school and her days as a debutante, as a married lady Beth Dunn realized that “while ground rules for social ‘acceptance’ may have changed since her school days, the ladies definitely hadn’t. Sick of cliques, cruelties and mean girls grown up, Beth was motivated to write about them.”
Her book, Social Climbers is a fun read that is also a beautifully illustrated style guide. You might consider it the Official Preppy Handbook of the 21st century.
This week at Shopaholics Daily, you have a chance to win a signed copy of the book. To enter the giveaway, just …read more

I’m thinking ahead to my holiday gift list and a few of these titles just might fit the bill. I love to get my shopping out of the way as quickly as possible so that I can enjoy the season! And shopping early ensures that you get the best prices possible!
Staging Your Comeback: A Complete Beauty Revival for Women Over 45
Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style (Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style)
The One Hundred: A Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own
How Not to Look Old: Fast and Effortless Ways to Look 10 Years Younger, 10 …read more

I love books like this… when you get the before photos AND the after photos. The best part… you get to try out each of the looks. LOL… I’m always playing around with makeup and the techniques that you would never try without a little prompting… usually gives the best results. For example… I once tried instructions for an Asian face and my eyes suddenly took on a life of their own! Amazing what a little instruction can do.

It’s a quiet Saturday afternoon and you are wondering what you could do to make a million dollars?? Why not start by whipping up some products in your kitchen. Just think of the companies who have already done it! Who’s to say that you could be next?
How to Make Your Own Organic Cosmetics: Face Masks, Hair Rinses & Body Lotions: Recipes for Natural Beauty (How to Make Your Own Organic Cosmetics)

I have the perfect book for those of you who love your sweatshirts but just wish that they could be just a wee bit more fashionable. So here’s your chance to play designer. Let this book open up a whole new career for you.
Fashion Sweatshirts

I just finished reading a review written by the mother of a 12 year old and she positively raved about the book and how much fun her daughter AND her friends had creating all the cute little costumes. And apparently the little sister quickly got hooked as well. And even better, the kit provides tons of special paper to make creating that much easier.
Paper Fashions: Design Your Own Styles (Klutz)

I’m always looking for interesting books to add to my collection and today I chose this three. I have this thing about buying books… if I see something that interests me, I buy it right then and there. I once saw a book in Florida called The Ben Franklin Almanac and I picked it up, put it down, picked it up, put it down and then left the store. I regretted it the minute I left Florida. The following year I went back to that same bookstore and spent two different days combing the bookshelves. I was at the point …read more

Time for another book… you can tell where I’m headed to day can’t you!! It’s the first day in three weeks when I have actually felt well enough to leave the house. So, here’s today’s pick!! It’s called… Made to Stick. 
 I have often wondered why some stores in particular survive when I thought they didn’t stand a chance. Same goes for fashion fads and some of them still have me scratching my head?? Who thinks up some of these fads?
So, what particular fad do you remember that was closing in on hideous… but did extremely well?
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive …read more

Target Underwear and a Vera Wang Gown: Notes from a Single Girl’s Closet
The perfect book to take with you on holiday. It’s easy to read and a topic we can all identify with right??

Okay, the table really isn’t made of REAL books, but I think that it could easily be done. And I probably have enough books that I’m not using to do something like this. And it would look gorgeous in my office! It would be perfect place for lunch, seeing that I seldom leave the room anyway!

Okay, maybe I need this as well. And for the price of it, it had better make one kick ass cup of coffee! With those two items, my office would be coming along nicely. Ah, a girl can dream!
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