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Color = Confidence? The Surprising Truth About Fashion Over 50 and Our Color Choices
The colors of this season are… the ones that you choose for yourself! Learn how to invest in your favorite colors with the help of style blogger Susan Good. Enjoy the show! Margaret Manning: My guest today is Susan “Honey” Good. Susan is a mother, a wife and a grandmother to 25. She is also an author and has a fabulous website called HoneyGood.com. I’m truly happy to have her on the show because Susan has dedicated her life to helping women over 50 find style and substance in their lives. I’m really happy to hear her expertise. Welcome, Susan....
The newest take on ladylike dressing takes its inspo from the royals
From luxe fabrics to jewel-encrusted accents, add an extra touch of glamour to your Fall wardrobe with decadent statement pieces. In the latest edition of Shop The Closet, ESSENCE Fashion Director Marielle Bobo encourages you to embrace the luxe life with her favorite regal-inspired finds. Take a look at the fashion goodness we scored this month, including the vintage fox fur stole from Marielle’s grandmother (tip: visit your nearest thrift store for similar buys). Check out the video below, where she dishes on her essentials and let us know which items you plan on snagging. Happy shopping! Photography by Daniel...
One of my favorite “field trips” for work is putting together capsule wardrobe ideas for you guys…especially when they are budget friendly! Tried to think outside my normal color choices for y’all too, because I get lots of requests to add in black...
You definitely don’t need to buy all new items for a fall capsule; in fact, it’s quite the opposite! The idea is to start with what you already have and love and then work in a few new, fresh pieces each season depending on budget and need. If you’d like to read about my quick + easy capsule wardrobe process, click [HERE]! **For reference, I’m 5’8″ and usually wear a S/M in tops and a 4/6 in pants. Outfit 1: Starting with some light fall layers that could work on their own or paired with different tops and tees! Love...
Big Space Outdoor Toddler Swing
27 ພ.ຈ. 2018 – These free swing set plans will give you everything you need to build your children or grandchildren a swing set that they’ll have fun playing on . As a parent, you must already know that children nowadays don’t play outside a lot compared to back in your days. Technology is a huge culprit for this. Get your kids playing outdoor by building a backyard swing set. Here’s a collection of 34 free DIY swing set plans for you to get some ideas. . See more. A playground has ever been regarded as a location where children, by...
For hundreds of thousands of years, humans had an unbroken tradition of evening firesides
It’s where we told stories, recounted the happenings of the day, sang, danced, and just sat in comfortable silence staring into the flames. It’s also where we graduated from desperate scavengers scooping half-eaten marrow and gnawing bone scraps for gristly morsels into legitimate cooks. Now that line is broken. Now we sit around the television. We sit under the perma-glow of the LED, gazing into our phones. If we even cook, we do it under perfectly controlled settings. Which is fine, but it’s missing something: the wildness of fire. Cooking over a campfire is more art than science. It’s feel....