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Halloween Magic....
With such fabulous costume ideas already on the board, this year's halloween costume decision has been a tough one. How can I be glam? How can I be unique? How can I be just a little bit skanky... So...
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Article 23
Hello my costumed comradesSo this year I really couldn't decide between a few choice ideas for Halloween so I thought I'd consult my fellow Saloners. This year its all about looking back it seems....
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Article 22
There is nothing quite like becoming acquainted to a new space. You walk in to a blank canvas and begin to imprint yourself like an artist wielding his or her brush. Only instead of oils or acrylics...
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The Foundations of Menswear: A retrospective by Net-A-Porter
Hello Saloners,Today I was scoping the Internet for interesting tid bits and found this little piece (http://www.net-a-porter.com/magazine#/13/13) which I think is quite relevant. If you've seen any...
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JCrew Answers all my Questions
Once again I have found answers from visiting JCrew online. You may have seen or in fact own a pair of the mysterious hand warmers seen below which appear to be a veritable cross species in the apparel...
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Awesome Internet Finds!
Hello Saloners,I was tooling around on the internet and found the coolest sites. They both have to do with historical wallpapers and these designs are so beautiful and have such history. I saved a few...
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Reading List for 2010
I know you all have been on the edge of your seats wanting to know what the book club will be reading in 2010. Well, the wait is over! After the cut.January: Graphic Novel MonthUsually for January we...
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Rodarte for Target Disappoints
I would like to state some objections I have to both Rodarte's design, the marketing strategy for this line, and whoever styled these pieces for the website. First of all, it is important to remember...
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New Year: Revival of a Good Thing.
It's a new year on the Salon, and this year I want to bring back a formerly regular Salon post, but with an added twist. I'm talking about Word of the Week! It's always been one of my favorite regular...
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Product Placement: World's End by T.C. Boyle
As an advocate for film and TV being, paradoxically, very capable proponents for literacy, I hereby submit to you...Product Placement!!Have you ever read a book after seeing the movie tie-in? Have you...
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Losing their touch? Or just giving in to celeb crushes?
I present the E! Fashion Police picks for best dressed. I think we all know who took home Worst Dressed (but you know she had her own golden globes as consolation...) According to Joan and crew, George...
View ArticleFour New-Old Words.
It's been awhile since my last Forgotten English word post, so the good words have kind of piled up. Thus, I present to you four new-old words that we should bring back.Pinchery :A state of extreme...
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It's Going to Be a Thing: The Revival
It's been a while since I've done an it's going to be a thing, but I'm back. And the people rejoice. But seriously, I guess I just haven't been inspired recently. Until now. Duh Duh Duhhhhhhh.So what's...
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Love, Courtship, and Marriage, or How to Win a Lover.
Casey was so kind as to give me a small pamphlet, first published in 1880, called "Love, Courtship, and Marriage, or How to win a Lover" for my birthday. What better place to discuss it than the salon!...
View ArticleTwo New-Old Words
On this beautiful March day, I have two wonderful words to relay to you all that, in my opinion, need to jimmy themselves back into our everyday lexicon. On second thought, maybe they just need to...
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Might I Suggest a Mash-up?: Buffy and Betty
Welcome to a new media segment I'm going to call "Might I Suggest a Mash-up?" (as you may have noticed).This weeks mash-up? Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Betty Draper...Ever noticed how similar they...
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It's been awhile, and the words have been piling up. I had a good stack of Ye Olde Forgottene Englishe Wordse that I took a liking too. But Alas, there were just too many for one post, so I whittled...
View ArticleTop 5 Worst Movie Adaptations of Books I've Read
5) Devil Wears Prada: If you hadn't read the book then you probably enjoyed the movie. It had all the makings of a fun girl flick. The only problem was that the book wasn't really about shopping and...
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First Lady Hair
Let's play a little game. It's called match the First Lady to the hair. Alternative game: which First Lady had the coolest hair? My votes go for Ellen Arthur.Key after the break! (click to...
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Book Review: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsMy rating: 4 of 5 starsMy friend Amy and I have been speculating on which district we'd like to be from, and while I won't spoil it for anyone, I will say that I came away...
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