Category: Lifestyle

  • “CHEERS TO EMILY” AT MEASURE LOUNGE

    It’s October, which means three important things – I grow a year older, lots of children will be gain cavities from their Halloween festivities, and it’s time to honor and celebrate our sisters who have lost or won their battles with Breast Cancer. Still one of the most prevalent diseases to affect everyone woman we…

  • BEAUTY HOTSPOT | KLARA BEAUTY LAB

    So this Beauty Hotspot story is going to be a part series. Why? Well, as Klara Beauty Lab is the first ever medical spa we’ve featured, it’s always a plus to try multiple treatments offered at other spas, and compare it to the medical, more personalized version of it. This time, we’ll be discussing Klara’s…

  • I TRAVELED WITH MY PILLOW TO CINCINNATI AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY WITH BUICK

    I’m that person whose consolidating their work luggage after being told it’s over 50lbs in the airport. So when I found out I was going on a Southern Style Getaway with Buick (check out some adventure photos here), I knew this was the best time to try out every my new pillow. I was able to pack…

  • ELIE SAAB EXHIBITION OPENS AT FOUR SEASONS IN PARIS

    ELIE SAAB opens pop-up exhibition to celebrate Fashion Week, hosted by the Four Seasons George V Hotel in Paris. The presentation shows Elie Saab’s latest Haute Couture designs, from today until and Sunday, October 6th. Curated by Jeff Leatham, Creative Director of the hotel showcased a selection of eight silhouettes from the A/W 2013-14 Haute…

  • HOTEL HOTSPOT | THE NOMAD HOTEL

    For the past 6 weeks, I’ve hopped from city to city checking out the coolest hotels, best restaurants and most amazing museums the world has to offer. My count so far is 14 cities and 10 countries. But throughout all this traveling, there hasn’t been a hotel like The Nomad. Honestly. From its location you’d…

  • HOPE NORTH FIRST ANNUAL GALA

    We’re always talking about charities, how to get involved, what organizations actually give back, etc, etc. Next week, well known celebrity activists Susan Sarandon and Forest Whitaker come together to honor Mary- Louise Parker at the first ever Hope North gala. Brain child of former child soldier, Okello Sam, Hope North is a secondary school…

  • WOMAN TO WATCH | DR. MAY NWOYE

    Though we’ve already selected a Book of the Month, I wanted to shine light on one author who has been spreading the word of the world’s problems for years now. Dr. May Nwoye, a Nigerian scholar and attended university stateside chose to be the voice of her country’s issues. After years of seeing what really…

  • HOTEL HOTSPOT | 25HOURS HOTEL FRANKFURT – LEVI’S

    Directly next to the German Levi Strauss HQ resides 25Hours Hotel Frankfurt – Levi’s. Specially designed to integrate the fashion of Levi Strauss through the ages, this hotel welcomes both the young and older crowd. This hotel hotspot is going to give you the breakdown of what makes this place cool. From the Jukebox that…

  • MOVIE EXCLUSIVE | WE ARE WHAT WE ARE – OFFICIAL US TRAILER

    Synopsis A seemingly wholesome and benevolent family, the Parkers, have always kept to themselves, and for good reason. Behind closed doors, patriarch Frank (Bill Sage) rules his family with a rigorous ferver, determined to keep his ancestral customs intact at any cost.  As a torrential rainstorm moves into the area, tragedy strikes and his daughters Iris (Ambyr Childers) and Rose (Julia…

  • LADY TECH TUESDAY | IHIP + STYLECARTEL GIVEAWAY

    This Lady Tech Tuesday introduces you to iHip, the latest in headphone accoutrements customizable to ones persona. Designed to fit all lifestyles, iHip provides sound on a higher grade than most other systems on the market. Now quickly making their name and brand known in the sound system arena having become the No. 1 brand…

  • HOTEL HOTSPOT | MANSIONS ON FIFTH

    A short walk from the prestigious Chatham College for Women (my alma mater), the upper echelon of shopping locals, Walnut Street, and in the private and highly sought after neighborhood of Shadyside, Pittsburgh is unlike the hotels we’re used to staying in while on the go. Like its city of Pittsburgh, Mansions on Fifth has…

  • HOTEL HOTSPOT | THE PURE

    Located just a couple of blocks from Frankfurt’s central train station, Frankfurt am Main Hauptbahnhof, is the 50 room, boutique hotel – The Pure. A pristine white covering the walls and flowing on to the art work spelling “Heimat”, on the floor, The Pure is anything but pure. Innately infused with a professional yet sexy…