These fitness tips by Equinox’s Area Group Fitness Manager Julie Valenti really hit home for me!  They came just in the nick of time to get toned and fit for summer fashion – and swimwear. (Gulp!) You know how summer in Chicago sneaks up on you? This year you can be ready by doing something about your fitness right now.  [...]

Sometimes life’s journey leads you down an interesting and unexpected path. Yassin Sirri Hall created her online boutique Let’s Journey into Fashion to motivate other women to follow their dream. Yassin is a former Mrs. World Beauty OLM winner (2004), model and now a fashion designer, but life wasn’t always easy for her. Born in St. Thomas, United States Virgin [...]

Get ready to ‘smize’! Second City Style is hosting our first Instagram contest and this one is all about eyes! With summer coming up, we thought it was the perfect time to focus on the eyes. That’s right. We are giving away one of our favorite must-have summer products from La Prairie. Essence of Skin Caviar Eye Complex (value $135) [...]

Christy Turlington Burns Returns to Calvin Klein Supermodel-activist Christy Turlington Burns is returning to Calvin Klein and will be featured in the women’s fall advertising campaign for Calvin Klein Underwear. The campaign was photographed by Mario Sorrenti in Puerto Rico and is inspired by the brand’s signature provocative imagery. The ads highlight an assortment of sleek Calvin Klein underwear essentials. [...]

Over last summer’s neon trend? Looking for a new neutral denim? Well how about pastel denim? Yes, we found tons for every shape and budget. Pastel denim is one of the hot denim trends for Spring/Summer ’13. So if pale pink is your passion, add it to your rotation. Here are 10 pastel denim picks we know you’ll fall for; [...]

Last month Dolce&Gabbana released their Make Up True Monica Collection, inspired by their muse…screen icon and classic Italian beauty Monica Bellucci. This timeless collection of mostly nude lipsticks and smoldering eyes, captures the essence of Italian femininity. There are three new Monica Voluptuous Lipsticks, a new Smooth Eye Colour Quad in Smoky and Intense Nail Lacquers in hues of soft [...]

The newest ULTA Beauty in Chicago held a grand opening event yesterday eventing at the store at 16 S. Halsted Street. The winner of The Face on Oxygen, Devyn, looking gorgeous in Ulta Beauty makeup, was there to meet and greet customers! Shoppers enjoyed beverages, light-bites and beauty samples from reps from lines currently available at ULTA, including bareMinerals, CHI, [...]

Actress Nicole Kidman is the face of the Jimmy Choo AW13 campaign. This marks a new creative direction for Jimmy Choo advertising and it is the first campaign for Sandra Choi as Creative Director for the company. Shot last month by photographer Mikael Jansson, the campaign has a cinematic feel. Kidman exudes power and seduction and embodies the Jimmy Choo [...]

True, this Solange Azagury-Partridge Hot Lips lacquered sterling silver ring, $1,500 has been around a few years, but I have been noticing women wearing them and I am sure they are not all the real deal. The red lacquered sterling ring is one of the designers most iconic design, which means it’s ripe for ripping off! Well how hard is [...]

Cartier Collection Inspired by Paris Paris Nouvelle Vague, which goes on sale next month, comprises of seven lines all inspired by the City of Light. Pierre Rainero, director of style, image, and heritage at Cartier, said the Paris Nouvelle Vague collection was originally launched in 1999, but has been expanded. “The lines are inspired by Paris, but they correspond to [...]