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Shop Go Girl

Host Bee — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:11:48 +0000

Look What I Found – A Solution for Every Fashion Problem!

There’s a wide variety of fashion problem solvers in the market place, but this is the first website that I’ve found that captures the full array of products in one spot! At Shop Go Girl, you’ll find essential items for travel, evenings out and everyday good looks!

Specialty items include:

And my personal favorite from this site is definitely the Le Receipt keeper! How many times have you stuffed receipts into your purse or wallet optimistically hoping that you’ll be able to find them later if an exchange is needed? This cute little purse is the perfect spot to stow receipts and know exactly where they are!

Take a look at Shop Go Girl now and enjoy 10% off all purchases with code ‘BusyBee’ !

Basic Skincare Tips

Shannon Cavanagh-Estrada of www.pitchpress.com — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:54:36 +0000

Spring Cleaning – Basic Skincare 101

Ahh Spring, time to ship shape with cleansing abound. And we aren’t talking about sweeping, dusting and purging your home, we are talkin’ about exfoliating, tightening and brightening.
Spring means color and new beginnings, so let’s get our groove on ladies and jump into Spring skincare 101.

Cleansing

First things first, cleansing.

Not only is everyone’s woman’s type different from one another but the transition from season to season can reek more havoc than static on Japanesed straightened hair.
So it’s best to start from the ground up: choose a cleanser that’s right for your skin.

Don’t choose a cleanser based on price or appearance, base it on the results of your skin.

Oh I know, I’ve done it too, ran out of a beloved product only to be at Walgreens and lured by another product’s claims and price. The reality? I end up with dingy skin, an extra few bucks in my wallet and feel obligated to finish off the bottle before I allow myself to spend more money and go back to my tried and true ways. Don’t skimp ladies (and gentlemen if you are man enough to admit you are reading this). We’ve only got the skin we were born with so take care of it.

Moisturizer

With that being the perfect segue to our next step: moisturizer.

No matter the skin, we all need moisturizer. I personally adore toner in between le cleanse and le moisturizer but it certainly isn’t necessary but probably more a luxury.

When choosing a moisturizer identify if your rosy cheeks prefer an emollient, cream or serum.

After all these years of slathering and tapping creams onto my mug, I’ve realized that said mug much prefers serum.

Eye-Creams

I have day eye-cream and night eye-cream. I do not see a difference between either.

Two for one has never been better and I’ll admit, the wool covered my eyes, kaching.
But an eye-cream that tightens (albeit for only a while) and/or gives a lift to those smile lines is a keeper in my book.
Another unsolicited piece of advice: water. The more water you drink the more it adds plump to your skin in the healthiest of ways.

Exfoliate

Maintenance is the final step. And what we mean by maintenance is: be consistent.

I exfoliate a la Clarisonic or a la a facial scrub once a week. Any more for moi is too much and my skin revolts.

Favorite Product Resources

Beauty basics. Who knew we were so wise.
Catch us next month.

Thanks to Shannon for her fabulous fashion posts! Shannon Cavanagh-Estrada is co-owner of Pitch! Press. Her expertise lies in styling, trend-forecasting, design consulting and working in the public relations arena. For more information on Shannon, visit www.pitchpress.com.

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Fashion Trends for Spring 2010

Shannon Cavanagh-Estrada of www.pitchpress.com — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:09:27 +0000

Fashion Trends for Spring 2010 – Small Bags, Oxfords Shoes, Tribal Trends

Put away the snow plows ladies and get ready for Spring’s splendor of oxford shoes, small bags, and tribal trends!

Oxford Shoes

My personal fave and at the top of my Must Have List for les printemps 2010: Michael Kors silver toed oxfords – chic, sleek and elegantly understated, these lace-up lovelies are the perfect addition to a seersucker suit or crisp bermudas. Just need to get my legs in ship-shape, or bermuda-shape before I make oxford outing.

Small Bags

Good things come in small packages and Spring’s small bag trend is proof positive. Out with the enormous and in with the intimate. Bags have gotten smaller and so should the stuff we schlep around. From structured minis to slouchy and slim the small bag trend will be good to your pocket book and good to your back, neck and shoulders. (Welles Drawstring Pouch)

Tribal Trends – Less is More!

Tribal trends have been on the tundra and on the horizon for some time. There is an easy way to incorporate the tribal frenzy into your wardrobe by sticking with our Busy Bee Lifestyle Mantra: less is more. One doesn’t need to compete with the high priests of South Africa and go head to toe. No no no, one needs to layer in a little at a time. Whether it be a stunning scarf, beautiful belt or slimming skirt, one piece at a time ladies. (Tribal Trends)

Check back next month for more tips and new spring fashion trends for 2010! And if you want us to blog, write, spew about something specific, post it below and I’ll get on it as soon as I get back from buying my oxfords!

How to Clean Out Your Closet

Shannon Cavanagh-Estrada of www.pitchpress.com — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:10:04 +0000

Wardrobe D Day: 5 Tips for Cleaning Out Your Closet

No need to wait for Spring Cleaning, January tis the Season for Cleanin’!

Best start to a new year: a clean closet. Here at Busy Bee we’ll have your
closet ship shape for the low low cost of free if you follow these simple
nonnegotiable rules:

If You Haven’t Worn it in a Year, Toss it!

If you haven’t worn it in a year: toss it. Nope. Zip it! Don’t want to
hear it. If you haven’t worn it in a year, no matter the reason, toss it (or
donate it: Salvation Army. Collecting dust is a national pastime for most unworn garments and accessories. The twelve month mark means its pink slip time peeps.

Ripped, Yellowed, Pilled, Oh My

Ripped, yellowed, pilled, oh my. Garments missing zippers, sporting a
hole or are the soup du jour for les moths may not be worthy of donation,
but cotton can be recycled as cleaning rags or more (Green Cleaning: 37 Uses for Old Clothes), wool and synthetics are most likely worthy of the trash. Same goes for seriously scuffed shoes, broken heels, outdated bags, and belts that are too short, too tight and anything too beaten up.

If it’s Not Flattering, Don’t Wear it, Consign it

If it’s not flattering don’t wear it, consign it. Just because it looked good on the rack, or looked good on the runway, doesn’t mean every garment flatters every silhouette. It is ok, more than ok, to admire something from afar and to admit we are not all Kate Moss. If it accentuates what it shouldn’t, drop it at your nearest consignment shop, stat.

A Surplus of Suits and Special Occasion?

A surplus of suits and special occasion? There are charities a plenty for women reentering the work force (Dress for Success) and teenagers in need of a prom dress (Princess Project). Keep your receipts as you’ll need them come April 15th, but donating like-new suits and dressy attire are always en vogue.

Organize It

Organize it. If you can’t see it, you won’t wear it. A neatly arranged closet lends more wardrobe functionality and more outfit options. Have jewelry displayed (Esculonsays, belts visible, clothing by color, and bags by size (KANGAROOM Storage).

Go forth our fine friends. Be victorious. And when you surface from your self imposed war zone, post a comment back here telling us how invaluable we are. A little flattering goes a long way for those of us that fish for compliments!

Dressing for the Holidays

Shannon Cavanagh-Estrada of www.pitchpress.com — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:12:47 +0000

December To Do

They’re here, the holidays. If our daily To Do List isn’t full enough, the holidays just sent the To Do List into a tizzy.

First things first.

What are you going to wear?!?! Remember our motto: less is more. Less prints, patterns, accessories, even makeup. And, if you are a dedicated reader of this finely written, hugely intellectual, incredibly informative blog, then you should have most of what you will need to get through the festivities already in your closet.

Keep it Simple

Keep it simple this holiday season. Reach for your slimming black pencil skirt, add a little extra starch to the collar of your crisp white shirt, ladle on the pearls, slip on the classic pumps, grab a small understated chic clutch, pin the hair back, apply some red lip-stain.

Mix it Up

Now, that wasn’t so bad was it? Wait! What’s that you say? You have 2 more parties to attend and a family holiday celebration to boot. Settle down honey, that’s nothin’.

Switch out your blouse with a figure flattering turtleneck sweater, belt and boot it, and you’re on your way. 2 looks down, 2 more to go.

Pull out the trousers, slip on some velvet flats, take the dry-cleaning wrapper off the crisp white shirt for round II, cinch it with skinny belt but add a brooch over the buckle, grab a wrap and “Hello Dolly”.

Next! Back to the skirt, slide into a simple, loose cami, slip on the boyfriend blazer, pin the brooch to said blazer’s lapel, and boots on. Hair loose or tied back, either works. Simple CZ stud or otherwise, and to the receiving line you go.

Whew. That was fun.

Prioritize

Now Dancer, now Donner, now to the To Do List. Prioritize it. Then Prioritize the prioritized list from smallest to largest tasks. Ready, set, go. Do the smallest, get ‘em outta the way, tackle the largest by location and price. Put an ad on Craig’s List for wrapping elves and eggnog pourer, and you are done. Cooked. Put a fork in you. Scream from the rafters “And to all a Good Night!”.