The Friday wrap-up
These photos of Paris, from 1957, fill me with a strong desire to time travel back to Paris in 1957. On Everything…
Walmart Birkins with Alyssa Vingan
Walmart Birkins with Alyssa Vingan Listen now | Episode 9 of The Review of Mess Podcast We’re back with another very special…
Places I’ve lived, part 2
20 Fifth Avenue, 2004-2010 Typically, when I drive or walk past a place in this city where I used to reside, I…
10 good everyday bags
I spent a solid chunk of yesterday searching for handbags that clear my (admittedly high, maybe arbitrary) bar, and it made me…
Make mine corduroy
A wide-wale jacket in an excellent mustard yellow, with appealingly big pockets. I never like white (or white adjacent) pants that are…
Things I bought, things I want
It was with a heavy heart that I canceled the trip to L.A. that we were supposed to make in a couple…
Manifest Destiny Of The Dermis
Hello and welcome to another edition of THE DON’T BUY LIST. In this issue: Cosmetics & climate change! AI product reviews! Stem…
Checking in
It felt wrong to post about anything but the fires today—what a waking nightmare this has been. My thoughts are with all…
My favorite makeup products of 2024
2024 was quite a year for beauty in what I think may have been the height of makeup hype, launches, and frenzied…
My Jones Road makeover
The day after Christmas, I traveled to the cute new Jones Road store not far from me in Cobble Hill, and got…