Friends

Life-changing goat cheese and crispy heavenly bacon—trust me you will want to make this

Does What You Say and Do Carry Influence?

Some women are geniuses at communicating for maximum impact. How successful you are at this depends in large measure on using the right tactics...

369 The Goose Drank Wine

Mindless mantras beat out fridge magnet philosophies when life doesn't make sense...

Breakup Makeup Plan, Part 3

So you're repaired and rejuvenated, but to get past that breakup you'll need to take it one more brave step further. I dare you to....

Shrimp Season: Is It Here Yet?

Here's why you should get an early start to summer—lightly battered shrimp fresh off the boat and a warm-weather fave, my Tomatoes Stuffed with Orange Basil Shrimp Salad

More Than Just Charmed

Southern girl-turned-Manhattan socialite Tinsley Mortimer came to town yesterday, bringing with her some fiction, style, and Southern Charm

I Love Rock and Roll

How I fell in love with live music. (Hint: It's all Joan's fault)

Finders Keepers? Not So Much...

A 270-year-old book's been discovered in the vault of the Charleston Library Society... Quite a treasure, but who gets it?

Turnips, Parents, & the March of Time

Reflections on a recent visit from my parents, Hen and Herb. Delicious turnip and onion soup included

Eat Your Heart Out, Krispy Kreme

In the past two weeks, I have been to Glazed three times. That is a lot of doughnuts, my friends, but well worth it. I'll tell you why....

Fashion Star Euphoria

A spur of the moment jetset (and invite from Sarah Parrott) landed CFW Model Liaison Joe Quinn in NYC Tuesday night, there to watch NBC's Fashion Star with the Fashion Stars themselves

A Bat in My Boudoir

I woke up early yesterday morning. Maybe it was a bit of restlessness that got me up at first light. A dream that rocked me from sleep. Or maybe it was the bat in my hair...

Breakup Makeup Part 2

Personal relationships aren't the only breakups we're faced with. Here's some quick tips for rejuvenating your mind, body, and skin after loss

Getting Off On Computer-Generated Heat

I have a question about "emotional affairs" and specifically want to know if I'm involved in one. I reconnected with my old college boyfriend over Facebook a couple of years ago...

2 Days, 2 Robberies

To quote Will Smith, "This is the story all about how my life got twisted upside-down…" A two-part story of how the victim became the victimizer…

Steamy Summer Read

Cancel your plans, it’s time to sink into summer reading—and by "summer reading" I do mean "smutty erotic fiction" in the form of E.L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey

In the Bag: Rebecca Minkoff at Gwynn's

Gwynn's of Mount Pleasant presents Rebecca Minkoff S/S 2012 on April 27-28th

Are You Gonna Get a Girlfriend Anytime Soon?

I’ve been really struggling trying to write a blog entry, mostly because I’m afraid of coming off like an asshole. Which I may in fact be, and I’m just not so sure I want everyone to know that...

New Mom Makeup Tips

Tired of looking, well... TIRED? On-air personality and new mom Nicole Johnson of WCSC-TV shares secrets for post-baby beauty, like brightening sleep-deprived skin

Breakup Makeup Plan, Part I

Crying a river over the end of a relationship can wreak havoc on your skin—here, follow these no-fail secrets for facing the world again