Hey, here's a way to save some money: Do your own damn nails. No, really, this works out to your benefit—pricey fake tips, acrylics and... More >>

When I visited the Long Beach leg of the Patchwork Indie Arts and Crafts Festival about four months ago, I told myself to make only practical... More >>

The Wall Street Journal published a profile a few weeks ago about the women who actually splash out $74,000 on gold Balmain minidresses and... More >>

In 2006, Target introduced its GO International line, bringing some of the biggest and most talked-about fashion houses to us normals who'd... More >>

Nail art? Usually not something I'm into. It's one trend that straddles the fine, fine line between tasteful and tacky: Glitter? Can be okay.... More >>

Picking up a book by Rin Tanaka is like looking directly at the love and passion the San Clemente-resident-by-way-of-Japan journalist and... More >>

It has taken awhile, but it's finally happening, and it's really not all that surprising: Fast-fashion giant Forever 21 is coming to South Coast... More >>

 There's a new type of salon in town. It offers neither haircuts nor color. But it does offer all types of blowouts. Blow-dry bars—or... More >>

ManRepeller.com is the latest site floating around the Internet asking what, fashion-wise, constitutes a “man repeller” when it comes... More >>

There’s a brand-new concept store in town.And it’s in . . . Tustin?The Marketplace at Tustin, that giant shopping plaza just off... More >>