Beauty Secrets of a Royal Mistress If you’re loved by a handsome king 17 years younger than you, and he gave you the crown jewels, spent all his free time at your house and signed his royal decrees with your name and his, you’re practically his queen, right? Read More

Health and Beauty in 2015 It’s January — the month to review the past year’s successes and failures and make New Year’s resolutions. If one of your resolutions is to look and feel great in 2015, you should consider improving your health and beauty through naturopathic medicine. Read More

Wellness Retreat & Spa Opens in Columbia This past weekend I attended an open house at the Haven on the Lake, a newly opened 27,000 square-foot wellness and beauty retreat in Columbia, Md. I must admit that I have been looking forward to seeing the facility since August, when Read More

Treatments for Dry Winter Hair It’s official: we have fully plunged into the frozen depths of winter. And, it’s taking a heavy toll on our looks: dehydrated, flaky skin, cracked lips and brittle nails are constant torments, but nothing compares the disaster that is winter hair. Read More

How to Wear Pantone’s Color of the Year Earlier this month the Pantone Color Institute proclaimed Marsala to be the color of the year for 2015, and I couldn’t be more pleased with this selection. According to Pantone, Marsala is a delicate and tasteful tone that suggests the Read More

New Year’s Eve Survival As I may have intimated in the past, I have long ago left the ranks of the “24-hour party people.” However, I do make an annual exception to greet the New Year in a properly festive manner, but surviving the night does take a bit of prior planning (much to Read More