31 Mar

Posted at 03:00h in How To, shopping, Style Guide by
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5 Signs It's Time to Toss Your Clothes

I have close to 20 pairs of jeans but I tend to wear the same five or six pairs over and over. Also, even when I have a closet full of clothes, I feel I have nothing to wear. You know what this means? I have way too many clothes {gasp!} that I don't wear, need and/or want.This turns out to be pretty common. Last year, an article in the Wall Street Journal stated most people only wear 20 percent of their wardrobe regularly.It can be tough tossing the clothes you no longer wear, but here are a few tips to determine when it's time to just let them go.

28 Mar

Posted at 03:00h in Beauty on a Dime, DIY, Fab Under $50 by
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Grab your tickets for my thrift shopping party with Housing Works {Ready, Set, Thrift!} The 40 Best Drugstore Beauty Products {StyleList}DIY Fabric Button Earrings Tutorial {O So Chic}Details on the Isabel Toledo for Lane Bryant Collection {StyleBlazer}8 Stenciled, Papered and Painted File Cabinet Makeovers {Apartment Therapy}Kohl's Announces DesignNation Collection with Elie Tahari {Yahoo}14 Stylish Flats You'll Want for Spring {my Ebony Cheap & Chic column} ...

27 Mar

Posted at 09:52h in Deals & Steals, shopping, Style Guide, Thrift by
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Thrifty Threads 365: Spring Trend to Thrift

Spring is officially here and if there's one trend that's haute, it would have to be pastels. From soft lilac to minty green to baby pink to powder blue, pastels are having a serious moment.Fashion is so cyclical, so what's hot now was hot years and decades ago. That cycle means your local thrift store can fulfill this trend. Sure you could splurge, but why would you?Here are tips to find pastels at your local thrift store.