For the guys:
And for the girls:
All pieces pictured above from Joe Fresh (click through the photos above to purchase).
The Joe Fresh Times Square Pop-Up Shop is open today, August 22, from 10AM-7PM, and all proceeds from sales support Adopt A Classroom.
Q. My boyfriend and I often take day trips to get out of the city, and want to do some thrifting to decorate our Brooklyn apartment. I thought I would ask for some outside-the-city thrift store recommendations, as you seem to have such amazing luck when it comes to well-priced finds!
Andrea
A. Before we even talk getting out of the city: you have to stop into the Salvation Army on 46th between 10th and 11th (where Kendrick and I picked up our first joint purchase ever). It's the rare city thrift store that charges for-real thrift-store prices - sure, the pieces will be more expensive than at, say, a rural tag sale, but they'll still be within the realm of reason. Another plus: the Salvation Army charges a flat delivery fee (last time I checked it was $50), so make sure to pick up as many items as you can in a single trip.
{ My late-summer daily beauty routine: zero makeup + unbrushed hair + big, dorky sunglasses ... }
{ ... Fall-perfect cap-toe flats ... }
When I was a senior in high school, I bought my very first "fancy" bag: a bamboo-handled black crocodile-print Dooney & Bourke that I found on sale at Woodbury Commons.
I loved that bag: it was just the right size for both daytime and nighttime, the bamboo handles gave the structured shape a more laid-back vibe, and it made virtually any outfit feel simultaneously up-to-date and classic. It also somehow survived a decade of constant wear by someone who is possibly the least precious bag-owner on the planet: I stuffed that thing into suitcases, carried it cross-country several times, tossed it onto countless bar and restaurant floors, and probably sat on it once or twice...and it always looked brand-new.
It was stolen during the Great Apartment Break-In Of 2010, and I still miss it. It was perfect.
When I saw photos in this week's US Weekly of various very stylish actresses carrying Gucci's updated Bamboo Shopper, I was both very excited (bamboo bag, yes!) and very sad (Gucci bag, no).
I've been talking about Joe Fresh's kids' stuff for years. They sell it at the superstore near my relatives' house in Canada, and every time I visit I stock up, because it is THE BEST: adorable, affordable, cool (but not too trendy), well-made...the best.
That's my son in the Joe Fresh leather jacket that I bought for him in Moncton when he was less than a year old because I couldn't help it...and that finally fits. This is very exciting news.
Despite the fact that you couldn't find the line in the States or order it online and recommending it thus made...well, not a ton of sense, I kept on recommending it on RG anyway, just because I'm such a fan and I love it.
I try out a lot of products.
Between about a decade and a half spent on sets (that's the InStyle/Nine West video shoot, above) and the reviews that I do both here and for places like Makeup.com, a lot of potions have made their way across my vanity. But the very last thing I am is a clutterbug - I hate having too much stuff, and am constantly clearing out my drawers, closets and shelves to keep everything as streamlined and easy-to-see as possible - so if a product makes it into my long-term daily rotation that means it's really something special.
In fact, there are really only a handful of products that I keep coming back to over and over and over.
These are my all-stars:
The highlight of the breakfast the crew served at last week's shoot: Granny Apple rings covered in peanut butter and granola. They were so good, in fact, that I've been making them myself nearly every day since.
These apple rings are a great addition to a lunchbox, and the options are endless: all you really need are apples, peanut butter and granola, but I've been adding things like flaxseed (for a health boost), dried fruit and mini chocolate chips to mix it up.
Took a moment for a Robin Thicke dance break in the diner...
Discovered that the tree we planted in March appears to still be alive (not any bigger, but alive is a good start)...
I used to be fairly fickle when it came to my hair-care products: if I was in need of shampoo or conditioner and saw a bottle that looked pretty (or smelled good) on a drugstore shelf, chances are it was coming home with me. I think it’s safe to say that over the years I tried nearly every major brand on the market…and, honestly? I was rarely crazy about the results; my hair was always on my list of least-favorite attributes. But I figured, you know…it was probably my hair that was the issue, not the products I was using. How big of a difference could a shampoo make?
A big one. Using a shampoo and conditioner that you chose because it’s the right one for your hair type – not because the bottle is purple and you’re into purple that day – is a major way to get your locks under control and looking great.
At the beginning of the summer Dove sent over some Daily Moisture Shampoo and Conditioner*, and now that we’re smack in the middle of August I can officially say that never in my life has my hair been as manageable and healthy-looking as it is these days. (My bangs are still weird when it’s especially humid out, but you can chalk that up to my insistence on maintaining an extremely non-monsoon-weather-friendly hairstyle.)
So this happened last night.
Oh my god.
