Get stuck on DIY manicure shortcuts
One rule about New York City ladies is that we always have nice nails (toes, too!). But maybe you’ve got…
Category: Shopping
Bar + swap meet = kickstarting your spring cleaning
If you’re like us, spring cleaning basically entails just throwing all the clothes that you’ve outgrown (physically or mentally, vertically…
My one-cent Bloomingdales sweater
Picture it. Spring, 2008. The euro was trouncing the dollar. The Democratic party was in turmoil, split between the experienced…
Worth the schlep? Foraging for fashion deals at an American Place store
Brokelyn scopes out the finds at American Place, a six-store South Brooklyn chain offering designer clothing for 40 percent off…
Spotted: groovy spring wedges at Payless
We spotted these Lela Rose for Payless shoes in the April Real Simple and man are they groovus!
A new discount card for Slope shoppers’ wallets
Those businesses on Fifth Ave in Park Slope sure love to stick together: Their windows are adorned with "shop locally"…
Are these really the clothes Brooklyn buys?
Apparently we're a borough of Fendi and Prada swells — and here we were thinking it was all about Target…
The buy it, skip it guide to Trader Joe’s
We all know Trader Joe’s houses a bounty of economical delights and a helpful army of Hawaiian-shirted staffers… but, guh,…
Put GOOP on your face: the best in drugstore beauty
Tired of rich people and their blow-outs? Was that facialist (that I got on Groupon) right when she said I…
Late-season boots for weather-frustrated dudes
The snow is unrelenting and you’re pissed off: You’ve shielded your ears, body and hands from the brutal whip of…