1. How to protect your mornings, and your time.  2. An audio history of every boy band since 1980.  3. Do cats know their own names?  4. Jewelry through the ages, and how one brand successfully marketed diamonds.  5. Four surprising “positive” things that may be making you ...read more

• By Emily
  Apr 17, 2019

There's a scene in Something's Gotta Give when Harry (Jack Nicholson) and Erica (Diane Keaton) run into her Hampton home to escape a rainstorm. The tension between them has been building for the entire first half of the film, and he can't tug the ribbed cashmere turtleneck off ...read more

• By Leslie
  Apr 17, 2019

Late last year, on a quick work trip to Dallas, I wandered into a charming vintage shop. It was packed from floor to ceiling with furniture and clothes, but this pastel floral dress caught my eye almost as soon as I walked in the door. It had rips at almost every seam and had ...read more

• By Emily
  Apr 16, 2019

This is the first year that I haven’t moved apartments since 2013, so naturally most of my life-changing purchases have centered around making my Los Angeles rental feel more like my home. When I'm not home, I’m putting my money toward purchases that prioritize travel and shared ...read more

• By Katie
  Apr 16, 2019

There's nothing like entering your late twenties in a longterm relationship, surrounded by bridal parties and first dances on Insta-Stories, to make you realize most people still regard marriage as the metric that defines your success as a couple. And since our office gained a ...read more

• By Leslie
  Apr 15, 2019

Yesterday marked Geoffrey and my seventh wedding anniversary, which is equal-parts difficult to believe (I still remember our wedding day like it was yesterday) but also makes perfect sense considering the amount of growth we've gone through both as a couple, and as parents. ...read more

• By Emily
  Apr 15, 2019

I'm still not over the reaction we received in response to our shoe line launch last month. To say you went above-and-beyond in your excitement and support is an understatement: I was so touched to receive countless DMs and videos from so many of you wearing the shoes to work, ...read more

• By Emily
  Apr 11, 2019

I don't think it fully occurred to me that I was getting a face tattoo until the technician, Linda, began talking me through ink color options. She explained that she was going to use a very thin pen to draw hair-thin lines with semi-permanent ink along my brow. The process, ...read more

• By Leslie
  Apr 11, 2019

1. Stop asking kids what they want to be when they grow up. (NYT) 2. Why good actors end-up in terrible films. 3. 30 foolproof ways of dealing with difficult people. 4. What we lose to distraction. 5. This is when your skin is most break-out prone. 6. G is all for this: How to ...read more

• By Emily
  Apr 10, 2019

Weather in L.A. has been all over the place lately, even over the course of 24 hours, with chilly mornings that turn into ninety-degree days, then dive back into gloomy, or worse, muggy evenings. My go-to wardrobe constant through the less-than-predictable weather has been flowy ...read more

• By Emily
  Apr 10, 2019

We interrupt our regularly scheduled post with some very exciting news: Shopbop is having their seasonal Buy More, Save More sale, with 20% orders up to $500 and 25% off anything above that, with the code EVENT19. They haven't announced it to the public yet (which means the best ...read more

• By Cupcakes and Cashmere
  Apr 9, 2019

At 35 I didn't anticipate that I'd still have bad skin days as often as I do. Whether I'm dealing with a breakout, a rash or irritation or just looking... old, I have a few steps that I take as soon as I get home that make a big difference. Here are the products I reach for when ...read more

• By Emily
  Apr 9, 2019

A few weeks ago, I posted to Twitter and Instagram asking for your help to surprise Jonah's grandmother, Shirley, for her hundredth birthday, by arranging for her to throw the opening pitch for the Milwaukee Brewers. In her century (!) of living in Milwaukee, and fifty years of ...read more

• By Leslie
  Apr 8, 2019

In an office of product-obsessed women, we're probably most vocal when it comes to our favorite mascaras. Emily's been using NARS for a while, Leslie is all about ILIA's natural ability to lengthen, Kelly loves this drugstore classic, and Anne's secret to success is the clay in ...read more

• By Cupcakes and Cashmere
  Apr 8, 2019

• By Emily
  Apr 5, 2019

Girls weekends can be tricky. From scheduling and coordinating to figuring out how to split up the costs and making sure there's something for everyone—there are lots of places where things can go wrong. But when well-executed (like our trip to Ojai was), they're some of my ...read more

• By Emily
  Apr 4, 2019

We spend a lot of time talking about food in the office. If anyone's visited a new restaurant the evening before a work day, it's a safe bet we'll spend thirty minutes talking about it the next morning—and getting their order recommendations. Even a suggestion that we order Thai ...read more

• By Cupcakes and Cashmere
  Apr 4, 2019

1. What Disney princesses would look like as modern career women.  2. We all know about “French Girl Beauty,” but here’s how Italian women do it.  3. Elizabeth Holmes ruined the black turtleneck for everyone.  4. On being an outsider.  5. Common decorating mistakes that cheapen ...read more

• By Emily
  Apr 3, 2019

By now, we all know I'm nuts when it comes to traveling efficiently—and my refusal to pay bag fees or wait at baggage claim means I never pack more than a carry-on. While cosmetics and skincare used to be my least-favorite thing to pack, they became my favorite as soon as I ...read more

• By Leslie
  Apr 3, 2019

As soon as I began investing in fine jewelry in my twenties (this is the first piece I bought myself), I also began subconsciously purchasing more clothing that highlighted the "statement necklaces," then delicate gold layering necklaces, chunky bracelets, earrings, and rings I ...read more

• By Emily
  Apr 2, 2019

I'm hardly the first person to repeatedly proclaim that Ina Garten is a queen, an idol, an icon for both her undeniable talent in the kitchen and approachable yet aspirational take towards entertaining. Growing up, my mom and I devoured episodes of Barefoot Contessa before her ...read more

• By Katie
  Apr 2, 2019

Is it as beautiful where you live as it was in Los Angeles this weekend? This is my favorite time of year. The night blooming jasmine is flowering all over our neighborhood, so all we have to do to make our house smell fantastic is open all the windows (this expensive candle is ...read more

• By Leslie
  Apr 1, 2019

When I was eighteen, I was considering a tattoo until my mom gave me advice I'll never forget. At the time, I wanted a pair of cherries to live on my ankle forever. To her credit, she didn't say "no." Instead, she simply suggested I print-out the exact tattoo I wanted and frame ...read more

• By Emily
  Apr 1, 2019

• By Emily
  Mar 29, 2019