Best Beauty Bets

Best Beauty Bets

I’m a major no frills type of gal. Nicknamed the “easy one” in my family, I am pretty low maintenance. Of course I’m known for …

 

Soul Flying

Soul Flying

Been a Soul fanatic for as long as I can remember. Saving up babysitting money and splurging on a class with Akin or Marvin, claiming …

 

“Man Maintains his Balance, Poise, and Sense of Security only as he is Moving Forward.”

“Man Maintains his Balance, Poise, and Sense of Security only as he is Moving Forward.”

What better way to move forward, than with the most fashion-forward kicks of course. Since discovering these gems around six months ago (my mom attributes …

 

Mostly A, B, or C?

Mostly A, B, or C?

Ever fill out on of those quizzes at the end of KidzBop magazine? By answering mostly A’s, majority of B’s, or the maximum of C’s, …

 

It Ain’t Hirshleifer’s, It’s Al Hirschfeld!

It Ain’t Hirshleifer’s, It’s Al Hirschfeld!

Zippo. Zilch. Nada. Nix. FREE! Who doesn’t love anything free? Freedom, Freewill, Freebies, are all great, but free goods-those can’t be beat! Check out this exhibit …

 

Run Ruttenberg, Run! (An Old Woman’s New Vision)

Run Ruttenberg, Run! (An Old Woman’s New Vision)

When picturing Central Park, personally, I picture my backyard. A juxtaposition of old and new, elderly and young, classy and edgy people inhabiting the park. …

 

A Hop, Skip, and a Jump:Anything but the M.T.A.

A Hop, Skip, and a Jump:Anything but the M.T.A.

Who doesn’t love challenges? The competitive character coming out within us? The tricky, yet tactful plans we think of? The waves of motivation that come …

 

“Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.”

“Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.”

Great new running playlist for a great new running route: East River Drive from East 6th-Williamsburg Bridge, Delancey to Bowery and back home to 3rd …

 

Edible Art

Edible Art

For those who know me, food and fashion are my forte-they should z.e.h. Whether it be cooking up a breakfast for dinner themed Zinner, stalking …

 

GoodReads

GoodReads

Around a month ago, I was introduced to yet another social media site. This one, to my surprise is not the epitome of yenta-ness. It’s …

 

‘Real Beauty Sketches’

‘Real Beauty Sketches’

Magical. Mesmerizing. Meaningful. The three M’s that rule my life! After watching this clip from Dove (cucumber body wash is on my top ten beauty …

 

Paint the Town Red!

Paint the Town Red!

“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” Boy, was Sir …

 

“Cupcakes Always Cure My Monday Blues Away”-Unknown

“Cupcakes Always Cure My Monday Blues Away”-Unknown

Who doesn’t LOVE freebies? Especially when they involve indulgances? Crumbs is offering FREE cupcakes to all those who sign up for New York Deals. Wowza! …

 

Flower Power

Flower Power

Check out this rocking DIY project I stumbled upon. Flowers, Colors, Creativity, Femininity-what can a gal love more? With minimal materials, a meticulous and steady …

 

“You Know You Love Me. Xoxo, Gossip Girl”

“You Know You Love Me. Xoxo, Gossip Girl”

She may be notorious for refusing to reveal her secrets but her witt and charm, seductive and sly voice keep echoing in my mind every …

 

AHA

AHA

After a while, Pinterest, Gmail, Facebook, Anthropologie, Aish and Bloomingdales websites become quite a bore. Yes, they look so orderly and arranged attop my macbook’s …

 

“Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?”-Sun Tzu

“Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?”-Sun Tzu

Ever get a case of the what-ifs? What if I stopped to help that person crossing the street? What if I bought that bag on …

 

Spring Collabs

Spring Collabs

I don’t know about you but I’m not really feeling that Spring is in the air (all I feel is chill quite frankly). Amidst the …

 

Insta Insta

Insta Insta

WearAboutz is hopping along the social media tracks and her next stop is Instagram. Follow us @wearaboutz for Zeh’s latest sightings and outings! “Funky fresh. Stylistically …

 

Calling all People

Calling all People

Yoga to the People-what a place. Jam packed yet civilized. Sweaty and Stuffy yet sweet smelling and serene. Yoga to the People is  “a unique yoga …

 

“Appreciating the clouds that hide the sun guarantees you inner sunlight. “-Soyak

“Appreciating the clouds that hide the sun guarantees you inner sunlight. “-Soyak

Oh what a meaty and juicy quote. How important it is to appreciate everything in love, whether it be the gorgeous and grandiose events, the …

 

Funky Fresh

Funky Fresh

Move Over Zara, H and M and even Bloomingdales, ZEH has found a new shopping mecca to die over! Joe Fresh, a retail chain created …

 

“Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.”

“Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.”

Last Sunday, I found my new obsession. Running lulu-clad, electrolyte infusion in hand, and fashionista sissy by my side, I completed a 7 mile run …

 

Too Good for Words-TJ’s

Too Good for Words-TJ’s

One of my favorite things about my new home abode is the local. They say “location, location, location” but no one ever told me how …

 

Need a Pep-Talk?

Need a Pep-Talk?

A friend of mine posted this video recently and it just bumped up to my top ten video clips of all time. Whimsical and playful …

 

Mama Mia, it’s Mamilla

Mama Mia, it’s Mamilla

“Mamma mia, here I go again My my, how can I resist you?” I highly doubt that it is possible for anything to resist the temptation …

 

Museum Jetsetter

Museum Jetsetter

Tehillim Museum-tucked away behind a charming old garden lies the Tehillim Museum, a spiritual oasis filled with psychedelically abstract paintings of over 150 psalms. Israel Museum: Silver …

 

Best.Sale.Ever.

Best.Sale.Ever.

Do not miss this one. Zara (not me but the best store out there) is slashing prices and calling all ladies. After hitting this spot …

 

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”

Thomas Merton’s antithetical saying can not be more correct. How many times do you find yourself staring at artwork only to be left in a …

 

Hadas Kolodny

Hadas Kolodny

A trip to the Holy Land can not be sealed in completion without a Schnitzler/Brandwein family outing to shuk pishpushim, in Old Yafo. Some might …

 

Mama Mia, it’s Mamilla

Mama Mia, it’s Mamilla

“Mamma mia, here I go again My my, how can I resist you?” I highly doubt that it is possible for anything to resist the temptation of a stroll …

 

Whining for Wine

Whining for Wine

One of my favorite cities in Israel (aside from Jtown, the holy of hollies of course) is Zichron Yaakov. A picturesque city, filled with an abundance …

 

Preppy Style for the Modern Girl

Preppy Style for the Modern Girl

Sam Walton, founder of one of the biggest retail markets in the world–Walmart, advises that “The goal as a company is to have customer service …

 

Loving Lulu

Loving Lulu

Cool. Comfy. Classy. These three words envelope anything but the most fabulous connotations. Lululemon’s Yoga Moto bag to me is the coolest, most comfortable and …

 

Going Gaga at the Guggenheim

Going Gaga at the Guggenheim

A number of weeks ago, I traveled all the way uptown, to the Guggenheim, or the “Googy” as my grandmother calls it, to view Picasso Black …

 

It’s Party Time!

It’s Party Time!

ZEH CITY is in uber, dire, mucho need of a new title. Think creative, think zany, think innovative, and think visionary. Introducing ZEH’s first contest! Think …

 

“Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.” -Oprah

“Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.” -Oprah

After much sifting through the Itunes top 100 list, pressing next on my Pandora playlists, and seeking stations on the radio, here is Running Playlist …

 

Cyber Monday

Cyber Monday

Who knew that Black Friday continued passed the weekend? Well, I for one am now googly eyed when it comes to Cyber Monday-here’s a list …

 

Innovative. Ingenuous. In Vogue. Iris

Innovative. Ingenuous. In Vogue. Iris

“Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.”-Markus Zusak Iris Apfel exemplifies beauty not only through her eclectic style, eloquent …

 

Crazy. Clever. Creative.

Crazy. Clever. Creative.

Complex (adj.)-Consisting of interconnected or interwoven parts; composite. This past Thursday night, I ventured to Chelsea with my ever so brilliant “Arts in New York City” …

 

POP goes the Pizza!

POP goes the Pizza!

Latest Hoffman Family obsession-this perfect pizza recipe, oozing with cheese, drenched in tomato sauce, and sprinkled with pizza spice a la Machane Yehuda spice guy. Happy …

 

Modern. Magnificent. Monika

Modern. Magnificent. Monika

While glancing at my spam folder, I casually and carelessly came across this email from the Public Art Fund describing their latest exhibit. After viewing …

 

Game On

Game On

Ever wonder what the difference between a laugh and a giggle is, or what constitutes a chuckle or a crack up? What makes us burst …

 

“The Mind is not a Vessel to be Filled but a Fire to be Kindled.”-Plutarch

“The Mind is not a Vessel to be Filled but a Fire to be Kindled.”-Plutarch

After sitting and standing, maneuvering and moving in the dark for the last week, candles have became a new-found love of mine. The shapes and …

 

Horizontal and Vertical Success

Horizontal and Vertical Success

Over these last few Sandy and Stormy, dreary and dizzying days, I’ve been left with plenty to contemplate. Thoughts in my mind were scattered and …

 

SoPo

SoPo

East Village, West Village, Chelsea, Clinton. Nolita, Noho, Soho, and now SOPO. Sopo-South of power, is the most up and coming town in NYC these …

 

“No Matter How Dark the Moment, Love and Hope are Always Possible.”-Chakiris

“No Matter How Dark the Moment, Love and Hope are Always Possible.”-Chakiris

Sand. How can something so delicate and light turn so disastrous and deathly? Water. This too, how can it be life sustaining yet life threatening …

 

That’s a Wrap!

That’s a Wrap!

Walking into a candy store as a little toddler-oh the memories. Every time I enter Hirshleifers, specifically ETC by the coveted boutique, I feel butterflies …

 

“Grandmothers Are Just Antique Little Girls”

“Grandmothers Are Just Antique Little Girls”

As the colors shift from green to red and orange, and the fur vest starts to come out from storage, it is pretty safe to …

 

There’s a Statue in my Living Room

There’s a Statue in my Living Room

Were you ever tempted to do something just because it was free? Even if it didn’t interest you that much, you still had the urge …

 

“New York Mag says Brooklyn is the new Manhattan”-Miss Bradshaw

“New York Mag says Brooklyn is the new Manhattan”-Miss Bradshaw

Moving away from Manhattan and breezing into Brooklyn this past Sunday introduced me to one of the city’s most hidden treasures. Williamsburg Flea, a sister …

 

“Mama’s got the Magic of Clorox”

“Mama’s got the Magic of Clorox”

Move over Juicy sweatsuits and hello to DIY sweats. Ever find yourself in the mood to curl up in bed, blueberry tea in hand with Grey’s …

 

Up, Up and Away!

Up, Up and Away!

Airy. Light. Fluffy. At first glance, one would assume that Tomas Saraceno’s Cloud City installation atop the Met roof would be filled with delicate figurines. …

 

Would You Prefer a Lemon or a Lime in that?

Would You Prefer a Lemon or a Lime in that?

Rachel Bilson. Olivia Palermo. Rachel Zoe. What do these three fantastically fabulous women have in common besides for their exquisite and impeccable taste in the …

 

Water Chestnut Wednesday

Water Chestnut Wednesday

Enjoy this recipe! Water chestnuts are my new fix. Found today in my Circa Salad (mixed greens, wc’s, broccoli, chickpeas, green peas,orange segments-added by mistake …

 

Be Bold. Be Daring. DIY

Be Bold. Be Daring. DIY

With midterms approaching and mountains of papers and towers of books ahead of me, I decided to take a break from the textbooks and get …

 

Sophisticated. Stunning. Sephora

Sophisticated. Stunning. Sephora

Get ready girls! Sephora’s calling all friends and family for this one. 20% all beauty items (online and in store, no exclusions!) from October 18-31. …

 

“More powerful than the will to win is the courage to begin.”

“More powerful than the will to win is the courage to begin.”

Offering both hilly and flat terrain and a combination of surfaces, Central Park is a runner’s paradise. Entering at the Engineer’s Gate on East 90th …

 

Blissful Blessings

Blissful Blessings

Why should I be grateful? Look at the luxurious lives we live filled with such love and laughter and how many of us actually stop …

 

Miss Marc meets Pinkalicious

Miss Marc meets Pinkalicious

If any of you know me well, Pinkalicious is my utmost favorite ficticious character. She was what got me into Macaulay and she is still …

 

Chopped or Tossed?

Chopped or Tossed?

Bonne Anniversaire and Feliz Cumpleaños to my favorite childhood twins! Hallie and Annie, you’ve been seen on my tv, ipod, computer and projector countless times …

 

Pulleez Buy Me!

Pulleez Buy Me!

You know when a trend gets off to a rocking start but then slowly but shortly fades out into a fad? When everyone on Madison …

 

Watch out Bahama Mama, She’s about to go Overboard

Watch out Bahama Mama, She’s about to go Overboard

If anyone knows me, I am not one to boast about the beauty of my nails. Ever since I’ve been a little girl, I’ve always …

 

Let’s Get Crafty

Let’s Get Crafty

 I stole this idea from the Free People Blog (check out the DIY section) and would love to start this trend. Ever wonder why Apple is …

 

Tres Magnifique

Tres Magnifique

Magnificent. Magical.  Mesmerizing. My favorite shopaholics MizHattan and Madison Avenue Spy have been at my Safari Top Pages site all week. From the latest designer collaborations (think …

 

Ivy Style

Ivy Style

  Last Wednesday, I decided to conquer the rain and venture to the West Side. I rarely leave the East Side and if I do, it’s …

 

Hurry Hurry Ladies

Hurry Hurry Ladies

I never met a person who did not fall in love with the Gap. Push your procrastination behind because this deal ends quickly. 30% off …

 

Indestructible and In Style too

Indestructible and In Style too

What happens when two of my favorite worlds collide? A tingling sensation of excitement and excitation rushes through my body! You know the feeling when …

 

Move Over Bingo and Welcome to Barneys

Move Over Bingo and Welcome to Barneys

Ever wonder why we think of orthotics and oversized sweaters when speaking of our grannies, savtas, and bubbies? Why don’t we regard them for their …

 

“Excuses, Excuses”

“Excuses, Excuses”

“Dont know what you got till it’s gone.” If only we lived our lives by this most meaningful mantra. How often do we stop and …

 

“To market, To market”

“To market, To market”

Oh how I love Carrie Bradshaw. “To Market, to Market,” insinuates such a whimsical feeling in me, making me feel like I’m ready to jump …

 

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