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Luxury Lashes
If you read this column regularly, you know of my affinity for reality shows.
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Outside the Big Box
"To market, to market." So goes the nursery rhyme of our youth. But as a movement to shop local and support local growers through farmers markets continues to gain momentum …
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Seeking Refuge
It seemed eerie that on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf Coast braced itself for the arrival of another hurricane.
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My Mother’s Wisdom
Clothes and shoes are an investment, and to look your best, they need the proper care.
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Timeless Style
In fashion, social graces and pop culture, some trends come and go, while others remain tried and true—the classics.
Fashion
Gray Days are Coming
This season, “50 Shades of Grey” isn’t just a terrible fan fic-turned-bestselling novel. It’s also a theme in nail salons all over.
Fashion
Vivid Digits
Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately, you’ve probably noticed that fingernails garner a lot of attention these days.
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Fit and Fabulous
Working out helps me feel more confident in my clothes. But my commitment to being fit is more about being healthy than fitting into a certain dress size.
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Spring Forward
Mal’s St. Paddy’s Parade feels like the kickoff to spring in Jackson.
Hitched
Cannon-Boteler
One evening, Christina Cannon talked to her friend Kirby Boteler about the things important to her in a partner. "He has to enjoy good food, good wine and have a …
Art
Giving Hearts
The creative spirit is a strong one; it comes from deep within. That's why so often art creates in the viewer an emotional reaction or impact.
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Lifelong Learning
My friend Brooks and I have a bit of a running joke involving our alma mater, Millsaps College. I love Millsaps dearly and am grateful every day for the education …
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Team Spirits
Although the temperature outside still feels like summer, this southern girl's mind is on two things: breaking out my fall wardrobe items and football season.
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Gatsby Endeavors
I've alluded before in this column to my general lack of athleticism. I like working out, but when it comes to team sports, I'm much better at being a cheerleader …
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Dress Better, Test Better
There comes a time when an issue of importance forces you to take a public stand.
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Oiled Up and Shirtless
Like many Americans, for the past two weeks, I have tuned in to watch the world's top athletes compete in the Olympics.
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Priority Woman
The need to take care of everybody else or to be perfect--or at least, to be what everyone expects you to be all the time--seems to be characteristically, though not …
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Free and Easy
I am not a good bargain shopper. I have friends who are. They thrill at the hunt of finding a deal. Those stores, you know the ones, that advertise department …
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Flower Power
Learning the art of flower arranging can bring a pop of color and life into your life.
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My Neighborhood
I know there is more to the neighborhood in terms of people and places than my narrow experience. Recently, I had an opportunity to explore things that I had no …
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