Hala Matar Occupation: Filmmaker and art director Where we spotted her: UVA Grounds Style sense: Matar loves mixing eras in a “unique and vintagey” look. We love her bold pairing of a mod (vintage) mini with old Hollywoodinspired halter and big shades.
Hala Matar Occupation: Filmmaker and art director Where we spotted her: UVA Grounds Style sense: Matar loves mixing eras in a “unique and vintagey” look. We love her bold pairing of a mod (vintage) mini with old Hollywoodinspired halter and big shades.
O.K., ladies, who out there wants to marry Jon Stewart? And ladies, who out there has had a wine-induced bitchfest with your girlfriends about the fact that the Jon in question done gone and got married to some lady vet without having ever even met you? I would pretty much bet cash money that about […]
Sometimes you have to start in the middle. And so dearest reader, that is just what Sweet Cakes is doing. She simply draws a blank on how to introduce this topic, to wit, Crying at Work. There are two varieties of CAW; La Cake will address them both. First up: tears you shed when the […]
Butter, cream, powdered sugar, granulated sugar, corn syrup, chocolate, more butter. It’s like the seven deadly sins, with some walnuts thrown in. (I love when people scarf down three pieces of pecan pie and then say, “What? Nuts are good for you! Protein!”) But this kind of indulgence is most definitely worth it from time […]
It’s been a dozen years that Shenandoah Joe has been roasting coffee here in town. Talk mud with owner Dave Fafara, and you get an earful about the endless geekery one can undertake when it comes to those beloved brown beans. Just like its more-oft-discussed counterpart, wine, coffee is an agricultural product whose ultimate taste […]
For months on months, NFL general managers, personnel directors, scouts and head coaches have been stewing over game films,
How to put this delicately? Your lymphatic system could probably use a little drainage. Lymphatic drainage therapy (LDT) is gentle massage that breaks up fluid blockages so the fluid can be processed and used or eliminated by the body. It also assures evenly hydrated and flushed tissue, improving your range of motion and regulating circulation. […]
Could the ingredients in your moisturizer have come straight from your garden? Charlottesville-based Brigit True Organics works with this appealing idea, creating a full line of products with nothing but herbs, flowers, nuts and fruits. The website, www.brigittrueorganics.com, catalogs everything—yummy lip balms, butters, massage oils, baby balm, body creams, and a prolific selection of organic […]
Michele White has something different to add to your exercise routine: a 90-minute massage and a feeling of blissful weightlessness. Certified in Thai yoga massage and Hatha yoga, White provides a posture-based yoga massage that delivers your daily dose of yoga benefits with hardly any effort on your part. Plus, since the poses are sandwiched […]
If a bubble bath isn’t yet part of your beauty regimen, perhaps a room fragrant with the balm of peony and white lily will convince you to add it; that’s just one of the heady Lollia foaming bath selections that Neroli Spa and Apothecary has to offer with its aptly titled “Breathe” line. Lollia’s high-end […]