Looking to shed a few inches but don’t even have time to schedule a shot of wheat grass let alone hours at the gym? Fear not, the Diet Doctor is IN! Dr. Melina Jampolis wrote her book with you in mind, Busy Diva. It’s called, “The No-Time-to-Lose Diet,” and it’s all about losing weight…
by Sharon Dewar The army of elephants stood stiffly, alert and imposing, their powerful gray silhouettes staring intensely at our open-aired Land Cruiser. It was our second night on safari, and the sky was dark and foreboding as we drove alongside Botswana’s Khwai River, a tributary that feeds into the Okavango Delta, on the northern…
Mika Takeuchi is the founder, president and main buyer for Fashion Bliss LLC (www.fashionbliss.com). When Mika’s not spoiling our community with occasional super savings, she is also a stylist and personal shopper for clients in the United States, Asia and Europe. Mika has over 15 years experience in business, retail, and personal shopping, and in…
Samantha Berman is currently one of two head honchos at Sweatsedo.com, the premier purveyor of the leisure lifestyle and one-of-a-kind loungewear. Before this, she worked for a handful of years in film and commercial production. Born and raised in Calabasas, CA, and then high-schooled in Santa Monica, she promptly left Southern California upon graduation for…
Considering a visit to Lima, Peru? Head over for a relaxing massage at Zest, a luxury spa nestled within the five-star Miraflores Park Hotel
by Leah Krauss Some girls deal with tough breakups by eating a pint of Hagen Daaz. Some dye their hair blonde. I happened to be traveling alone for the first time in Australia when it happened, and I went with grueling displays of sport to redirect my pain. What you have to understand about this…
Pink Elf founder Kaushie Adiseshan was born in Bombay, India, and educated in Bombay and San Francisco. She have studied fashion, fine art, photography, the piano, and Indian classical dance. The Pink Elf runway show at San Francisco Fashion Week was dedicated to Divas and godesses: Greek, Roman, Indian, Egyptian, Tibetan, Norse and even modern…