Trend Alert: Tie Your Laces


Updated 07/20/08 4:43 PM · Posted by FabSugar · 17 comments

Trend Alert: Oxford Shoes

Tie your laces in some oxfords. No longer associated with cheesy salesmen and schoolgirls, flat oxfords have been updated in enough colors and finishes to please every whimsy. Get girlie and wear them with a flirty floral dress or be '80s inspired and pair them with skinny jeans and a loose top a la Selma Blair. Shop This Look Read more

5 Beauty Recipes From the 1700s That Really Work (and 3 That Really Don't)


Updated 07/27/11 7:47 PM · Posted by · 11 comments

18th-Century Beauty Recipes to Try (or Avoid) 2011-07-27 11:45:40

Eighteenth-century French women had a wealth of at-home beauty treatments, and luckily many of them survive in the Toilet au Flora, a book of recipes compiled by French naturalist Pierre-Joseph Buc'hoz. Some of the treatments are still great DIYs, and some are absolutely horrifying. Here are five simple, effective recipes you should try, plus three treatments from the book you definitely Read more