Jumpstart your summer health kick with green juice! Here’s the best juice to order at a juice bar, plus six Chicago juice bars you'll love. There's nothing better in the summer than a fresh green juice. It's so easy to grab a pre-made juice out of the fridge at your favorite local juice bar, but if you're making your own drink, it can be tricky to put together the perfect combo of flavors so your juice doesn't end up tasting like grass. After a few orders gone wrong, I've finally settled …
What to Order at a Juice Bar (Plus 6 Chicago Juice Bars to Try)
Summer Reading List: 7 Books Everyone’s Talking About
Add these buzz-worthy new releases to your 2016 summer reading list! Perfect for the beach or pool, you won't be able to put down these summer books. A stack of good books is an obvious summer essential. Luckily, there's no shortage of good new releases this summer, both from brand new authors and old favorites. These are a few of the most-talked-about titles that you'll want to add to your list (and suggest for your next book club pick). 1. Modern Lovers by Emma Straub "The Vacationers" …
10 Chicago Summer Festivals to Add to Your Calendar
Festival season is in full swing in Chicago! These are a few of my favorite Chicago events, including Windy City Smokeout, Do Division and the Renegade Craft Fair. One of my favorite parts about summer in Chicago is that there's a new festival every weekend, from art fairs to food and music festivals. It's a great way to get outside, listen to live music, try some new food, and find a cool, one-of-a-kind piece of art for your apartment. I'm rounding up my favorite festivals and adding all of …
How to Contour and Highlight Like a Pro
Contouring and highlighting aren’t just meant for red carpets. Made famous by celebs like Kim Kardashian, these beauty tricks will chisel out your bone structure, strengthen your jaw line and highlight your best features—and you don’t need a professional makeup artist to do it. I spent a morning with the artists at Sephora learning the basics of this must-try trend in one of their 90-minute Sephora Beauty Classes, which take place mornings in the store before it opens (also on the …
5 Must-Have Pieces from the Stella & Dot Summer Collection
The new Stella & Dot summer collection is so. cute. Shop my favorite pieces from the collection and get summer style ideas. I'm hosting my first Stella & Dot party this weekend! After Stella & Dot stylist Marni Smith styled my sister, Kaitlin, for her Big Fat TODAY Wedding on the TODAY Show, she fell in love with the company and the pieces and decided to become a stylist. Of course, I had to host a trunk show as soon as I found out. This comes at the perfect time, …
