BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) –  As the costs of gas and food spike, expenses associated with event planning are also significantly impacted. This can be a major concern for couples who are in the process of planning a wedding.  The question of how to enjoy an unforgettably beautiful special day without breaking the bank becomes paramount. Baton Rouge wedding planner, …

Nordstrom signage outside one of the company’s full-line department stores. Tim Boyle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Allbirds will start selling its shoes in select Nordstrom department stores next month, the companies announced Tuesday, as the sneaker brand seeks tie-ups with other retailers to broaden its reach and post a profit. Starting June 1, a selection of Allbirds …

Emmy Rossum is a self-proclaimed skin-care obsessive who has armed herself with an array of beauty tools to treat her skin’s needs (when she’s not visiting celebrity facialist Shani Darden’s studio, that is). Accordingly, the actor is diligent about her routines, musing that the only time in her life that she didn’t complete her nighttime skin care was when she …

The Swinging Sixties were an era defined by innovation and social liberation — and naturally, the epoch’s fashion reflected those cultural sentiments. Women hellbent on breaking free from the cult of domesticity (i.e. the conservative expectations of the 1950s) found power in skin-revealing cut-outs and tailored skirt suit sets. There was the space race, too, which spawned an innovative class …

In T-minus less than a month, summer will officially be upon us. But Memorial Day 2022, in addition to serving as a time of remembrance for our country’s fallen veterans, marks the unofficial kickoff for sunny beach days to come. In traditional Memorial Day weekend fashion, we’ve spotted a number of noteworthy beauty deals in particular to take advantage of—some …

Stassi Schroeder shared her side of why certain “Vanderpump Rules” stars were cut or never invited at all to her wedding in Italy. The former reality star revealed in Monday’s episode of the “Skinny Confidential Him & Her” podcast that her firing from the Bravo series played a role in trimming the guest list. “It was supposed to be on ‘Vanderpump Rules,’” …

Celebrity esthetician Shani Darden has a cult following in Hollywood. Clients like Jessica Alba, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Shay Mitchell and January Jones count on her to keep their skin glowing. With a Beverly Hills studio and a namesake skin care line, Darden has become an authority on facial treatments. After training under a Hollywood dermatologist, Darden brought that skin knowledge to …

We may receive commission from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. New shoes for summer! (Photo: Amazon) Have any big Memorial Day plans? Perhaps you’re finally taking that long-awaited trip. Or maybe you decided to go camping with the family. Or are you marching in your town’s parade? No matter how you …

When it’s summertime and the living is easy, the last thing that you want to do is sweat (literally) over your hair. Summer 2022’s biggest hair trends are all about having fun and figuring out ways to simplify your routine, while still delivering on style. Think about it this way: being on trend this season is about spending more time …

“This is my plus one,” says Adriana Lima to a crew of photographers and points to her pregnant belly. She’s in Cannes for a red carpet tour de force of Chopard jewels, Cavalli gowns, and no less than 10 fan accounts tracking her every wardrobe change. She’s also becoming a new kind of icon — “bump forward,” as the nascent …

Memorial Day is a great time to score big discounts on all the essentials — everything from major appliances to mattresses. But when your idea of “essentials” involves finding the best deals in makeup, skin care and hair care, there’s no limit to how many steep sales you can find across the board. To help you get summer-ready, beauty retailers …

Most newly weds would agree that planning a wedding is not the easiest of tasks and at times can be stressful. So it’s only natural that brides-to-be often turn to the internet to seek guidance. One woman recently asked users on London-based internet forum Mumsnet for wedding planning advice after sharing that her wedding is coming up in seven months’ …

TerraCycle estimates that a new aluminum bottle has two times the “global-warming cost” impact as a new plastic bottle made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is the most widely recycled plastic. By 2050, global demand for new aluminum is expected to increase by up to 40 percent, according to the International Aluminum Institute, and post-consumer recycled aluminum will more than …

For the longest time, I was convinced my feet were that of a circus clown’s; long, flat, and, as one UCONN student once shouted at me from his truck at the Borders parking lot back in the summer of 2004, “floppy as f***.” Turns out I was wrong – well, mostly wrong – but it would take more than a …

When it comes to hair qualms — whether it’s damage, dullness, frizz or something else entirely — chances are you might be in need of some hydration. Fortunately, there are a lot of ways to help make sure your hair gets the TLC it deserves — conditioners, hair masks, hair oils and of course leave-in conditioner. Perfect for those of …