DIY hair color with Kelly Van Gogh

Don’t miss my latest beauty feature in the January issue of New York Resident, on newsstands now. In it, I interview Kelly Van Gogh about her latest line of at-home hair color products, called Master Blend. Also, read about Payal Luthra‘s beautiful scarves and the Drink Up Intensive Overnight Mask from Origins, the perfect cure for dehydrated skin!

(Via New York Resident)

The weekend is here!

Happy weekend dear readers! What’s in store for you this Saturday and Sunday? I’m looking forward to lots of post-holiday R&R. The only thing on my agenda? Watching Aliens with Matt. Have you seen it? I’m not sure a scary movie makes for the most relaxing of weekend plans, but I promised him I would watch it and so…I shall. šŸ™‚ Here, to get your weekend started right, a few fun posts from around the web: 

I know the holidays are over, but how cool is this bike?   

Embrace messy hair! 

String your gardens from above.

A New Year’s Hello.

Try this claw-set ring.  

Rainy Day Love. 

Are you in the mood for spring?

I want a pair of red pants.

And this bright red 2011 calendar too!  

Blossom tempura and ice cream bon bons.

A small town wedding that lights up the sky!

I wish this was…  

12 grapes at midnight? Happy New Year! 

(Image via the littlest rebel)

A Parisian hotel with a literary theme

After mentioning the possibility that I will be venturing to Paris come spring, I can’t help daydreaming about the variety of places I would love to stay. Par exemple, the Pavillon Des Lettres Hotel. Each room in this recently renovated hotel is named after a different writer, with quotations from their work stenciled on the walls. Even cooler, the power of print isn’t the only thing determining the decor: every room comes fully equipped with an iPad. A nice touch for the modern day traveling writer, don’t you think?

(Via T Magazine)

Closet re-design

Talk about closet envy! I love the crisp lines and clutter-free arrangement of this design. Channeling my ‘new year, new you’ attitude, I’ve decided it’s time for me to start (and finish) my own closet overhaul. Because how zen-like would it be to begin each morning gazing into a closet like the one above? Oh, organization. A girl can dream! 

(Via Coco+Kelley)