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This NYTimes story had some good tips, one of which JSG posted in February. Really, NYTimes, we're flattered!

Bronze Goddesses

In our continuing effort to improve your tan (and ours!) in a healthy and non-orange or streaky way, we're sharing our favorite bronze powders with you. We use these daily, more in the summer and on beach trips; but even a light dusting in the winter makes you look great. Wouldn't you love to get the glow Charlize has on the left?

Our friend Heidi wins the award for the longest dedication to a single beauty product: Guerlain's Terracotta. We can't say just how long because that would totally date her; suffice it to say she started wearing it with big bangs, a kinky perm, and leggings. She's not alone, this was one of the first bronzers out there and remains a big seller. Bonus, for the hot, humid weather, Terracotta powder is oil-controlling.

JSG's Hope uses Bobbi Brown's Bronzing Powder in Natural because all of Bobbi's shades from lipsticks and glosses, to shadows and bronzers are the most natural and best fit for her coloring. There may be an element of habit here as well.

JSG's Annie has been using Nars Laguna since she was a beauty editor at Life & Style and a Sephora makeup artist recommended it. The artist's trick was to apply the bronzer as a "3" to each side of your face--meaning forehead, cheekbones and jaw line.

Try them yourself or let us know which bronzer works best for you. Notice that none of us use a liquid bronzer? Do you? Just remember, no matter how good it feels to get sun on you face (and how good it looks); it's not worth the wrinkles later on.

Check back this week when we'll be doing a Clinique Safe Sun giveaway!

Blogging as a Career

Here we are at the Total Beauty conference. We were on a panel talking about "Blogging as a Career". Above: Kirsten Lambertson from Beauty Riot, Nadine from Jolie Nadine, JSG's Annie, Tia from Shake Your Beauty and Annie from Bella Sugar.

On Our Radar: The Total Beauty Blogger Summit!

We're hopping on another Virgin America flight today to head back to the West Coast--this time Manhattan Beach for the Total Beauty Blogger Summit. We can't wait to connect with our friends, like Julia from All About the Pretty (she'll be leading morning yoga classes); Erika from Makeup Bag and Tammy from A Mom in Red High Heels and to connect with all the fabulous bloggers we haven't gotten to meet yet!

JSG is super-honored to be on a panel with Tia from Shake Your Beauty and Nadine from Jolie Nadine. We're all former magazine editors and will be talking about blogging as a career. Check back for updates and photos throughout the weekend.

And, since we are travel junkies after all, we're excited to check out the Ayres Hotel--a European brand boutique hotel. When we were in San Diego two weeks ago, we heard comparisons of that city to Manhattan Beach, a town we've only driven through up until today. Look for the redhead sitting at the beach underneath a big umbrella between sessions!

A Play for the Jet Set

While half of us lives in NYC, she doesn't often get to the theater much. For one thing, it's pricey, many modern musicals leave much to be desired and she's decidedly NOT a Clay Aiken fan. But after reading the reviews of Boeing-Boeing and hearing about its 6 Tony Nominations, we were inspired to walk the block from our Hell's Kitchen pad to the Longacre Theater to buy tickets for the show.

The show, which features bitchy fave Christine Baranski, the Showgirls diva Gina Gershon and the West Wing's Bradley Whitford, revolves around one man, Bernard, who is engaged to three different stewardesses (It takes place in the 60s in Paris, so it's okay to use the now non-PC term.).



The clip on the site is what convinced us it would be worth our while--it feels like a bawdy Carol Burnett show, which follows since Boeing-Boeing premiered in 1965.

We're going on June 3, so check back then to see what we thought about it.

In the meantime, we'll let you in on a little secret: Broadwaybox.com. It has all the discounts for every Broadway and off-Broadway show. It saved us about 40 bucks per seat!

Check back next week for our exclusive interview with the show's makeup artist Erica Wheelan who will dish on how she recreated all those gorgeous 60s inspired looks--including Gina Gershon's dramatic cat eyes shown above!

Sexy Beach Ponys

Summer’s almost here and that means one thing to us: It’s ponytail season! We don’t need to tell you why ponys are great, whether you’re at the beach or stuck in a steamy city--if you’re over the age of five, you already know that.

Even on the red carpet, our favorite surfer girl sports the perfect beach pony. To find out how you can do it like Cameron, we checked back in with our uber-talented, favorite stylist, Sarah, from NYC’s Bumble and Bumble (you may remember a few months back she shared her secrets on snow bunny ponys).

Sarah says:
On a beach vacation: keep it natural. Spray Does It All all over dry hair (Or even better air-dried hair post a dip in the ocean. All that salt water gives great texture), tilt head back and rake hair into the center of your head. Secure tightly at the base with a band that matches your hair color. Take a piece from bottom of pony, smooth into a flat ribbon and wrap around band. Keep it flat and use more spray to secure it. Finally, gently move your hair forward on top and sides to loosen up the style. If pieces fall out, or if hair wrinkles leave it. the more texture the better!

A Fashionista's Dream

Let’s face it: shopping while away is so much more fun than shopping at home. Somehow it makes much more sense to spend $200 on a bikini while in Miami or $150 on a necklace for our man while in LA. But even as much as we JSG’s travel, we do need help finding stores that are off the beaten path—those hidden gems where we can find the perfect flirty summer dress or vintage bakelite bangles.

Enter Storeadore.com. Founded by Meredith Barnett and Christina Miller, the site’s editors profile stores and users review them. You can also chart your own course and print out a map to take with you. Kind of like Lucky magazine’s Shopping Guides, which probably isn’t an accident since Meredith used to work there. But it’s better since it’s totally interactive and completely personalized.

Even better—the site frequently has discounts at online stores and an active user community who are happy to give advice and feedback on just about any store known to woman.

Storeadore currently features reviews on NYC, Boston, D.C., Princeton and L.A. We hear Chicago on Philly are close behind.

We can totally vouch for there review of Brooklyn boutique Zoe (shown above) which we just walked by on our way to work this a.m., where we admired a pair of silver wellies:

A one-stop shop for stylish, cutting-edge tops, tees, dresses and more, Zoë carries every line you would find on the fifth floor of Bergdorf’s—but every piece that wouldn’t be there.

Happy shopping!