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Still Learning: Creating Your Own Nail Art
Photo credit: Jason Setiawan I'm happy to report that Astrid and Vicki are the winners of the recent Flattering50 Giveaway of Designer Nails: Create Art at Your Fingertips , a new book by nail artist Ami Vega. This new b
Still Learnning: My Role in the "Am I Pretty or Ugly?" Trend
Girls are skipping classes on days when they don’t think they look good. Young women are skipping job interviews for the same reason. Girls and young women are posting videos on YouTube entitled "Am I Pretty or Ugly?" an
Still Learning: Toothpaste's Menacing Effect
Warning: Toothpaste may be hazardous to your clothing. That's the lesson I learned recently. Was the garment--my black lace blouse (above)--ruined? Not in my opinion. However, I will be more careful about when and how I
Still Learning: Quilt Artist Depicts a Textile Laborer
This post may seem a little far-flung for a blog about style choices for women over 50. However, since launching Flattering50 , my interest in fashion and style has grown to include many aspects of the fashion industry,
Still Learning: Phone App Makes Shoppers More Savvy
We've all heard about goods--such as clothing and beauty products--that are produced under unethical conditions. Some companies, for example, use manufacturing methods that are harmful to workers or to animals or the env
Still Learning: What's Up with the Mustaches?
Whenever I write a "Still Learning" post, I wonder if my readers, much like the people in the recent Geico ad campaign, are thinking: "Everyone knows that!" Still, I push on, hoping the information presented might be new
Still Learning: Time to Hit the "Pause" on "Fast Fashion"?
More and more, I'm hearing over 50 women say, "I'm shopping my closet," putting together a new outfit with what they've got rather than running out to buy something new. No doubt, their reasons for this vary greatly. The
Still Learning: 7 Things to Know about Basal Cell Cancer
Though Flattering50 is a style blog, I feel compelled to write a little about my recent run-in with a basal cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer. (Good health is flattering, yes?) For this post, I’m sharing what I learn
Still Learning: Lace in the Workplace?
Last August, I bought a lace skirt at Ann Taylor (above). I'd just been to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to see the "Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations” exhibit and was in the mood for a new fall skirt. (I
Still Learning: Primers for Over 50 Faces
Last weekend, while cleaning out my makeup bin, I came across Tarte primer. It was part of a makeup “starter” kit I’d purchased several years ago. After turning 50, I decided it was time to get serious about makeup. (Bef
Still Learning: Tips for Cleaning Suede Boots
I'm enjoying the extra time I've got now that my two boys are out of college and living in Brooklyn. (Although...there's not as much free time as I thought there would be. Why is that?) Still, I do have a little more tim
