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Focus On Beauty: Favorite Cheap Brand E.L.F.

I love makeup. In fact I have so much makeup that I don’t even wear half of it. I’m always trying new trends and colors and because of that I ...

Diamond Engagement Ring Alternatives

Believe it or not, not everyone wants a diamond engagement ring. There are various reasons, ethical (although you can now get certified ethical diamonds from a few places. I’ll save ...

The Antique Jewelry and Watch Show: Part 1 – Rings

On Monday July 26th, 2010, I attended the final day of the Antique Jewelry and Watch Show at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea, New York City.

Bargain Jewess Has Been a Bad Girl…..

I have been a bad girl and been neglecting my favorite people…my readers. I have been so busy with my new job at Lord and Taylor that I literally haven’t ...

Orthodox Jewish Feminism

In my bais yaakov upbringing I felt stifled by the de rigeuer chumash, navi, and mishlei, things that were appropriate for girls to learn but never quite stimulating enough for me. I wished to learn gemara; to be treated as an equal. I would watch the men dance with the Toarh on Simchas Torah and feel a profound sense of loss that it was not me. That I was merely relegated to sit and watch.

Networking and How it Can Help You

According to Malcom Gladwell in his bestselling book The Tipping Point, networking is the key to getting you a great job. Most of the people with the fabulous jobs got them through networking or so he says.

NYC FREE

New York is one of the those fabulous cities that has a million activities all free.With the warm weather approaching the city provides more and more opportunituies for those with a beer budget to enjoy all of it’s champagne pleasures.Most of us are either feverishly searching for a job, or working doubletime to keep the one we have.

The Fashion Conundrum: Does being fashionable clash with being tznius?

There’s a widespread mentality in certain Jewish circles that being on the cutting edge of fashion and style is not in the confines of tznius- the Jewish dictates of modesty. ...

March Beauty Freebies

Looking to shop but no dough for you to do it with? Have no fear the March Freebie is here. At a few beauty counters across the country free samples are being given to those who ask.

How To Take an Exotic Vacation Without Leaving Home

This past Sunday my husband and I participated in a wonderful dinner that took us to Cuba. Our good friends Yael and Josh Haller have started a Washington Heights cultural ...