Style - Todays Woman

Get a Tan and a Blowout in an Afternoon — Glam for the Low Maintenance Woman

By Brigid MorrisseyBlowout and Simple Makeup Primp Style Lounge Expert: Samantha StewartWhat It Is: A blowout includes the shampooing, blow-drying, and styling of the hair. In the blow-drying technique, a round brush is used to add desired volume and smoother follicles. The makeup includes a layer of foundation, eye shadow, mascara, and lipstick. Primp’s makeup specialists improvise the color combinations and makeup blends.Preparations: The only treatment where preparation is necessary is if you choose the Dry Style. Come ready with clean, dry, product-free hair.Cost: $35 for a Blowout, $20 for Real Simple Makeup. Primp Packages include: Primp [...]

Laura Patterson’s Swimwear Visions

By Keri FoyI had all my questions ready. How do you camouflage a muffin top? Minimize saddlebags? The questions I often ponder when shopping for a bathing suit. That is, until I met Laura Patterson.Laura, designer and owner of Cannonball Swimwear, has an almost disarming way of transforming swimsuit shopping into analyzing your true perspective of your own body image. I thought I felt pretty good in my own skin excepting the tug of war with a one-piece swimsuit. But how comfortable am I? Within a couple minutes of talking with Laura, she had me [...]