If you are new here, once a month Elizabeth from the Vintage Contessa and I interview someone over 50 with great style.Today I am happy to introduce you to Heather Lindstrom from Curated Travel. I have not met Heather but have known her via blogging for many years. Heather is a retired school psychologist and now full time luxury travel advisor. She began blogging as a hobby and morphed it into a full time travel business. I love Heather's polished resort style. She has a flair ...
OVER 50 BEAUTY AND SELF CARE
Self-Care after 50-How to Choose the Best Vitamin C Serum
Today Mary Ann, Annie and I are joining six other bloggers to talk about self-care. For those of you new to this blog Welcome. I will preface this post by saying I am not an expert on anything. I scour the internet for information from people who know much more than I. Then I share what I have learned. I am 65, I have a lot of sun damage, acne scars and wrinkles so I am on a journey to take better care of my skin. If you saw a picture of me in direct sunlight without makeup you would "run ...
Friday Fun Stuff
Happy Valentines Day! We went to dinner with friends last night and today we are headed up to babysit for little Summer. Let's get down to business for some Friday Fun Stuff. Heather Bullard, a stylist I respect very much has a great tutorial on How to Style a Display Cabinet that I think you will find very inspiring and helpful. This time of year we are all in organization mode. I cleaned out about half of my closet but now need to tackle the drawers. Imogen from Inside Out Style ...
Self Care Over 50
Supposedly practicing self-care for wellness in our 50s and beyond consists of clean eating, getting plenty of rest (I definitely failed that one), regular exercise (ummmm depends on the time of the year), and keeping our minds active. I am trying to work on all of the above but in the meantime let's check out Self Care Over 50. Spoiler alert this post is not very glamorous. I ran across these articles that might interest you if you are trying to keep your mind and body ...
Rough Luxe Survey Results
First of all a big shout out to all of you for filling out the survey, leaving comments, and sharing your ideas for future posts. You guys are the best! I can't tell you how helpful it is for me in planning the coming year. I suspected that many of my new subscribers and readers came here for more fashion and beauty and I was right, but the results also indicate that you want to continue to read design related posts as well. Without further adieu let's dig into the Rough Luxe Survey ...
Most Popular Blog Posts of 2019
Welcome to my most popular blog posts of 2019. Looking back at what posts appealed to you and which ones did not is extremely helpful to me when I am planning my calendar for next year. This has been a big growth year for my blog thanks to all of you. My email subscriber list has doubled in the last year, and my readership has more than doubled. I am so grateful to all of you for the support. This blog began nine years ago as an Interior Design Blog. As I aged (65!!) I ...
Ageless Style-Susan Remey Dakis
I was walking into the salon where I get my hair and nails done one day a few months ago. This striking woman with this incredible mane of gray hair whished by me. I was struck by how she owned that beautiful head of hair. She had beautiful skin that complemented her gray locks which gave her an air of confidence, and power. I did not know Susan personally. She is an esthetician at my salon and I knew of the tragic death of her only child. I approached her that day and ...
Friday Fun Stuff-Skincare, Summer, Food & Fashion
Happy Friday. I haven't done a Friday Fun Stuff in ages as I don't normally post on Friday anymore. Friday Fun Stuff is just that, miscellany that I have gathered from the web, Instagram and beyond that grabbed my attention this week. I spent yesterday babysitting so I will start off with a few pics of Summer. She is BUSY and full of fun. Speaking of grandmothers or "grannies" , Ann Oldenburg of the Washington Post wrote a wonderful article about becoming a grandmother ...
Six Beauty Products I am Loving Right Now and a Fresh Summer Orzo Salad
Today I wanted to pop in with a quick post to share six beauty products that I am loving right now and a fresh summer orzo salad. I have been in Florida on some difficult family business and have had very little time. I try to not get in a rut with products and try to keep my eyes and ears open to new ideas when it comes to products. Here are a few that I have on my radar right now. Many of you have asked me to do an in-depth post on body creams. Since my time currently is at a ...
