Carol’s Column: All That Jas
By Carol (My mother)I love jasmine, especially the night-blooming variety. It was on a trip to Bermuda that I first fell in love with its irresistible Continue Reading [...]
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Carol’s Column: Dress Me, Kate?
By Carol (my mother)On Monday, The New York Times Business section ran a front page article called “Selling a Celebrity Look.” Above the title were Continue Reading [...]
Carol’s Corner: The Mystic of Cornish
By Carol (my mother)J.D. Salinger died last week at the age of 91 and it feels as though an era has ended. Now and then I’d think of him, famously secluded Continue Reading [...]
Carol’s Column: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
By Carol (my mother)This is a tale of two mirrors, or rather, one pull-out mirror with two sides. One side is a magnifier, the other not. The magnifier, Continue Reading [...]
Carol’s Column: Liner Notes
By Carol (my mother)In beauty, as in health care legislation, one mustn’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Don’t get me wrong--I love perfection Continue Reading [...]
Memo to L’Oreal: Bring Back Air Wear!
By Carol (my mother)When I read a couple of weeks ago that VOGUE's Anna Wintour was doing a Fashion's Night Out promotion at Macy’s, in Queens, Continue Reading [...]
Carol’s Column: Tom’s Of Maine Natural Baking Soda Mouthwash
By Carol (my mother) Don’t you just hate it when your favorite toiletries are discontinued? Or for that matter , your preferred cosmetics, foods , etc. Continue Reading [...]
Carol’s Column: L’Oreal Skin Genesis Multi-layer Cell Strengthening Daily Treatment Serum Concentrate For the Quite Literally Thin-skinned
By Carol (my mother)When I was young, I remember looking at older women, with their lipstick "bleeding" well above their lip line, their eyebrows crudely Continue Reading [...]
Carol’s Column: Makeover by Me
By Carol (my mother)You have to try new things, I tell myself. You must try new things. I’m making it a mantra. It is so, so easy to fall into a rut, Continue Reading [...]
Carol’s Column: A Hair Odyssey
By Carol (my mother)I hesitate to write about my hair. Thin, fine, wavy/curly with a tendency to frizz, it has always been my nemesis. It seems to have Continue Reading [...]