Rosé Wine Granita – Adult Slushy for a Hot Day
Looking for an adult beverage to enjoy on a hot summer day? Try Rosé Wine Granita, a frozen blush slushy. It is alcoholic, so be sure your guests are of age to drink. I followed a recipe by a website called Feast and West, although I cut the amounts in half. You can...
10 Elegant Wardrobe Basics Every Woman Should Own
While I would never presume to tell you what style is best for you, there are some timeless pieces that can make your wardrobe look more elegant and expensive, even on a budget. Here are 10 elegant wardrobe basics every woman should own. 1. A good-fitting bra. Most...
10 Ways To Add La Dolce Vita To Your Summer
As with everything in life, Italians do summer with style, creativity, and glamour. Here are 10 ways to add La Dolce Vita to your summer. 1. Watch the show Riviera for style inspiration, mainly the clothes worn by Julia Stiles and Lena Olin. In the U.S. you can watch...
How To Be Elegant on Social Media
Social media platforms can be a great way to communicate with your friends and family. It can help businesses and artists share their news, products, and services with the world. It can be a happy, colorful place if you let it. But you can also go down a darker path...
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Rosé Wine Granita – Adult Slushy for a Hot Day
Looking for an adult beverage to enjoy on a hot summer day? Try Rosé Wine Granita, a frozen blush slushy. It is alcoholic, so be sure your guests are of age to drink. I followed a recipe by a website called Feast and West, although I cut the amounts in half. You can...
10 Elegant Wardrobe Basics Every Woman Should Own
While I would never presume to tell you what style is best for you, there are some timeless pieces that can make your wardrobe look more elegant and expensive, even on a budget. Here are 10 elegant wardrobe basics every woman should own. 1. A good-fitting bra. Most...
10 Ways To Add La Dolce Vita To Your Summer
As with everything in life, Italians do summer with style, creativity, and glamour. Here are 10 ways to add La Dolce Vita to your summer. 1. Watch the show Riviera for style inspiration, mainly the clothes worn by Julia Stiles and Lena Olin. In the U.S. you can watch...
How To Be Elegant on Social Media
Social media platforms can be a great way to communicate with your friends and family. It can help businesses and artists share their news, products, and services with the world. It can be a happy, colorful place if you let it. But you can also go down a darker path...
Make a To-Don’t List – Set Boundaries for the Future
I love lists. I'm always making lists of things to do. I made them daily, weekly, monthly, yearly. I'm all about getting things onto my calendar. But here is a new concept. Let's make a To-Don't List. A To-Don't List is a list of all the things you’re not going to do...
The Manhattan Cocktail – A Sophisticated Affair
My brother had a milestone birthday this month, and asked me to make him a Manhattan cocktail. You may not know this about me, but I’m a master cocktail mixer, if I do say so myself - LOL. I have no formal training but I have a fascination with vintage cocktails, and...
Top 10 Summer Essentials You Need Right Now
The Italian word for summer is estate (pronounced eh-stah-tay). Summer officially begins June 20th, although most people in the U.S. unofficially start with Memorial Day weekend. To make 2021 the sweetest estate of your life, let's jazz up the sunny season with these...
10 Ways To Live La Dolce Vita
What do you think of when you hear the phrase la dolce vita? Do you think of the Fellini movie with Marcello Mastroianni fishing the luscious Anita Ekberg from the Trevi Fountain? Or perhaps you think of enjoying a beautiful plate of pasta with an Aperol Spritz while...
30 Things To Do This Spring (Free Downloadable Checklist)
Isn't it wonderful to see green again. The flowers are blooming. The birds are singing. Our Mother Earth is coming back to life. It’s a time for renewal and optimism. To help get you into the spirit of la primavera, I made you a list of 30 things to do this...
7 Things Elegant Women Never Do
Elegance. I strive to be an elegant woman. Elegance can mean a lot of different things. It can encompass manners and etiquette, and also includes having an elegant mindset, dreaming up elegant solutions, creating elegant surroundings, and moving through this world...