I am really excited to tell you about Trephin, a new salon that our friends (and stylists) Brian Rand and Moe Smith are opening in Boston in July. The inspiration behind the salon’s name comes from a trephine, which is a drill used to perform a trephination — a procedure in which a doctor drills [...]

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  Over the weekend I received the July issue of Architectural Digest – if you’re a Cher fan, you’ll want to pick up this copy, she gives a tour through her new LA duplex apartment, which overlooks the city and was designed by Martin Lawrence-Bullard. However, it actually wasn’t the intimate look inside the diva’s new Buddhist [...]

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Well, like I promised in my previous Evian Live Young post, there was more to come in regards to the dancing babies . . . and here it is: How do roller skating babies, “Rapper’s Delight,” and Evian find themselves aligned in 2009? Just watch: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQcVllWpwGs] I’m still trying to piece these seemingly unrelated parts [...]

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Do you remember the Evian campaign a few year’s ago that parodied the film Bathing Beauty and featured more than 60 babies performing aqua aerobics while singing “Bye-Bye Baby?” No? Well, that’s OK, because you can watch it again here. Pretty cute huh? Since the original ads were such a huge success, Evian decided to [...]

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If you haven’t caught the new commercial for the third-generation Toyota Prius, allow me to introduce you . . . It’s a visual thrill ride through gardens and meadowlands composed of Anne Gedes-esque, costumed humans, who move in a choreographed  “wave” as the Prius passes by. Some people think the concept  is a little creepy, [...]

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2Modern Design Talk repost . . . If you like graphic design and logos you must check this out! Internationally acclaimed design and branding firm Duffy & Partners has released the top 150 logos its created over the past quarter century. Looking through the slide show some logos immediately popped out at me (Fresca, Miller [...]

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1) Madonna and her photo sess, “Blame It On Rio,” with photographer Steven Klein, featured in W magazine, March 2009. Next month’s magazine features a 46-page spread of the pop queen and should be purchase worthy. Klein captures her looking all sorts of fabulous –  her hair style/color should be incorporated into her every day [...]

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I’m a bit of an over achiever when it comes to gift giving. I think it’s important to be extremely thoughtful — no one wants to receive something they won’t put to use — and I try hard to give gifts that won’t be relegated to the hall closet once opened.  If you know your [...]

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My friend Matt sent this to me this morning, with the subject line, “You’ll have a better day cause of this.” Indeed you will. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3Y_2GEGeWM&hl=en&fs=1] For more information on the Oregan Coast Aquarium, visit its Web site.

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This new online ad campaign caught my eye for two reasons 1) my family has a long love/hate relationship with Saab’s — my father and uncle have owned and sold many, and they’ve all a) cost more to repair than own, b) left them stranded, or c) caught on fire. To this day my father [...]

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