Author: Channing in the City

Last night I was sitting on the couch, in my fugliest pair of sweatpants, watching the Kardashians frolick in the Dominican Republic. And I was jealous not only of their vacay, but that they were effortlessly luxuriating in the cutest bathing suits. Did you see last...

Lately, I've been shopping at nail salon de Channing. I have so many polishes that unless I'm in love, they usually aren't used more than once. Don't judge. That hasn't been the case lately. And it certainly isn't the case with OPI's A Roll in the Hague. This polish is so...

A while ago, Micheleista, The Beauty Hunter (that's her blog's name) tagged me in a YouTube video to answer my 7 deadly sins of beauty, hehe. I finally filmed it Micheleista!   While I have you here, Tsahai from Color Me Sunshine awarded me with the Kreativ Blogger Award! Wasn't that sweet? Part of...

I like to give my skin a little extra tender love and care when the weather gets crazy hot. I just want it to know I appreciate it sticking around and behaving.And that today is the first day of summer, I think it's time to...

I know that I know all the way better to than to present this to you like it's some new trend, fresh off the runway. Because it isn't. Last September Marc Jacobs sent models down the Spring 2012 runway wearing--yup, you guessed it--wedge sneakers (the pair...

Over the weekend, I went with my parents to visit The Barnes Foundation in it's new home in downtown Philadelphia. To move the art exhibit from its original home was controversial to say the least. The collection-- including 60 Matisses, 44 Picassos, 14 Modigilianis, 181 Renoirs and 69...

Do you edit your outfits after you put them on? I do. Like, I started out in this: And then I took off the necklace and added a leopard scarf. I traded my wedges for flat jellies. Banana Republic necklace Forever 21 Maxi Dress Target Wedges Rebecca Minkoff Neon Mini MAC Tiffany...

There is something about green nail polish that I can't get enough. In the colder months, I wear OPI Here Today, Argon Tomorrow. In the warmer months, you know I can't get enough of Essie Funky Limelight, but there is one more green that is a repeat...

Yes. I realize that I am a bit premature in starting to pack considering that I don't leave until August.But that hasn't stopped me from throwing things in a suitcase that I want to be sure make the trip. I have to be sure I...

Long before Oprah was telling us we needed vision boards, I was cutting up magazines and putting the images on my walls. Vision books are the grown up version of that. So today I will get you 7 reasons why you should have one. And,...