Throwback Thursday: Black Shoes, Hiring a Personal Stylist and Tweezerman

By Bridgetteraes @BridgetteRaes

Welcome to another week of Throwback Thursday, posts from a year ago this week that are still noteworthy.  I have a few for you to check out below.

Make Black Shoes an Option not a Necessity

I have certainly styled my share of clients with black shoes. I want to be clear, I have nothing against them even though I don’t wear them. However, what I do see is a huge reliance on black shoes. I have cleaned piles and piles of black shoes out of the closets of clients and have taught many of my clients that with just a shoe change an outfit can go from basic to really interesting. Therefore, I want you to see black shoes as an option and not a necessity.  Read more.

What You Need to Know Before You Hire a Fashion Stylist

If you have been looking to hire a fashion stylist, here are some tips and advice on how to make sure you’re hiring one who can actually do right by you. Get the tips. 

Friday’s Fab Find: Tweezerman Tweezers


I’d heard of Tweezerman products but dismissed them. Their price points seemed ridiculous, as they start at $15.00 and no joke go up as high $100 with their Luxe Edition Swarovski Crystal Bejeweled tools. As a poor writer living in New York, I do almost all of my shopping at 99 cent stores (really) so paying a whopping $15.00 for a pair of Tweezers just seemed so silly. So I began asking around.  Find out why Tweezerman tweezers are the best.