As most of you have heard, our very own Miss A is featured in the SK-II skin care line ad campaign, now appearing in none other than Vogue’s September issue. Mai Abdo, Juanita Jordan, Kara Mann, and Andrea Rodgers have joined Cate Blanchett in promoting the luxury skincare line from Japan, which is sold exclusively [...]

Earlier this week, Bravo debuted the soon-to-be released single from their latest “Real Housewife” turned singer, Danielle Staub. Amazingly enough, unlike Jo De La Rosa, Kim Zolciak, and Countess LuAnn before her, Danielle actually has a good voice and can sing without the aid of Auto-Tune!  She needs some more vocal training to help shore [...]

Well, it’s 4am. I could barely sleep last night. I’m not sure if it’s from the excitement of my impending trip to New York, or if it’s because I slept on my sofa and gave my mother my bed. After seeing my photos from Saturday night’s Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Man & Woman of the [...]

Many people assume that I go out a lot. I don’t. I used to go out a lot. Pardon my language, but after living in the DC metropolitan area for 12 years, it got to be like “same shit, different day” or “same people, different venue”. I don’t know if it’s [...]

Sunday night I had the pleasure of attending the American Red Cross’s 3rd Annual Oscar Night DC charity gala. For those unfamiliar with this event, Oscar Night DC is the only official Academy-sanctioned Academy Awards viewing party in Washington, D.C. and therefore one of the most profile black tie events of the social season. It [...]

Last week one of my oldest and closest friends forwarded me an e-mail from her mom regarding Old Spice’s new TV ad, which debuted at this year’s Super Bowl. My friend’s mom had this to say:
I wanted to directly register my opinion of this ad campaign’s puerile attempt to totally refocus the female psyche from [...]

I want to thank everyone who came out to Hela Spa and Ted Gibson Salon to support the Washington Humane Society fundraising of Allison Brooks and me. I also want to thank Hela Spa and Ted Gibson Salon for hosting, and our sponsors Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, Georgetown Cupcake, Barefoot Wine & Bubbly, and my friends at [...]

Yesterday evening I had the sad honor of attending the funeral of one of my favorite teachers from high school, Ms. Hernandez.  Taken by cancer at the too young age of 56, Ms. Hernandez was a passionate and dedicated woman who freely gave her opinions and always left a strong impression with those whose lives [...]

This weekend is Valentine’s Day, and while many couples will be celebrating the “most romantic holiday of the year” thousands of singletons will be left to their own devices in way of getting through the holiday. For most this solo occupation isn’t too much of a problem but for others, being alone on a holiday [...]

Cathy Alter is the author of the memoir Up For Renewal – What magazines taught me about love, sex, and starting over. Long before Robyn Okrant began Living Oprah, Cathy used the wisdom of the almighty O – and 13 other women’s glossies – to fix her shipwrecked life. Since it’s publication in 2008, Up [...]