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Sex And The City Made Luxury Accessible And Increased Material Expectations

Sex And The City Made Luxury Accessible And Increased Material Expectations

As often is the case, after I publish an article, I later think of something else I want to add to it. Since I write for myself, I allow myself to go back into an article and tweak it a bit. There was so much I wanted to add to my article, “Are Your Best [...]

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Nouveau Poor

Nouveau Poor

Today, Amanda Gordon wrote a piece on “cheap eats” for AskMissA.com’s NY Empress column, and reminded me about a new phrase an acquaintance of mine shared with me recently: Nouveau Poor. I think everyone is familiar with the Nouveau Riche, but do you know about the Nouveau Poor? My friends told me story about how he took a [...]

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May’s Pink Slip Party is This Thursday at Lotus!

May’s Pink Slip Party is This Thursday at Lotus!

 
 
HR Professionals and Job Seekers – Don’t forget to come out to Lotus Lounge on Thursday night for the May Pink Slip Party! I have been contacted by a bunch of people who have lost jobs since my last event in April, and others who are now worried about lay-offs. However, I feel like the sunny spring weather [...]

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Is Brunette The New Blonde? Say It Isn’t So!

In an effort to distance themselves from either the stereotype of the ditzy rich bimbo, or the Palm Beach Princess, New York women are going brunette in increasing numbers. See what John Barrett whose posh salon sits above Bergdorf Goodman has to say!
-  Miss A

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Diva on a Dime: Gold Rush

Diva on a Dime: Gold Rush

 

Paris Hilton in an ad for Bubbly Blonde by Rich Prosecco.
The price gold has been soaring in our current economic crisis as demand for the stability of gold increases in times of uncertainty. Many investors buy gold as its value has changed only minimally over hundreds of years compared to other goods. The change in the [...]

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Fashion Quintessential

Washington’s 1st Pink Slip Party To Be Featured On WJLA Sunday Night

 

Sunday night at 11pm, WJLA ABC 7 will feature the Pink Slip Party that Kathy Dodd and I held last Thursday at Lotus Lounge. The story will give you background on how Washington’s first Pink Slip Party came about. Kathy is a  marketing professional who has been unemployed for 9 months. She reached out to [...]

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Players Have Lost Their Game

Check out Miss A’s latest post at HealthCentral’s SexualHealthConnection.com!
Andrea Rodgers is a Dating & Relationship Expert for HealthCentral’s SexualHealthConnection.com. Email your questions to missa@askmissa.com or use our anonymous form.

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Love & Relationships
The End of The Bling Decade

The End of The Bling Decade

It’s starting to feel a bit like “The Last Days of Pompeii” or the “Fall of Rome”. The stock market tumbled again on Wednesday, the U.S. Government is running out of options to control the economic crisis, and our economy is causing a global domino effect. It’s the end of The Bling Decade! If you’re wondering where [...]

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