New In Town: Shop Londo Mondo in Winnetka

You no longer have to go to the city to shop Londo Mondo. The popular store has expanded to the North Shore for the first time and owner Carrie Londe says the Winnetka location will still offer resort and lifestyle wear, in addition to casual and formal clothing options. Londo Mondo also carries handmade jewelry […]

Beauty and the Bust: How Women Feel About Their Breasts

Ladies, let’s talk about the girls. They’re a distinctive feature of femininity and should be a source of pleasure and pride, but the truth is, many women feel some degree of conflict about their breasts. Society pays so much attention to them. We see a lot of boobs in the media but they tend to […]

11 Double-Date Ideas You Have to Try

Call the babysitter, grab your couple friends and make plans to go out on one of these awesome dates. Because dinner and drinks can get old, we rounded up 11 of the coolest events, tours and activities you can do in the Chicago area. 1. Chicago History Museum Pub Crawl The Chicago History Museum organizes […]

Summer Beauty: The Best CC Creams

Just when you’ve figured out the circuit of BB creams, the beauty world brings us the next big thing: CC cream. CC cream, otherwise known as color control cream or color correction cream, is this summer’s hottest product—perfect for long, hot days when you want something lighter than a foundation that still provides coverage. So […]

Fleet Feet's Lisa Zimmer Advocates for Stronger Hearts

Lisa Zimmer shouldn’t have had a heart attack. She had no history of heart disease in her family and had never had any serious illness. She had always been active, as a swimmer in high school, then a marathoner and triathlete as an adult. Turns out, heart disease doesn’t always care if you are an […]

Luxury for Less: Great Online Sites

Have you been bitten yet by the online luxury shopping bug? After all, nothing is sexier than great fashion that you got for a deal!   Make It Better.net has taken a look at three of today’s most popular luxury online sites—Gilt.com, HauteLook.com, and RueLaLa.com—and broken down how they compare. Gilt.com The Scoop: Gilt founders […]

9 Ways to a Better Life After Cancer

Mindy Ugolini’s darkest day came 11 years ago at the age of 35. Then a busy young mom of a newborn, a 6-year-old and an 8-year-old, she was diagnosed with DCIS, an early stage breast cancer. With an urgency that every mother can understand, Ugolini became an overnight expert, consulting 6 different doctors and evaluating […]

Beauty Tips for Your Daughter

Frosted eye shadow. Raccoon lined eyes. Sound like your teenage daughter? She may have started wearing makeup but needs some pointers. We’re here to help! Get your teen in the habit of taking care of her skin at an early age. Start with an SPF moisturizer and daily cleanser. There are many on the market, […]