According to a CBS News report I caught this morning, the “latte effect” is a term coined nearly a decade ago that means consumers tend to cut out little luxuries like fancy coffee drinks when their economic shoestrings get pulled too tight. Apparently the latte effect is back in full froth, and the report went [...]
Report from Cosmoprof North America: Beauty Innovations We Loved
07/16/2008 by
The SpaGirls and I just returned from a road trip to Las Vegas, where we were immersed in the wild, wonderful and sometimes woolly world of beauty. Cosmoprof North America 2008, organized in cooperation with the Professional Beauty Association, was held July 13-15 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Vegas. The beauty trade show [...]
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale Stay and Spa Giveaway!
07/11/2008 by
Listen to any travel news clip or pick up a current lifestyle mag and clearly, the winning buzzword of the 2008 summer vacation season is “staycation” — a term that means vacationing at a destination in your own backyard. Not a new concept to Arizonians. We’ve been doing it for decades. In fact, a local [...]
