summer recap

summer recap

twirling and whirling this summer's almost past but i want more. i want one last dance... in my desire to ignore the fact the season may have come to a close after september 21st, i've...
kai conversations... with cindy williams

kai conversations... with cindy williams

with the emmy awards show coming to los angeles this weekend, we thought we'd catch up with one of our favorite l.a. ladies, celebrity makeup artist and kai devotee, cindy williams (on her client list:...
once in a lifetime

once in a lifetime

have you ever had someone come into your life and never expecting it thought, "how did i ever live without them?" that's my katie and that's exactly how i felt upon meeting her. i still...
home sweet home

home sweet home

i'm not sure about the rest of you, but i learned long ago the best thing i can do when i travel is to go about my hotel room as soon as i check in...

kai conversations... with sarah gibson tuttle of olive + june

we've been admiring fans of sarah gibson tuttle ever since she first introduced us to the elevated mani/pedi experience that is olive & june when she founded the business in 2013. her salons are an...
taste of vermont

taste of vermont

our own sara escapes to vermont each summer and lucky for us, she's sharing a family recipe for a delicious pie using vermont maple syrup--the real stuff. i'm going shopping right now to make this...
less is more

less is more

i recently returned from a quick trip to the east coast. and while we had a great time, i was struck by the amount of fragrance, cologne and perfume people wear. i immediately wondered "why...
summer reads

summer reads

peter and i took an early trip this summer with matthew and one of his friends to... wait for it... orlando! don't get me wrong, it's beautiful and green, so green! and it's hot, so...
clambake, malibu style

clambake, malibu style

does any other day scream "beach day" louder than the 4th of july? for some magical reason the weather here has usually come into its own, may grey/june gloom be damned, making for the perfect...

work from home blog

it sounds odd when i read this saying i never work from home when i rarely am able to work from my office in malibu. but honestly circumstances don't really allow save for the few...
the nomadic nosara

the nomadic nosara

summer officially starts tomorrow so what better time to spotlight our beautiful account, the nomadic hotel, located in nosara, costa rica. we were lucky enough to speak with the owner, janice, to have her share...
kai conversations... with jessica elbaum

kai conversations... with jessica elbaum

on a recent los angeles press junket i had the pleasure of meeting jessica elbaum and couldn’t have been more pleased! a great person to have in our kai corner came with the added plus that...