when the owner of a salon and spa names her stores "queen bee" you can bet she's confident in herself and her staff. meet jodi shays, our own english rose. salon to the stars, queen...

or as i like to call it, the long and winding road. i've been interested in bringing out a new scent for a good few years now but admittedly it took longer, make that a...

we recently visited a first in my lifetime: desert x. borrowing a quote from their site, "the coachella valley and its desert landscape will become the canvas for a curated exhibition of site-specific work by...

last week i did something that was at equal times terrifying and exciting. i made my first personal appearance. this admitted barneys fan found me in the beverly hills location in a little pop-up featuring...

wow! after three days of beauty editors in new york with no less than 27 meetings, i am more than thrilled with allure. written so eloquently, more than words can say this article put me...

having never heard much about joshua tree until u2 dropped their mind blowing album i never made it up there until maybe 8 years ago. it's beautiful. beautiful and unusual. it was one of my...

on a balmy los angeles morning last sunday, makela ran her first marathon! what a champ, i'm so proud of her! such an accomplishment. with peter and i, along with her friends, cheering her on she...

buying a present for my husband is a challenge. not like that "he has everything" thing. peter is a man that doesn't need or want for a whole lot. save for tennis shoes. he has...

here at kai we love a good health kick, especially with cold and flu season lurking. i'd developed a daily practice of ordering a "wellness shot" with my brazilian bowl to fend off any germs,...

referred to as the el paseo shopping district in palm desert, ca., el paseo is more of a walking street than a proper district. make that a strolling, eating, shopping, people watching street. it's real...

and the oscar goes to... kylie mazon, the writer/cook/photographer behind cooking with cocktail rings. is there a better coupling than snacking on popcorn while watching a movie? yes, snacking on gourmet popcorn while watching the...

home to some of the best skiing or home to the crème de la crème sundance film festival? pick your poison. park city adjacent lies deer valley utah, still one of my top two ski...