kai conversations... with yvette beebe

kai conversations... with yvette beebe

not long ago i had the pleasure to meet and work with the incredibly talented makeup artist to the stars, yvette beebe, on a shoot for coastal living. they wanted photographs and once i explained...
a tale of twin cities

a tale of twin cities

i've only been to minneapolis on business, so i didn't really get to experience the city, but i've heard nothing except how incredibly beautiful it is. makela recently had the opportunity to spend a long weekend there...
tres magnifique

tres magnifique

let me put this out there straight away. i stopped eating any and all meat (i was pescatarian for a number of years) when i was 18. the reasoning for my 180 was simply that...
phoenix rising

phoenix rising

my husband and i were recently invited to an event at the amazing home of author and artist leigh j. mccloskey and his beautiful wife carla. the screening was fantastic and thought provoking with leigh...
i know what you did last summer

i know what you did last summer

we try to take two vacations each summer as travel is a huge passion of mine. chalk it up to the fact that vacation 1 was fairly impossible to live up to after our trip...
kai conversations.... with lisa rosen

kai conversations.... with lisa rosen

all hand cream on deck! recently, kai was lucky enough to be connected with the lovely lisa rosen, segment producer for bravo's below deck, who signed on kai as exclusive toiletry brand featured and used by...
the fruits of our labor

the fruits of our labor

“let’s do something easy” i hear this fairly often, not just from myself but my husband as well. usually just the opposite of being lazy, the ease we crave when we get home at day's...
it's totes summer

it's totes summer

if you happen to find yourself in l.a. there's still time to go! the twilight series ends early september. xo, gaye. if you're a typical westsider like me, then you are one of many that patiently...
you can leave your hat on

you can leave your hat on

in case you haven't noticed these past few years, hats have become the accessory to have more than a few of in your bag of tricks! they manage to make us look sharp, smart and stylish...
soothing summer skin

soothing summer skin

quick question, is there anything better than a shower or bath after a long day in the hot sun? my answer is no unless a jacuzzi comes first. but what are you doing to salvage your...
be still my beating heart

be still my beating heart

an easy 45-minute drive from puerto vallarta airport, which is only a 2.5-hour flight from LA, lays one of the most amazing places i've ever had the opportunity to visit. punta mita. to say the sunsets...
hope floats

hope floats

i was recently introduced to the concept of floating (float therapy is essentially a pod-like bath filled with body temperature water containing 1200 lbs. of epsom salt). the trick here is the salt makes for...