Shopping, Style and Beauty

28 Sep 2010

Lookin Lovely: Part III! Modern Military

The last look in our series lends itself to a trend that is becoming more of a staple season by season. The military trend, which has been hanging tough for almost a couple years now, provides the perfect amount of interesting edge to every look. But like most trends, there

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28 Sep 2010

What NOT to be for Halloween

It may seem a bit early to be musing on potential Halloween costumes, but if grocery stores can start selling marshmallow pumpkins in August, then I can do whatever the hell I want.  Selecting the right costume is a very delicate dance.  Finding a costume that both rules, and doesn’t

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23 Sep 2010

Cheap Beer, FREE Sandwiches, and Other Safeway Steals from the Safeway Girl

The Safeway grocery stores in San Francisco vary widely in quality from the you-could-eat-off-the-floors Marina Dateway to the hope-I-make-it-out-alive UnSafeway, so I’m glad to finally find out someone has made my job of navigating the aisles a little easier and cheaper in the process. Like your favorite hipster puppies or

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21 Sep 2010

Berkeley’s Beehive Market Every Saturday

The newest addition to Berkeley’s already abundant series of farmers markets is the Beehive Market, a market with seemingly younger, hipper, and better-looking patrons. But this is how most Bay Area food events seem to be evolving. It used to be the scruffy, bearded old-timers buying and selling kale, but

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18 Sep 2010

Help Yourself and Others: Clothes Recycling at the Saturday Greenmarkets

Football is back. Pumpkin beer is on shelves. People are less shiny and uncomfortable-looking. This can only mean that fall is here! Let’s fill our closets with cozy sweaters to celebrate. If you’re like me, seasonal closet cleaning doesn’t have much to do with actually being organized or providing enough

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17 Sep 2010

Score a FREE pair of Ladies Levi’s Today in Union Square

Look this sexy…for FREE! I didn’t quite realize until I moved into a new apartment a few months ago exactly how much crap I own.  Whether it’s my collection of Dawson’s Creek DVDs or underwear that I’ve had since eighth grade (seriously), there’s a lot of junk hanging out in dresser

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14 Sep 2010

Bummed You’re Missing Fashion Week?

Marc Jacobs, Spring 2011 We are interrupting the third in our series of back to school looks for this special announcement — IT’S NEW YORK FASHION WEEK! For those squares who are still wearing JNCO’s and Jellies, New York Fashion week is the biggest event in the industry that helps

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12 Sep 2010

Cheap Flowers: The San Francisco Flower Mart

Ok, so you really fucked up this time. Not only did you forget your anniversary, which also happens to fall on her birthday (which you also forgot), but you didn’t close the front door all the way which allowed her cat to run out and get hit by a car.

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