Daily Find
You’ve procrastinated enough on your Mother’s Day gift and have now resigned yourself to picking up flowers on your way to brunch. From budget friendly to not so budget friendly, follow these tips for delivering festive florals to the mom in your life.
By Natalie Bow | May 9, 2007
Daily Find
Give Mom jewelry that she'll actually wear and will stun her. The cascading chains, liberal use of colored gemstones and finely wrapped gold of Yen Jewelry will give the impression that she's dripping in gold–but in a refined and delicate way.
By Kathy Schultz | May 7, 2007
Daily Find
The Belltown salon is offering RED Spotlight, a 75-minute package for $100, a takeoff of their popular beauty and style service.
By Kathy Schultz | May 1, 2007
Holiday 2006
Once you've started keeping a yearly top 15 list of your favorite albums, it's impossible to stop. I haven't been a proper music critic since 1999 and yet I dutifully compile a top 15 every year, and will probably do so until the end of the music industry itself – which, by my estimates, should happen any minute now. When society falls down, the ice caps melt and bands no longer release "albums" purchasable in "record stores," I imagine I'll adapt with the times: a list of the top 15 downloadable album-like units in a given year, or perhaps a list of the top 15 most interesting lists from preceding years.
By Geoff Carter | December 18, 2006
Holiday 2006
The key to giving good host/hostess gifts, according to hospitality experts, is purchasing something slightly novel – a luxury your gift recipient wouldn't likely buy for themselves. When it comes to deliciously scented soaps, candles and lotions, Fremont's Essenza has you covered. Check out its ample supply of L'artisan candles, 1.2 ounces for $16 each, in flavors as varied as wild blackberry and fig tree. A dainty package of black and white Maria Evora soap is another great option, particularly the $12 set of eight soaps in alternating scents of carob/sea salt and beach rose. Cote Bastide body cream is also a delicious gift idea, available for $20 in amber, fig and rose.
By Sarah Jio | December 12, 2006
Holiday 2006
Say, here's an idea: Why not give a present that has to be experienced? Seattle is nothing if not an active town, and its residents love to go out and enjoy its natural and man-made attractions. They love spa days, live theater and interacting with nature. Why not give holiday gifts that enable your fellow Seattleites to do what they do best?
By Geoff Carter | November 9, 2006
Holiday 2006
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a Holga from OKOK Gallery. The Holga, a cheap plastic camera that shoots medium-format film, is not a precision instrument; you could shoot the same photo with a hundred different Holgas and not get any two shots that resemble one another.
By Geoff Carter | November 9, 2006
Seattle Style File
There's something about shopping for a man that can send even an expert shopper into a tizzy. If you're thinking a) tie, b) aftershave or c) holiday sweater (aka snowflakes and reindeer), cross them off your list. He'll thank you for coming up with something just a smidge more unique.
By Sarah Jio | December 9, 2005
Seattle Style File
If you have a minute and you want to find something really lovely and one of a kind for the lady on your list, here are some top picks that won't break the bank.
By Sarah Jio | November 30, 2005
