The Blog – Hillary Quinn

nice rack

There’s a reason I chose the career I did. I’m obsessed with magazines. Have been as long as I can remember, starting with a coveted subscription to Barbie Talk in 1970. From there, I quickly segued to American Girl, which has nothing to do with the...

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the tortoise in my hair

I was thumbing through the September issue of Harper’s Bazaar the other day, and was thrilled to see that tortoiseshell is back in a big way. The dictionary defines it as: “The mottled, horny, translucent covering of turtles, used to make combs, jewelry, and other...

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nailed it

Nail trends come and go…and I think I’ve tried them all. Correction: not all of them. There is, apparently, some kind of new magnetic manicure that I learned of from my bravely experimental sister in law; if I’ve got it right, it involves a manicurist...

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giddy up

I’ve always gotten giddy over the equestrian look. It's that Greenwich-meets-Hyannisport style that capitalizes on some very authentic sporting elements--like buckles and bridle links, leather and polo ponies. Mind you, my adoration has little to do with actual horseback riding, which I tend to avoid ever...

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how lo do you go?

I went to Kohl’s last week to buy jeans for my daughter. (And, as it turns out, for me. I’m in love with their inexpensive Fragile brand.) But I wasn’t two feet in the door before store signage reminded me about Kohl’s hugely-publicized Jennifer Lopez...

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spin doctor

For years, whenever my kids would utter the words, “But that’s not faaair!” my husband always responded with, “Life isn’t fair.” Let me tell you how not fair it is...

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i see a pattern

I’m baaack! The family event is over (lots of juicy posts to come about party planning on the cheap...

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party time!

Dear Amazing, Fabulous, Shopaholic Readers: As I mentioned in an earlier post, I'm in the heat of planning a very special (huge) family event. And now that it's exactly 30 days out, I need to take a mini break from blog writing in order to pull the...

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pillow talk

There’s a scene I love in the movie Along Came Polly (actually, there are about 40 scenes I love in Along Came Polly, thank you Philip Seymour Hoffman), but the one I’m talking about is when Reuben and Polly debate the validity of decorative bed...

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penneys from heaven

I finally figured out why my favorite store is called JCPenney—it’s because that’s what costs to shop there. The place has been undergoing a subtle transformation of late: I know most of you associate it with dowdy, style-free clothing...

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Hillary The Bargain Hunter