Coffee Break: Defense Refresh Setting Mist SPF 50

Coffee Break: Defense Refresh Setting Mist SPF 50

At a recent conference I spoke to a Supergoop! representative about this new product, which promises to fix a number of problems for working women. It’s a refresher with sunscreen that is also a setting spray for your makeup; Vogue included it in its roundup of several similar products last spring. Here’s the rep’s pitch: For working women,…

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Coffee Break: ‘Marles’ Multicolor Woven Coat

Coffee Break: ‘Marles’ Multicolor Woven Coat

I was perusing Nordstrom’s “emerging designer” section, which is definitely aimed at the sort of woman who prefers color, texture, and novelty over, you know, function, form, and, well, whatever else one could do with money rather than spending it on very expensive, odd clothes — but this multicolored coat appealed to me. I even like how…

Coffee Break: ‘Izzie’ Square Leather Strap Watch

Coffee Break: ‘Izzie’ Square Leather Strap Watch

I know readers were just discussing someone’s first good watch purchase, and this probably won’t fill that “basic watch you wear everywhere” kind of need. But it sure is a pretty and fun watch, isn’t it? I first noticed the more minimal style of the ivory/gold version, but this green/gold one is gorgeous. It’s $395…

Coffee Break: Individual 10 Tights

Coffee Break: Individual 10 Tights

I just saw a thing in O magazine about how Wolford just introduced nude tights in ten shades, which is great. They’re winning rave reviews over at Zappos, aside from a few reviewers who seem confused by the fact that Wolford named them tights. At 10 denier, though, they’re definitely more in line with sheer,…

Coffee Break: Pebble Patent Shopper

Coffee Break: Pebble Patent Shopper

Nordstrom notes that white bags are trending right now — so here’s a fun question: do you own white bags? How do you keep them clean? Do you wear your white bags for work, or save them for the weekend? The only white bag I’ve ever had and wore regularly was a Treesje satchel that…