• Coffee Break: Things We Love Maise Bag Charm

    Bag charms: yea or nay? I’ve been on the hunt for a new keychain (boring, I know), so I first spied these pom poms over at Bauble Bar and realized they’re not for keys at all but just to hang off your bag strap — now it seems like I see them all over. This tiny…

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  • Coffee Break: Thermaskin Scoopneck Slip Dress

    This question came up in the comments on our post about the best tights and half-slips for work: Does one ever wear slips for warmth? The answer is normally no — they’re usually flimsy pieces of fabric that are best for adding opacity or helping with static cling (particularly with tights). But then I saw…

  • Coffee Break: Soothing Caramel Bedtime Tea

    While I was listening to a Tim Ferriss podcast about sleep the other day, I was intrigued to hear him recommend this as a good bedtime tea. He noted that his girlfriend liked it and that the first night he tried it, it reminded him of the Quaalude scene from The Wolf of Wall Street. High praise…

  • Coffee Break: Peridot 1 Dress Pump

    This lovely 2″ heel caught my eye over at Zappos — and then promptly sold out. Amazon has more colors but lucky sizes only (unless you like this silvery gray snakeprint one, which has a ton of sizes). It really just does look like a lovely, walkable heel, and I love that relaxed bow detail….

  • Coffee Break: File Folders in Metallic Prints

    If you’re on the hunt for cute office supplies, Poppin has a ton of bright, happy desk accessories in lots of bright colors. These rose gold folders aren’t in one of Poppin’s main colors, but they’re too lovely not to post. They’re $10 for a set of 6 at Poppin. Poppin File Folders, Assorted Metallic Prints (L-2)