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Goop Market

As you know from reading this blog…I am obsessed with Gwyneth Paltrow.  She can do no wrong in my book!!!  I was super excited to visit her Pop Up Shop in Amagansett, Goop Market.  The store was as cool and sleek as Gwynnie herself.  I highlighted some of my favoirte items below.  The dresses were so beautiful and the shoes and accessories incredible.  The skin care section was so impressive, highlighting Gwyneth’s own favorites.  Many of the Pop Up assortment is available online as well.  Honestly I could have moved right in!!!!!!

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Book Club Monday

Today’s Book Club Monday book is Out East: Houses and Gardens of the Hamptons.  I really love this book.  It totally captures all of the beauty of the East End!!!  It is full of amazing photos of homes, landscapes, ocean views and so much more.  Here is the lovely descprition of the book:

Cool breezes, miles of pristine beaches, and vast, open farmland have long attracted visitors to Long Island’s South Fork, known worldwide as “The Hamptons.” Residents in picturesque seaside communities from Southampton to Montauk are calling upon world-class designers to fine-tune their visions, giving rise to a fresh design vernacular: homes that are testaments to what can be achieved when inspired by the natural beauty of a unique locale—and when imagination is one’s only limitation.


Out East captures the enduring appeal of shingled houses, modernist oceanfront designs, artists’ compounds, and Montauk surf shacks. Jennifer Ash Rudick, a long-time Southampton resident, leads an insider’s tour of more than 25 houses, cottages, and pool houses. Tria Giovan, a Sag Harbor–based photographer, captures extraordinary gardens, verandas, lakeside pavilions, farmhouses, and converted barns. – Amazon.com

For more inforamtion or to purchase this gorgeous book, click HERE.

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Fashionable Friend Friday

This week’s Fashionable Friend Friday is handbag designer Judith Leiber.  I recently visited the Leiber Museum and Gardens in East Hampton and was blown away seeing all of her beautiful creations in one location.  I always admired the beautiful jeweled Leiber bags.  I loved hearing Judith’s history.  She was schooled at Kings College in London before WWII.  She trained at a handbag company where she learned the craft of stitching, cutting, molding, framing and making bag patterns.  Judith eventually became the first woman to join the Hungarian Handbag Guild but then the war broke out in her home of Hungary and her family was able to obtain a safe passage document.  She eventually married Gerson Leiber, a sergeant in the US army and they moved to New York City in 1947.  She founded her own business in 1963 after working for other companies.  The museum opened in 2005.  Here are some of the highlights from a wonderful day!



Watermelon Margarita Mimosa

Welcome to August…It’s the height of summer cocktail season.  I recently tried this amazing Bobby Flay recipe and it is perfect for you to try.  And since today is national watermelon day…….Enjoy, Bottom’s Up!!!!!🍸🍸🍸

Watermelon Margarita Mimosa
(adapted from Food Network)





  • 1 to 2 cups fresh watermelon juice
  • 3/4 cup silver tequila 
  • 2 tablespoons triple sec 
  • Juice of 1 lime 
  • Simple syrup
  • 1 bottle chilled cava 
    Special equipment: 4 chilled Champagne flutes
    Combine the watermelon juice, tequila, triple sec and lime juice in a pitcher and add simple syrup to taste. Fill 4 chilled Champagne flutes halfway with the margarita and top off with the chilled cava.

Things I Could Not Live Without On Vacation

I have been getting a lot of emails from readers asking about some of my favorite things I found or brought with me on vacation.  I put together an awesome list for you of some of these things that I know you will love too.  On se voit sur la plage!!🏖🏖🏖

This bag was so incredible, I had to order this color as well!!!

And Maybe This One Tooooooooo

I am not one to brag about a water bottle but I swear this one kept anything I put in it…. ICE cold for hours…..

Actually, this was the one I had with me on the beach every day!!!!!!

Everyone should keep this in their beach bag!!!

A tip from a top NYC hairstylist who works on TV, Broadway and the NYC Ballet..this is the BEST dry shampoo.

You have to add this to your nighttime beauty routine….

These cute sandals were all over the Hamptons

So were these necklaces

But if you were to buy one tassel necklace this summer, it should be this!!!!

And the earrings…..

If you like flavored water, you need to try this…..

These sunglasses are so cute and perfect to block the strong beach rays!

The best shoes for walking around town!!!!

I saw this in Aerin Lauder’s Store and it is a must buy to bring home for all my friends

Navy Rose Designs

I met the uber talented Betsy Jones of Navy Rose Designs on Instagram.  I quickly fell in love with everything on her site.  Betsy is able to mix different design cultures and to mesh them together to curate the most beautiful designs.  Her product assortment consists of jewelry and home decor items with South Texas, Mexican, and Spanish influences.  Besty also runs her families ranch, Los Corralitos, which is one of the oldest ranches in the United States, established in 1823.  Stay tuned for a PBS special on the ranch later this year.