Behind every good man is a great woman. And behind every great woman is a big secret.
Take flawless, doll-like geisha. Sure, they had many tricks up their sleeves, but it wasn’t until a savvy soul discovered that old-time Japanese sake makers had baby-soft, young-looking skin on their hands and arms that geisha began bathing in sake to keep their own skin silky smooth and lily-white.
Now you can add a little geisha beauty to your life (after all, you’ve already got the book and Read more »
Your personal fairy tale: forget the pumpkin – and the ball. You’re on a worldwide shopping spree buying up the latest runway looks from every top designer. And then you do it again every season.
It’s no fairy tale for sisters Azzura and Yanna Alliata, Italian princesses who live part of the year in Hawai‘i. Their closets are brimming with designer duds from vacations and shopping trips all over the globe.
This summer they started selling off some of the pieces they no longer wore, and offered some of the proceeds to charity. Their periodic sales proved...
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In Good Taste What: Bring your own bottle to Vino’s Beaujolais tasting, and learn how to appreciate this especially food-friendly wine. Your bottle choice has to be minimum $20 and wrapped or bagged...
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Who needs planes, trains and automobiles? You can still get away this summer by traveling through these new novels’ imagined worlds. Ticket prices are low, security’s a breeze, and you still get to select your dream destination.
Who needs planes, trains and automobiles? You can still get away this summer by traveling through these new novels’ imagined worlds. Ticket prices are low, security’s a breeze, and you still get to select your dream destination.
You’re not so spacy that you’d lose your head if it weren’t screwed on tight (as Uncle always told you), but last week you did attend a business meeting wearing no shoes because you forgot they weren’t in the car, and couldn’t call for help because your cell phone was dead and yes – you forgot the charger.
If only you’d had a Clear Blue Hawai‘i solar backpack. Their six-watt solar cell panel bags charge mobile phones, digital cameras, LCD TVs, camcorders, MP3s, and GPS systems while you’re on the go.
Choose from the fully-integrated Blue Sun...
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Generally we’re not down with being prim and proper. But sometimes it’s fun to pretend we live in the days when ladies lunched, servants doted on every whim, and all you had to worry about was keeping your pinky in place.
Now we can all time travel in style at A Cup of Tea, Kailua’s new Victorian tearoom. The pink wallpapered rooms, adorned with lace, flowers, crystal and china, slow time and make Hawai‘i disappear.
A rolling brass cart allows you to see and smell 30-plus loose teas from around the world—including the hard to find, smoky lapsang souchong and...
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Generally we’re not down with being prim and proper. But sometimes it’s fun to pretend we live in the days when ladies lunched, servants doted on every whim, and all you had to worry about was keeping your pinky in place.
Now we can all time travel in style at A Cup of Tea, Kailua’s new Victorian tearoom. The pink wallpapered rooms, adorned with lace, flowers, crystal and china, slow time and make Hawai‘i disappear.
A rolling brass cart allows you to see and smell 30-plus loose teas from around the world—including the hard to find, smoky lapsang souchong...
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You’re batting nearly a thousand in the beauty department lately. Your new brow shaping appointments are a real hit. And the in-home massage you’ve scheduled every month is nothing short of a grand slam.
But your bald little eyelids, with their few sparse lashes, have three strikes against them thanks to the ravages of mascara, lash curlers and the occasional glued-on strip of fakes.
Bat-worthy lashes (like home-run hitters) need a little...
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Lei Chic associate editor Terri Inefuku graduated from Northwestern University with degrees in Journalism and International Studies, and worked in New York, Chicago, Austin and Honolulu as a broadcast journalist before joining HONOLULU Magazine. When she's not rooting out new fashion discoveries for Lei Chic, you'll find her in the kitchen baking up treats for family and friends.
Lei Chic associate editor Terri Inefuku graduated from Northwestern University with degrees in Journalism and International Studies, and worked in New York, Chicago, Austin and Honolulu as a broadcast journalist before joining HONOLULU Magazine. When she's not rooting out new fashion discoveries for Lei Chic, you'll find her in the kitchen baking up treats for family and friends.
