{"id":6537,"date":"2012-01-08T06:00:24","date_gmt":"2012-01-08T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=6537"},"modified":"2012-01-07T13:56:33","modified_gmt":"2012-01-07T18:56:33","slug":"beat-the-cold-weather-blahs-with-new-fashions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=6537","title":{"rendered":"Beat the cold weather blahs with new fashions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colored denims, new nail colors, other tips can help make a frosty day bearable<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

By Kelly Hockenberry<\/strong>, Columnist, UnionvilleTimes.com<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>With the mild winter we\u2019ve been experiencing lately, I feel a bit guilty whining about how \u201cOVER\u201d the cold I am\u2026with just a tease of snow on Halloween and nothing since, I may be jinxing everyone with my complaining.<\/p>\n

I am not a fan of frigid temperatures.\u00a0 I am ALWAYS cold. \u00a0That\u2019s why I prefer not to ski or sled or build snowmen.\u00a0 I like to look outside from the warmth of my house and watch my children do those things (preferably with a steaming mug of hot chocolate and my slippers and robe).\u00a0 Lest you are tempted to fill my Comment section below with hateful things, let me redeem myself by saying that I ADORE Spring\/Summer.\u00a0 The beach, the park, running, biking and hiking\u2026.all of it.<\/p>\n

So, to get me through the doldrums of a dark and dreary winter, I turn to fashion.\u00a0 Focusing on beautiful things takes my mind off of school closings and power outages and weeks of hacking coughs and runny noses.<\/p>\n

Right now, I am OBSESSING over colored denim!<\/p>\n

Old Navy and H&M have very reasonable prices if you are hesitant to invest in this current hot trend.\u00a0 Try a bright blue, salmon pink, cheery yellow or grass green! \u00a0How can you be depressed with a Crayola color experience like that?<\/p>\n

What to pair with your colored denim? Anything goes!\u00a0 But, a classic white oxford button down with rolled up sleeves and a pair of boots is a no-brainer selection.<\/p>\n

Of course, all of the dark nail polishes are in vogue in the winter months.\u00a0 But, spice it up and wear a neon pink, bright purple or spicy tangerine.\u00a0 It will whisk you away to a tropical island every time you look down at your hands.<\/p>\n

My hair is always dry. In the dead of winter, it is almost brittle.\u00a0 Miracle product to the rescue: Moroccan Oil.\u00a0 LOVE IT.\u00a0 CAN\u2019T LIVE WITHOUT IT.\u00a0 I put it on my damp hair before blow drying\u00a0 and then a few drops on dry to smooth things down.\u00a0 My advice? \u00a0Invest in the real stuff\u2026I have tried other brands from the drug store or supermarket and they just don\u2019t compare.<\/p>\n

I have also been using 100% pure Jojoba oil from Trader Joe\u2019s on my face as a moisturizer. \u00a0It is super cheap, organic and a natural antiseptic. \u00a0It won\u2019t clog pores and literally soaks right into the skin. Amazing!\u00a0 Use it on your hands and around cuticles, too.<\/p>\n

Buying new make-up is always a good mood lifter.\u00a0 Ditch mascara that is more than a few months old and try one of the new formulations with a primer for extra-long lashes.\u00a0 Or, test a bright new lipgloss with a tingly lip plumper ingredient.<\/p>\n

And, finally\u2026.if all else fails\u2026book a trip to a warm location and invite me to come along to be your personal\u00a0 shopper.\u00a0 It\u2019s really NO problem.<\/p>\n

Happy Sunday!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Colored denims, new nail colors, other tips can help make a frosty day bearable By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, UnionvilleTimes.com With the mild winter we\u2019ve been experiencing lately, I feel a bit guilty whining about how \u201cOVER\u201d the cold I am\u2026with just a tease of snow on Halloween and nothing since, I may be jinxing everyone […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[245,7],"tags":[784,255,785],"class_list":["post-6537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","category-featured","tag-colored-denim","tag-fashion","tag-winter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6537\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}