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Sale Smackdown! Steals and deals from 45 shops that are not Amazon

While we happen to have put together more than 150 of the best Prime Day deals this week, we know that not everyone is an Amazon shopper. Or maybe you’re not exclusively an Amazon shopper, same as our team. Fortunately, this year tons of brands and retailers are...

10 ½ incredible deals from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale that I want right now this very second

by Liz Gumbinner | Style + Beauty

Whoo! It’s that time of year — the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, in which I always buy the things I would buy anyway….only for less! With that, I’m sharing 10 things I love that are totally worth buying at Nordstrom Anniversary Sale prices. But...

My favorites from the ABLE 30%-off sale: One of our favorite companies is now of our favorite women-run companies!

by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion

I have been proudly supporting ABLE since I first visited their Ethiopian facilities where women wove and dyed handmade scarves and sewed beautifully crafted leather goods to earn benefits, fair working conditions, and a living wage. ABLE has come a long way since...

One Cool Thing: The perfect striped summer beach tote. On sale!

by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion

Our friends at Able just extended their Memorial Week sale on all of their leather goods, accessories, and clothing that give back in meaningful ways. So of course…I browse. The one item that caught my eye instantly: The perfect striped summer canvas beach...

Where to get your hands on the new Betsey Johnson x Peeps handbag

by Liz Gumbinner | Easter Gifts, Style + Beauty

If you have a Peeps obsession like so many of us, you have to peep (sorry) the new Betsey Johnson x Peeps rhinestone bunny bag that’s out just in time for Easter. In classic yellow, hot pink, or baby blue, this crossbody bag is tricked out in a bevy of...

Oversized handbags are back! Go big or go home!

by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion

Oversized handbags are trending again and well, hallelujah, the world is once again feeling New York City! See, we don’t have cars (or trunks or gloves compartments) in which to stash our daily lives, so we just carry our entire lives with with us at all times...

Sale alert: Save up to 30% off our readers’ most-loved handbag ever, and a lot more from ABLE

by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion

I first discovered ABLE on a trip to Ethiopia 11 years ago and was so taken with their mission to help lift women out of poverty with dignity by teaching them a trade crafting beautiful items for fair wages, health care, and educational opportunities. Fun fact: Since...