Meditate With Soft Buns


Updated 10/14/11 11:48 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 6 comments

Meditate With Soft Buns

If you're into meditation to relieve stress, lower your blood pressure, and improve your posture, then your buns are going to love this. Since it's difficult to sit on a hard surface for an extended period of time without your back aching and your cheeks going numb, you need to sit on something that offers a little support. The bun-shaped Soft Buns cushion ($34) cradles each cheek so you can sit Read more

Celebrate National Hamburger Month With the Perfect Burger


Updated 05/15/12 9:10 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 1 comment

Easy Burger Recipe

A delicious burger is like a work of art. The meat should be smoky and charred on the outside, but juicy and tender on the inside. The cheese should be melted, the condiments crisp and fresh, and the bun toasted, but soft. Once you've mastered the basic method, it's fun to get experimental with the ingredients. But before you can do that, you've got to learn how to make a traditional burger. Read more

Create a Sweet, Soft Chignon For Fine Hair


Updated 04/07/12 6:10 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 2 comments

How to Make a Chignon

A soft chignon creates a look that's equal parts poise and glamour, and stars like Lea Michele and Carrie Underwood have both been spotted wearing the elegant style. But is it possible to get the look on hair that's more fine than full? We brought celebrity stylist J.D. from Juan Juan Salon in to show us how to get the perfect low bun — even if you don't have a lot of hair to work with. See how Read more

I Love Your ShopStyle: Velvet Cool


Updated 03/19/12 3:13 PM · Posted by FabSugar · 1 comment

White Cocktail Dress Styling Inspiration

ShopStylist nsbw offers up a supersimple, albeit chic, way to style a little white dress. To re-create the look, pair a Roksanda Ilincic LWD — any structured minimalist cocktail dress — with the season's prettiest pastel-hued and jewel-toned accessories. A delicate gem-encrusted necklace, a shell-shaped shoulder bag, and velvet jade bow-tied pumps add statement color without taking attention Read more

Oscars: Emma Stone


Updated 02/26/12 6:26 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 0 comments

Emma Stone's Oscars Beauty Look For 2012

Emma Stone channeled true Oscars glamour on the red carpet. Her auburn hair was pulled back in a beautiful braided bun. A soft pink lip and sweet glowing cheek laid the foundation for the main event: her dramatic cat eyeliner. Light pink shimmering shadow covered her lids to pull the whole look together. Emma has had a string of red carpet successes in 2012; does her Oscars look continue the Read more

Oscars: Kate Mara


Updated 02/27/12 9:42 AM · Posted by FabSugar · 8 comments

Kate Mara at Oscars 2012

Unlike her younger sister Rooney, Kate Mara tends to gravitate toward soft pastels and super flirty silhouettes. For tonight's festivities, Kate went for Spring sweet in a blush-toned, floral bead-embellished Jack Guisso couture gown. But the real romance of it can be spotted in both the bow-tie detail at the waistline and the swept-away vibe of the draped shoulder. To accent this pretty-in-pink Read more

Golden Globes: Shailene Woodley


Updated 01/20/12 7:33 AM · Posted by FabSugar · 2 comments

Shailene Woodley at Golden Globes 2012

One of our new style favorites, Shailene Woodley, was a veritable vision in lilac on the red carpet today. The actress and nominee wore a gorgeous gown from Marchesa's Spring 2012 runway collection and smartly went light on the accessories — the amazing jeweled detailing on the dress was more than enough to show drama and sophistication. Shailene opted for a simple but beautiful bun and soft, Read more

A Tale of Three Tortas: The $9 Nopalito Torta


Updated 02/15/12 11:46 AM · Posted by · 8 comments

Nopalito's Tortas

We aren't the only ones who love Mexican sandwiches, or tortas; so does Between the Bread. I've been on a serious torta kick lately, devouring the Mexican sandwiches everywhere from my neighborhood to the Mission to Mexico itself. To show my deep appreciation for this delicioso dish, allow me to tell this tale of three tortas, starting at San Francisco's bourgie yet authentic Mexican eatery Read more

How to Get Elizabeth Olsen's La Belle Époque Hairstyle


Updated 05/17/11 11:12 AM · Posted by · 5 comments

Elizabeth Olsen's Hairstyle at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival

Elizabeth Olsen may have two very famous older sisters, but she's blazing her own trail as an actress and style star. At the premiere of Martha Marcy May Marlene during the Cannes Film Festival, Elizabeth walked the red carpet in a glamorous black beaded gown and soft, feminine hairstyle. "My inspiration for Elizabeth's red carpet premiere look was a take on La Belle Époque, an avant-garde, Read more

John Galliano Spring 2012


Updated 10/11/11 6:23 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

John Galliano Spring 2012

Bill Gaytten, charged with the task of delivering a line for John Galliano's namesake label, honed in on the designer's signature aesthetic, save for Galliano's flair for theatrics. Styling was more tempered than Galliano's — soft makeup palettes and simple braids and buns. It made it easier to take in the collection, which was marked by sheer, soft, femininity — in fact, there was hardly a Read more