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Gerit Quealy

Photo: Suko Presseau and Virginia Ines Vergara

Gerit Quealy's goal is to make your life easier by offering you style options and opinions — not judgments. She has written or co-authored books on topics ranging from fashion to flowers to 50 Things To Do When You Turn 50. She also writes on everything from lipstick to Shakespeare—style and weddings for The New York Times, gardens for Country Living, food for Woman's Day, travel for Modern Bride, and a host of topics for The Huffington Post. Her current favorite quote is reportedly from Eleanor Roosevelt: "A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water."

Hello! I see SGS as an ongoing conversation — hope you'll join in.

GQ-tips:Practical style advice on what works — to save you time & money. A focus on Personal Style which encompasses not only how you dress, but how you stand, speak & present yourself in the world! Style Spotlight, for the people who inspire us to be stylish! NEW: Style & Substance — when it's more than simply beauty or fashion; Quick & Dirty: Short takes when you're pressed for time.

Mondays: Rant o' the Week To get your blood circulating, your brain stimulated and get the week off to an energized start.

Beauty  - Tuesdays (usually0. I'm fortunate to be able to sample many of the products and procedures I write about (unless noted otherwise) — if this weren't the case, I'd be reporting from debtors' prison. But, I have a much bigger beauty "budget" (read budget deficit) than the average woman.

Wednesday's Zen Moment The pause that refreshes.

Cosmetic Surgery Thursdays Secretly, we really what to know what's going on out there in the world of scientific advancement, don't we?

Friday......Who knows. Anything goes: Celebrity style, polls, men's grooming and more.

(Photo: Suko Presseau and Virginia Ines Vergara)

Wear Red Today for Women’s Heart Health

Raise awareness for women’s heart health through fashion!

February 3, 2012

It's National Wear Red Day — everyone is celebrating women's hearts today — and raising awareness about how to keep them healthy. It just begins with the dress...

Hoda Kotb, Kathie Lee Gifford and Joy Philbin -- red alert
Suzanne Somers in Ina+Soltani at the The Heart Truth's Red Dress Collect
Patti LaBelle wearing Zang Toi at the The Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection fas
Archie Punjabi of The Good Wife for Red Dress Collection 2011 Fashion Show
Gayle King at the Red Dress Collection 2011 Fashion Show
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Injectables and Needle Fatigue

Injectables have the same upside and downside - they don't last long

Repeated use of injectables can lead to needle fatigue. Source: Digital Vision

Repeated use of injectables can lead to needle fatigue. So do you stop? Or go for something more permanent?

Injectable fillers have the same upside and downside - they don't last long
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Bras, Shoes and What’s Really Nude

Red carpet secrets and what “In the Flesh’ really means

Janet Jackson in brwn bra; Jennifer Lopez in nude shoes?Source: Eric Ryan/Getty; Arnaldo Magnani/Getty

Janet Jackson managed to find a brown bra (maybe designer Jean-Paul Gaultier, center, made it for her?). Jennifer Lopez in nude shoes -- well, almost. They match the coat (great coat!) and could also be called ecru or oyster, or... they certainly aren't the color of her skin tone though.

Red carpet secrets and what “In the Flesh’ really means for lingerie and shoes
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Men: Is It Too Late To Save Your Hair?

Try something new: Hair loss prevention or prepare for the combover

February 1, 2012
Men: Is It Too Late To Save Your Hair?Source: David Hanover

Are you noticing more and more hair in the drain after a shower? The sooner you catch your hairloss, the more you can save.

Hair loss prevention or prepare for the combover
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