Category Archives: Beauty

How It Usually Is

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

Here in the East, we’d be awaiting spring, our cotton khakis and polo shirts stacked in the wings. The daffodils in the Park, who’ve just arrived like pretty girls, would delight us, knowing they’re emissaries, announcing her imminent arrival. … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Beauty, Culture, Faith, Gratitude, Health, humanity, inspiration, kids, media, music, New York City, Women and men | Tagged Central Park, Coronavirus a year from now, Spring in the wings, warm weather | 58 Comments

Woman of Steel

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

My favorite New York City landmark is the Brooklyn Bridge, who I’m pretty sure is a lady. You would too if you saw her at night all lit up in her evening clothes. She’s a mother figure as well, since … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Culture, History, inspiration, New York City, travel, writing | Tagged Frank Sinatra, New York City Landmarks, The Brooklyn Bridge, The Great Bridge by David McCullough, Wonders of the World | 56 Comments

Classic Fashion Always In Style

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

I’ve dressed the same way ever since seeing Audrey Hepburn in Love in the Afternoon. Her simple, sleek style becoming my own. Pair that with a cousin who wore faded Levis with a man’s white button-down, adding a navy … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Culture, Fashion, History, inspiration, media, money, words, writing | Tagged Classic Dress, Fashion That Never Sleeps, Fshion icons, Less is more in fashion, Love in the Afternoon Gary Cooper Audrey Hepburn, The Hepburns | 85 Comments

Showdown at the Nail Nook

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

To say my tolerance of rudeness is down a quart, is putting it mildly. I’ll go toe-to-toe on this, but I blame our president who’s taken inappropriate behavior to new heights. That said…. I was getting a pedicure, a real … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Beauty, Culture, grace, humanity, humor, New York City, Politics, women, words | Tagged Donald Trump, inappropriate cell phone use, rude behavior, Self-care, The Gettysburg Address | 74 Comments

Good Copy

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

I’m sitting in a cafe writing on a legal pad, when I notice a well-heeled woman staring at me from across the room. Do I know her from somewhere, I wonder, my memory lately doing the hula. She starts walking … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Cinema, Culture, Fashion, humor, inspiration, New York City, Uncategorized, women | Tagged Audrey Hepburn, Famous movie stars, fashionistas, Frank Sinatra, J. Crew Leopard pants, Le Pain Quotidian | 107 Comments

A New Year’s Promise

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

I find when I call changes I’d like to make in the coming year, resolutions, they never pan out. But a promise, after all, is a promise, even if it’s only to yourself. I’ve decided, I’m going to be happier. … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Books, Culture, History, humanity, humor, inspiration, Politics, war, words, writing | Tagged 2020, Abraham Lincoln, American History, empathy for all, Meditation, New Year's resolutions, The Brady Bunch | 39 Comments

His and Hers

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

She was blonde, he dark, her head buried in his shoulder as they strolled arm and arm. They looked European the way they dressed, simply, but with taste, as if they both entered the world that way. I noticed her … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Fashion, inspiration, Love, Women and men, words | Tagged first love, kissing couples, Painful breakups, Young romance | 77 Comments

Fashion That Never Sleeps

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

One of my favorite things to wear I never get tired of, is a little black dress most people associate with Audrey Hepburn. But the person who deserves the credit is the designer, Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel, who in 1926, through … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Culture, Fashion, grace, History, war, Women and men, writing | Tagged Breakfast At Tiffany, Capezio Flats, Coco Chanel, The Burberry Raincoat, The Little Black Dress | 63 Comments

Remnants of a Beauty

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

I’m on the train once again, when a girl in her 30s? 40s? clearly an addict, is methodically asking for money. Now, I don’t carry cash during the day, because by the time I get home, it’s gone, given away … Continue reading →

Posted in alcohol, Beauty, Culture, grace, humanity, New York City, women, writing | Tagged Asking for alms, Compassion verses judgment, drug addiction, riding the New York subway, The homelss in New York City | 67 Comments

You Can Take The Girl Out Of The Model, But Not The Model Out Of The Girl

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

11:00 A.M. I’m at a casting in midtown for an osteopenia drug. No, it’s not penis related. It’s the last stop, the green room, for osteoporosis. Where did the glamour go, I ask you? I’m surrounded by women in all … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Culture, Fashion, fitness, History, humanity, humor, media, modeling, New York City, women, writing | Tagged commercial modeling, keeping your sense of humor, L.L. Bean bathing suits, Model and agency owner Wilhelmina Cooper, older models, plastic surgery, women of a certain age | 38 Comments