Media & Press

We’re a little late posting this, but was super thrilled to be the featured blogger a couple weeks ago on Makeup.com, the new media property from Lancome. The site is directed by Victoria Kirby, former beauty editor at Harper’s Bazaar and Allure, and should be on your list of daily must-reads if not already.  See what they have to say about us!  Thanks Victoria for featuring TDO!

This may be one of our most exciting pieces of news to date!  The Daily Obsession is featured on Oprah.com, chosen as one of Oprah’s Holiday Bloggers!!! Oprah.com has chosen to feature 12 food blogs and 3 shopping blogs, and TDO is  honored to be named one of the shopping blogs!  Since Oprah is not doing a Favorite Things epsiode this year, we are particularly excited that she’s chosen to link to our Holiday Gift Guides.  Be sure to check them all out here.

Last week I participated in a fun interview with myLifetime, the website and blog of Lifetime TV.  Check out my thoughts on everything from my fashion obsession of the moment, my pick on the everlasting Jennifer/Angelina debate, to my favorite beauty on a budget brand.

I also made a celeb lookbook with some lust worthy looks!  Let me know what you think.

When my friend Nikki, beauty editor at More Magazine, sent over a request for me to spill my top beauty secrets a few weeks ago, I immediately thought of Dustin from Le Metier de Beaute. I often hop over to Bergdorf’s to get my makeup done there before events (it’s free and the makeup artists are good!) and Dustin always throws me the best tips.  That day, he gave me the best lipstick trick and it’s never been published before (until now!).

Head on over to more.com to check it out and see what other beauty bloggers have to share!

Ahh, 2 press mentions in 1 week- it’s been a big week for us here at The Daily Obsession! Following last week’s mention in the New York Times giving our opinion on the FTC regulations, we’re in today’s Wall Street Journal, talking about a (somewhat) more lighthearted subject: shopping.

My twitter followers certainly know that I do a lot of shopping so click over to see what the experts have to say about shopping in today’s economy!

Last week I was interviewed by a Times reporter regarding the new FTC regulations set forth for December 1 regulating that bloggers must disclose free products or any pay-for-play that goes on. The article is published in today’s issue in the Style section as well as online at NYTimes.com.

Following the publishing of this article and the flurry of media attention on the issue recently, this is a good time to address the new regulation and how it pertains to The Daily Obsession. (more…)

There’s that famous quote floating out there somewhere that if you do what you love, work never becomes work.  As a person in my mid-twenties, many of my friends are in an assorted places in their lives in terms of doing what they love.  Some of my friends are fortunate enough to have known what they have wanted to do since birth, and have always had a driven passion towards what it is they wanted to pursue, such my friend back home who translated her childhood love for animals into a lifelong dream to become a veterinarian. Others are content in having pursued a practical profession, that isn’t exactly what they love to do, but gives them the ability to do things that they do have a passion for, like traveling or fine dining.  Others, are still struggling to find out what it is they do love to do, or are attempting to see how they can start working in the field they want to do.

I firmly fall into the latter camp, having majored in more sensible majors in college, that I wasn’t particularly interested in,but which I thought would give me a more realistic chance of getting a job after college.  I was easily scared by my parents, who told me horror stories about jobless English majors.  Now I’m at the point in my life where I’m ready to transition, take a courageous stand, and begin pursuing something I truly love.  I’m slowly beginning to work towards that, although the process has begun with more baby steps than I would like.

Regardless of what camp or stage of life you belong to, I wanted to share an inspiration I found, the site Modish Biz, which has weekly interviews with people who actually pursued what they loved, aptly named “Do What You Love.” (more…)

To celebrate their newest collection, Gatsby, Longchamp Paris reached out to select global bloggers to offer their interpretation of the enduring icon.  Along with editors from Fashioniologie from the US, My Sac a Main from France, and Mirai’s Diary from Japan, I contributed a short essay on my interpretation of Gatsby for Longchamp.

You can read my piece here.  It has also been translated into French and Japanese.  Exciting!

P.S. I love the Gatsby bag and must add to my collection ASAP, preferably in the caramel print (as seen in the image above).

If you’ve been a long time reader of TDO, you might have noticed that anything that is “health” or “fitness” related is usually written by me.  It’s because my desire to get fitter, healthier, and leaner has been on going for many years.  I’ll try anything (except pills and products promoted in shady commercials).  But a new workout class? I’m in.  Binging on green tea?  Yep.   Some of you may even remember that last year to gear up for Fashion Week,  I even tried…not eating.  Of course, one of Madonna’s stylists threw me that tip soooo….

At any rate, I recently documented my Master Cleanse experience for Health.com.   If you’ve ever entertained the idea of doing a lenghty “cleanse,” make sure to read up on my experience!

My friends Anne and Hope over at the fabulous travel blog, The Jet Set Girls, had me participate in their newest Carry On feature. I have been doing a little bit of globe trotting lately (more reports from my travels coming soon) so head on over to the JSG to find out what I’ve discovered to be must-have trip items!