After 7 years in Manhattan, it’s time for me to move to Brooklyn. Will it be a luxury new build, or a 19th Century brownstone? Come with me while I apartment hunt and redecorate!
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New York Fashion Week is a wrap, and all three shows I led showed up with some major nail trend competition.
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As long as I could remember (I was about 18, but close enough, right?), I wanted to do nails backstage at Fashion Week. I thought that it would be the perfect way to combine the three things I adored the most: nails, fashion shows, and travel.
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Color, pastels and linear nail art are in for winter 2018. Discover 4 fool-proof ways to choose colors for your next mani and get a sneak peek into Paintbox's NEW Resort 2018 Apres Ski collection - launching today!
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You've seen the red carpet gowns, you've seen the #timesup pins. But have you seen these award-worthy manicures?
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A major dream nearly 20 years in the making, I finally stayed in the iconic Burj al Arab: the sailboat-shaped, 7-star, most luxurious hotel in the world. Was it everything I dreamed it would be? It was more…
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Types of destinations I truly love are the more remote or unique places. I have always been a beach baby, and the allure of staying in an overwater bungalow was a dream I’d had all too often. Naturally, I’ve been obsessed with the Maldives for years!
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Here's how our “surprise vacation” to Iceland ended up in Santorini!
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Surprise trips are super exciting and can be stress-free, and companies like Pack Up + Go, Jubel, and Magical Mystery Tours are becoming increasingly popular. Read on to find out how to avoid making mistakes planning these type of holidays.
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How a total amateur can take pro-looking photos of the Northern Lights. Read on to find the how-to!
I really wanted to visit the Blue Lagoon not only because of its gorgeous light-blue water and countless photo ops, but because of the healing properties of the geothermal water (not to mention just simple relaxation!). The geothermal water in the Blue Lagoon contains three active ingredients: Minerals, Algae, and Silica. What's not to love?
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Viola Davis is known for two things during awards season: stunning vibrant-colored gowns, and incredibly powerful and meaningful thank you-speeches. Those two things merged perfectly the first time we worked together.
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Why did I finally decide to create Julie Off Duty? I was getting ready to go on a 2-week European "mystery trip" and I wanted to share it with you! Thanks to that trip, Julie off Duty was finally born because it was just too cool not to share with all of you!
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With some very fun trips and events happening like a surprise vacation overseas, my first trip to Paris, Awards Season, a beauty tour to India, my second trip to the Maldives, and a brand new apartment, I decided to jump into this site (pedicured) feet first. They’re pastel pink, by the way.
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