Michelle Honig
By Michelle Honig
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The Schmooze 5 Honey-Based Beauty Products To Ring In The Jewish New Year
The Jewish New Year brings with it many things — things like fall, and crunchy leaves and crisp air that provides a welcome, cooling respite from summer heat. But it also brings something particularly sweet and heavenly to mind, something that in many ways is a defining factor of the holy day. We’re talking about,…
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The Schmooze Want To Beat The New York Heat Wave? Dress Modestly
It’s the last week in August and in New York City, it’s a sweltering 90 degrees, with temperatures rising every hour. And yet, one glance at my outfit today and you’d think it was late autumn or early spring: Long sleeves that kiss the wrist; skirt so long I need to gather it up as…
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Life The Genius Behind It-Brand ‘Batsheva’ Talks Vintage And Modesty
Two women walk down a dirt path, hand-in-hand, their backs to the camera. They are clad in long, shin-skimming dresses in muted floral prints to match the dusty rural landscape. No, this isn’t a scene from Little House On The Prairie, or a photo of two Satmar women walking through their Catskills bungalow colony. It’s…
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The Schmooze Ivanka Trump’s Hair And Makeup Stylist Is A Mexican Immigrant
In what may seem like a surprising twist in the face of immigration, the woman that determine’s Ivanka Trump’s hair and makeup is a Mexican immigrant. Alexa Rodulfo moved to the United States in 2005 with a dream of working with the biggest names in the industry. Just a few years later, she made her…
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The Schmooze These Kardashian-Inspired Shoes Are Killing Your Feet, Says Dr. Suzanne Shapiro
Throughout history, Jewish women have been at the forefront of taking care of everyone. There’s Judith with Holifernus, getting him drunk so she could sever his head and end a war that no Jewish man could have won. There’s Esther, who married a tyrant and hosted a bunch of awkward dinner parties in order to…
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The Schmooze 15 Synagogue-Chic Dresses Under $100 For Rosh Hashanah
As the dog days of summer continue in earnest, and the oppressive heat assaults all the senses, the last thing you want to think about is fall fashion, with its heavy fabrics and layered looks. But with Rosh Hashana less than a month away, the time has come to consider that all important question: “What…
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The Schmooze Was Zara’s Fall Campaign Inspired By Orthodox Shabbat Attire?
A woman slowly glides through a darkened, overstuffed living room; the light from a projector flickers, casting gloomy shadows across her face. The scene is typical of a fashion commercial for a major brand — in this case, Zara advertising its fall 2018 collection with a film by Fabien Baron. But what caught our eye…
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The Schmooze Ivanka Trump’s Brand Is Dead: A Loving Obituary
The Ivanka Trump fashion brand met an untimely death on Tuesday morning, July 24th. It was only 11 years old. The brand’s sudden demise was confirmed by its founder, Ivanka Trump. Ivanka Trump brand began as a fine jewelry company, and grew to include so much more: shoes, bags, even clothes. The brand was initially…
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