Old Magazine Timeless Advice

So I indulged in a spa night tonight at Signature Nail with my fave tech, Teddy. I was ridiculously intrigued by a Marie Claire next to my pedi chair and intently reading, take note of the wonderful fall fashions, when I came across an article that I thought my friends should read. I asked Teddy if I could tear them out and he said sure, take the whole magazine, it's 2 years old. Sure enough those fall fashion, delightful shoes, the Escade Perfume and the launch of Dior pink lip stick were all news in November 2006.

However the articles are timeless, so I will still share.

***The article still smells heavily of the Escada Princess it shared space with. Perfume that goes 2 years strong, now that's a bargain!

Twenty Things to Get Before You're 40

1. A dead serious piece of timeless clothing. Recommended, as YSL tux for weomen at $3560.





2. A look. You're not Madonna, so enough already with the bi-monthly reinventions. Figure it out and shop accordingly.


3. A piece of art. Consider an investment piece with which to start an actual art collection (money prints and ansel adams need not apply).


4. A first edition, of say To The Lighthouse ...


5. Fancy Luggage ( a matched set please). No more midcentury Samsonite. MC recommends the new Guccissima line.


6. Enlightened. http://www.dalailama.com/


7. A financial advisor. The hedge fund hottie one stool over at the bar doesn't count. (dammit, that was so what I thought)


8. A museum membership. Your place on the gala circuit and new found culture is the perfect place to display that dead serious piece of clothing you bought seven things back.


9. A mammogram.


10. A good cause. You cannot be your own favorite charity anymore. If your confused, asked number 7 (your financial advisor, hot or otherwise) to determine how much you should donate and do your own research to determine where to donate and why!


11. A real watch. Rubber on the wrist will not do with Number 1. Try a Cartier.


12. A big-ass tv. (On this one I protest, I mean really what does a woman need with a tv of large proportion? .... however with 18 minutes to the TWO HOUR season premier of McDreamy and McSteamy, a BIG-ASS TV might just be more important than numbers 1 -11).


13. A "smarty-pants" subscription, you know the magazines that will look good on your coffee table ... I've always been a fan of a combination of Architectural Digest, The Economist, The New Yorker, The American Scholar .... I must note that MC does recommend reading them more than you dust them.


14. A serious ride.


15. Away. Not to the brocade cushiness of Europe but a meaningful trip to Vietnam before McDonalds takes over or Mongolia ... a life changing third world experience.


16. Some classic cds. Ella, Billie, Coltrane ... Jazz makes you look cool and gets you laid, even after you have stopped caring about both.


17. Some classic DVDs. The Apartment, Some Like It Hot .... pushing The Devil Wears Prada into the Looney Tunes category.


18. A decent cup of coffee. Buh bye Mr. Coffee and hello Illy.


19. A destination hair cut. Paris or LA, wear ever you want, just once, at least once, spend money on something crazy and chic!! This is my fave and now tops on my 'bucket' list!


20. The rest - get busy, get pregnant, get ready, get on with it ...