I’ve moved! Kinda.

With many assists from the kind sirs at NeonSky Creative Media, I am proud to announce the arrival of my website: rachelsutherland.net. There, you’ll find more about me, what I do and links to recent work. More importantly, my If the Shoe Fits blog has also moved too. Please book mark it’s new addy. Same [...]

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Beauty is in the kitchen. Really.

There are few things I love more than saving money and indulging my crunchy, hippie tendencies. So today, I share with you my favorite at-home beauty fixes. They’re all relatively cheap, and absolutely cheaper (and healthier!) than most beauty products you buy in stores. Some just take a little elbow grease, but most involve raiding [...]

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Fab Find: Sephora by OPI Hydrator

I had all but given up on manicures. It was just too disappointing to see my pretty nails chip off after a day or two, thanks to all the wear-and-tear of housework and motherhood.  I stopped getting manis, stopped painting my nails and just figured that when the kids are in college, I’ll start fussing [...]

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Let’s talk Style: Fashion Summit of NC

Here’s an event you don’t want to miss if you’re considering a stylish career: the Fashion Summit of North Carolina, March 13 in Raleigh. The inaugural event will bring industry experts together to share insight with those who aspire to be models, makeup artists, fashion editors/writers and designers. Reco Chapple from Bravo’s “The Fashion Show” will [...]

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Speeding tickets and shoe deals in Statesville

I found myself in Statesville, NC this morning to deal with the repercussions of my lead foot. I managed to keep my issues with authority in check long enough to get the penalty reduced a smidge. I was riding such a triumphant high (The last time I was in traffic court, the bailiff said I [...]

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Fab Find: CoverGirl & Olay SimplyAgeless Foundation

I will be the first to admit that I, on occasion, can be a snob of the handbag, shoe, food and beauty products variety. So when a makeup artist at Robert Verdi’s Luxe Laboratory sat me in a chair during September’s New York Fashion Week and whipped out the CoverGirl & Olay SimplyAgeless foundation, I [...]

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Project Runway: It’s back.

“Project Runway” is a bad habit I just can’t quit. Not as deadly as smoking, or even Peppermint Joe-Joe’s, but  dangerous addiction none the less. Every season, I say I’m done with the lackluster designs and the self-important drama queens. Especially after season six, which was held in legal limbo for so long, was filmed in [...]

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Happy New Year! Good Bye!

Just a few days into the new year, and the Internets have been buzzing with closet cleaning confessions. My pal Samantha Smith, owner of the fabu Potion beauty boutique, paused during an early January cleaning frenzy to Tweet: “Anyone know where I can sell some never worn Michael Kors and Sigerson Morrison shoes size 10?” [...]

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Fab Find: Brazilian Peel

A product that saves you time and money? Yes please. The Brazilian Peel by Advanced Home Actives does just that, offering a professional-grade chemical peel on your schedule, in your home. Chemical engineer Mac Smith created the kit after seeing the effects of a too-powerful peel on a friend’s face. Smith started tinkering, and paired [...]

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