This & That + A Major Beauty Trick

The other Hermes, the Greek messenger god. Note the winged sandals, now there's a fashion statement if ever there was one.

Dashing off to a luncheon in my honor. Yep. The students from my two classes of conversational English -- beginners and advanced -- have invited me, as they do each year, to celebrate the fun we have every week.

For that reason, I am offering you a scatter-brained post today. (You may think I do that almost every day, but you will be particularly amazed by the all-over-the-place of it today.)

In the headlines. . .

No Cal Jewelry

Gummy Bears on creoles. Whatever. . .

Let me be perfectly clear, I don't get it. Particularly because the Gummy Bear jewelry is not being marketed for children, which one could understand.

Not much to say really. I suppose if you're the whimsical type you could hang two of the little guys off of your creoles. One magazine suggested the bracelet would have made a perfect Mother's Day gift.

If you're interested, click here: Haribo.

It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Your Ballerines

I can't help but wonder whether these Paul & Joe ballerines were inspired by Hermes -- as in the Greek god (or the Roman knock-off, Mercury), as opposed to the Kelly or Birkin bag Hermes.

They're rather cute, non?

A Value-Added Beauty Trick

It's the least I can do. The recommendation comes directly from my dermatologist in response to my question: "Please tell me one of your favorite beauty tricks."

"If you have very pale skin and want to look healthy in the summer without sunbathing (which you know you're not supposed to do), add self-tanner to your day cream and apply as usual," she said.

Here's how you do it: take your day cream with built-in SPF of course, and put it in the palm of your hand, squirt an auto-bronzing product into it, rub your hands together and apply to your face as usual.

It works. It's great. Even for someone as maladroit as I am with these types of techniques, its foolproof.