(Written by Marilyn Anderson)

Ohhhhh, weddings, engagements, anniversaries—they all mean romance! But why limit romance to special occasions? Pick any night, and whisk your honey off to an enchanting getaway. Just an hour and a half drive from Los Angeles is one of the most romantic places in the world.

(Written by Natalie Martin)

Although undocumented immigrants come in all nationalities and political ideologies, it seems that the only group ever to garner interest among legislators and voters consistently has been the “brown” people. And why not? They’re easiest to spot, and they make for great immediate vilification when the public needs to be distracted from the attention being paid to high gasoline costs and runaway budgets and an unending war. But, in fairness to both those who vilify illegal immigrants and those who wish to offer amnesty to anyone who touches American soil, let me suggest some options.

Naissance on Melrose is one of the premiere stylish maternity boutiques. Since its inception people have followed the trend. NOM was created because the owner, Jennifer Noonan, felt a need in the fashion industry for stylish maternity wear. During both of Jennifer’s pregnancies, she was very disappointed with her shopping experience, so she opened up a small boutique in Calabasas, California, and then NOM in Los Angeles.

Bella Dahl has been around for almost six years, and two years ago Bella Dahl Maternity was created based on the need for cool, sexy maternity wear in the same vein as Bella Dahl, a very contemporary, sexy fitting jeans line. Head designer Lynn Keys came up with a very successful product with a sexy fit and cool styling; very contemporary, very hip.

I met handbag designer Timmy Woods at the WWD Magic show in Las Vegas almost a year ago. Her gallery-like booth was filled with colorful, sparkly handcrafted items. These pieces of art immediately attracted the attention of everyone around. A colleague and I perused her display and were duly impressed. Breathtaking, well-crafted, one-of-a-kind, wood-crafted clutches are all accurate descriptions of Timmy Woods’ one-of-a-kind collectible handbags.

One of the myths and misconceptions about hypnosis is that there is some sort of control that the hypnotist has over the subject’s mind. But, everything that occurs within hypnosis is within full control of the subject. So there is no mind control.

The Chaz Dean Salon this April played host to one of the biggest Hollywood events for Latino/Latina celebrities, the American Latino Media Arts Awards, which aired June 5 on ABC. The West Coast gala previewed some of the hottest trends in the fashion industry to a backdrop of celebrity stylists and designers.