Dogtor Tess

Here’s a pet peeve: when products that I would otherwise enjoy launch advertising campaigns that are so overwhelmingly gendered, there’s no doubt that the company in question has no interest in me, my matching X chromosomes—or my money. (See: beer ads, professional sports promos, and a certain outdoors-oriented travel magazine.) Why, you might ask, would the brightest advertising minds deliberately cut 50 percent of the world’s population out of their calculations, by doing the marketing equ

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Back on my old blog (on blogger… ) I did a post a long time ago about my all time makeup pet peeves . Makeup do’s and do nots that I see walking down the street that just either make me want to laugh or cry. LIke the fuschia blush walking towards me from a block away, to the over drawn lips to the … . well, you know what I mean. But lately, I’ve found myself amongst all the great beauty products that I’ve had the pleasure of buying, trying and reviewing, having a bit of a ‘pet peeve’ momen

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The U.S. pet industry is now a $43 billion-per-year behemoth, author Michael Schaffer reports in his upcoming book, One Nation Under Dog: Adventures in the New World of Prozac-Popping Puppies, Dog-Park Politics, and Organic Pet Food . That’s more than double what we spent on pets 15 years ago. Since ecofriendly pet products and services fetch only $1 billion of the transactions, Americans would have to harness the power of a whole lot of hamster wheels to make up for Rover’s and Fluffy’s envi

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Girls, the fabulous Michelle at All Lacquered Up recently interviewed me about my favorite nail products. Michelle is THE resource for all things talon-related. Marina even refers to her as “Michelle Nail Polish.” If you’re not reading her blog, I seriously don’t know what you’re DOING all the time. Find out what my nail pet peeve is and what polish I’m rocking at the moment. Click here to read the interview.

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OK, so maybe not on a dime, but Banana republic is having a sale and they coupon gets you some extra off and they have a good looking line of men’s shoes. Shoes are a pet peeve of mine. All too often I see terrible shoes on guys who have spent a fortune on haircuts, jeans and cars. Shoes are important. If you are looking for a sleek classic you could do worse than those I’ve chosen below. I’ve worn one or two of their products before and they are decently built, not welted, and that’s a problem,

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