Week #2: The Fully Raw Challenge

I remember privately thinking to myself that the 21 Day Fully Raw Challenge was going to be a.) exhausting b.) impossible and c.) stressful. But, I wanted to change my lifestyle around. I wanted to sleep better, nourish my body and skin, and lose a few pounds. I was desperate for something that wasn't...

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Foodie Review: Quetzalcoatl

Where: Quetzalcoatl is located 296 Main St Huntington, NY 11743  ...

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The Black & White: (It's The Girl's Turn) 5 Things We Do That Annoy Men

So as you know (if you have been keeping up with everything D&R!) my fellow blogger and beauty Ashley Byrd of Life Looks Better in Black  and I are doing a weekly series called The Black and White where we discuss anything and everything, including questions you submit for us to shed...

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How To Fake Flawless Looking Skin

Everyone has heard the expression "fake it until you make it" and sometimes this is how I feel about my skin. I have some really great skin days where I wear nothing on my face, and then there are days when my skin seems to hate me. So today we are talking which products help you have that youthful,...

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City Living: One Lucky Duck

New York City caters to over 8.4 million people, now imagine multiplying that number by the number of taste buds in each person's mouth. With different tastes and different lifestyles it is no wonder that within every area from Meatpacking to Chelsea to Midtown there are places where you can get...

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FullyRaw Challenge: Week 1 Complete!

I promised to write about the health journey I've been taking and I never break a promise. This is a review of the Fully Raw 21 Day Challenge. I have successfully completed 7 days! (Further than I thought I would get sans coffee!) At the end of each week I'm discussing the pros and cons of taking the...

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21 Day FullyRaw Challenge: The Beginning

[Photo @fullyrawkristina] Raw. Meaning nothing cooked!? Wait, you mean the way my hands feel in the winter time raw? Why would anyone want to eat this way? How am I going to go to family functions? I am Italian for goodness sake! I'll be scoffed. I'll have eyes rolled every which way at me. If I...

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To Juice Or Not To Juice?

Liquiteria is known as the pioneer for cold pressed juices in NYC and Dusk & Rubies had the opportunity to sample three of their flavors for free: Grasshopper, All Greens, and Royal Flush. We not only reviewed each of these flavors, telling you how they taste, but also what time of day we would...

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What To Wear: To A Gala

Gala: A social occasion with special entertainments or performances, "a black-tie gala that begins with a cocktail reception" synonyms: fete, fair, festival, carnival, pageant, jubilee, jamboree, party, garden party, after-party, celebration. Now that we have the Google definition out of the way,...

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The Black & White: Should You Kiss On The First Date?

Kissing On The First Date: Yay or Nay?  I know you must be cleaning your glasses or blinking your eyes repeatedly thinking, they can't honestly be asking this question, or what are we going back in time to when people went steady and wore each other's pins? Well we are asking...

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