Woohoo! Make this your best year yet with Cincy Chic’s FREE Women’s Health Expo at the Cincinnati Marriott North at Union Centre May 12! Enjoy healthy treats, swag bags, interactive demonstrations, brunch ‘n’ learns, screenings, a fun photobooth, fit & fab fashion show with Cincy State of Being, and shop TONS of local vendors! And bring the kiddos because we’re teaming up with Juggle Cincinnati to offer on-site childcare during the event! RSVP: https://2018whe.eventbrite.com

Check out some pics from last year’s event!

Come to our FREE 2018 Women’s Health Expoon May 12 and bring your little Wonder Woman (or Wonder Dude!) with you! We’re teaming up with Juggle Cincinnati to offer on-site childcare at this year’s event so you can check out all the awesome vendors, knowing your wee ones are well cared for and entertained! Visit https://2018whe.eventbrite.com/ to RSVP today!

The Cincinnati Art Museum is getting you in the holiday spirit with tons of festive, family-friendly holiday events and activities! And I LOVE the holidays so I’m super excited to check some of these out!

REC the HALLS

Dec. 5–31 during regular museum hours

Bring the whole family to the museum for holiday art-making activities, including card making, wrapping paper creation, gift bag embellishment, ornament crafts and more at the Rosenthal Education Center (REC). This dedicated interactive space for families has a new activity you can participate in each day. FREE.

Young Professionals’ Choral Collective performances

Thursday, Dec. 7 and Dec. 14, 5:30–7:30 p.m.

Be serenaded by the Young Professionals’ Choral Collective of Cincinnati (YPCC)! Gather in the Great Hall for a capella performances of your favorite holiday tunes and carols. FREE.

Cincinnati Black Santa visits CAM

Sunday, Dec. 17, 1–4 p.m.

For the third year in a row, Cincinnati Black Santa Claus is coming to the Cincinnati Art Museum thanks to the Voice of Black Cincinnati. Santa is looking forward to greeting children of all ages, reviewing Christmas lists and taking pictures by the tree. FREE.

Ugly Holiday Sweater Party

Thursday, Dec. 21, 5–8 p.m.

‘Tis the season to eat, drink, be merry and wear your tackiest holiday sweaters at the Cincinnati Art Museum! Celebrate with a cash bar, food for purchase from the Terrace Café and exclusive access to the museum after hours. FREE.

Holiday Gift Shop

Make a list and check it twice! Shop art-inspired gifts, including fashionable finds inspired by Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion. Through your purchase at the CAM gift shop, you directly support the Cincinnati Art Museum.

PLUS – the Cincinnati Art Museum also has plenty of diverse, special exhibitions including: Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion(ticket required, free Thursday evenings), William Kentridge: More Sweetly Play the Dance, Ana England: Kinship, and Albrecht Dürer: The Age of Reformation and Renaissance.

My friends at Koop Diamond Cutters are having a HUGE Black Friday sale on November 24 and 25! You’ll be able to snag some fab jewelry at a great price and even help a good cause in the process!

You’ll not only beat the crowds, but you’ll save 65 to 70% off everything in the store, with some exceptions, including hundreds of custom styles you won’t find in your typical jewelry store!

You can also enjoy free gift wrapping and free jewelry cleaning, so stop by and get your diamonds shined up for the holidays!

Plus, 5% of all proceeds from the Black Friday sale will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation!

Koop is open on Friday from 8am to 4pm and Saturday from 9am to 2 pm. The store is located at 214 East 8th Street in Cincinnati! Learn more at http://koopdiamondcutters.com.

My favorite locally-based accessories site — MissEms.com — not only has super cute jewelry, scarves and gift items, but they’re also hosting an event in Columbus and Cincinnati to bring the site to you in a special in-person shopping experience!

You can also shop online with Facebook parties to earn shopping credits for the site, or fundraise. Learn more about those here.

Just to give you an idea of the adorable things you’ll find on the site (and the even more impressive prices), I pulled 10 of my favorite items currently on the site and their designer lookalikes so you can see how the site is your key to staying on trend without the price tag!

#1 – Blanket Scarf

Miss Em’s: $20

Harrods: $188

#2 – Infinity Scarf

Miss Em’s: $20

Polyvore: $118

#3 – Tassel Scarf

Miss Em’s: $14

Nordstrom: $138

#4 – Clover Earrings

Miss Em’s: $6

Ross Simons: $1,995

#5 – Rose Gold Leaf

Miss Em’s: $12

Stacy Nolan: $1,500

#6 – Mint Cuff

Miss Em’s: $14

Artbox Jewel: $423

#7 – Peach Teardrop

Miss Em’s: $6

Angara: $519

#8 – Tassel Earrings

Miss Em’s: $14

Nordstrom: $35

#9 – Turquoise Bead Necklace Set

Miss Em’s: $23

Saks: $120

#10 – Gold Oval Earrings

Miss Em’s: $6

Wahl Jewelers: $360

Happy Labor Day, Chic’ers! After two “labor days,” this mom-of-two here is giving two HUGE thumbs up to LAVISH because it seriously turned back the hands of time on my tummy! Watch to see my INCREDIBLE before/after and contact my friend Andie Wafzig (who I bought mine from) to snag some of your own! http://everskin.com/with/andie