Save your skin

Blue Lip Gloss and More: Meet IT Cosmetics' Makeup Guru

Jamie Kern Lima on her innovative beauty brand, TV anchor makeup tricks and the best products for sensitive skin.

05/12/2015 By Layne Lynch

Tennessee Charm

Reese Witherspoon Launches Southern Lifestyle Brand

Watch out, Gwyneth Paltrow! Draper James is heavy on the Nashville charm.

05/11/2015 By Layne Lynch

Made in Houston

Style Alert: Elaine Turner Clothing Is Here

Think travel-ready pieces that go from poolside to cocktail party.

04/17/2015 By Layne Lynch

Bodacious blooms

Death to Flowers: The Best Modern Bouquets

Floral crowns, succulents and brooches are unexpected ways to rock a bouquet.

04/03/2015 By Layne Lynch

Flower Power

As Easter Awaits, Floral Prints Take Root

Our favorite Easter dresses are all grown up in florals that go from whimsically girly to stylishly modern.

03/24/2015 By Layne Lynch

Start Walkin'

Pick the Perfect Boots for Rodeo Season

The right pair of boots can say a lot about a woman.

03/12/2015 By Layne Lynch

Beauty

Mad for Marsala

2015’s Pantone Color of the Year inspired some marvelous makeup looks.

02/19/2015 By Layne Lynch

Beauty

Paint the Town Red: 10 Lipsticks to Try in 2015

It’s the perfect time to polish those pouts.

01/15/2015 By Layne Lynch

WE WERE THERE

Dressed to the 9s: A Roaring 20s Affair

The Junior League Celebrates its 90th anniversary in style

09/09/2014 By Emma Hurt

Our Forgotten History

Mosquitos: the Rodney Dangerfield of the Insect World

Everyone’s least-favorite pest has been shaping our fair city for two centuries.

08/03/2014 By John Lomax

URBAN ADVENTURES

Exploring Timbergrove Park Apartments, Part II

Rambling through the interiors of dozens of abandoned apartments.

06/23/2014 By John Lomax

Eat This!

Tuesday Night Special: Fried Chicken at Pondicheri

It ain't Frenchy's, but it's good.

04/10/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Preview

Spring Arts Preview

From the FotoFest Biennial to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, there's something for everyone in the next few months.

01/03/2014 By Michael Hardy

Travel

Ageless Cancun

Finding God, Man, and margaritas

12/31/2013 By Scott Vogel

Dream Homes

The Shotgun Shack Is Back

These days, the shotgun cottage is no longer shunned.

12/31/2013 By Michael Hardy

Swankienda Accessories

Our Favorite Items From Maxine Mesinger's Estate Sale

Legendary Chronicle gossip maven's accoutrements go on the block October 26.

10/23/2013 By John Nova Lomax, Fashion and Style Correspondent

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Oct 4–6

Where to go, who to see, and what to do

10/02/2013 By Michael Hardy

Talking Candy from Strangers

The Man Who Killed Halloween

Ronald O'Bryan and the Houston origins of a national nightmare

09/30/2013 By John Lomax

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Sep 13–15

Where to go, who to see, and what to do.

09/11/2013 By Michael Hardy

Coffee Talk

What's the Difference Between a Flat White and Cortado?

One's from Spain, one's from Australia, but there's more to the differences than provenance.

08/28/2013 By Katharine Shilcutt