A DAY IN THE LIFE Visiting Terrain

If you haven't heard about Terrain, Anthropologie's home store/nursery/lovely oasis of curiosities and wonderful things in Glen Mills, PA, then let me introduce you! I had the opportunity to peruse and marvel about for the afternoon this past weekend and I was thoroughly in love with all of the wonderful goodies. Check out their website if you're still in need of some holiday gifts. May I suggest this book for the gourmand in your family? Or what about this cozy repurposed wool blanket? So many choices!

A DAY IN THE LIFE: Elves' Faire

Rumi and I dressed up in our elf princess best this weekend to join the many families at her school for the Annual Elves' Faire, a winter festival starring Father Winter, a Jack Frost Bake Shoppe, this giant bird's nest and of course, many elves (a.k.a. the happy kids running about). It's a tradition we look forward to!

What are your holiday traditions?

A DAY IN THE LIFE Autumn Weekend

After running all over New York City for meetings (with a stroll through the park in between), I got some R&R with the family on Sunday. We perused the Pasadena Rose Bowl Flea Market looking for fun treasures and sipped lemonade to beat the heat. Funny how I went from the falling leaves of the East Coast to the hot sun of the West Coast! Speaking of NY, any recommendations for must-visit eateries or shops when I'm in town? I'd love to get your local perspective so send away!

A DAY IN THE LIFE Exploring

I'm almost home lovelies, but until then I wanted to leave you with a few snaps from my time in Pennsylvania. Check out this little cafe! Great name, right? I also really got into the season with my venture about a local farmers market. Think they'll let me carry on a bucket of pumpkins on the plane?

Also, what are you going to be for Halloween?

A DAY IN THE LIFE The Office

Welcome to the home of Josie Maran Cosmetics and to Chicological. While I'm away, I thought I'd have the team share some photos of where we work every day. There's our chalkboard door which we love to decorate, but then end up covered in reds and pinks after, the table where we all squish together and eat lunch (it's true!), a few interesting things for inspiration (notice pumpkins, pinecones, pomegranates) and Moroccan touches throughout so that we maintain a connection to our roots.

And that photo on top? That's where I sit to take a product from idea to creation. Pretty cool, huh?

A DAY IN THE LIFE Sephora Cluster Training

What a treat it was to meet our Sephora friends from throughout Southern California in a night of hands-on training with our products, plenty of Moroccan food and drinks, and of course, our REM Pen challenge which asked everyone to get creative and go crazy! Having them come to our offices to see how grassroots we really are and to see that there are kind and good people behind our company really makes them feel like they understand the whole vision behind Josie Maran Cosmetics.We were so happy to have them over for a night of Luxury with a Conscience and we welcome them back anytime!

Thanks Sephora!

A DAY IN THE LIFE Fashion's Night Out 2011

Here's a sneak peek into Josie's campaign shoot live from Sephora Fifth Avenue for Fashion's Night Out 2011. Expect a season of naturally gilded glam as Josie pulls inspiration from the rich culture of Morocco.