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Bright Bold and Beautiful is reaching more than ever! With the iTunes app, over 4800 on Facebook and thousands receiving daily emails, it's time to get your shop noticed for the holiday shopping season. All sponsors are mentioned monthly on BB&B, Facebook and Twitter to boost visibility and reach subscribed readers, adding value to the banner ad spots. Email laura.trevey@gmail.com for the discounted bundle package

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Blogger Makeover

What do you think about the new and improved enhancements on Blogger? As with anything, it will take an adjustment to get familiar with the new pages and setup, but I really like the larger screen for writing posts {see photo below}. You can add your labels and schedule with the tabs on the right.

On the Comment Overview, the larger screen is refreshing. You can manage your comments at the top, and the right columns give you the details {ex. date and who commented.}

To read more about the enhancements, I found Blogger's Fresh New Look on Blogger Buzz helpful! Please let me know what you think in the comments below. I am interested to see which new features everyone likes.

Mo

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BB&B's three-month Alexa traffic rank in the US is 37,678 and its global rank is 160,507. Visitors to BB&B spend about nine minutes per visit. Compared with internet averages, BB&B's audience tends to be female; they are also disproportionately college graduates earning over $100,000.

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I am very excited about the new way to engage you as readers on Bright Bold and Beautiful. If you are new, welcome! In addition to leaving a comment through blogger and wordpress, you can also sign in using your facebook and twitter accounts. More people are able to enter the fabulous giveaways {did you enter the current $100 jewelry giveaway} , and leave their opinions on posts they like. Join me today

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Commenting on Blogs

Happy Sunday! I have a question for you ~ I wanted to make it more fun to comment on Bright Bold and Beautiful so I installed a Wordpress application, Comment Luv, which links your latest post on your website in your comment field. I have mixed feelings about this. Once it was installed yesterday, all of my previous comments - from the past 2 1/2 years - do not show. I can still see them, but they are not visible on the blog.

So I am putting it out there to you. Which way do you prefer? The new way with Comment Luv, or back to Blogger? I am really looking forward to hearing from you, and honestly am curious about your opinions. Thanks!!

Related: Blogger vs Wordpress

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Jen Ramos Art ~ Cocoa and Hearts

I am thrilled to announce the launch of Cocoa and Hearts ~ beautiful original artwork by my friend Jen Ramos. You are familiar with her ever so popular blog, MadeByGirl. What will she do next? Congratulations Jen!

Mo

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Super Size BB&B on the iPad

Read all about the latest in fashion, art, and design on the go with the BB&B app available now in the iTunes App Store. Thank you Jeanne of BermudaBluez for letting me know!! " I just downloaded the app on my iPad and I LOVE it! Works out quite well as I can supersize it! Thanks so much!!"

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Calling All Bloggers

Do you have a new blog? Are you wanting to attract more attention?

I have a way for you to earn free advertising on Bright Bold and Beautiful. Interested? {limited time only}

Give me a shout at laura.trevey@gmail.com or use this contact page.

Chic at Fashion Week

I was telling someone recently that I will never be photographed by one of the fashion week street photographers.  I don't wear "fierce" shoes as my friend Jessica calls them or crazy outfits but that doesn't mean I can't photograph some of them.  I recognized French style blogger Garance Doré when I was leaving the tents at Lincoln Center Sunday and couldn't resist taking her photo. I also couldn't resist photographing some of my favorite editors before, during and after the Oscar de la Renta show Wednesday. 

The editors at Vogue including Tonne Goodman with her back to me always look simple and chic unlike all the overly dressed up and accessorized fashion bloggers this week.

How could I not take a photo of the most famous red hair in fashion?!

Hamish Bowles and Anna Wintour chat before Oscar de la Renta.  She only wears the dark sunglasses during the fashion shows.

Susan Tabak stopped Vogue Nippon editor Anna Dello Russo for her own photo op.

Only Anna can get away with a headdress of giant gold cherries!

I love the flash of red as she walked away.

I also caught fashion blogger Hanneli Mustaparta shooting Dani Stahl of Nylon magazine on the street today. It seems that everywhere you look this fashion week there is a blogger with a camera. Cathy Horyn of The New York Times had an interesting opinion on this phenomenon in More Than Meets the iPhone Lens.  But as we in the blogging world know, if you don't photograph it or tweet about it, it never happened.

Vote Early and Often!

I was honored to be one of the bloggers and editors asked to style a model in Tory Burch denim last night at the designers chic Meatpacking District store. My look along with the others are now up for view on the Tory Burch Facebook page where you can vote for your favorite look. Needless to say, I hope you will vote for mine above! I love myself a tie neck blouse and this exactly the same kind of look I would wear with dark jeans.  (I would just swap out the booties for flats.)  I was beyond excited when the model actually said she liked it!  Of course, I wish could look as tall and skinny as her but what can you do?! Don't forget to vote!  Winning would definitely make me feel better!

Lucy in the Sky

Writing a blog is hard work. I can't imagine how much harder it becomes when you have to style your own outfits, photograph them and them post them everyday! I bow down to the fashion bloggers who regularly put themselves and their outfits on display for public scrutiny! My new favorite is Lucy Laucht. I not only love her style but her hair. I think I might have to take her photo to my next hair appointment! Lucy is British but was living in Australia and is now on her way to New York for an internship. She said she'd love to work for a magazine so I think one of my fashion friends needs to scoop her up asap! I have a feeling she's going to take this city by storm!

Photos by Lucy Laucht

The Real Slim Paley

Sometimes you find a blog that is so fantastic that you can't decide if you want to be the author, their best friend or pack your bags and show up on their doorstep and hope they don't call the police! I think I can unequivocally say that all three thoughts ran though my mind when I first read Slim Paley and saw her beautiful homes! The author is an interior designer who lives in Santa Barbara, CA with her husband and two boys. She has chosen to remain anonymous and I don't blame her. I did the same thing when I first started my blog because I wasn't sure how the designer I was working for at the time would respond. Just because someone wants to dip their toe into the blogging pool before jumping is no reason not to welcome them.

Slim Paley is a girl after my own heart who would rather curl up with a good book in her Sun Valley, Idaho house (above) than strap two sticks to her feet! She also has a wonderful sense of humor, one that is fun and self deprecating and doesn't make fun of others, except maybe her Pilates instructor! Once you see the photos of her, you'll see what I mean! Someone once asked me what I thought made a good blog and it's definitely one that makes you laugh while remaining professional. Speaking of professional, her travel photos could be considered professional! It's my dream to go on an African safari and I loved reading the account of her trip and seeing her fabulous photos. In a sea of design blogs, I think Slim Paley is going to quickly become one of your favorites. I know it's already one of mine! Enjoy!

Sun Valley House in Winter

Santa Barbara Living Room

Santa Barbara House at Christmas

Santa Barbara Bathroom

Sun Valley in Summer

Slim Paley's Rose Garden

Slim Paley Table Setting

Trip To Africa

Trip to the Grand Canyon

Trip to Greece

Above and Below, Trip to Kyoto, Japan

All photos by Slim Paley