Calling all Windy City hair lovers! Eden Bodyworks is teaming up with The Mane Source and Natural Chica to bring you a beauty-filled tress talk on MANEtaining, caring for, and proudly rocking your beautiful natural hair. Enjoy delectable appetizers and beverages while chatting it up with two of the brand’s favorite beauty bloggers. Look forward to seeing all of your gorgeous faces (AND hair) in Chicago on November 5th!

Attention Midwest readers, this post is for you. Celebrity makeup artist Tia Dantzler is hosting her first-ever “Beauty Elixer Workshop” in Chicago where she’ll share insider secrets on branding and strategy, discuss the importance of social networking, beauty do’s and don’ts, tips for a flawless face, and much more

Fall is a season of newness. Remember the days as a student when you had to prepare for school? It was a new year, new grade, new friends and even new environments. As students of life, we must continue in the habit of “Fall-ing” into the newness of us. Check out Karen St. Hilaire’s five tips for “Fall-ing” into a new you

No sweetie, your eyes have not deceived you. We’re talking 365 days of window shopping, missing out on the end-of-season markdowns, and last but not least, turning your back on Black Friday. While it may sound absurd, the no shopping movement has been embraced globally and requires participants to reject consumerism, re-use, borrow and recycle instead

Meet Brooklyn’s newest multi-media artist by way of the Windy City, Mr. Christophe Roberts. He expresses his creativity through graphic design, painting, sculptures, and head-turning installations with work currently installed in the New York City retail window for one of the world’s leading athletic brands. This über-busy creator took time out of his demanding schedule to sit down with In Her Shoes for the second part of our ongoing In His Shoes interview series. We chatted about Christophe’s move from the Chi to the Big Apple, his creative influences, and what he loves about fly female entrepreneurs.

Tune in tomorrow (Friday, September 23rd) at 3 p.m. EST as Paul makes his small screen debut on Dr. Drew’s Lifechangers. He’ll be co-hosting the ENTIRE show so if you can’t tune in, by all means please set your DVRs tonight! After you check him out, swing by the show’s Facebook page to let Dr. Drew know how much you enjoyed Paul on the show. Let’s join forces to make Paul a Lifechangers regular. It’s time for our fly fella entrepreneur to SHINE!

Fashion Week may be winding down but Glam Media knows how to keep the party going! Last night, the who’s who of the blogosphere came out to dine at Fred’s (Barney’s New York) for the ad network’s Dinner with Glam event. I truly enjoyed taking a mid-week breather to catch up with some of my favorite bloggers and meet a few new fellow scribes. Good food and good times with even greater company!

Yes, life’s challenges can be daunting and we all run into our fair share of road blocks, but that doesn’t give us the license to bellyache for a living. Next time you’re ready to storm down to the complaint department of life, do yourself a favor and consider these tips.

How do you react to the change in your life? Do you give it a warm and loving embrace trusting that every subsequent experience will be for your good? Do you drive change in your world or do you simply react to it? You can take on the role of the victim or you can take a lesson from the ladies of Georgia by using the change in your life as an opportunity for growth beyond your wildest dreams!

One of my favorite business sites, Fast Company, published a post today featuring 10 rules to follow if you want to succeed as an entrepreneur. LOVE is an understatement. This perfectly curated list provides priceless tips that are just as valuable to the seasoned vet as they are to the recent grad dreaming of being his or her own boss

Relentless, confident, passionate, creative, hard working, and focused are qualities that describe you IF you were being honest with yourself. It’s easy to shy away from our fabulousness or dim our light for others to shine, but we should always be our number one fan. We don’t miss out on opportunities to be our biggest critics do we? Yet when the opportunity arises to be the loudest cheerleader in our lives we often end up speechless.

Ladies & gents, In Her Shoes will be taking a short pause for the cause this week, returning back to our regularly scheduled programming on Tuesday, September 6th. I’ve packed my bags and escaped New York City with two of my favorite people to visit Italy, Greece and Turkey. My sole responsibility over the next few days is to relax, relate, release, and celebrate my birthday!

Like many other knowledge-seekers on the net, I came across this amazing commencement speech Apple’s Steve Jobs shared with Stanford University’s class of 2005. Drawing from the most pivotal moments of his life, he shares many jewels of wisdom that will undoubtedly inspire for generations to come. Here’s the statement that resonated with me most…

Keep it moving. Three simple words that hold so much power but are often easier said than done. As I was waiting for a friend to catch up and have our weekly chat, I noticed a sticker strategically placed on the patio chair that said “Keep it Moving.” On the bottom in a lovely magenta font it also read “Life doesn’t stop, only you do.” Food for thought, anyone

Despite the threat of rain in the forecast, Saturday turned out to be THE perfect day for a photo shoot. Singer/songwriter Ashaki was the subject while her fellow singer/songwriter, Ra-Re Valverde was behind the lens. I must admit, it was heart warming to see two talented women, both vocally gifted with impressive careers, supporting each other’s endeavors this way. Check out exclusive behind-the-scenes photos from this epic shoot!