Chocolate. Always a good remedy for what ails you. Awful day at the office? Break out the Toblerone. Brawl with the boyfriend? Reach for the M&M’s. Run your feet off? Soak those babies in cocoa.

Really. The gals at Lavande ...

Feeling lost at sea?

Well, you sure look it. It’s been so long since your last beauty treatment, you’re starting to resemble a desert-island castaway: all jagged nails, parched skin, and chapped lips.

Time to grab hold of a lifeline. ...

Some things are meant to be left to chance. Illegal parking. Bank account balances. Blind dates.

When it comes to your appearance, however, there should be no margin of error.

So put your face in the capable hands of Liz ...

Insert any old cliche here. About being careful what you wish for. About not being able to see the forest for the trees. About being a chicken with your head cut off.

Sheesh. Who knew planning a wedding would take ...

Okay, so it’s gotten to the point where you’re scared to open the medicine cabinet for fear of being buried under an avalanche of product.

Seriously, how many grape-seed vaporizers, tea-scented soaps, and hemp shampoos does one person need?

Get ...

You donate clothing. Rescue animals. Feed the elderly. Mentor children. And you never, ever, under any circumstances spend a frivolous penny on yourself.

Time to cut the martyr act.

Wednesday, November 17 is Spa Day ...

In San Francisco, the search for holistic healing can lead to some pretty scary places.

Like the time you tried acupuncture and spent the entire time trying to dodge the practitioner’s armpit hair. It’s no wonder you ran screaming from ...