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Local Loves: Skin and Body Care

Has your favorite big brand discontinued your favorite product? Are other products hard to get your hands on? Or do you simply want to purchase a quality product while shopping small? Enter: local skin and body care! Come along as we explore three local brands you...

dopamine dressing

Embracing Dopamine Dressing This Spring

Spring is here and with it comes the feeling of fresh air, blue skies, colorful flowers blooming, vibrant butterflies fluttering, birds taking flight, and more … all in all, it’s truly a time where we’ve emerged from our winter caves ready to embrace all the season...

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Your Best-Dressed Guide for Spring and Summer Events

For many, the spring and summer months bring an abundance of events, whether it’s a destination wedding, family celebration, work-related gala, or other special gathering. Is your wardrobe ready? We connected with Kathryn Snow, the private client stylist and wardrobe...

vitamin C

Vitamin C: Your Skincare Hero

As you examine your skincare routine, you might have a full arsenal of products doing their individual jobs to keep your skin feeling glowy and healthy. But does that lineup include one of the most well-studied and effective antioxidants in skincare? Enter: Vitamin C!...

best thrift gifts

Best Gifts You Can Thrift on a Budget

Whether you're hunting for the perfect gift for the holidays, treating yourself in the new year, celebrating a birthday or anniversary, or “just because,” secondhand gifts truly add a budget-friendly personal touch to any occasion. Gift shopping can be stressful....

2025 Holiday Gift Guide

2025 Holiday Gift Guide

When you buy something handmade by a local artist or craftsperson, you can be 100% confident no one else at the Secret Santa will have a duplicate. It shows a level of care that goes beyond the shelves of big box stores. There are all kinds of gifts too, and this...

Fall Fashion Trends 2025

Fall Fashion: What’s On the Docket

Fall is here and with it comes a new season of dressing and accessorizing to match West Michigan's crisp air and comfy vibes. Whether you're updating your closet with the coziest hues, are looking for the inside scoop on layering, or need some accessory advising,...

Fall fashion trends at West Michigan flea markets

Five Fall Trends We’re Loving at West Michigan Flea Markets

As vibrant colors return to the leaves across West Michigan, we are seeing some exciting trends from our vendors at Farmgirl Flea Markets and local flea markets. From thrifted fashion to that perfect vintage colored glassware and more, here are the five fall...

Going gray confidently

Going Gray Confidently

Going gray with your hair is one aspect of aging that some women dislike, while others are eager to embrace their silver strands. While there's no "right way" to age, it can be incredibly empowering to welcome this change. For Mary Rademacher, a West Michigan woman...