Beauty & Style

Moving into a new place, downsizing or upsizing your current home or maybe you just need to refresh a room; consigning a piece of furniture might just be your best bet. Who doesn’t like the idea of getting rid of an old, yet valuable, piece of furniture and getting money or a brand new piece in exchange? While sitting on a six-month-old exquisite couch from Restoration Hardware—retailed for $5,000— AFM got to talk with Darlene Richert about her shop, Avery Lane, and the ins and outs of consigning as well as pro tips to get the most from your consign experience. 

From elegant plaids to comfy fall fur, the traditional 70’s and 80’s fall fashion trends get re-invented every year in a new, modern accent.

“Fall fashion is the most exciting time every year; there’s something magical to it,” says Scottsdale Fashion Square senior manager Emily Park.

According to Park, one of the most continuing trends in fashion is the mixture of brands...

Gua Sha, also known as “spooning” or “scraping,” is a traditional Chinese alternative medical treatment—used since the Ming Dynasty and currently by Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Aniston—that involves scraping of the skin to prevent various illnesses and help with chronic pain. 

To get more information on Gua Sha, AZFoothills.com reached out to the owner of Scottsdale Integrative Acupuncture, Constance Bradley, to give us more information on this medical treatment and all of its benefits

Used all over Asia and gaining fame in the United States, Gua...

October is here, which of course means, pumpkin everything! 

We have all seen how pumpkin has influenced and transformed our taste buds from Pumpkin Spice Lattes at Starbucks, to pumpkin cupcakes at Sprinkles and even fun family outings such as attending pumpkin patches around the Valley. But, there are some—low-calorie— pumpkin-infused products that can transport pumpkin from the kitchen all the way to your makeup cabinet. Pumpkin has amazing...