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About Roz Pactor

I am a fashion and marketing consultant and blogger based in Houston, Texas. With more than three decades of experience in fashion retailing that has spanned Foley’s, Neiman Marcus and Bloomingdale’s NYC, I have earned a reputation for delivering expertise, energy and enthusiasm to my roster of clients. I have remained closely connected with designer women’s fashion as well as the misses, teens, men’s and children’s apparel and accessories markets from coast to coast. View all posts by Roz Pactor →

Health + Fitness

How to Conquer Stress Eating…..Particularly When You Are Isolated

Listen to what Catherine Kruppa MS,RD,CCSD, LD.....our contributing nutritionist has to say with helpful tips when its just you and your kitchen alone!

Saturday, May 9th, 2020

There is no doubt that this has been a stressful time for each and every one of us. One way that many people cope with stress is with excess food and alcohol. They have a soothing component that can take the edge off. Unfortunately, this is short lived and we are left feeling sluggish, tired […]

Gifts

Mother’s Day Gift Guide……The Real Deal

Our curated list of some great items to treat the Mom in your life!

Monday, May 4th, 2020

As I said in yesterday’s preview…….During these trying times that we all have been living in, no one has had more of a burden to carry than the Moms in our world. For many already busy, time-starved women out there, extra roles have been added to her daily chore list. She has been the home-maker, […]

Holidays

Salute to Moms….A Special Gift Guide for these Amazing Women is Coming Tomorrow

Check your inboxes tomorrow for my specially curated gift ideas to say thanks to the Moms

Sunday, May 3rd, 2020

During these trying times that we all have been living in, no one has had more of a burden to carry than the Moms in our world. For many already busy, time-starved women out there, extra roles have been added to her daily chore list. She has been the home-maker, the WFH (work from home) […]

Beauty

Missing Facials Giving You the Quarantine Blues…..

As we are getting closer to the real thing.......facials are coming back, here are some helpful hints to get you through the final days of quarantine and beyond

Saturday, May 2nd, 2020

Longing for a Facial? We are s-l-o-w-l-y getting there. With restaurants and malls opening and the stay-at-home being lifted, could there really be a light at the end of this very long tunnel? Time will tell but I know my family will still be taking it slow and steady for a while longer. While this […]

Community

Houston Gives To Local Heroes…

Check out how Houston businesses saying thank you to Medical Frontline Heroes and how you can join in

Thursday, April 30th, 2020

Tootsies has taken a fashionable stand to show its support for the medical personnel and first responders in our city through its TOOTSIES GOES BLUE, “Blue Heroes” campaign, through visually enhancing all of its exterior store windows in shades of blue in addition to donating a portion of sales to the local organization, “Greater Houston […]

Food and Nutrition

How NOT to End This With that Much-Dreaded Weight Gain

How to Avoid the Covid-19 Extra Pounds by Catherine Kruppa, MS, RD, CSSD, LD, https://www.adviceforeating.com

Saturday, April 25th, 2020

Staying at home, lack of routine and eating due to stress can easily lead many Americans to gain weight during this time of quarantine. We all yearn for life to get back to normal, but what about getting back to BETTER? Staying at home has taken away many of the obstacles that cause us to […]

Beauty

Quarantine Hair S.O.S….In Search of Some Temporary Help

As sheltering at home has been happening, our hair color has been growing out.....and its not been pretty!!

Editor’s Note: I know I am not alone….if anything I’m late talking about it here but it has been a constant talking point of just about every Zoom call, or messages with many of my friends. There has been desperation in their voices of late, as we are clocking at six weeks of sheltering in […]

Dining

Happy National Picnic Day…..Partner with Many Local Restaurants to Enjoy A Meal Outdoors

A perfect day today to celebrate what these restaurants have to offer

Thursday, April 23rd, 2020

National Picnic Day might look a little different this year, but that does not mean it has to feel any less special! Public Content has teamed up with local Houston restaurants to launch a #StayAtHomePicnic campaign to engage Houstonians with special picnic offers to enjoy at home. A culmination point of the campaign will be […]

Community

It Takes A Village…..our Rice Village Steps Up

$50K from Rice Village District launches meal donation campaign for frontline healthcare heroes at Texas Medical Center

Monday, April 20th, 2020

For myself whose proximity to the Rice Village and the Texas Medical Center is now and has been for decades, literally, within walking distance, both are near and dear to my heart and as I sit here this moment writing, I am hearing ambulances which have been buzzing out my window for weeks now as […]

Beauty

BeautyUnited…..Top Beauty Brands Join Together To Help First Responders

More than 40 Beauty Brand Founders including Gwyneth Paltrow, Victoria Beckham, Drew Barrymore, Bobby Brown and mega brands like Lauder join together to help first responders

Saturday, April 18th, 2020

One of the positive things about times like these is the calling for people to come together and do what they can to make a difference. Beauty is becoming such a vital industry in our modern world and many are predicting that it will be one of the mainstays surviving and going forward. It is […]