There was much ado about a break-up in the office today—and it wasn’t even a break-up involving my staff. The yelping, wild theorizing and celebrating was a reaction to the Ryan Reynolds/Scarlett Johansson divorce. Are you shocked? I am shocked! I don’t know why, but I usually think that these Hollywood marriages will last. Maybe it’s the hopeless romantic in me, or maybe I’ve just watched too many Meg Ryan movies…

Anyways, this break-up reminded me that even when these high-profile couples split, they usually move on to find happiness with someone else. Maybe it’s because they’re extremely good-looking, wealthy and can have their pick of partners, or maybe it’s because of something more than that. Maybe it’s because everyone deserves a second chance… at love, at happiness, at whatever.

Look at Angelina and Brad! The same problems that plague other Hollywood marriages (ego, time apart, admirers, ego, love scenes, did I mention ego?…) plague these two, even more so than usual. But they’ve been together for years and years, not married, sure, but with six kids, they might as well be. And how about Jada and Will Smith, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes (okay, we’ll see how that one goes)? These couples have made it after other relationships have gone wrong. So don’t lose faith in Hollywood love stories, everyone! When one ends, another’s just around the corner. 😉

XO Natasha

Yesterday, Kiehl’s Since 1851 honoured world-renowned artist Jeff Koons with a special holiday celebration and presented $225,000 to The Koons Family Institute—an initiative of The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children. Kiehl’s raised the funds through the sales of its Jeff Koons-designed Limited Edition Creme de Corps collection. The event was held at Kiehl’s flagship store at 109 Third Avenue at 13th Street in New York City. Dozens of celebrities came out to show their support for the cause, including REM’s Michael Stipe, actor Kyle MacLachlan, model Kim Stolz, ELLE’s creative director Joe Zee, Dexter‘s Michael C. Hall and The Sartorialist blogger Scott Schuman.

It’s so inspiring to see companies like Kiehl’s giving back, don’t you think? Tweet me your thoughts!

XO Natasha

I’ve been working in Miami this week and I’m afraid to come back to the cold in Toronto—and it’s not even that cold yet! Needless to say, the Miami vs. Toronto weather got me dreaming about my favourite places to hibernate when winter in the city gets really ugly. I asked around the office and it seems that I’m not the only one with winter getaway dreams. Here is where the NKPR team wants to escape to this year:

• Kristin: “Maui. Because it’s hot and there are lots of pineapples.”
• Marissa: “Aspen. It’s one of my favourite places in the world. The mountains, the skiing, the hot tubs, the restaurants, the Dumb and Dumber references.”
• Katy: “Snowboarding on a big snowy hill like Squaw Valley at Lake Tahoe, California. I love to be active and while I don’t love to be cold, nothing compares to cuddling by the fire after a long day on the hills.”
• Emily: “Ubud, Indonesia. Because of the sun, the monkeys and because I’m a show-off.”
• Sarah: “A ski trip… anywhere! This year, I could go for Whistler or the Swiss Alps. I wait all year to ski! (And après-ski.)”
• Rebecca: “My dream winter getaway destination is the Maldives, even though I don’t know how to pronounce it. I picked it because it follows my three rules of beach: white sand, turquoise water, and sun.”
• Cat: “Therme Vals in Switzerland. It’s amazing. Mountains, warm baths, cold baths, hot baths outdoors, quartzite and snow…”
• Bunmi: “London. Where I am most myself.”
• Nicole: “Panama. I’m having a Van Halen moment.”
• Jenna: “Nainital, India. This seems like the ideal place to be one with nature and take some breathtaking photos.”
• Lisa: “Paris. I can never get enough of Paris no matter what time of year!”
• Jordan: “Switzerland for the great skiing!!!”
• André: “Monaco. I’ve heard good things about it.”
• Jeannette: “My dream getaway would be Golden Eye, Jake’s or Geejan, three of the Island Outpost resorts, located in Jamaica. All have secluded lagoon or beach cottages in walled-in, bohemian environments. Originally, Golden Eye was the home of Ian Fleming. He wrote many of his 007 books there.”

What is your favourite winter getaway? Tweet me!

XO Natasha

A little while ago I told you about my staff’s obsession withpistachios—well, it’s not showing any sign of slowing down! Actually, I think it’s only going to grow because Wonderful® Pistachios is giving away a holiday supply of their Salt & Pepper and Salted nuts.

To enter, all you have to do is follow Wonderful Pistachios on Twitter (Twitter.com/GetSnackin) and tweet this message: @GetSnackin – Lets #GetSnackin this holiday season! http://on.fb.me/eOcg1a #Giveaway

The contest closes this Friday so get tweeting!

XO Natasha

The talk around the office today was Christmas, Hanukkah and what we all want! Here’s a short version of what is really a very long and wonderfully greedy list:

• Dzeneta – a puppy
• Aimee – an iPad
• Andrea – a man
• Emma – bartender kit and martini glasses
• Emily – a Macbook Air
• Jenna – Ryan Reynolds… and she’s serious
• Sarah – a ski trip to Switzerland
• Marissa – Stila MP3 Makeup Player
• Rebecca – the 3 cm-thick TV in the window at Bay/Bloor Radio
• Jeannette – a salon quality blow-dryer
• Bunmi – a day at the spa (hahaha!); 12-15 hours of uninterrupted sleep; a couple of days in bed watching BBC period drama Austen-esque miniseries

As for me… I want peace on earth. And maybe a dark navy blue Birkin. 🙂

I hope this inspires your own list!

XO Natasha

The talk around the office today was Christmas, Hanukkah and what we all want! Here’s a short version of what is really a very long and wonderfully greedy list:

• Dzeneta – a puppy
• Aimee – an iPad
• Andrea – a man
• Emma – bartender kit and martini glasses
• Emily – a Macbook Air
• Jenna – Ryan Reynolds… and she’s serious
• Sarah – a ski trip to Switzerland
• Marissa – Stila MP3 Makeup Player
• Rebecca – the 3 cm-thick TV in the window at Bay/Bloor Radio
• Jeannette – a salon quality blow-dryer
• Bunmi – a day at the spa (hahaha!); 12-15 hours of uninterrupted sleep; a couple of days in bed watching BBC period drama Austen-esque miniseries

As for me… I want peace on earth. And maybe a dark navy blue Birkin. 🙂

I hope this inspires your own list!

XO Natasha

November is almost over, which means that MOvember is, too! Everyone at the office thought that it would be a fitting tribute to this moustachy prostate cancer fundraiser to take part. But, considering that much of my staff is female, well, you can imagine that we had to get a bit creative.

Have a great weekend!

XO Natasha

Do you remember hearing about that Wonderful® Pistachio campaign that aired in the U.S.? The one with all those different celebrities cracking open pistachios in hilarious ways? Well, we’ve finally got it here in Canada! “Get Snackin’” will start airing tonight and features Snooki from Jersey Shore, NFL Cincinnati Bengals player Chad Ochocinco, YouTube’s Keyboard Cat, Wee-Man from Jackass 3-D, and Charlie Brown and Lucy from Peanuts. The commercials will air during prime-time shows like Big Bang Theory, Grey’s Anatomy, CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada, House… But if you’re like me and you want to watch them now (and share them with your friends), visit www.getsnackin.ca and follow Wonderful Pistachios on Twitter.

By the way, my staff is going crazy for the new Salt & Pepper flavour. I’ve been stepping on empty shells for a week! 🙂

XO Natasha

P.S. Snooki was in our office this morning (well, “pretend” Snooki). She gave out Wonderful Pistachios to lucky Toronto snackers!

Spotted at NKPR: Six Blairs dressed to kill, a handful of Serenas sipping on Stella Artois, one Little J ducking the paparazzi and Chuck making all of them swoon.

I know that I photo-blogged on Wednesday, too, but it’s just been such an incredible week for clothes at our office! Today was Fashion Friday, a tradition that Marissa and Kaley invented so we all have an excuse to dress up at work. Brilliant, no? Today’s theme was Gossip Girl (obviously) and wow! — did my staff ever make me proud! Special thanks to Goody for the Luxe Headbands!

Xoxo Natasha