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Bedroom photoshoots are fun.

I’ve never been a scarf person. You see, where I live, in Southern California, we don’t really do that whole cold thing. There’s something slightly awkward about busting out chunky knit accessories in 74-degree weather. (The more extreme offense, of course, is pairing miniskirts with Uggs. So not cute.) Plus, I’m prone to itchiness. A lot of neckwear is itchy.

But while in New York, I came across this cool thing at the American Apparel outlet. It’s the Super Sheer Circle Scarf—a scarf that’s fully connected to make a circle. It’s made of super lightweight cotton T-shirt material and it is so soft. When I felt it, I went all Lenny and dragged Matt over, saying, “Oh my gosh, you have to pet this!” It was on sale so I bought it, and pretty much haven’t taken it off since.

The instructions show that there are like three million ways to wear it. As a dress! A skirt! A crazy-looking top! But I’m rather partial to donning it as, um, an actual scarf. It’s cool, versatile and unfussy. Welcome to fall in L.A.

Yeah, yeah, here I go, bragging about my friends again. But you would too if you had a pal like Jenny Poon, founder of eeko studio.

eeko studio is a Phoenix-based design boutique that’s all about helping the environment, one kick-ass project at a time. The team does crazy good work — web design, print ads, editorial layouts, apparel, pretty much everything (including my new bloggy business cards, squee!). The coolest part? They encourage the use of sustainable materials and processes, and with each service, they donate a portion of the profits to local environmental charities.

Another fun fact: eeko editorial director Odeen Domingo writes the witty Geeko Column on eco-friendly topics for HandsIn.org, a network of young people who aspire to change the world. Check it out.

Now for the free stuff! eeko studio is generously giving away a package of awesomeness. One of you lucky readers will receive …

— a set of 10 greeting cards that are greeting cards that double as postcards. Printed on 100% post consumer fiber paper.

— A set of eeko awareness T-shirts. This graphic tee is covered with environmental facts such as:

-Each year enough paper is thrown away to make a 12-foot wall from NEW YORK TO CALIFORNIA.
-Production of recycled paper uses 80% less water, 65% less energy and produces less air pollution than virgin paper production
-Making one single sheet of copy paper can use over 13 oz. of water (one can)

— an eeko poster depicting its slogan, “grow through design.” Printed on FSC certified stock.

To enter:
Take a look at eeko studio and then comment here. Make sure you enter a valid email address to win. Earn ONE extra entry by either blogging or tweeting about the contest and leaving a link in a separate comment. The contest ends at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, July 24. A winner will be selected at random.

Good luck!

My dad brought a case of this stuff home from Costco one day and upon my first sip, I made a frowny face and said, “Ewww, disgusting!” But just like The Office, painful massages and Bloody Marys, there are things in life that you hate at first but quickly learn to love, and I’m glad this beverage I can’t pronounce is one of them.

I’ve tried various modes of caffeination and many have their own righteous place in my life. Red Bull is for those times when I need a quick jolt or when I’m forced to stay up past 12:30. McDonald’s iced coffee is for those eff-it-all moments when I’m already so gross that I don’t mind experiencing Hiroshima in my belly (I’m lactose intolerant) for a quick taste of heaven.

But on most days, I’m good with Ito En Teas (Oi Ocha) Japanese Green Tea. It has no sugar, no added colors or flavors and best of all, NO CALORIES. It tastes like, well, tea, and once you get over the no sugar part, it’s quite yummy and refreshing. Green tea is also a great source of antioxidants, so pretty much, it’s a win.

I do have to drink at least two cans to get my daily caffeine fix, but luckily, these bad boys come free at The Woo Residence. (Thanks, Dad!)

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you might have noticed a cycle. During the last week of each month, I kind of fall off the face of the internet. I’m the managing editor of a magazine and this is when work gets insane. I try to sneak in a post or two, but I always end up typing something to the extent of “FML!” or “Finger-gun to the head — boom!” or “Hold me.”

Needless to say, I’ve been a hot mess. Today, having finished the magazine late last night, I picked up a blowdryer and brush for the first time in a week and they were seriously like foreign objects. Oooooh, Dinglehopper?

But even in the midst of the madness, when my hair looks like I work in a Chinese kitchen (p.s. baby powder works miracles), when my skin hates me, when I’ve been wearing the same pair of skinny jeans for five days straight (OK, maybe that’s not really a “stress” thing — I just really like these jeans), I still always, always manage to wear eyeliner.

It’s just one of my things. You need Frappucinos, I need eyeliner. I feel like my eyes disappear without it.

And it can’t be just any eyeliner. It has to be black eyeliner. Really black eyeliner. Specifically, Clinique Quickliner For Eyes in Really Black.

I’ve tried a lot of different eyeliners. None are black enough. And none stay on long enough. Yesterday, I ran out of Quickliner and had to settle for this old eye pencil I had to sharpen myself (life is hard, hold me). I looked okay in the morning, but at the end of a 14-hour work day, I looked like I had just gone to war. My eyelids looked greasy and there were little black marks on my nose and temples. Hotness.

Clinique Quickliner For Eyes glides on smoothly and the color is so rich that one swipe is all you need. Then it stays put. For-ev-er. Okay, not really. There’s actually a spongy thing on the end that you can use to create a smoky look. But after you do that, it stays put. For-ev-er.

It makes my eyes pop and it makes me feel presentable even when I’m in the middle of hell week.

Totally recommend. Woo!

A new feature about all the stuff that makes me say, “Woo!” Get it? Because my last name is Woo and, um, yeah, I think you get it. Stay tuned.