If days of cold, dreary weather have you down, welcome spring with hot pink hues that make it harder to be gloomy. Pantone highlighted this bright fuchsia shade in its Fashion Color Trend Report as one of the top designer-showcased shades at this year’s New York Fashion Week. The playful hue makes a statement without being too kiddish or over-the-top, facilitating looks that work for work or play.
Easy on the eyes, Pantone’s 2019 Color of the Year is perfect for accentuating a neutral-toned room without being too distracting. This soft, pinkish hue is a fun shade to accessorize with and its playful vibe means it pairs easily with metallic shades such as gold and silver to create a modern aesthetic. Living Coral “emits the desired, familiar and energizing aspects of color found in nature,” delivering a refreshing burst of energy to your home.
I love SW 6620 Rejuvenate as it’s a rich, saturated coral. We used this in a dining room for a client who wanted a different spin on a southern “red” dining room. It bounces the light coming from a large bay window in the room. This would also be a cheerful alternative to a pink, little girl’s room paired with white furniture.
—Carole Marcotte, Form & Function, formandfunctionraleigh.com
SW Rejuvinate #6620 is a fun coral shade to use. It pairs well with a cool white color which calms down the brightness of the coral. It also pairs well with blue. Blue is opposite orange on the color wheel and looks beautiful paired with the right coral.
—Tula Summerford, Design by Tula, designbytula.com
For my favorite shade of coral, I’m going with PPG Smoked Salmon. It is a deep, luscious shade of coral, sure to warm up and enliven any space it is used in. A small dose as a painted side table, or as a throw pillow on a chair, will certainly bring a smile to your face!
—Sally Williams, Colorful Concepts Interior Design, colorfulconcepts.net
Just beyond the cusp of orange lies an invigorating shade of coral appropriately named Emberglow by Sherwin Williams (SW6627). When used as an accent, this cheery hue can add a distinct pop of color to any room. Emberglow evokes memories of a North Carolina sunset and pairs well with periwinkles and creams.
—Debbie Cain, Inspirations, inspirationsraleigh.com
We imagine this color (Benjamin Moore: Bubble Tea) as a high sheen finish on a sideboard or vanity cabinet.
—Roux MacNeill Studio, rouxmacstudio.com
By Patty Mathews
Facial plastic surgeons are taking out their crystal balls to share a glimpse of what we will see more or less of in the coming year in cosmetic surgery.
Natural-looking results are here to stay.
Gone but not totally forgotten are the highly sculpted noses, plumped-out puckers and frozen faces of plastic surgery past. Today’s procedures create natural looking results, so you look refreshed, relaxed and like the best version of yourself. We can expect an even greater uptick in the number of men and women seeking cosmetic enhancements. “The desire to look better, but natural, is not new. In fact, most patients fear the stretched or windblown look as well as the overdone, un-natural looking nose. Overdone Hollywood celebrities do more to create fear of surgery. The biggest challenge for well-trained facial plastic surgeons is to help patients understand that they can have improvements, while looking totally normal, just better,” says Phillip R. Langsdon, MD, Memphis facial plastic surgeon and president of the American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS).
“The pendulum is swinging back to a more natural look,” adds facial plastic surgeon Dr. Mary Lynn Moran, the president-elect of the AAFPRS. “We will see less overfilling of cheeks and lips in the coming year.”
Micro will be a macro buzz word in 2019.
Microneedling with platelet rich plasma (PRP), microblading and micro- or baby Botox will gain momentum in the coming year. Microneedling uses a special roller or device with needles to create tiny channels in the skin to trigger its natural wound healing capabilities, namely the production of collagen and elastin, the building blocks of supple, youthful skin. Platelet rich plasma injections jumpstart this healing response.
Microblading is the new go-to for over-plucked or waxed eyebrows. It’s a type of tattooing where pigment is implanted under the skin with a manual handheld tool.
Micro-Botox involves injecting small amounts of neuromodulator within the upper layers of the skin to enhance tone, smooth wrinkles and reduce the size of pores.
Minimal tweaks combined can produce maximum results.
It’s expected that social media, selfie-awareness and the recently coined ‘snapchat dysmorphia’ will continue to fuel consultations and requests for facial plastic procedures in the coming year. In 2017, 55 percent of facial plastic surgeons noted having seen patients expressing a desire to look better in selfies, and this will only get more pronounced. “While there is definitely more interest because of social media, there is also a growing misconception of what can be realistically improved as well as how those improvements might be attained,” says Dr. Langsdon. “Society is extremely self-critical as a result of social media pressure to live curated, photo-documented lives, and this is not going to ease up,” Dr. Moran says.
Expect a greater emphasis on jawline aesthetics as a result. In the past, surgery was the only way to soften or sharpen a jawline, but now there are a host of minimally invasive techniques including injections, thread lifts and energy-based treatments available to help taper the lower face. Combination therapies can offer more visible results with minimal intervention and manageable downtime.
Starting your own home bar can seem daunting, but it doesn’t need to be; make it fun by using a bar cart and think of stocking your home bar as a marathon rather than a sprint. Begin by rounding up the ingredients for cocktails you already enjoy and know how to make relatively well. For some ideas, we asked Craig Rudewicz, owner and creator of Raleigh’s Crude Bitters and The Bittery, for advice on building a bar that’s stocked for making Manhattans and Old Fashioneds and what tools of the trade—all available at The Bittery—will come in handy.
Yarai rocks glass 7.5oz, $7.50 each
Yarai flat-bottom mixing glass, $45
Stainless steel bar spoon, $18.50
Ice cube tray 2” square, $7
Luxardo The Original Maraschino Cherries , $22.50
Threshold Metal, Wood, and Leather Bar Cart, $149.99; Target
Shaker cup, $35
Cocktail strainer, $22.50
Jigger 1 oz./2oz., |$9
Crude Bitters Sycophant Orange & Fig, $17
Then, add the alcohol
Says Rudewicz:
“I always recommend having five types: bourbon, rye, rum, gin, and vodka, as those can help with almost all classic cocktails and allow people to branch out. A decent bottle of sweet vermouth ($10-15) is also a good idea to have when planning out cocktails.”
Rudewicz also recommends trying out new brands.
“Don’t just stick with one type. Many whiskeys, and especially gins, have different flavors and/or botanicals, so changing it up from time to time will showcase how mixing drinks can be like cooking food.”
Resources
Rudewicz suggests these two books for crafting simple cocktails at home.
3-Ingredient Cocktails by Robert Simonson, $18.99; Quail Ridge Books
The Bar Book by Jeffrey Morgenthaler, $30: Quail Ridge Books
Finally, the recipes:
Old Fashioned
In a rocks glass, add:
• 2 oz bourbon or aged rum
• 1-2 tsp sugar syrup
• 1 dropper Crude Orange-Fig Bitters
Add one large ice cube, and stir until chilled. Orange or lemon peel garnish optional.
Manhattan
In a mixing glass, add:
• 3 oz rye whiskey
• 1 oz sweet vermouth
Add ice and stir until chilled. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Add 8-10 drops Crude Orange-Fig bitters (or Hibiscus-Lavender-Oak bitters) to top.
Want to up your cocktail game? The Bittery offers cocktail classes monthly for a schedule visit, bittersbittersbitters.com/classes
This April, fans of the popular watering hole Dram & Draught will be sipping their whiskeys and beers in new quarters. The neighborhood bar is moving into a ground floor space in the soon-to-open One Glenwood building, at the corner of Morgan Street and Glenwood Avenue caddy-corner to its original Hillsborough Street service station location (that building will be razed for One Glenwood’s second tower).
The new location, say Dram co-owners Kevin Barrett and Drew Schenck, will be larger, with more seating, a spacious covered patio with views of downtown, and more shelf space, allowing the bar to expand its premier whiskey collection by 30 percent. Cary native and award-winning interior designer Stephen Martyak of Boston-based Studio Tyak has designed all three of Dram’s bars; he will work to incorporate some elements of the old service station’s design into the new bar, Barrett says, but the partners are excited for a flexible space.
“[The Greensboro location] is in an old service station, Durham’s is in a tobacco warehouse,” Barrett says. “Raleigh’s will be in a new construction building. We have full confidence we’ll re-create that same cozy, friendly, cool vibe. It doesn’t mean I won’t cry a little when they do the demo of our old place.”
“[One Glenwood developer] Heritage has been a pleasure to work with,” Schenck adds. “It’s not about the poor little guy being pushed out by the big guy. It’s been a positive experience.”