Ryan Chiaverini, Val Warner and Williams talked about luxuries they can't live without and when to start planning for Valentines Day.
Galentine's Day with Nicole Pearl
Galentine's Day with Nicole Pearl
It's time to get ready for Feb. 14 with fun, beauty, fashion, wellness and lifestyle product picks that make gifting for your besties or even yourself just as special.
Perfect blowout: This is a get-ready beauty trick for a girl's night because it gives you a beautiful salon-quality blowout that's way more affordable than going to the salon. The Marc Anthony Grow Long Anti-Frizz Shield Ultimate Blowout Spray is great for straight and wavy hair. If you have curly or dryer hair, you want their new Curl to Straight Ultimate Blowout Spray. Both provide 450-degree heat protection and create a lightweight shield on your hair to repel humidity and frizz that lasts for 72 hours.
Marc Anthony True Professional Grow Long Anti-Frizz Shield Ultimate Blowout Spray
Price: $11.99; Retailer: Amazon
Marc Anthony True Professional Strictly Curls Curl to Straight Ultimate Blowout Spray
Price: $11.99; Retailer: Amazon
Sexy Skin: If she's into beauty trends, she'll love this Perfect One Skincare Trio because J Beauty is huge, and this J Beauty brand is the No. 1 bestselling all-in-one skincare in Japan for eight consecutive years.
The trio includes the firming facial cream-this is next level. It contains 40 moisturizing agents including hyaluronic acid, glycerin and squalene. Then there's the firming body cream. Don't forget to apply to your neck. And the bubble cream wash is a favorite because it leaves your skin smooth, soft and comfortable.
Perfect One Japanese Skincare Trio; Price: $99.95 on Amazon (32% off of the original price); Where to Buy: Amazon.com
Makeup Bestie: Think of these new Revolution Beauty Powder Pops as your blur besties. The talc-free powder blurs pores and controls shine to keep your skin looking fresh and never flat. The formula also has Acai Berry and Hyaluronic Acid to hydrate and nourish. It also has cute packaging. Choose from four different shades:
Translucent: for all skin tones
Rose: for fair skin
Peach: for light to medium skin with golden or olive tones
Banana: for medium to tan skin with golden undertones
Revolution Beauty Powder Pops: Price: $10 online and in store at Ulta
Find Your Sparkle: What's Galentine's Day without a little sparkle? More women are gifting themselves jewelry as a declaration of empowerment, and this gorgeous jewelry is all from Angara, a family-run fine jewelry brand based in Los Angeles known for their craftsmanship and timeless designs. What's really cool is you can customize each piece from the stone quality to the metal so it really feels like the jewelry was made just for you. Viewers can use code WINDYCITY for 12% off orders over $500, 15% off orders over $3,000. Shop at angara.com.
Comfort for a Cause: Moorlow is a favorite athleisure brand. It's founded by three girlfriends, and all their pieces from dresses to leggings are designed to help women feel comfortable, confident and put-together whether you're heading to pickleball, running errands or meeting friends for coffee. Their belief is that movement is medicine; so with every purchase, the brand donates to brain-health education and research.
Where to Buy: Moorlow.com
Last-Minute Ladies: There's a fun trend going on where instead of picking out a different gift for each friend, you get all of your friends the same thing. An easy way to do that is with gifts from Ace Hardware. They have so many cool brands to choose from, including a pink Yeti water bottle and cozy Warmies slippers and a neckwrap which you can microwave or chill. Plus they're filled with calming, dried lavender. The best part is that you can get these gifts in minutes. With Ace's Ready in 15 service, you can order the gifts on their website, and they'll be ready for pickup in 15 minutes. Or you can have them delivered through DoorDash.
ACE Hardware: acehardware.com
Alessi and Shop and Save Market
Make vodka rigatoni with Alessi
Chef Joel at Shop and Save Market in Chicago's Norwood Park neighborhood whipped up some rigatoni with vodka sauce and mushroom risotto. Stop by Shop and Save with six Chicagoland locations for all your favorite Alessi products and head to www.alessifoods.com for more products and recipes.
Spend or Save with Richard Roeper
Spend or save
'Dracula' (in theaters) - A Gothic romantic fantasy take on the Dracula story, starring Caleb Landry Jones, Zoë Bleu and two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz. SPEND
'The Burbs' (streaming on Peacock) -- Keke Palmer -- who grew up in south suburban Robbins -- stars in this update on the 1989 mystery/comedy starring Tom Hanks. SPEND
'Pools' (now available to rent or purchase online) - Highland Park native Sam Hayes directs this story of a group of college students who go pool-hopping in a series of posh homes in Lake Forest. It stars Odessa A'zion from "Marty Supreme" and "I Love LA" and Ariel Winter from "Modern Family." SPEND
Chicago Auto Show
Ryan Chiaverini to showcase cars at Chicago Auto Show
The 2026 Chicago Auto Show returns to McCormick place on Saturday and runs through Feb. 16. Check out the latest trends in cars, trucks, SUVs and electric vehicles. Plus, experience test rides, test tracks and a day of fun the entire family will enjoy.
And catch Ryan Chiaverini and Ravi Baichwal at 6 p.m. Saturday on ABC7 along with Tracy Butler and Diane Pathieu as they showcase new vehicles and displays at this year's show.
For more info and tickets to the 2026 Chicago Auto Show, head to www.ChicagoAutoShow.com.