Gray Hair Is In; See Gwyneth Paltrow as Marilyn Monroe

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National
· The secret psychology behind selling beauty products to men [Racked]
· Analyzing Marissa Webb's "New Banana Republic" [Racked]
· Tumblr is going after big brands for ads [FT]
· 21 genius "hacks" for fixing ruined clothes [Elle]
· Gray: a trendy new hair color [Style.com]
· Talking to the co-founders of Maker's Row in Brooklyn [TechCrunch]
· Walmart attempts to improve its grocery selection [NYT]
· Here's Gwyneth Paltrow done up as Marilyn Monroe [DailyMail]
· Chanel CEO traces her love of beauty to goat cheese [Yale Daily News]
· Jennifer Lawrence will never join Twitter as she's been "scorned" by the internet [FastCo]

Local
· A Q&A with Liisa Jokinen of SF Looks [The Bold Italic]
· Have you tried these meditation apps? [7x7]
· Wilkes Bashford explains what you should wear for fall [Haute Living]
· ThredUp wants you to sell all those unused handbags [Herald Online]
· Nordstrom Rack mom arrested for punching another shopper [SFGate]
· There's a candy shop coming soon to the Castro [Hoodline]