Traditionally the emergency room isn’t the source of great style inspiration — the robes, the lighting … (When I was in recovery, I texted a friend that I was less worried about sitting across from a viral pneumonia patient than I was about being near his girlfriend, who had silver-glitter nail art on lavender toenails.) But surprisingly, I ended my trip to the ER on Monday — thanks, kidney stones! — with a few new ideas.

They’re after the jump … While I was picking up my prescriptions at Walgreens, I noticed the box of Burt’s Bees new Replenishing Lip Balm ($2.99) at the pharmacy counter. Although it also hews to the line’s all-natural dogma, it’s a far cry from the classic mint formulation: It’s lightly tinted with just a hint of shimmer, and the beeswax has been supplemented with pomegranate, anise and cassia oils for flavor. (No mint!) The line is now sold everywhere from AJ’s to drugstores.I spent my convalescent afternoon with the new issue of People en Espa

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