critique request

Hi all --

A client has hired me to, among other things, optimize her web site
for search engine submission. So being the dutiful SEO geek that I
am, I went through and optimized each and every page of the site,
including a complete recoding of the homepage which she botched.

Now after all of this work, she tells me that she wants to keep the
home page as it is. I've gone on record telling her that I feel that
she won't get the results she is expecting if she keeps the page as
is, to no avail.

So I am seeking outside opinions. The site is geared toward women so
I would like to get as many female opinions as possible -- but men are
welcome to respond too.

Please note that I am NOT asking for a critique of the core layout.

All I want to know is which page is a. better optimized and b. more
visually appealing.

Please reply either here or via email at webmaster (AT) wkdesign (DOT) com

Thanks!

Cynthia Turcotte