In New York, there is a week in May where the ground is neither covered with snow nor emitting steamy poofs of humidity. It happens again in reverse sometime in October, but the rest of the time, the city is a danger zone of frizzy hair, smudgy eyeliner and a shiny t-zone. If you’re not [...read more...]
By my calculations, it’s about two weeks and four days until the annual “oh, my God, I’m really pale” panic sets in. No matter what tone your skin is naturally, chances are around the start of June you just start feeling a bit pasty and wan. It seems the anticipation of summer blends with rapidly [...read more...]
Last week we eagerly anticipated, as did many beauty junkies, the unveiling (hee hee) of Kate Middleton’s wedding makeup at the biggest nuptials in recent memory. Prince William’s new bride has been much emulated in her understated and elegant yet youthful style, and speculation about her makeup and dress on perhaps the most photographed day [...read more...]
Spring is finally here, and Easter, which is late this year, rapidly approaches. Pre-fab Easter baskets are crowding makeup off the shelves in drugstores, full of inexpensive toys and questionable quality chocolate bunnies with a single, staring sugar eye. Sometimes big girls get a decent quality box of chocolates or pretty flowers, but what would [...read more...]
Bobbi Brown Friends & Family Sale – Get 20% off! Starting tomorrow Monday, April 11th is the Bobbi Brown’s Friends & Family Event. Makeup lover everywhere will get 20% off all products from April 11th through 13th at bobbibrown.com. So go ahead and stock up on some of your favorites (no code necessary). What Bobbi [...read more...]
Imperfections is a pretty loaded beauty word- Kevyn Aucoin’s work has remained inspirational due to his focus of embracing and enhancing natural variation. However, there are a few things it’s pretty much impossible to work with- larger pores, flaky uneven skin or dark circles can create a challenge when you just want a dewy, au [...read more...]
Do you ever get a makeup purchasing impulse at 2 a.m.? Or realize you’ve run out of a favored color ahead of a late night event? Sephora’s unfortunately not open all night, or it may be a lengthy cab or subway ride away. CVS, Duane Reade and their ilk, present on many more corners, often [...read more...]
The sun is staying out longer, snowdrops are sprouting and as night falls, you can sometimes catch the scent of spring finally shoving winter out of the way. “Spring cleaning” is a bit of a cliche, but is there really a better time to overhaul, pare down and polish everything than the start of spring? [...read more...]
As Fashion Week wrapped, we were left with a ton of amazing, fresh new looks to sort through, analyze and most importantly, glean inspiration from. So many of the looks at the various shows were stunning and bold, but by far, the pre-Raphaelite-esque makeup at Nanette Lepore stole the show[s], in my estimation. Aside from [...read more...]
Thanks to Blue Mercury you can join Beauty experts from cosmetic brands: Laura Mercier, Trish McEvoy, Bobbi Brown and Nars to explore new Spring Summer colors and learn cool new tips and tricks. All events are from 11am – 6pm and are by RSVP only. Please call to book your appointment, these events will sell [...read more...]
