Summer Legs
Sometimes a great new product comes on the market, but could use a little tweaking. Such is the case with leg shines. OK, men, optional beauty product intel here, but Michael Kors had a lock on the roll-ups that look like a deodorant but actually are used to moisturize and tan legs with a few quick swipes. The only problem: the somewhat cloying gardenia scent of Michael Kors. (On one hot, humid summer NY day, it almost made me...
Beauty Blast-Off: Space NK
Nicky Kinnaird has created an enviable situation for herself: she travels around the world seeking the best beauty products. Based upon her findings, for the past 15 years, she’s run a successful UKempire of 55 stores featuring fab fragrances, skin care, makeup and hair and body care. Now, Space NK (guess what that stands for?) has come to US shores, in a multi-year deal with Bloomingdales. Find niche brands like Eve Lom, Talika, by...
The Scents of Summer
Suntan lotion and….Coney Island? That’s the latest terrain master parfumier Laurice Rahmé of Bond No. 9 is interpreting in fragrance, the 29th in her venerated line. Its vivid sea/sky blue bottle hits shelves on June 1, following the scented summertime path blazed by Fire Island and the Hamptons eau de parfum. She says Coney Island melds cool notes of margarita mix, hypnotically seductive chocolate and caramel and cedarwood (3.4...
Beauty From the Inside Out
Beauty industry veteran Patty Schmucker has come up with a brilliant concept for skincare, based on the centuries-old Indian Ayurvedic philosophy that beauty comes from lifestyle choices that nourish the body and fulfill the mind. Her newly launched line, DoshaCare, utilizes that philosophy to produce customizable skincare for three different types: Vata, Pitta and Kapha, determined by the results of a survey about each person’s...
High Wattage Skin Care
And speaking of expensive bags, the new issue of W—the one with the breast-feeding Angie on the cover and the grainy photos taken by Mr. Pitt inside—proclaims that—get this—a woman’s face is the new “it” bag. Huh? Oh yeah, justification to spend big bucks on creams that advertise in the mag with the conceit that during these tough economic times, no one will know about your indulgent spending but you—and the sales girl at Needless...
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