In addition to the theatrical opening of the much-hyped Snow White and the Huntsmen, yesterday, June 1st, marked the release of a new collaborative collection between Sanrio and skateboarder-approved...
Though some modern cinematic adaptations of classic fairy tales have fallen flat with audiences — the recently released Mirror Mirror and last year’s Riding Hood among the culprits — the Charli...
In my experience, being disappointed with a Make Up For Ever product is as much of a rarity as venturing into a street fair and discovering that there are no carousels, Ferris wheels, or roller coast...
Signorina. Señorita. Mademoiselle. In their respective romance languages, these terms refer to young females in that transitional, “not a girl, not quite a woman” phase, and yet thereR...
Cherry red kumkum powder. Bright yellow turmeric or manjal powder. Bright fuchsia and turquoise tikka powders. Vermillion-colored, ground paprika. The vibrant, electrifying, joyous hues of the powder...
Taste, as we all know, is subjective — and yet there do tend to be commonalities in the aesthetic values and norms of specific regions, notions of beauty or style dictated by everything from climate ...
It may not be Black Friday, but Memorial Day Weekend is certainly an opportunity to save on some of the beauty and fashion items after which you’ve been lusting. Below, you’ll find some o...
The year: 2002. The setting: a darkened theater inside New York City’s Angelika Film Center, a haven for independent and foreign film lovers. The players: my best friend from high school, James...
Johnny Nash would disapprove but my new remix to his classic ditty goes, “I can see clearly now/My acne’s gone.” See, for a minute there, while in the midst of an epic battle (we...
When creating her Spring 2012 collection, showcased during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City, New Zealand designer Karen Walker derived inspiration from Martin Scorsese‘s 1976 classic...
Mariah Carey may have found her “Vision of Love” alongside Nick Cannon, but the one that was waiting for me was Lancôme’s Visionnaire Advanced Skin Corrector ($84 for 1 oz. and $105...
Though floral prints abounded on the Spring 2012 runways, only a handful of designers managed to make blooms appear bold and graphic, stripping them of any dainty femininity and instead positioning t...
As a beauty writer, I’m constantly discussing how environmental factors — ranging from pollution to UV rays — can accelerate the skin aging process, but did you know that hair, too, can be adve...
These days, when most bathing suits feature plunging, to-the-belly-button necklines, revealing cut-outs, and thong bottoms, designer Rachel Comey is striking back against the hypersexual swimwear are...
Remember the days when you twirled wooden rock candy sticks in your hand, running your tongue over the sweet, brightly colored sugar crystals encrusted along the stick’s surface, delighting in ...
Back in mid-March, I attended a special John Frieda dinner alongside many of my fellow beauty bloggers and editors during which we were treated not only to delicious culinary confections (including a...
You might remember us mentioning Indego Africa in one of our Holiday Gift Guide installments catered to the “Haue Hippies” in your lives. At the time, we raved about Indego Africa’s...
In 2006, Noodle, Murdoc, 2D, and Russell Hobbs of the Gorillaz accomplished what such musical greats as Bjork and PJ Harvey have yet to achieve — the animated rock band earned a Grammy Award (in the ...
High-definition cameras help us capture images (both still and moving) that appear so crisp they’re almost mind-blowingly hyperrealistic. Unfortunately, that means they also register every wrin...
Since teaming up with Target several years ago, makeup artist Sonia Kashuk has developed cosmetics, jewelry and makeup organizers and bags, and beauty tools bearing astonishingly affordable pri...
Blair Waldorf-like socialites, wealthy pearl-loving matrons, and ladies who lunch as a virtual career (in between planning some extravagant fête for their charity du jour) may still prefer to swing t...
If you’re looking for evidence that less can, in fact, be more, just check out the Shiseido Spring 2012 Makeup Collection, an extremely well-edited collection that, while smaller than some of i...
“Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to ‘jump at the sun.’ We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.” — Zora Neale HurstonOn Mother...
Mother Nature has been one cantankerous, indecisive, tempestuous entity this year, teasing us with glimpses of summer-like weather only to pull us back into the gloominess of chilly days replete with...
This summer, as you feel the sand caressing your toes, make sure they look as gorgeous as the ocean expanse with the new Zoya Summer 2012 Beach & Surf Collection. This two-part collection feature...
Based in Venice, California, 10-year-old brand Knock Knock specializes in stationery, journals, books, paper goods, and office paraphernalia with quirky, humorous, irreverent sayings and illustration...
On the heels of a passionate love affair with Amazonian Clay, Tarte Cosmetics has tapped into another skin-nourishing ingredient found in the depths of the Amazon: maracuja oil, derived from the mara...
Legendary French poet, essayist, and playwright Victor Hugo once wrote, “A mother’s arms are made of tenderness, and children sleep soundly in them.”This Mother’s Day try a li...
Back in the late ’80s, my Miami-based tío‘s wife decided she wanted to have her eyeliner permanently tattooed onto her lids. My mother thought it was a costly, excessive, and superfluous ...
Creating an impressive eye look involves more than knowing which colors to apply and what area to sweep them on, how to properly blend powder eye shadows, or how to wing your liner. It also requires ...
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