Best Bet: Toast of the Town Love & toast is a whimsical new line of mini hand creams that come in heavenly scents.
We Love … Men’s Fragrances Five reasons why we love men’s fragrances this season.
germs are for losers
Dec. 9, 2009
Fight Germs With These Hand Sanitizers That’s right, we’re sounding a lot like our moms, but clean hands mean fewer colds and flus.
beauty marks
Dec. 7, 2009
Lilly Pulitzer Ups Its Cool Factor With M.A.C. The preppy line has teamed up with the beauty company to launch glosses, polishes, and shadows.
beauty marks
Dec. 7, 2009
Victoria’s Secret’s Glosses Get Poppy The lingerie company’s new limited collection of glosses has a fun, tween appeal.
beauty bah humbug
Dec. 4, 2009
Spas Go Into Holiday Overdrive ’Tis the season when every spa renames its services to Merry this and Twinkle that.
Best Bet: Shimmer of Hope Cargo’s new Hands of Hope eye-shadow palette is stocked with nine sultry, richly pigmented colors.
fashion calendar
Dec. 2, 2009
Attention Men: Good Smells and Free Beer Get a custom shave and free drinks. Win and win.
Anthropologie Continues to Rock Our World Urban Outfitters’ sister store is stepping up its beauty game with some serious collaborations.
Loree Rodkin’s Gothic Fragrance Line Is Missing the Gothic A breakdown of what we expected and what they turned out to be.
Nov. 25, 2009
Hubs Within Hubs Three gift-rich neighborhoods—each anchored by a well-curated flea market— where checking off the list doesn’t even require a MetroCard.
Best Bet: Moisturize It Old-school The new Eight Body Moisture line makes skin supple and radiant.
panty parade
Nov. 19, 2009
Video: Backstage at the Victoria’s Secret Show Makeup artist Tom Pecheux describes the look as “the same, it’s beauty, freshness, so light color, no hard lines.”
Nov. 18, 2009
Browsers, Rejoice In time for the holidays, a new-store boom.
Best Bet: 100 Under $100 Start your holiday shopping with our budget-friendly guide.
Best Bet: Twinkle Twinkle Dior Beauty just launched their Cristal Boréal pendant necklace for the gift-giving season.
Nov. 11, 2009
The “You Ask, We Find” Holiday Gift Guide A bike that folds, two sets of pink baby booties, a beagle named Junior—people have pretty specific ideas about what makes The Perfect Gift, and […]
Nov. 11, 2009
100 Under $100 A bedroom helicopter, kaleidoscopic chopsticks, a fine new power drill, and 97 other budget-friendly ways to give.
Best Bet: Moisturizer With a Kaws KAWS and Kiehl’s are teaming up for charity.
Best Bet: Healthy Beauty W3ll People’s Universalist stick balances form and function perfectly.
Oct. 20, 2009
The Finishing Touches The top layer is another chance to accessorize; shoes sparkle and float you down the aisle.
Best Bet: Petal Power Chantecaille always creates the prettiest products, and their latest is no different.
Oct. 15, 2009
Dig In! A cornucopia of delicious dresses starts here.
Best Bet: Scent on the Go Odin just launched a trio of perfumes inspired by travel.
Best Bet: Chic Relief This new line vows to keep skin in its moisturized glory so winters aren’t always so dreadful.
best of new york
Sept. 25, 2009
Spring Beauty’s Technicolor Makeover Anything goes this spring — and more, it seems, is better.
Best Bet: In a Clutch The Day to Play Goddess Clutch is a library of twelve colors ranging from cool blues to warm earth tones.
Best Bet: Sweet Scentsation Creed’s new Acqua Fiorentina is a light, feminine fragrance for fall.
Video: Backstage Beauty at Marc Jacobs “Ballerina, cabaret girl, Broadway show meets opera meets Martha Graham with a touch of gothic.”
Video: Fresh Spring Beauty at Tuleh M.A.C. makeup artist Polly Osmond shows us how to get spring’s pretty pink face.
Sept. 11, 2009
Lease? What Lease? A selection of some of fall’s fleeting shops.
Best Bet: Picture Perfect Temptu’s AIRbrush Makeup System is lightweight, easy to use, and gives you flawless coverage.
Best Bet: Striking Oil Shu Uemura teamed up with manga artist Moyocco Anno to create a collection of cleansing oils called the Tokyo Kamon Girls.
Best Bet: Twinkle Toes Salvage your summer feet with this jellylike foot bath.
market sweep
July 31, 2009
Market Sweep: Summer Hats These straw and cotton options are the quickest way to get some shade while still looking chic.
Best Bet: Tutti-Fruity Rub off grime with Fruits & Passion’s purifying waterless hand soap.
tastemakers
July 28, 2009
Anthony Dickey Hates Shampoo We caught up with the lovable stylist and chatted about his favorite products and why he despises the suds.
JCPenney and Ann Taylor Have Pretty Cute Stuff for Fall Two mass retailers have been upping the cool factor on their clothes.
Best Bet: Brush Stroke Lancôme’s new four-piece brush set is chic and affordable.
Best Bet: Cute Cure Help Remedies is trying to make healing simple, cute, and fun.
Best Bet: Smooth Applicator Skyn Iceland’s Icelandic Relief Eye Cream now comes in an easy-to-tote pen.
Behold! The Jin Soon M.A.C. Nail-Polish Colors The nail expert teamed up with M.A.C. to create six complex new shades.
Best Bet: Mirror Mirror These Actress Mirrors allow you to see every little pore, mascara flake, and misplaced hair with the benefit of full light.
June 15, 2009
The Neighborhood Below Where and how to while away a summer day along (and beneath, and beside) the city’s favorite new public space.
Best Bet: Inner Beauty Functionalab offers a personalized vitamin-and-supplement plan for all your health and beauty needs (or whims).
smelly matters
June 5, 2009
On-the-Street Poll: Patchouli The heady, hippie fragrance is back. We asked people on the street what they thought of the scent in five new products.
Best Bets: Bronze Medal This limited-edition bronzer gives you a healthy glow that doesn’t look too disco.
buyer’s guide
June 3, 2009
J.Crew’s Men’s Shop Mixes Suits With Hipster Goods We took a tour of the new space and picked out some standout pieces.
Rihanna: Beauty Chameleon Few celebrities can shift looks as dramatically and easily as Rihanna. With the snip of a scissor or a new lipstick, the singer transforms.
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