The Same Questions I Ask Everyone....With Anastasia Soare

I initially came to know the one-part human, two-parts goddess Anastasia Soare as Oprah's eyebrow guru. Now I patronize her Nordstrom Brow Studios whenever the eyebrow spas intersect with my travel plans in an effort to compare technician quality and training (all superb and trained by Ms. A.) In May of 2008 I fell in love with her Beverly Hills outpost while watching the legend herself sculpt Be

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Free Frédéric Fekkai Travel Kit with Purchase!

I'm loving this sleek lilac bag that houses Fekkai's latest luxury incentive. Frédéric Fekkai salons are offering the complimentary Travel Kit of your choice with the purchase of any existing package. It's the perfect companion for a weekend trip to lake house and comes with all of your Fekkai faves for those summer weekend getaways. The Glossing Kit (pictured above) contains Fekkai Glossing sham

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Practically Perfect in Every Way: Belli Skincare Skin Smoothing Body Exfoliator

Let me be perfectly clear about one thing: I am not pregnant. That said I was in Pottery Barn Kids the other day picking out a baby shower present for one of my nearest and dearest girlfriends (yes it's my first BF to reproduce and yes I'm slightly traumatized) and I finally decided, if Belli's pretty packaging and pregnancy friendliness (allergy free, tetrology screened, paraben and artificial d

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Eye Hope For Most Budgets

My eyes are the newest part of my body to declare decline. Just this year they have become incurably dry, puffy, and accented with an odd impermeable dark circles that scream "Dear God! Someone start paying this woman to blog!" Clearly my age is causing this decline and not the fact that I'm tied to a laptop whenever I'm not walking beneath the Carolina blue sky or swimming in my little country n

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Practically Perfect in Every Way: The Cool Fix - Best Shave Gel Ever

Paraben free. Pore reducing. Shine enhancing. Smooth like a seal's skin. Applicator Free. My legs haven't looked this good since I was a prep school lacrosse player. (I know I can't keep up with my past either.)The shaving authorities from Anthony Logistics For Men bring their expertise to the women’s side of the sink with a unisex launch of The Cool Fix™, an all-in-one gel lotion that fights ing

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Neutrogena Wave: The Endless Summer of Skincare

I've been faithfully using my Clarisonic for over a year. I applauded the introduction of their body brush and actually adored their gentle cleanser. I still don't think I could live without my it but with brush heads that can be a bit messy and at $200 per starter-kit, the Clarisonic is not everyones' cup of tea. Nuetrogena has successfully filled the need for a quicker, simpler, (cheaper!) youn

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Ms. Laura Mercier: Please Liberate Your Luxe Lash Curler

On a recent trip to the mother ship (Sephora) I noticed that 95% of lash curlers resemble instruments one finds on the doctor's tray during an oft-feared female ritual, the annual exam. (No FTC, I'm not sure if that figure is accurate.)When I'm getting beautiful in the morning, I'd rather not attack my eyelashes with an ob/gyn-like device. That, and my deep set eyes, led me to look for more from

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Halston SS 09 Sample Sale

Girls, The Halston Sample Sale is almost here and it features the pieces I saw backstage at their SS09 MoMA. What: Halston Spring/Summer '09 Sample SaleWhen: July 7-9, 2009Time: 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM, DailyWhere: Halston ShowroomAddress: 96 Spring Street, 2nd floor, NY, NY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Happy 4th of July -Love, Stila

Stila is (mostly) made in the USA and has a coupon code for you! I heart Stila so hard. Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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The Same Questions I Ask Everyone ....With Melissa Shabinsky of Revolution Organics

After hearing from co-founder Alexandra last week, this week we are lucky enough to feature Revolution Organics' other (equally gorgeous) half Melissa Shabinsky. These women, like their product, are highly efficient, stylish, and beautiful inside and out. What is your first memory of beauty products?A big outing to the mall was not complete without a walk through the makeup counters at the depart

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Lazy Girl's Fitness: FitFlops on Sale!

Working out has never been my thing. Sad but true. Like most things in my life, to find fitness interesting I need it to be beautiful and connected to a spa in some way. With these FitFlops on sale at bliss and the colorful wrist weights below (Banglz - Wearable Fitness) even sweating looks sexy. For those of you who don't believe the Fitflop hype, wear them for a day and you'll feel muscles you

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A Beautiful Email from Michelle Obama on Father's Day

It's not often I get an email from the First Lady. In fact I am fairly certain this is the first time. I am not special nor do I have a personal relationship with Michelle. (Though what beauty editor doesn't adore her keen eye for fashion and beauty?) I simply signed up for the white house blog's email list a few months ago and never gave it a second thought.For the past two years no less than 10

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Valentino: The Last Emperor (or How Investors Stole a Legend's Company)

Girls, I know we are all here because we love beauty and we see fashion as an art form. For all of us this is a film you must not miss. Valentino, focused on his art and in the latter part of his seventh decade on earth, has his empire stolen but throws a party so grand the theft is almost overshadowed. Fashion's last celebration of designer as artist was at least an Irish wake of sorts, celebrating the Joie de Vivre despite the inevitable.

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A Smokey Eye in Two Ingredients

The mythology around the smokey eye and its technique has left the iconic staple under-used and over-complicated. Earlier this week when my work life needed a little fashion model mojo I created a simple dramatic smokey eye with two relatively inexpensive user-friendly ingredients, Glo-Minerals Eye Shadow in Onyx and Almay Liquid Liner in Black.First use the liquid liner wand to play connect the

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With a Touch of Gold, Jane Iredale Makes Blush Ethereally Easy

When was the last time you bought 24 karat gold anything for $12? Never, right? Luckily for us, Jane Iredale, the matriarch of mineral makeup, is offering a perfectly tinted, user-friendly gold dust. Blush has never been my thing. I have spent years working with two of the most brilliant estheticians on the planet to eliminate my rosacea. So why I would ever attempt to add anything in the neighb

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Counting Down to the New Louis Vuitton Launch!

Follow the new Louis Vuitton launch @LouisVuitton_HQ

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The Same Questions I Ask Everyone ....With Alexandra Zanella of Revolution Organics

Organics have come along way since the days of dusty shelves at your hippie-haven local co-op. I first fell in love with Revolution Organics, the front runner in the next generation of organic beauty, back in March when I first tried their body balm and lotion. Alexandra Zanella and Melissa Shabinsky, the bold beautiful duo who created the line, inspired a collective fearful gasp throughout the "

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Michelle Trachtenberg Wears at Lancôme at the CFDA Fashion Awards

Who was wearing Lancôme at the CFDA Fashion Awards earlier this week? Michelle Trachtenberg (who by the way is wearing the same pair of Michael Kors peep-toe heels that I torture my gams with on the regular.) Directly from her delightfully talented makeup artist, I bring you the makeup play-by-play.Celebrity makeup artist Sandy Linter worked with Michelle Trachtenberg. She accentuated the eyes by

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Essence Launches the First Digital Beauty Makeover Tool for Women of Color

Essence + CoverGirl have teamed up to launch Makeover Magic, a digital makeover tool catering to the beauty needs of African-American women online. This fun tool takes the guess work out of the over-the-counter makeup experience. With the entire CoverGirl Queen collection at your disposal, as well as great products from P&G Prestige, you can easily avoid those beauty budget bummers. Users can

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Editor's Picks for Fathers Day

Crabtree & Evelyn, an expert in naturally based formulas for over 35 years, won my heart several months ago with their new launches which emphasize their dedication to green products. The "Naturals" line is comprised of eclectic blends of botanical extracts, botanical oils, and mineral complexes but free of parabens, mineral oil, colourants, sodium lauryl sulfate, or propylene glycol. Just in

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Anne Hathaway in Lancôme for the Tony Awards

Our lovely Lancome friends just sent us the scoop on Anne Hathaway's makeup (and dress - a strapless Oscar de la Renta) at the Toni awards!Celebrity makeup artist Julie Harris created the look for Anne Hathaway at the 63rd Annual Tony Awards in New York City last night. Julie applied Lancôme Modèle Sourcils in Naturel to shape and define her brows. She then applied Lancôme Artliner in Noir to her

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Steal Her Look: 2009 Tony Award Winner Marcia Gay Harden

Remember last year when I tried to spray tan and ended up looking like a jaundiced zebra? Probably I should have taken a beauty tip from this 2009 Tony Award Winner (and mother of two) who opted for organic, paraben-free self tanning. 2009's Best Actress in a Play, Marcia Gay Harden elected every earth-muffin's summertime BFF, Fake Bake® and had Eve Pearl Salon in NYC spray it on for her this pas

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Kiehl's Superbly Restorative Argan Body Cleansing Oil is In Fact Superbly Restorative

The latest installment of Kiehl's 100% organic, fairly traded Moroccan Argan Oil series is this brilliant Body Cleansing Oil. Not being of French descent, the words "cleansing" and "oil" when used in combination puzzle me. Still, this particular oil transforms into a milky, heavenly-scented cleanser that left my skin feeling clean, healthy and as soft as it's been since its (much) younger years.

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Joyeux Anniversaire L'Oreal!

Today is L’Oréal Paris’ 100th Anniversary! In honor of this major milestone they are celebrating all month long with fabulous deals!The products will be available at your local drugstores and you can enter the anniversary sweepstakes online at www.lorealparisusa.com. For the sweepstakes, L’Oréal Paris is giving away prizes for 100 days including a grand prize of a makeover in Paris!!True Match Su

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Skip the Spa and Pamper Yourself at Home Find out how you can get professional-level results at home Who has the money or the time to head to the spa or beauty salon these days? Not us. That's why we searched around for gadgets and products that would give us spa-worthy results at home. Check them out and be on your way to clearer, smoother skin, glossy hair and more, without making a huge dent

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The Same Questions I Ask Everyone...With Metta Murdaya of Juara Skincare

In early 2008 I found my skincare soulmate in Metta Murdaya's Indonesian botanical based line, Juara. Indonesian-born but US educated, Murdaya combined the principles and ingredients of her island archipelago home with the most stringent standards of spa skincare found in her earth-forward (adopted) hometown, San Francisco. The nascent line's resulting brilliance, even in its infancy, earned it c

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Beauty's SPOT in International Cosmetic News Magazine

A few months ago we had the privilege of being interviewed by Ms. Sophie Douez of International Cosmetic News Magazine. With coresspondents on every continent, ICN is the industry's premiere publication, acting as the beauty bible for buyers, execs and estheticians alike. Today the June/July installment arrived with a skillfully written piece on the top bloggers in the beauty biz. We are delighte

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