Leave it to the French to take a stuffy term like prodigious and turn it into a sensual experience. Or, let’s say, leave it to the French folks at Nuxe. You’ve probably heard or read about their Huile Prodigieuse Or, the shimmering dry oil with gold shimmer of J-Lo and multiple other celebrities fame. If <... >
Lately it seems like every other fragrance launch comes from Coty and every new skin care product is from an Estee subsidiary. This is why it’s so comforting to know that one of the first dermatologist designed skin care lines is still independently owned. The brother-sister team Dr. Howard Sobel and Elaine Linker pioneered the <... >
To news reporters, beauty and fashion is fluff, but from a broad perspective, television, magazines, movies, shopping, and travel are all one in the same – a diversion from reality. Between natural disasters, warfare, and political distress, not to mention everyday problems, it’s no wonder the lifestyle industry is thriving. My philosophy of late is, <... >
Chidoriya may be the best thing to come out of Kyoto, besides the Geisha. One look at Osamu Horikiri and you’ll be eager to try the famous Mihara Camellia Oil. He began selling cosmetics in 1949, and his success is no surprise – during times of war and turmoil, cosmetics are one of the few <... >
To the average individual walking down the street, cream is cream. To a cosmetic junkie, no two lotions are alike. To a skin care editor, the cosmetic industry is an underground superpower – while Wall Street traders bank on financial mergers, telecommunications deals, and retail IPOs, the publishing community watches as average American women purchase <... >
When I first learned I’d be writing about Pevonia’s new caviar skin care line, I thought, I don’t even eat this delicacy so how would I propose to slather it on my body? Perhaps my intimidation stemmed from the fact that most caviar skin care products cost more than I make in a week. I <... >
The end of summer doesn’t have to be depressing. For most of us, nothing changes but the amount of sunlight and our wardrobe. While the fall brings us a couture rendering of goth, we can delight in a more consistent fashion that is natural beauty. Fashion editors may exalt the genius of Marc Jacobs, whose <... >
Before organic cotton and recycled paper, eco-friendly consumers were referred to by some as ‘crunchies’. These were the folks who drank soy milk with their babies, carried their groceries in canvas bags, and shunned gas guzzlers before the goliath SUVs took over suburban America. Before ‘natural’ was a market sector, Fran Strachan founded the San <... >
Jergens Natural Glow Moisturizer and celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe are teaming up to host an auction of items to benefit The Skin Cancer Foundation to promote protection from the sun, and healthy skin. In the auction, expect to see items such as a Juicy Couture bathing suit and Alexis Bittar bangles signed by Salma Hayek, <... >
A quick look at the Indigo Wild Web site and you’ll deduce that the employees are really close. That said, it wasn’t surprising that the company decided to pay tribute to one of their colleagues, breast cancer survivor, Betsy Medina. Indigo Wild is helping the fight against breast cancer with Betsy Body and Betsy Bar. <... >
