You’re no slave to fashion. When magazines are touting bum-high short-shorts or six inch shoulder pads, you know that you’re better off passing. But beauty trends are so much cheaper and easier to employ, so when a quirky one comes along, it’s fun to indulge. Case in point: Neon nail polish. Seen on the runways [...]

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Although it may be a hackneyed stereotype, there are often two great pleasures that run constant in a woman’s life: fashion and chocolate. That’s why I’d have to say my dopamine receptors ran amuck this morning when I read that fashion designer Richard de Chazal has designed a glorious Easter dress for this weekend’s Marina [...]

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Baby bird eggs, Easter eggs, Cadbury cream eggs, jellybean-filled eggs. We celebrate Spring with a symbol of rebirth and new beginnings: the egg! Growing up, breakfast was usually more of the continental persuasion rather than American-style. It consisted of a toast with jam, a bowl of fruit or some yogurt, and a soft boiled egg [...]

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Oh, retail is so fickle right now. When consumers conserve their cash, pretty soon companies start conserving theirs, and before you know it your favorite products and brands are being discontinued. (RIP Prescriptives, Max Factor & White Cloud Diapers, among others) To that end… I just got word that the (awesome awesome) brand, Shu Uemura, [...]

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Haven’t checked out YOOX lately? Now’s the time to do it. YOOX has an amazing web site — you can shop by color or by designers like Stella McCartney, Trovata, GUESS, and more — and the best part is that right now, everything is up to 80% off! This sale is over tomorrow, so don’t [...]

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Floral Dresses My favorite spring trend this year is definitely the fixation with floral dresses that every major retailer seems to be touting. It used to be that most of the floral dresses you’d find were shapeless moo-moos resembling your living room curtains, but now designers have seemed to found a way to make floral [...]

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I have about a bazillion complexion-correcting products in my cabinet; I’m partial to tinted moisturizers, but have a bevy of concealers and foundations for when I need more coverage. I’m looking forward to clearing out my medicine chest, though, because I just discovered Three Custom Color’s Creme Concealer / Foundation, which is an ultra compact [...]

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About five years ago, I did a story for SELF Magazine on beauty breakthroughs, where I reported on upcoming super-scientific stuff that was happening in the beauty world. It was sort of like gazing into a crystal ball; experts were CIA secretive about what they were working on, but hinted to me about a few [...]

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It’s Monday morning and I’m already up way too early, so I’m relying on coffee to jump-start my day. My usual cup is made with some of my favorite beans (which are presently Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts or Churchill coffee). I stir in a packet of natural zero-calorie sweetener and a bit of cream. I keep [...]

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A year and a half of dominatrix-inspired footwear has given way to a new trend: Cage Sandals. So named for the strappy way they confine your foot, cage sandals are the gentler cousins of the more aggressive spiked, riveted numbers. They’re easier to wear and remarkably versatile. Here are a few favorites: Summer Lovin’ Sideline [...]

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