Beauty

Sure Lady Gaga did it. But does that mean two-tone color can pass muster for spring? Miu Miu’s fall 2010 runway offered dual-toned colors for both eyes and hair. While we think the bright pastel shades for eyes could offer a bit of spring pick me up, we’d be woe to wear the makeup doubled-up out in the daytime. Instead, we think a dash of carefully applied, highly pigmented color courtesy of Make Up For Ever or British brand Illamasqua could be a nice night option. As for hair, a two-tone dye job might be edgy for a day but let’s face it, we don’t exactly have Gaga’s beauty team at our daily disposal so we’ll stick with our monotone strands, thanks. Continue…

A bit of pampering for stressed out, recession souls are in order at The Setai New York’s recently opened spa. Along with poaching spa director Steven O’Neal from Cornelia Day Resort, the facility’s Asian-tinged decor was a nice Zen touch but without overdoing it on the scents. When we popped in for an afternoon massage, the place was luxuriously mellow and the post-service hot tub, sauna and steam room trio (called the “Aqua Grotto,” but unlike the Playboy manse version with boys and girls separated) could have had us lingering for hours. Alas, work calls, but we expect with its Financial District location, the spa is surely going to see a particular clientele – namely the high-strung Wall Street power type. Continue…

Coco Rocha had a runway resurgence for the Paris fall 2010 shows, but the girl who proudly wears a size 4 shows a little meat on the bones bodes well for those coveted beauty contracts. Take this new commercial for Rimmel London where Coco mugs for the line’s Match Perfection foundation. Along with Rocha as star, we’d also give the brand a beauty point for a bit of model diversity too. Continue…