This week in NYC we’ve had 60 degree sunshine be replaced by a not-so-chic wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow; weather is dominating everyone’s Facebook status updates - and if our skin had a profile, it would be doing the same. Sprinkle in a little two-holiday-party-a-day-dehydration and as soon as you step into the blistering cold (add wind for extra credit) the largest organism in your body is crying out for help, sending S.O.S. IM’s, texts, and calls to your brain for ‘MORE MOISTURE PLEASE’. Luckily Clarins, an old French house known best for their perfect sunscreens, has brought us back to skincare basics with a trio of oils to balance the trickiest skin. Continue…

Its uncommon that we write about events in the city, but this one is too good to pass up. To all you Beauty Queens, tonight from 7 - 9 at Michael Angelo’s Wonderland Beauty Parlor there is a special event hosted by those who know how to make you look better. Now, we aren’t talking about people at beauty counters across the US, the experts Wonderland has enlisted MAKE THEIR LIVING (and a good one) creating lines, products and concepts that make it easier for everyone from top makeup artists to the first time beauty product experiment to look better. They are truly,the Brains Behind the Beauty: Continue…

Check out these insider backstage pictures from Christian Lacroix, and help us test our new gallery function, please comment and let us know what you think and how we can make this better before the launch!xxx Continue…

Tucked away in a Soho building peppered with fashion magazines and showrooms, Pratima Ayurvedic Skin Care offers a calm and eco-conscious counter to all those materialistic quick hits. Named after the founder, Dr. Pratima Raichur, the spa is focused on healing and balancing from the inside and out using Ayurvedic philosophies. Continue…