If you follow buzz-y ingredients in the skincare realm, you’ve likely heard various brands trumpet the rejuvenating, firming, restorative properties of sea algae.
When you think of a wine tasting class or a club for wine aficionados, you probably imagine a group of uppity types in smoking jackets and ascots or corduroy coats an horn-rimmed glasses, all swirling their Merlots or Chardonnays, sniffing their wine, and sipping delicately before describing the flavor in as authoritative and condescending a manner as possible, taking any advantage to use terms like “legs,” “body,” “nose,” and “aftertaste.” If you enjoy a glass (or two or three) of vino but dread the notion of signing up for a tasting class, then you’ve likely wondered how you can expand your knowledge base and discover the types of wine that best suit your palate.
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In Swahili, the word “jamhuri” means “republic,” a form of government in which public officials are, at least in theory, either elected or appointed to serve the public’s interest.
As you start preparing for the summer-to-fall transition, complete your style arsenal with some dapper fedoras, bucket hats, cloches, and berets from the fabulous Eugenia Kim.
Usually, come summertime, cosmetics companies embrace beautiful but predictable palettes that incorporate aquatic tones (teals, turquoises, azures, aquamarines, sky blues, cobalts, navy shades, and seafoam greens); shimmering earth tones (pearly shades of sandy cream, khaki, and warm brown); sizzling metallics like gold, copper, and bronze; and punchy brights like raspberry pink, coral orange, and deep magenta; and fluorescent iterations of bold hues like blue, green, purple, and pink.
Trail-blazing African-American fashion designer Stephen Burrows has dressed quite the glamour squad during his 40+ years in the industry, with a clientele that has included Iman, Cher, Beverly Johnson, Liza Minnelli, Hilary Duff, Lauren Hutton, Barbra Streisand, Sofia Vergara, Jerry Hall, and Pat Cleveland.
To call the L’Occitane Angelica Skincare Collection “angelic” would not be a hyperbole.
Even with August chugging along, reminding us that summer’s end is drawing near, many of us look a bit pastier than we’d anticipated, our lack of sun-kissed skin the result of jam-packed work schedules, uncooperative weather forecasts, family obligations, or just an overall shortage of beach time.
Succulent red pout may convey old Hollywood glamour (particularly a Film Noir-era femme fatale penchant for seduction) while nude lips may convey a minimalist approach to beauty that conjures up images of bare skin on beachy locales, and pink puckers conjure a doll-worthy sense of sweetness and innocence, but orange lips scream, “I’m confident, modern, and unafraid of color.” The color that was once most closely associated with looming danger — hence its use for such safety paraphernalia as life jackets, traffic cones, safety goggles, flashlights, and “Workers Ahead,” “Detour” or “Lane Closed” signs — has, in recent years, been reinvented as an inviting shade for those with an adventurous sense of style and an experimental approach to makeup.
