It’s strange how, in my early twenties, I never thought about the repercussions that some of my dietary habits and lifestyle choices would have on my smile.
You know the saying “You are what you eat?” Well, your skin and hair’s condition might also be related to the ingredients they’re eating up!
Certain lipstick, blush, and nail polish shades become so ubiquitous, so popular, that they reach iconic status and, in the process, their names enter the fabric of pop culture — think of NARS’s Orgasm blush hue, Chanel’s Vamp nail lacquer, MAC’s Ruby Woo lipstick, or Urban Decay’s Naked eyeshadow palettes.
Still searching for the perfect gift for mom?
There’s only 10 days left until Mother’s Day, so it’s time to start thinking about the best gifts for the sweet mamas in your life.
Lately, I’ve been looking at my walls, shelves, and accent tables and noticing that all the framed photos I have date to 2004 or 2005 — basically, back to the time when film cameras were still the norm, when we dropped off rolls of Kodak film at one-hour photo shops and waited in anticipation to see which photos came out nicely.
Rather than limit ourselves to celebrating our planet and being an advocate for Mother Nature on Earth Day, we should think about how we can make more eco-friendly choices on an everyday basis, right?
The back stories of many esteemed perfumers share some major commonalities: a sizable number of these noses hail from Grasse — as is the case with Olivier Cresp, Françoise Caron, Jacques Cavallier Bertrand, Nathalie Lorson, and Antoine Maisondieu — or, like Dominique Ropion, Edmond Roudnitska, Pierre Bourdon, and countless others, they studied at highly prestigious institutes and worked at famed perfume houses like Galimard (the perfumery that made scents for Louis XV’s court in the 18th century), Molinard, and Fragonard in the storied town, located on the French Riviera.
How seriously do you take your spring cleaning?
Tell the truth: aren’t you tickled when you order a glass of wine, and you’re asked for your ID?
