When temperatures rise past the ninety degree mark, even the most flamboyant makeup junkies feel compelled to cut back on the foundations, sculpting powders, and loose powers, not to mention the intricate eye looks involving layered, blended, and smoked out shadows.
From Gucci’s Flora Garden Fragrance Collection to the D&G Fragrance Anthology, one of the most prominent trends in the perfumery realm is the creation of multi-piece fragrance collections designed so that each individual scent explores a specific facet or nuance of the central, unifying theme, while also harmonizing with the remaining pieces so as to maintain the integrity of the collective identity. The latest aromatic adventure from Ralph Lauren, the Big Pony Fragrance Collection for Women, follows this paradigm, with four unique scents that explore the different characteristics and traits of young women.
There’s a spirit of liberation and adventure that accompanies the summer season — everything seems brighter, livelier, more exciting and uninhibited…
It’s officially summer and, here in New York City, the weather has certainly lived up to the season’s expectations, with temperatures rising above the 90-degree mark.
Whereas most hair care brands have undergone major transformations, tweaking their formulas to make them more eco-friendly and less reliant on harsh chemicals that can prove abrasive to strands and toxic for the environment, being green is part of Pureology’s DNA, insisting on natural ingredients, biodegradable and recyclable packaging, and sustainable practices from its very inception.
FACE Stockholm founder Gun Nowak looked to her native Sweden when musing about the colors she’d integrate into the Summer 2012 collection.
Whether you’re celebrating the man who taught you how to ride a bike, who helped you with your math homework, who cheered you on at soccer games and track races or you’re toasting the father of your own children, that special fella who tucks the kids in at night, teaches them the importance of discipline and hard work, tends to their scrapes and cuts, makes them roar in laughter with his silly antics, and treats them to the best BBQ in town, we’ve got a Father’s Day gift that will make the lucky guy beam happily this coming Sunday.
It’s only been three years since Ouidad landed in Sephora stores across the nation, but the woman behind the soon-to-be-ubiquitous line was far from a newcomer to the beauty industry — in fact, before her eponymous line’s Sephora launch, she’d spent 25 years tending to curly-haired gals like herself (in 1984, she opened the country’s first salon catering to curly hair).
Mother Nature seems to be playing tricks with us East Coasters.
