I often joke that the Narciso Rodriguez For Her fragrance is an undercover man eater, that it manages to bring out the passionate core of any man whose nose it tickles, rendering them powerless to the feminine wiles of the woman swathed in the mysterious, woody floral aroma. Lately, however, I’ve been gravitating toward the Narciso Rodriguez Essence In Color EDP Spray ($84 for 1.6 oz.
As with his previous eye color confections, Shiseido Artistic Director Dick Page derived inspiration from the architectural structures, natural landscapes, vintage treasures, and interior design marvels he encountered and photographed during his travels when creating the Shiseido Fall 2011 Shimmering Cream Eye Colors ($25 each at Shiseido.com, Nordstrom.com, and Bloomingdales.com).
Never mind Santa’s workshop and those hard-working elves clad in unfortunate-looking tights, goofy hats, and wooden shoes.
Last week, we kicked off our A to Z Holiday Gift Guide coverage by taking a Sesame Street-worthy approach to the task, tackling items corresponding to the first three letters of the alphabet, with A standing for Art Deco, B for Blossoms, and C for Color Blocking.
Happy Thanksgiving, readers!
You’re probably getting ready to rock around the Christmas tree which, of course, means finding just the right gifts to place underneath those fragrant branches.
Let’s keep it funky, ladies: shaving sucks.
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, which Zoya polish is the fairest of them all?
When I was a tempestuous and snide teenage girl (both common and yet regrettable attributes that tend to accompany adolescence), I would hear the adults around me utter phrases like, “Time flies!” or “It all goes by so fast,” with alternating euphoric and rueful undertones, and I’d always wince or roll my eyes and think, Yeah, right!
When Olivier Baussan founded L’Occitane in his native Provence back in 1976, he envisioned a socially responsible company that would work in tandem with the native farmers in each region from which botanical ingredients were derived, hence creating a model built on sustainability and solidarity.
