The queen of groovy, retro-flavored, breezy Palm Springs fashion, Trina Turk, has joined forces with retail chain Banana Republic to produce a limited-edition capsule collection arriving at BR stores, as well as on BananaRepublic.com, this Thursday, June 7th.
More than six years have elapsed since oxygen facials became trendy among Hollywood celebrities and moneyed spa clientele, who touted the skin-plumping, instantly rejuvenating (albeit temporary) effect yielded by a fast-acting treatment involving infusing the skin with moisturizing agents via stream of pressurized oxygen emitted by a special oxygen compression machine.
In addition to the theatrical opening of the much-hyped Snow White and the Huntsmen, yesterday, June 1st, marked the release of a new collaborative collection between Sanrio and skateboarder-approved footwear brand Vans.
Though some modern cinematic adaptations of classic fairy tales have fallen flat with audiences — the recently released Mirror Mirror and last year’s Riding Hood among the culprits — the Charlize Theron- and Kristen Stewart-helmed Snow White and the Huntsmen promises to change this trend with an edgier, more gothic take on the classic tale, an emphasis on visual effects and epic-feeling cinematography, and top-notch performances from an A-level cast.
Cherry red kumkum powder.
Taste, as we all know, is subjective — and yet there do tend to be commonalities in the aesthetic values and norms of specific regions, notions of beauty or style dictated by everything from climate to historical minutiae and cultural phenomena.
As a beauty writer, I’m constantly discussing how environmental factors — ranging from pollution to UV rays — can accelerate the skin aging process, but did you know that hair, too, can be adversely affected by these aggressors?
Legendary French poet, essayist, and playwright Victor Hugo once wrote, “A mother’s arms are made of tenderness, and children sleep soundly in them.”
This Mother’s Day try a little tenderness to celebrate the solace-providing women in your life — those who cradled you as a baby, bathed and fed you, chased away your childhood nightmares, kissed every boo-boo and nursed every cold, made sure you excelled in school, and instilled the values that transformed you into the strong, independent, beautiful entity you are today.
