The Big Fix — New York Streets Hair Repair Leave-in Conditioner and Strengthener

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What was life even like without leave-in conditioners?

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Mondo Guerra for Crocs Footwear Collection — A Print Friendly Project!

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Yesterday, I had the chance to meet Project Runway All-Stars Season 1 winner Mondo Guerra and discuss his newest project: a footwear collaboration with Crocs.

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Look of the Day: Leather Skirt, Lacy Sweater, and Military-Inspired Trench

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It’s been a while since I last did a “What I Wore” post, so I figured no better time than today to rectify that!

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Feel Like a Smoldering Seductress with Covergirl’s Bombshell Collection

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Who do you imagine when you picture a bombshell?

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Why the L’Occitane Immortelle Divine Skincare Range is a Miracle Worker

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The immortelle flower’s Latin name, Helychrysum, translates to “golden sun,” a reference to the blossom’s sunny yellow petals.

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NARS Cosmetics Spring 2014 “Final Cut: The New Edge of Pink” Collection

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When is the last time  NARS Cosmetics released a collection centered around a single hue?

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Sporty Yikes! The Most Cringe-Worthy Spring 2014 Footwear Trend

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Rarely do I respond to a footwear trend with a visceral, vehement, profound sense of  repugnance — and yet that was the overwhelming sentiment that typified my reaction to Spring 2014’s “sport sandals,” bulgy, cumbersome, lumbering sandals that resemble the Birkenstocks and Teva sandals that unwashed wannabe hippies from trust fund families insisted on wearing during my high school and college years.

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Check out this Video of me Backstage with SheaMoisture at the Korto Momolu FW14 Show

I’m so excited to finally share this video with all of you!

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Give Your Strands Some Ceramide Therapy with the Shu Uemura Art of Hair Ultimate Remedy Collection

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This winter has subjected us to bitterly cold days (it’s 18 degrees in New York City this morning and feels like only 9 degrees ), massive snowfalls (some folks are still trying to unearth their vehicles from the mountains of snow that accumulated on them), and rain showers that turned snow-covered sidewalks and roads into icy death traps (I’ve fallen at least twice in the past five months), all major hassles for homeowners, commuters, business owners, and moms attempting to take their kids to and from school.

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Tropical Creatures, Painterly Prints, and Graphic Patterns Abound in the Proenza Schouler x Le Bon Marché Capsule Collection

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In addition to really fashion-forward clothes, New York-based brand Proenza Schouler has earned a reputation for esoteric, almost surreal advertising campaigns — a two-page magazine ad, for instance, might incorporate a slightly overexposed and out-of-focus photograph of a model donning a Proenza ensemble and, opposite this image, a page will feature an image of an abstract pattern with strong graphic lines, muddled colors, or bold geometric patterns that, somehow, subtly correlate to the backdrop of the photo featuring the model or maybe even the color scheme of her ensemble.

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