Fit To Be Draped

Madame Gres’ designs are still looked to as inspiration to many designers today…

Beauty Buzz. Beauty Info Site Launches… Beautystat.com

Ron Robinson, a 20-year research and development executive for some of beauty's leading firms — Estée Lauder Cos. Inc., Avon Products Inc. and Revlon Inc., to name a few — had come to believe his role as a scientist and product developer was contributing to women's confusion about skin care products. He has concocted everything …

Retail Detail. Sophisticated Online Shopping at 25Park

In this time of retail sameness, it has been hard for me to get excited about shopping (OK, except for the amazing designer sales of late). I adore Net-a-Porter and Shopbop, but with the news that eLuxury and Active Endeavors are shuttering their storefronts, there is a definite online blackhole at least for high-end fashion. …

Be Warned! The Remington Wet 2 Straight Wet/Dry Straightening Iron Fried My Hair

One of my New Year's resolutions this year was to learn how to straighten my own hair…well. Even though some may say I am blessed with naturally thick curly hair, we always want what we don't have and for me that's long, flowing, silky hair. So every winter when I am not confronted by humidity, …

Beauty Treatment. Carefree Hair

Natayle Henry for Second City Style Magazine As a general rule, when the weather changes we typically run to stock up on new moisturizers, body lotions and cleansers in an effort to combat the effects of the changing weather on our skin — but what about our hair? Like your skin, the change in weather …