With continued uncertainty of economic stability – and an increasing rate of unemployment, a recent study conducted by an NPD Group, Inc. concluded that fewer women are utilizing makeup as parts of their daily primp routines. In a recent interview with WWD, Karen Grant, vice president and global beauty industry analyst at the NPD Group, …
After an exhausting and over-the-top weekend covering Macy's Glamorama, Second City Style took a well deserved 'party' break to wind down with Spa Week Daily who co-hosted Celebrate You: Chicago, at the beautiful Joseph Michael Salon and Spa. The tranquil evening was filled with quiet conversations, relaxing massages, manicures, makeup application, hair consultations, wine and …
Cynthia Nixon Cynthia Nixon, a.k.a. Miranda Hobbs on Sex and The City, gets her groove back with a new show called "The Big C" which seems like another by-product of the "Eat, Pray, Love" phenomenon of self enlightenment. Only this time, Cynthia plays Jennifer, a sex-crazed sidekick to Laura Linney, a Minnesota school teacher who …
A spooky ad for the MAC and Rodarte makeup line All the controversy surrounding the collaboration between MAC and Rodarte has finally come to a head. MAC has announced that they will be cancelling their partnership with Rodarte on their Juarez-themed makeup line. Last month the fashion house and cosmetics company fielded a heavy helping …
Simon Doonan with pieces from his Costume Couture by Simon Doonan for Target collection The retailer collaborations keep on rolling out as we head into fall and some are more, uh, seasonally appropriate than others. At the end of last year, Target tapped Barneys New York creative director Simon Doonan to come up with a …
