Beauty

Gliss has long been a famous brand of Schwarzkopf's in Europe--since 1959 as a matter of fact--but now it is being launched in the US and I was lucky enough to be at the celebratory event at Lightbox on West 38th Street in midtown. A lot of "hair education" happened! "Hair scientists" as I like to call them analyzed guests' hair…read more

I was lucky enough to attend John Paul Dejoria's presentation at The National restaurant's conference room about his latest investment project, Aubio Cold Sore Treatment Gel and Lip Balm. The gel is an all natural formulation that users (including people in Dejoria's office) swear makes cold/fever sores disappear overnight while the balm help prevents them. (The gel is stronger than the lip…read more

Dermalogica has been around a long time but what makes them great in my opinion is that you can visit one of their salons, get a super-customized treatment just for your type and get products that are keyed in just for your skin type. You go back and the store's wonderful staff checks to see how your skin is doing…read more

I have personally been to Angelo David on several occasions--for haircuts and blowouts with the wonderful stylist Ivy, for NYFW editor's lounges and even for the wonderful events that they do to help cure cancer via The Samuel Waxman Foundation. By the way, the latter is the greatest place on earth to get $20 blowouts--and all the money goes to…read more

I was lucky enough to attend the extravagant launch of Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Pure in the Issey Miyake offices in early June and was blown away not obnly by the scent, but by the fact that there was an official "fragrance launch" dance done by a few very talented prima ballerinas before the guests got to sniff this gorgeous…read more

I was lucky enough to attend the press preview of YouCam at Macy's and all I could say was that trying on new cosmetics has never been easier. Just choose a brand's icon on the makeup mirror-like screen, then type of makeup item (eyeshadow, lip color, etc.) and then VOILA--you can virtually test shades from the store's Top 5 impulse brands!…read more

I fell in love with the Premier 57 spa the minute I walked through its doors at 115 East 57th Street--it's tucked inside an office building and it is hard to believe that any spa this spacious could be in midtown Manhattan. Formerly the Spa Castle, the Premier 57 staff renovated their space to have the latest and the greatest.…read more

I was lucky enough to attend a special press event for Sheva Royal Thai Spa located at the NW corner of 47th and Lexington (500 Lexington, to be exact) and could not believe my eyes or any of my senses for that matter. First of all, the whole spa concept is different than anything I have ever encountered before. You…read more

I recently attended The Fashion Edit at the HSN offices in midtown Manhattan where they showed off their upcoming great fashion and beauty products to editors/bloggers. I loved perusing the racks of great clothing by Wendy Williams and Serena Williams among others--and I went nuts to see the great offering from Deborah Lippman and Lancome (you can't get much greater…read more

I was lucky enough to check out Sonage Skincare's Beauty Of Balance event at the Lululemon store in the Flatiron District a couple of weeks ago and not only got to meet Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, the president of GlamSquad, but to meditate with a large group of other bloggers and test Sonage Skincare products for the first time. I also tasted…read more