When Prescriptives decided to shutter its doors two years ago, I had two reactions in quick succession: sadness at the loss of the brand I’d been using almost exclusively since teen-dom, then panic about whether I would be able to stockpile enough of its bestsellers to last me for the rest of eternity. Most could [...]

As is apparent to anyone who has seen me of late, I’ve been hitting the beach hard. Nothing too glamorous—just a few hours at Fort Tilden on the weekends, followed by a fried fish sandwich (or two) in Far Rockaway. But rays are rays and thanks to some precise layering of SPF 30 and Hampton [...]

The first Earth Day took place on April 22, 1970, and was organized as an environmental “teach-in” with scholarly debate. Since then, the annual holiday has gotten a bit sexier. Hippies, vegan rock stars, eco-celebrities, and green-minded types now embrace April 22 (or the entire month) as a chance to pay respects to the planet [...]

Rodarte’s Kate and Laura Mulleavy have a thing for blondes. Their California gold rush collection for Spring necessitated a gaggle of tawny-haired catwalkers, and so, too, did their Days of Heaven-derived Fall offering. “She’s a girl from the country,” hairstylist Odile Gilbert said of the matte-textured manes she was coating with Aveda Air Control hair [...]

Makeup artist Tom Pecheux told us that metallics would be huge for Fall when we ran into him this morning, and they’ve already made two appearances today. The first was courtesy of Pecheux himself on cheeks and lips at Peter Som; the second came a few short hours later in the models’ hair at Jason [...]

GUAR BEAN/(gwar beeyn)/n./ 1. Also known as Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, legumes from an annual plant native to India and adapted to semiarid regions as a forage crop; /n./ 2. A green, protein-rich pod that is eaten as a vegetable in Asia; /n./ 3. Possessing a large endosperm that contains galactomannan, a substance that forms a gel [...]

Evelyn Lauder has been raising public consciousness about breast cancer since 1993, when she laid the groundwork for the nonprofit Breast Cancer Research Foundation and co-created the now-ubiquitous pink ribbon—the worldwide symbol of breast health—of which 110 million have been distributed. Lauder’s efforts over the years to raise funds and recruit retail partners’ support for [...]

CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award winner Monique Péan is showing at fashion week for the first time tomorrow, and while her French Polynesian-inspired Ahe jewelry collection boasts sustainably-farmed pearls, natural shells, and 18 karat recycled gold, among other rare and gorgeous materials, she has another trick up her sleeve to wow showgoers: one hell of a [...]

Having got the news about Jason Wu’s collaboration with CND early, we were excited about the designer’s backstage beauty look hours before we arrived at his downtown show space yesterday. But upon seeing makeup artist Diane Kendal’s gorgeous peacock eyes and what hairstylist Odile Gilbert referred to as “chiffon highlights,” our excitement kicked up a notch. Taking her inspiration [...]

“Loose, second-day hair,” is how John Patrick wanted his models’ manes to look at his Spring 2011 presentation this morning—”sexy and unrestrained,” as though the girls had been in the water. Hairstylist Jenn Chiminiello heard him loud and clear, churning out deep side parts and soft, slightly texturized waves that she prepped with Aveda’s Smooth [...]