MELISSA / (mel-lis-uh)/ n. / 1. / A popular women’s name that means “bee” in Greek; n. / 2. / Also known as lemon balm, a strong, bushy plant about 60 to 90 cm. tall with oval, intensely green leaves containing serrated edges; / n. / 3. / A highly adaptable, lemon-scented herb that prefers [...]

This winter was unbearably long, but after many, many months of being resigned to a rotating wardrobe of heavyweight opaque tights and jeans over those aforementioned tights, the temperature is finally rising…which means our wardrobe is shrinking. The problem is, it’s been a very long time since our legs have seen the light of day, [...]

You already love it for its range of holistic skincare products formulated with organic ingredients, but Dr. Hauschka’s expanding cosmetics range is worth a closer look as you add bronzers and warm-toned pigments to your summer shopping list. The eco-friendly brand has just released a new seasonal color collection that features a Powder Duo bronzer [...]

We’re poised to do a fair bit of traveling over the next few months to keep up with a jet-setting significant other, so www.3floz.com has become one of our favorite Web destinations of late. (Don’t worry, our laptop will be clearing security with us, so Beauty Counter will be going global.) To keep us properly [...]

File this under ideas you’ve had but never acted on. The totally genius concept of a stand-alone store devoted to your favorite, TSA-friendly beauty products will finally become a reality when Kate Duff and Alexi Mintz launch 3floz.com this week. As suggested by its URL name, the site only carries products that are 3.4 oz [...]

Jennifer Aniston uses it. So does Madonna. And just last week we learned that J. Lo also swears by Dr. Hauschka—specifically its Rose Day Cream, which she picks up on shopping trips to Whole Foods (stars, they’re just like us). One of the first holistic skincare lines to hit the market, Hauschka has 40-plus years [...]

Body oil is our post-shower skin quencher of choice in the warmer months, as it often goes on lighter than heavy moisturizers and leaves a bit of a glow on bronzed skin. Since we’ve now had almost a full week of summerlike weather in New York (we’re trying to stay positive and are considering this [...]

For anyone who is currently waging war against both environmental and emotional stressors (New Yorkers, say “aye”), you are likely all too familiar with the redness and irritation that can ravage your skin as a result. But Dr. Haushcka’s new Soothing Mask, due out this week, is designed to calm and even out your complexion, [...]

When you think of Europe’s noteworthy organic lines, names like Hauschka, Weleda, and Patyka usually come to mind. But perhaps it’s time to commit Lavera to your vernacular, the German company that was named “Greenest Beauty Brand in Europe” this past spring. Lavera, named after the Latin word for truth, was founded in 1987 and [...]