The countdown to New York fashion week is officially under way (t-minus 30 days), but the catwalk commotion is already afoot in Brazil, where Fashion Rio Winter 2010 started up this weekend. We like to let our minds wander down to the Southern Hemisphere every now and again; it helps us escape the grim reality [...]

This column features weekly tips and advice from a revolving cast of industry leaders, on hand to discuss your beauty dilemmas, from blemishes to Botox. To submit a question, e-mail celia_ellenberg@condenast.com.
I’ve heard that a lot of toothpastes have formulas that are similar to detergents, which is disconcerting, to say the least. Are there any [...]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This column features weekly tips and advice from a revolving cast of industry leaders, on hand to discuss your beauty dilemmas, from blemishes to Botox. To submit a question, e-mail celia_ellenberg@condenast.com.
I know that excessive amounts of sugar is bad for your teeth, but are there other things I should be steering clear of—or adding to [...]

This column features weekly tips and advice from a revolving cast of industry leaders, on hand to discuss your beauty dilemmas, from blemishes to Botox. To submit a question, e-mail celia_ellenberg@condenast.com.
I’ve heard that drinking tap water is actually preferable to bottled water, in order to benefit from the minerals that are filtered out of the [...]

This column features weekly tips and advice from a revolving cast of industry leaders, on hand to discuss your beauty dilemmas, from blemishes to Botox. To submit a question, e-mail celia_ellenberg@condenast.com.
Are chewing gums that claim to whiten your teeth really effective or just a marketing ploy?
The biggest gain to chewing gum is increasing the flow [...]

This column features weekly tips and advice from a revolving cast of industry leaders, on hand to discuss your beauty dilemmas, from blemishes to Botox. To submit a question, e-mail celia_ellenberg@condenast.com.
When it comes to teeth whitening, is it safe to use those over-the-counter strips, or is it in my best interest to make an appointment [...]