Back in the old days—before nail decals, Minx, neon lacquers, and crackle topcoats—women frequently wore their nails in the buff, rubbing a rose cream into the nail bed that, when polished and shined, produced a red-hued finish. “A raincoat of color” is how CND nail tech Angie Wingle explains the effect, which she reinvigorated backstage [...]

Tao Okamoto has officially reached It model status. Forget the fact that the catwalker has been Phillip Lim’s arm candy for the past few seasons or that he had every girl who walked in his Fall 2009 show wear cropped wigs in homage to Okamoto’s signature coif. No, her “I’ve made it” moment came this [...]

Staying in town this weekend? Make a getaway to Red Hook, where the quirky handmade soap and flower boutique Saipua is celebrating its new-and-improved store in its new location, which happens to be just two blocks from its old one. Co-owners and couple-since-college Sarah Ryhanen and Eric Famisan have been making soaps in the Hudson [...]

When Six Scents: Series One made its debut last fall, Joseph Quartana, the fragrance collection’s curator, introduced the fashion and beauty set to a new kind of “creativity with a conscience.” Pairing six designers with six perfumers, he embarked on an annual endeavor to produce olfactory art for a cause, dedicating a portion of sales [...]

Sure, those super-powered genes help her pull off any look, but getting an eyeful of Zoë Kravitz at this week’s The Mysteries of Pittsburgh premiere was enough to make us consider joining the bangs-having masses. A matte red lip and subtle smoky eye plus mascara (on the lower lid only—very Phillip Lim Fall ‘09) enhanced [...]

Perhaps taking a page out of Phillip Lim’s backstage beauty book, Issa designer Daniella Helayel seemed to be channeling a single face or a single haircut at her presentation yesterday. She sent half of her models down the runway sporting a tight braided bun, positioned high and askew; the other half received “the Alice Dellal,” [...]

If you experienced a bit of déjà vu every time a new model emerged at Phillip Lim yesterday, the sensation was intentional. Inspired by model Tao Okamoto’s personal style, Lim had the newcomer open his show and insisted that hairstylist Odile Gilbert mimic her cropped bob backstage with a series of uniformly cut, multicolored wigs. [...]