It comes as no surprise that Kate Moss is announced as St. Tropez‘s er the ultimate self-tanner’s new face—and body. The beauty, and the product make being in-the-nude fashion’s hottest trend.
What products did Moss use to achieve her glow, you ask? St.Tropez Self Tan Bronzing Mousse applied with St.Tropez Applicator Mitt for a streak-free Read More
Oribe (pronounced Or-bay) is my most recent obsession. An eponymous line by renown stylist to celebrities and the fashion world—think Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Chanel runway shows and Louis Vuitton campaigns. The product line is one of those things that makes me question what I was doing with my hair before it came into my life. Read More
If you are over gel manicures and looking for another solution to chip-resistant polish, then look no further! Here at SCENE we are OBSESSED with Illamasqua’s Nail Varnishes. Tried and true, the varnish is long-wearing and sans-chip for DAYS!!! Even if—like me—you are a compulsive hand washer and/or for a number of other reasons, prone Read More
Mario Badescu’s Vitamin E Body Lotion made with Wheat Germ and Terveer’s Gardenia roll-on perfume oil are this season’s must-haves. Though these products have no direct correlation—other than I love wearing them together and they are both the most phenomenal beauty products I own—I feel one is the perfect compliment to the other. Read More
Last month we asked Nylon magazine’s Dani Stahl what her one beauty product is that she couldn’t possibly live without. While she couldn’t pick just one, the Style Editor-at-Large and jewelry designer told us that her list would begin with Mario Badescu oxygen facials and that her aesthetician, Irina, is the master! Intrigued by the Read More
During New York Fashion Week I sat down for a mini-mani with the high-in-demand manicurist to models at runway shows and publications—Julie Kandalec. Her work can be seen on the covers of Cosmopolitan and Blackbook and inside the issues of Seventeen, Allure, Teen Vogue, international issues of Vogue, Vanity Fair, Marie Claire and Shape, just Read More
New York Fashion Week’s runways were filled with 60s inspired themes this winter—from clothes to make up to hair. Here Sexy Hair’s Creative Artistic Director Rafe Hardy tells us step-by-step how to achieve the 60s ponytail he created for Charlotte Ronson‘s Fall 2013 collection, envisioned by non-other than 1960s London style.
If starting Read More
What not to do this Valentine’s Day. Don’t “set the mood” with candles that have an on-off button, you know the flameless ones—yes this has happened before—take it from me they’re not romantic! Opt for something more seductive like Atelier Cologne Candles. Created by Sylvie Ganter and Christophe Cervasel who founded the first Read More
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Anyone who knows me can attest that the second I put on lipstick or lip gloss I do what I like to think of as blotting, but what others would more accurately describe as taking it off. The reason I blot is because I hate sticky lip-anythings. And finding a matte lipstick that doesn’t dry Read More
