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Packing our suitcase for a weekend away always seems to involve a struggle for space. If you’re a pack rat with more beauty products than a CVS, getting ready for a vacation can be especially difficult. While many hotel rooms come equipped with blow dryers on the bathrooms walls, we’d celebrate the day a flatiron hung there as well. Enter the Ken Paves Travel Flat Iron. Yes, this is the same Ken Paves known as Jessica Simpson’s BFF and hairdresser.

We were pretty skeptical about the flat iron, due to its …

With the winter months upon us and threatening germs around every corner, we’re pretty much washing our hands our day long. While constant cleansing may be the best way to prevent the dreaded flu, it also dries out our skin like crazy. We started using California Baby Calendula Everyday Lotion every evening before heading to bed, and the French Lavender scent proved to be just as relaxing as it is fragrant.

But here’s where the twist comes in: California Baby Calendula Everyday Lotion can be used as a facial moisturizer too. …

There are so many things in the world that promise to hydrate: water, moisturizers, glycerin, Vitamin E….
But I have found that tried and true facials are really the way to go for a deeply hydrating experience. And what better name to deliver that than La Mer?

It has a Super Hydrator that contains Sea Moist Ferment, which is a blend of dark green algae gathered from around the world. It also has Superior anti-aging ingredients (mostly marine plants) to help diminish dark spots, discoloration. It also has cellular lipids and plant …

Of the many body parts that shiver and shrivel up like prunes during the winter, the hands must occupy a special place. My hands dry, crack, peel…become something along the lines of a desert cactus that waits for every sign of a droplet.
So when Clinique’s new Deep Comfort Hand and Cuticle Cream came across my desk, I was joyous to find its thick, creamy consistency that did not leave my hands like a grease pit. The claims are that the cream improves the hydration of the hands for up to …

When you step into Pepper Pastor’s new hair salon, tucked away in a quiet corner of South Street Seaport on Front Street, you’ll feel as though you’ve stepped into some wing of the Metropolian Museum of Art: you’ll notice solid elevator doors with a fleur de lis crests from the 1930s separating the shampoo wash bowls, four pristine hairdresser units, and a sleek glass cashier filled with unique pieces of jewelry.

The jewelry comes from various artists in the country and is hand picked by Pepper herself. What you’ll also notice …

YOU are the beholder, and YOU are in charge of your beauty. And that, in a nutshell, sums up The Beauty Prescription, as prescribed by two life-long friends, Debra Luftman and Eva Ritvo. Luftman, a dermatologists, and Ritvo, a psychiatrist, have spent their lives helping the women of Southern California look and feel like a million dollars, and they have kindly shared their philosophy with the less glamourous climates.

In terms of actual techniques and regimes, the pretty duo don’t put forth anything too radical. Well, nothing radical: …

Amethyst, Sapphire, Amber, Garnet and Emerald – though these jewels look great on your fingers and around your neck – they don’t look so hot on your credit card bill. Now you can inexpensively dress your eyes in jewels with Estee Lauder’s Sumptuous Color Bold Volume Lifting Mascara. This five color collection has a jewel tone to enhance any eye color:

Amethyst & Garnet
For green or hazel eyes there is Amethyst and Garnet.

Amber
For brown eyes there is Amber.

Blue eyes are dressed up with Emerald.

And all eyes benefit from Sapphire.
Though the …

A raisin in the sun and cranberries look beautiful with lines but they certainly don’t belong on your skin. Avon’s Anew line has another world first: the first product with Activinol. This ingredient is designed to reactivate the skin’s repair process and help reverse the look of wrinkles.

The technology is simple: Avon studied how wrinkles were formed, and came to the conclusion that they are actually tiny injuries to the skin. When cuts are formed, Activin is naturally triggered to heal the rupture. Therefore it made sense to bottle this …

Victoria’s Secret PINK is wishing everyone Peace, Love and Hope for the new year with their new collection – a youthful and optimistic fragrance embodying all the possibilities that a new year has to offer. Spritz yourself with this fresh mix of green apple and honeysuckle and make your new year’s wishes for peace, love and hope.

Collection Includes:
Eau de Parfum ($47)
Sheer Fragrance Mist ($20)
Body Lotion ($20)
Soft & Dreamy is a collection perfect for snuggling up. Using a comforting blend of vanilla whipped cream (can you say yummy?) and pink …

Poppy King knows a trick or two to fire up the economy. And it comes in the form of a red gloss that is sheer yet as potent as a stimulus package.

The best part of this launch is the partnership with Count me In for Women’s Economic Independence. 100% of the profits will go towards the not-for-profit provider of resources, business education, and community for women entrepreneurs.
Not only is the gloss a poster child for our times (remember the Lipstick Index….THE color for Fall 2009), it’s in such good taste …