In celebration of NARS 15th anniversary, founder François Nars will be making a special personal appearance at Saks Fifth Avenue next week – signing copies of his books X-Ray and Makeup Your Mind as well as the NEW limited-edition NARS Loves New York Set.

The set includes an assortment of four classic products resurrected from the archives by François Nars specifically for the women of New York and re-named after iconic names in the city. It will be available for sale at the NARS counter during the PA (that’s personal appearance!)
A team of NARS makeup artists will also be offering customers in-store …read more

New York City makeup artist Raychel Wade is the new Colour Ambassador for ultra luxe beauty brand La Prairie and will be making appearances at select stores nationwide to spill her secrets on colour and give women her insider picks on makeup bag must haves.
Raychel’s particular expertise is in sizing up women’s “makeup personalities” based on their lifestyles, then helping them edit their makeup bags to streamline keepers and fill in the holes of anything that’s missing. From CEOs to recent college grads, brides to baby boomers, Raychel’s worked her makeup magic on them all. In fact,  I had a …read more

Renowned designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana commissioned legendary makeup artist Pat McGrath to collaborate and consult on the development of the NEW and luxe color collection Dolce & Gabbana The Make Up. To celebrate the on-counter launch, McGrath will be appearing at Saks next week – read on for the deets!

Who: Pat McGrath will innaugurate the anticipated collection’s U.S. debut at the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship location in New York City.
What: McGrath and her team of fashion week artists will conduct personal consultations with customers to illustrate beauty tips and application techniques focusing on the naturally enhancing …read more

Beauty and fashion journalist Charla Krupp’s bestselling book How Not to Look Old has great tips for women of all ages on how to maximize their looks.  Here are ten of my favorites:

1) Pick pink for your pout.
2) Arch your brows upward.
3) Don’t outline your lips with a dark liner.
4) Whiten your teeth.
5) Cut some bangs.
6) Switch from powder to cream blush.
7) Soft is better than hard (makeup).
8) Illumination is better than darkness (face, hair).
9) Moist is better than dry (skin, lips, eyes).
10) Slim is better than heavy (eyeliner, clothing).
If you’d like to learn from the master (Krupp, that is) in …read more