FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In the quest for silky smooth locks, wavy-haired women are paying small fortunes for salon treatments, ignoring health warnings and driving a moral rift in the beauty industry.
But there’s an awakening afoot on the high-end, hair-straightening front. Amid renewed health concerns, an alternative market is appealing...
As the weather gets cooler, skin can start to feel dry. But help may be close at hand with a hydrating mask.
These can be effective, quick and less expensive than a spa facial.
Compared with regular face creams, “masks are often thicker, more emollient and even a bit greasy,” says Dr. Amy Wechsler, a dermatologist and dermatology...
LOS ANGELES — They came on 6-inch platforms and sky-high booties, flaunting spikes and leopard spots. Stiletto-clad fans lined up at Barneys New York in Beverly Hills on a recent Thursday night to meet their footwear idol, French designer Christian Louboutin, who was in town to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his red-soled brand and his new...
Exotic animal prints are so ubiquitous this fall that it wouldn’t be surprising if Post-it started making cheetah-print sticky notes or Starbucks began to offer limited-edition cup sleeves done in a fierce leopard.
On the creepier side of exotic, there’s snake print. Colorful ’60s-style snake-skin boots appeared on the Prada fall-winter...
Actress Kristen Stewart is having quite a moment. Her role as Bella Swan in the “Twilight” film series has put her on the cover of almost every major magazine, and she’s the envy of every Twihard engrossed in her “Are they or aren’t they dating” saga with “Twilight” costar Robert Pattinson.
She’s currently on a whirlwind media tour...
