Beauty
Pulling at Our Heartstrings
I am a proud Millennial. I look fondly on memories of playing with my Skip It, being obsessed with gel pens, playing MASH with my friends to find out what my future would hold, and having what see...
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Are Beard Oils the New Aftershave?
As a kid, I used to watch my dad shave his face. I especially loved it when he would clap his face with aftershave, look into the mirror and say, “Damn, I’m handsome,” signaling the completion of ...
Beauty
The New Age
Recently, my mother broke both of her wrists and had casts from her hands to her elbows for two months. One of her main concerns was her nightly ritual of potions and lotions that my step-father w...
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The Secret Behind Suncare
One of the things that I love most about my job is that there is so much data available at my fingertips. When I’m looking for a new product to buy, I always turn to NPD data first to see what...
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Macy’s Shows Consumers How to Match Their Mood with Fragrance
If you weren’t able to visit the annual Macy’s Flower Show in Herald Square earlier this month, you missed a real treat. If you experienced it then you know what I’m talking about. The carnival fl...
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Customization is the Expectation
I like my things a certain way. I order a Grande Iced Caramel Latte with extra caramel at Starbucks; I jump at the opportunity to choose products that I’ll receive in my FabFitFun subscription box...
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A Cleaner Approach to Natural Skincare
Growing up in New York City I had access to many things the common teenager did not. Around the corner from my apartment was the city’s first Whole Foods Market. I remember the opening very well and h...
Beauty
Commitment Issues
My grandaunt always said, “A lady needs to have a signature perfume.” So, for years I have been on the hunt for a fragrance that I could call my own. I always dreamed that in the wake of my signat...
Beauty
2017 Beauty Outlook, Part 4: Atop the Hill, Look Who’s Smiling Now!
Impossible! Unprecedented! For all the naysayers and doubters, what a wakeup call this is. The discounted “one-hit wonder” is now at the top of the hill. Like a game of thrones, the little guys an...
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