Health & Beauty
MOST GUYS TREAT WORKING OUT much as they do calling Mom. It’s a good thing to do regularly, but skipping it once in a while isn’t going to cause irreparable harm. If, on a Thursday night after a 10-hour slog at the office, you have a choice between putting on your sneakers or ordering takeout [...]
WHEN MARC JACOBS decided to improve his diet and exercise regimen three years ago, he also amped up his approach to grooming. The designer began getting regular facials, massages, manicures, and pedicures and now uses no fewer than five skin-care products a day. To finish, he applies Bang, his first new men’s fragrance in nearly [...]
“SWEAT and alcohol are both great social lubricants,” said David Barton, founder of the David Barton Gym. So in a move that might seem silly or inevitable, depending on your point of view, he has combined them. The gym chain became a watering hole at its locations in Chicago, Miami and New York when it [...]
IT was nearly 6 p.m. on Friday, an hour when many New Yorkers need a drink, and Sera Chi, the owner of the Dashing Diva nail salon on the Upper West Side, was greeting her regulars. “It’ll be about 45 minutes for a manicure,” she told them, “but you can have a Cosmo now.” Soon [...]
The Four-Day Fix For That Holiday Binge (above), Details, February 2010
The Diet Wars, Details, June/July 2010
A Master Class on Razors, Details, June/July 2010
Bangs Like Justin’s (But Don’t Say So), The New York Times, May 6, 2010
The 60-Second Cleanup, Details, May 2010
Sweat Shop, Details, May 2010
Save Your Skin, Details, April 2010
High And Mighty, Details, March 2010
Scentheads, Details, November 2009
Fessing Up About Freebies, The New York Times, October 15, 2009
The Fail-Safe Guide to Fighting Aging, Details, September 2009
Feel-Good Graffiti, iVillage.com, July 30, 2009
No Sweat , Details, May 2009
My Hair? I Did It Myself. My Stylist Taught Me, The New York Times, March 5, 2009
How To Get A Good Night’s Sleep, Details, December 2008
Out With Fancy Spas, in With Budget Salons, The New York Times, November 26, 2008
Cancer-Specific Products: An Unnecessary Balm?, The New York Times, July 10, 2008
Hard Times, but Your Lips Look Great, The New York Times, May 1, 2008
How To Get White Teeth, Details, March 2008
Beauty Blogs Come of Age: Swag, Please!, The New York Times, January 31, 2008
How To Go Gray Gracefully, Details, January/February 2008
Your Hairdressers Know, but They’re Not Talking, The New York Times, December 6, 2007
The Ultimate Guide to Buying Cologne, Details, December 2007
The Ultimate Guide To Preventing Aging, Details, September 2007
Shaving: The Guide To Getting It Right, Details, June/July 2007
Is It Time for Botox?, Details, May 2007
Knock, Knock. Who’s There? Avon Man., The New York Times, July 29, 2006