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Beauty Advice From Emma Graves

By htrick November 17, 2008

Graves offers tips on how to weather-proof your skin.

We don't know about you, but the number of beauty products labeled "natural" or "organic" is so overwhelming that I sense a stress pimple developing just thinking about it! So we decided to have a chat with Emma Graves, a Ling-veteran who recently set up shop at ValleyNYC, in the heart of the LES. Graves brings with her a wealth of knowledge, as well as her holistic skincare, Between You & The Moon. There are myriad organic products flooding the beauty market. Are there terms/ingredients consumers should be weary of? The term organic is thrown around so much right...

Rainy Day Woman

By htrick November 7, 2008

The best way to survive a good downpour, or even a minor drizzle, is with style.

The best way to survive a good downpour, or even a minor drizzle, is with style. And the current resurgence of "jellies" makes it hard to resist the temptation of a good puddle, particularly when you're feet are tucked into a pair of Melissa Plastic Dreams. The Brazilian company has made wearing plastic fashionable by partnering with designers such as Vivienne Westwood and Alexandre Herchcovitch. Add Laura Dawson's Una coat made from organic cotton sealed in a wax finish or one of the many high-tech options by Holden. Holden's outerwear features an outershell made from NanoSphere, heavy-duty waterproof fabric. The...