Dana Wood
The Archive
Esthetician Georgia Louise's favorite flares, freeze tools and fancy sneakers
She’s come a long way from her tweenage skincare savant years when she freely dispensed facials to school chums in her native England. Little did they know that Georgia Louise...
Scents of Summer: fresh and fruity to spicy and sultry perfumes
Minibar gin, firewood smoke, whipped cream: welcome to the most eclectic posse of fragrance notes to come down the pike in quite some time. Rewriting the script on the very...
Five questions with NYC's 'Acne Whisperer' facialist Sofie Pavitt
Where did you do your aesthetics training? I actually worked in fashion for 15 years as a handbag designer, although I’ve always loved beauty and skin care. I retrained in...
Super soaks: Steep yourself in the ultimate beauty bath
When Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker were on the hunt for magnesium for their chunky, ice-blue Kourtney x Barker Wellness Calm bath flakes, they weren’t messing around. In fact, only...
The 13 best new retinol beauty products for tighter, plumper skin
Dazed and confused by the daily barrage of miracle skin-care ingredients? Erase them from your mind for now and tune into the one with the winning track record: retinol. This...
Beauty guru Olivia Chantecaille's skin care and travel essentials
Olivia Chantecaille — co-founder of the beloved skincare and makeup brand Chantecaille and a devoted wildlife lover — shares her curated mix of chic fashion, beauty and travel essentials.
Serena Williams serves up her new makeup line named (what else?) Wyn Beauty
While it would be next to impossible to find a female tennis player who whacks the ball harder than Serena Williams, the 37-time Grand Slam champ (yes, you read that...
Makeup maven Bobbi Brown shares her no-nonsense beauty, fashion and travel secrets
Makeup mogul Bobbi Brown, founder of Jones Road beauty company, shares her favorite fashion, decor and food must-haves — from crazy-comfy loafers to a drugstore moisturizer.
Sleep camp: Miami luxury resort offers retreat for high-tech snoozing
Counterintuitive. How else would you describe a wildly relaxing spa treatment that entails plunking on a headset blaring discordant screechiness and lying on a heated daybed that shakes like an...
The 13 best new luxury sleep products: Night cream to satin pillowcases
You've done all the things — soaked in a steamy bath, practiced a few yoga poses, put your phone on silent — and you still can’t drift off. What’s a...
With Cécred Hair Care Line, Beyoncé Hops on the Celeb Beauty Brandwagon
Though the media embargo on Cécred wasn’t exactly water-tight (leaked by everyonefrom Trevor Noah to the investigative sleuths at some of our nation’s finest mediaoutlets), Beyoncé Knowles-Carter’s buzzed-about haircare line...
The best beauty, fragrance and makeup gifts for 2023
For this year's selection of beauty and wellness gifts and goodies, all that glitters is gold — with splashes of holiday-perfect red and green rounding out the mix, bien sur. ...
Why Iceland is the hottest wellness destination in the world
At just over 2,000 square feet, centered around a literal bar serving Champagne and moss-vodka infusions alongside more wholesome, vitamin-powered Viking smoothies, the cozy-chic spa at the Reykjavik Edition hotel...
TikTok trend: Turn your shower into a luxury spa
If you’re officially over the “soak for an hour in the bath with a glass of merlot” bit, or you don’t happen to have a tub in your microscopic Manhattan...
Lymphatic drainage is all the rage — try it with these DIY tools
Lymphatic drainage is the self-care obsession du jour.
The latest trend in skin care? A French pharmacy vibe
Skin-care brands are tapping into a classic French pharmacy vibe, combining Old World style with modern ingredients and technologies.
The best new skin-care and beauty tools you can use at home
Our guide to the latest at-home skin-care tools and gadgets, include Dermapens, LED devices, multi-use wands and face sculpting tools.
The best luxury beauty gifts for 2022
Want to find the perfect gift for your favorite beauty guru? Makeup lovers will die for these 17 best luxury beauty gifts of 2020.
The 5 best new spas and wellness centers in NYC
From the Upper East side to the Flatiron District and everywhere in between, New Yorkers and out-of-towners have no shortage of luxe new beauty and wellness havens to explore. Offering...
Rose-infused beauty is having a major moment
It's not easy to grow one of the most skin-care effective species of rose on top of a building in the middle of a massive city. But Brooklyn Rooftop Botanicals...