LYRA MAG.

New York Fashion Week GBK Suites+from Ashville NC words/still images Judith Ecochard Hard Candy ---easy on the pocket book makes cleansers and wipes too Fashion Weeks worldwide aren't all about the fashion...which price-wise is out of reach of most humans...but great hair/makeup (if any) and nails (neatly tended to) makes a simple tee, jeans, heels outfit look wearer-look fantastic...whereas even couture attire looks yech if the rest is a mess. We always skip the curling the lashes part of our makeup routine...and leave our brows alone...(to the horror we are sure, of eyebrow specialists we encounter ha ha)...but we were a bit dazzled by what Tweezerman turned up with at the GBK Suites. Pairing with fashion designers (naturally....) Tweezerman's Cynthia Rowley collection  (tweezers with the perfect slant ---and nail file)---are smarty savvy chic-just like the NYC designer's clothes. Available at Sephora exclusively. ProCurl Lash Curler ---and loads of o...

Round-up of Spa Events/Guest Suites Fashion Night Out, GBK Spa Suites+ Allure Mag. @ Empire Hotel words/images Judith Ecochard Arguably, the NEW (and the coveted) SKIN/HAIR/MAKE-UP/BEAUTY products that are up front and center during NY Fashion Week---get as much coverage as the apparel that walks the runways---and certainly hold more interest for a lot of the media types we know who skip the shows for the suites. There was a lot of quality items we cherry-picked through...some highlights: We know the mindset to avoid sulfates and parabens- chemical preservatives that have been linked to cancer and as hormone disrupters- is completely mainstream knowledge-when our doorman starts going on about possible causes for his recent hernia- at such a young age. Boy oh boy. Relevant as... At a Fashion Night Out event we practically had a flashback when taking in the Vitabath bath gels...except now with very nice new packaging-the formula is sulfate AND paraben free. A big plus. ...