When I think Cartier, I think many things: engagement rings, Love bracelets, bodyguards, credit card debt. I don’t necessarily think fragrance. Read more

There’s something in the air this summer that has all of my friends hankering for a piercing: a second earlobe hole (eighth grade-style), a cartilage loop, even a nipple ring (barbell, rather—chicer than a hoop). Read more

“I don’t use any foundation or concealer or anything like that—just eyeliner, mascara and lipstick…of course! I’m wearing MAC Girl About Town lipstick and Magenta lip pencil. Read more

"I have three brothers and was a total tomboy growing up—my beauty regime was and still is minimal. Less is definitely more for me. Read more

You’re not going to believe it… I don’t wear makeup. Just kidding. Yes, yes, I do wear makeup, and I love makeup, and I (obviously) can’t get enough of it. Read more

Kate King (Ford) wearing Maybelline's new Eye Studio Color Explosion eye shadow palette in Blue Blowout and Volum' Express The Falsies Flared mascara. // Read more

Emily came in and said, “Oh, I love your dress! It's so Saved By The Bell. I'm taking your picture for ITG. Right now! Read more

On Saturday, I ventured uptown to a quiet, tree-lined block just off of Madison Avenue, for a facial with Isabelle Bellis. Read more

“I’ve been in the beauty business for the past eight years as a beauty editor. Read more

"My lipstick is MAC—Ruby Woo. I wanted to wear Lady Danger today but couldn’t find it, so I stuck with this one. I prefer orange-y sort of tones. Read more

Monika Sawicka (Marilyn) wearing the limited edition Blush Bronzer Trio (Orgasm blush, Laguna bronzing powder, and Albatross highlighter) from NARS' Portrait of Paradise collection, on eyes, cheeks, and lips. Read more

Eddie Borgo [jewelry designer]: We’ve lived here, in this apartment, since 2008. Read more

Legend (internet) has it that when cult perfumer Le Labo rolled out its latest scent, Santal 33, a two-block-deep line formed outside the NoLita boutique in anticipation. Read more

With all the products on rotation in my routine (and yours too, I assume), it can be difficult to tell which ones are actually working: a serum one morning, a cream the other, and that fancy eye concentrate? Read more

"I like to look natural. I have the same makeup routine night and day. I start with moisturizer—different ones, depending on what I got from the beauty closet. Read more

Colinne Michaelis (Silent) wearing Terracotta Light Sheer Bronzing Powder in 02 Brunettes, Ecrin Eye Shadow Palette in Rue de Sevrès, and Terracotta Lip Gloss in Tango (ed note: I love these lip glosses). Read more

“My life with beauty… let’s see. I mean, the thing I would say is that I just always wanted to be a writer. I wasn’t particularly interested in beauty. Read more

“I started doing makeup when I was fifteen, at a day spa in New Orleans, where I’m from. I was kind of just winging it. Read more

I love an under-shave. In fact, I had one two summers ago (somehow, warm weather always inspires me to try out the punkier looks). Read more

Where do I begin. It’s actually been tricky to figure out a way to do my own Top Shelf, because my routine is constantly evolving—but so is everyone’s. Read more

Britt Maren (Women) wearing Saffron eye shadow and Krazy Kahuna Lipglass from MAC's new Surf, Baby! collection. // Read more

Adding on to my fantasy wish-list of beauty experiments for summer: pink tinged hair. (Also on the list is Vanessa Traina's ear piercing, below). Read more

"I just got my ear pierced—I went with my little sister who is covered in piercings, she’s super punk rock—to Haight Street in San Francisco just to buy jewelry and I walked out with this piercing. Read more

We’ve always known that cotton swabs are handy for all sorts of grooming dilemmas, but cotton swabs filled with a soothing cucumber-aloe-green tea potion that saturates the tip with a snap of your fingers? Read more