Mass Beauty: Yay or Nay?
A financial analyst at Citi coined the phrase Hourglass Theory a few years ago, to point to a state he/she expected America was heading in: The haves the and have-nots, with a shrinking middle class. If one looks at the beauty market, this is true. During the recession, people went to salons and spas less, and traded down some department store and prestige cosmetics products for mass market beauty. It was around that time that CVS, Rite Aide and Walgreens, which also owns Duane Reade and part of Boots, started adding space and staff to their cosmetics sections. This has continued ...
The Newbie’s Guide to Green Juice
Green juice is all the rage and has been for many years. You've probably seen my post on my favorite package green juice brand from Oregon, which is available at Whole Foods, but here's a way to segue from fruit smoothies to pure low-sugar green juice. I was playing around with a recipe and had some left over Light Coconut Milk. I threw it in the blender with some other food lying around and here's how I arrived at this recipe, which is dairy-free and takes care of at least two fruit servings and one-two vegetable servings. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="482" caption="Glass: ...
Agri Giants Team Up For Sustainable Sourcing
Customers apparently can change the way big business operates. A handful of agricultural giants have inked a partnership to sustainably source coconut oil. BASF, Cargill and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) have joined forces, alongside the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), who helped finance the initiative, which could impact 2,500 coconut growers in the Philippines. According to an announcement, the program to build a sustainable coconut supply chain is focused largely on growers in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. The program will result in higher productivity and oil quality while simultaneously bringing Sustainable Agricultural Network (SAN) ...
Weekly News: Starbucks, Fast Food Coffee, Adele + Beauty, Skincare M&A, & Sephora
It's all food and beauty here for the weekly roundup. First up, the food. Starbucks is adding Hazelnut Macchiato to its list of standard espresso drinks. Meanwhile after last year's few acquisitions, the West Coast coffee giant is prepping to extend its loyalty card program to Teavana. The rollout would allow cardholders to earn rewards at either Starbucks or Teavana. Starbucks is also incentivizing customers to buy across various channels. A new program launching in May will see customers get "rewards stars" for buying coffee in the grocery store. Customers can then use the "stars" for food and drinks in the retail locations. ...
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Mass Beauty: Yay or Nay?
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New Grooming Lines Preps for U.S. Launch
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Weekly Links: Chanel Beauty News, J. Crew, Luxe Online Beauty, & The Kardashians
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Celebrity-Beauty Collabos Going Strong
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Walmart Launches Celeb Cosmetics Line
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The Newbie’s Guide to Green Juice
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Agri Giants Team Up For Sustainable Sourcing
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Weekly News: Starbucks, Fast Food Coffee, Adele + Beauty, Skincare M&A, & Sephora
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The Skinny on Evolution Juices
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Single by Choice, 2013 Diet Trends, Yoga Advice & Female Billionaires
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Leisure & Culture
Marriott to Enter Economy Chic Sector
Send to KindleTweet Hotel giant Marriott is teaming up with Swedish budget furniture goliath IKEA for its impending entry to the budget hotel market. In the works for almost two years, MOXY HOTELS is a collaboration between Marriott and Inter IKEA Group subsidiary Inter Hospitality Holding. The first hotel will launch next year in Milan, with features... [Read more of this review]
NYC’s High Line Park To Expand
Send to KindleTweet NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, and Friends of the High Line Co-Founders Joshua David and Robert Hammond joined the groundbreaking of third and final section of the Highline in late September. The construction of the section that will run up to 34th Street followed the City’s acquisition of the... [Read more of this review]
Weekly Links: Clothes, Art & Men – In the News
Send to KindleTweet It’s 7:43 a.m. on a Tuesday and I’m already exhausted and I have already eaten a meal. I woke up four times last night not because I have a child – I don’t – not yet – but because I was afraid of sleeping through my Spring 2013 registration slot. Add to that that OKCupid welcomed me this morning... [Read more of this review]
Boxed In: A Woman’s Right to Defy the Norm
Send to KindleTweet Before I start defending a woman’s right to be a functioning junkie, I just want to say this. Cat Marnell has shit taste in graffiti. Any tag on a wall is not art. So to bury the lede from the start, I’ll tell you about an amazing graffiti artist I met in NYC, Toofly, one part of the female duo (w/ Alice Mizrachi) that... [Read more of this review]
Tech Baby: Stalk Your Nanny Via Your iPhone
Send to KindleTweet This actually makes me want to buy another baby present. European company Withings has come up with a number of products that enable DIY health monitoring, from scales that track your weight and BMI online, to home blood pressure monitors. But, the one I love is the small square device that alongside an app will turn your iPhone,... [Read more of this review]
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