Skincare in Autumn By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS It’s fall, and time to revamp your wardrobe and your skincare routine. Seasonal changes can wreak havoc on your complexion, and adding a daily serum can help prevent breakouts and give skin a healthy boost. Autumn is also a great time to think about redecorating your home. Even when finances are tight, a few
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS More than Beauty The Swedish direct sales beauty and personal care brand Oriflame makes great innovative, nature-inspired products that can help rejuvenate skin, keep you hair looking great and make you smell like a million bucks. But the company also has a strong commitment to environmental protection and sustainable products, and last week Oriflame México organized a
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Fall Made Easy By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS This week’s selection of new products and garments encompasses a wide range of beauty and fashion items to save you time, keep you looking sharp and help you transition seamlessly from the carefree days of summer casual to the more polished look of back-to-school or the conventional style of autumn office dressing. Getting back
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS From super-effective skincare products to oh-so-delicate Italian-inspired jewelry and glitzy posh eyewear, here are some of the best new items now available in Mexico for your indulge-me list. Maximum Hydration Skincare is a year-round endeavor, protecting yourself from chafing in cold weather, slathering on the creams to moisturize and sooth in the sweltering summer, and protecting your
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS No matter what certain Mexican politicians may say, fashion is not “fifi,” and style and good taste are still key social commodities that not only help open the door to business and professional opportunities, but also reflect our personal worldviews and individuality, and make us feel comfortable in our own attire. It is true that casual-Friday-cum-causal-every-workday has,
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in Madrid is offering a first-ever exhibit on classic Spanish art and the extraordinary designs of the late Basque fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga, whose square coats and undulating bubble skirts revolutionized the international fashion world in the mid-1940s. Referred to as “the master of us all” by Christian Dior and idolized by Coco
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SUMMER ROMANCE By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Ah, summer, that delightfully lusty time of year when we caress our senses and spirits with sensuous and ethereal pleasures and regale our bodies with the feel of soft, flowing fabrics and silky, floral elixirs. Summer is a time to pamper yourself, to take a few extra minutes each day to enjoy the tangible luxuries
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Personalized Fashion By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Style is personal, and fashion should be as well. That stunning amber pendant that was your late grandmother’s; the oversized boyfriend shirt that actually came from your main squeeze’s closet (with or without his permission); the gold bracelet that has charms representing each of your children (or pets, or whatever); that kinky little felt hat
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS When you are pregnant, your body goes through an entire battery of hormonal and physiological changes that can have serious repercussions on your appearance, including your skin. Increased estrogen and the stretching of skin around the waistline and breasts (as well as in other parts of the body) can lead to a plethora of biological changes, some
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New Products You Simply Can’t Live Without (Okay, so maybe, technically, you can live without them, but why would you want to?) By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS It seems that the science of beauty just keeps making more and more breakthroughs. And while there are at least a jillion products in our personal beauty arsenals that we would never ever consider replacing,
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