Wishing you the luck of the Irish today. Image: postcard (1909), New York Public Library digital collections.
https://tinselcreation.com/2015/03/17/happy-st-patricks-day/
I always know that spring is almost here when I receive my promotional card for the Barneys New York “beauty bag event,” officially known as “LOVE YOURSELF.” The details for this year: Ma...
https://tinselcreation.com/2015/03/06/barneys-new-york-love-yourself-event-march-2015/
A friend recently reminded me that a new Lunar Year is about to begin: the Year of the Goat. Wishing everyone health and prosperity in the New Year! Image: Arthur Dove, Goat (ca. 1934), Metropoli...
https://tinselcreation.com/2015/02/19/lunar-new-year-year-of-the-goat/
Today is the tenth anniversary of the day that Now Smell This went “live” on the internet. I can still remember sitting at my computer in the living room of my apartment in Hoboken, reading t...
https://tinselcreation.com/2015/02/08/happy-10th-birthday-to-now-smell-this/
If you’ve ever visited the Osswald boutique in New York (you can read my review of it here!), you must have noticed the wall display of hundreds of mini perfume bottles. It’s a unique and fas...
https://tinselcreation.com/2015/02/05/mini-perfume-bottle-project-at-osswald-nyc/
Helena Rubinstein’s birthdate was December 25, 1872, so I thought I’d share this vintage advertisement (featuring Madame Rubinstein herself!) and a reminder that the Jewish Museum’s exhibit...
https://tinselcreation.com/2014/12/25/helena-rubinstein-beauty-is-power-at-the-jewish-museum/
Earlier this month I had an opportunity to meet John Waters. He made an appearance at an academic conference in his hometown of Baltimore, and he was as funny as you’d expect and as gracious as...
https://tinselcreation.com/2014/11/19/icons-influences-john-waters-and-odorama/
Sorry about all those exclamation points… I’m just a little (well, a lot!) excited about a new business venture that has opened in Jersey City, New Jersey, where I happen to live. Jersey City...
It’s that time of year again: Barneys is holding its semi-annual “bag event,” when you can receive a “gift with purchase” with your purchase of fragrance or beauty products. Here’s...
https://tinselcreation.com/2014/08/31/barneys-beauty-event-september-2014-with-photo/
Last Friday I went to Bergdorf Goodman and had my makeup applied by one of Guerlain’s regional makeup artists. Her name was Jessica Mayo. She was friendly and sweet, and she expertly selected s...
https://tinselcreation.com/2014/08/25/august-2014-guerlain-makeover/