If you haven’t heard, Space NK’s Nicky Kinnaird is the queen of the British niche beauty retailers and is here to stay. Space NK opened its first U.S. location at trendy 99 Greene Street in New York’s Soho neighborhood this past June and is doing incredible well. I was recently walking the around Soho enjoying this extremely warm October weather when I stumbled across the store for the first time. It is absolutely gorgeous and the staff is extremely knowledgeable and helpful with all of your skincare and color needs. I love the simple elegance of the store, it really made it all about the product, no fluff needed.Kinnaird says that what keeps them special and different from the larger competitors, like Sephora, is they provide excellent customer service in a more intimate environment. Space NK offers a highly edited assortment of luxury skin care and color lines, as well as many exclusives from Europe. Also, Kinnaird is big on the organic lines as well and is in the process of adding Jurlique, and organically produced line from Australia, INA Crystals from the London-based Inner Nutritional Alchemy Crystals Ltd. This is a treatment line based on crystal salts and natural ingredients.

The latest additions to the Space NK locations will be a new store in the Short Hills Mall in Short Hills New Jersey set to open later this month and another on Columbus Avenue in Manhattan’s Upper West Side between 69th and 70th street opening late November.

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Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2007-2008

John Galliano has outdone himself! (left, John Galliano with Supermodels Linda Evangelista and Naomi Campbell) This was the most incredible collection of dresses, hats, make-up and models this side of the sun that we’ve seen in a very long time. Mr. Galliano mixed the past two centuries with a little bit of today to bring us a collection not soon to be forgotten. The details in every aspect of the show were extraordinary.

Maybe this extravaganza will send the fashion industry into a new (and better) direction in the coming seasons.

See the rest of the show and pics…

It’s all in the detail

Fabulous

Shalom Harlow

Giselle

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star quality (isn’t her make-up fabulous)

a little artistic license

lashes to die for

Mr. Galliano and “the girls” ( Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Giselle and Amber Valletta)

This is just a tip of the proverbial iceberg. The models kept coming in one outfit more amazing than the next.

Photos: Daylife

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Bobbi Brown has done it! Her freestanding store was created to not only service clients with their cosmetic needs, but to offer her artists an amazing location to meet and develop as makeup professionals.

“Our mantra is to invest more in the education of artists” said Maureen Case, president of Bobbi Brown, and they did just that. I visited The Studio at 8 Lackawanna Plaza in Montclair, New Jersey, and I was like a kid in a candy store! First, the store is absolutely beautiful! It actually reminds me more of a loft space, very open and inviting, nothing like a stuffy department store. It’s cozy and the staff is extremely friendly and willing to help in anything you need.

The front of the shop is dedicated to the retail side of the business, you know, buying and selling all of the best Bobbi Brown cosmetics, and there is a loft space in the back set to hold workshops and sales meetings. The studio will not only give you a great place to shop for your favorite Bobbi Brown cosmetics, but they will offer many other services which you can really personalize and make your own. You can have your best friends in for private “Beauty 101” lessons, or personal Bridal and Brow Grooming, Teen Makeup, Woman Over 40, and many other one on one type services. The Studio is an amazing addition to the Montclair community. As a makeup artist, I would have loved the opportunity to work in a space like this while I was training!

According to Bobbi Brown, she feels the store feels more like and allows her to showcase an array of non-makeup items that also inspire her color pallets, like fragrance, vintage jewelry, and pottery. Brown plans on opening more locations like this in New York and LA and even expanding to China and Tokyo.

The Studio is the new hot spot in Montclair and another fabulous addition to the Bobbi Brown cosmetics entourage. I hope you get an opportunity to visit this trendy and chic new spot in Montclair, New Jersey, you are sure to be impressed and happy you made the trip!

Bobbi Brown Studio
8 Lackawanna Plaza
Montclair, NJ 07042
973.783.3506
Directions

For more information visit BobbiBrown.com

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