April 1, 2016
by Julia DiNardo
It’s no longer good enough to allow style products to just…style. In an increasingly busy world, and a conscious eye turned toward products with multiple benefits (BB and CC Creams, as an example), premium products most certainly have to deliver on an array of results. The Style + Care Infusions from Pureology all feature protection from heat damage and strengthens hair while enhancing what is most needed for three different dominant hair needs.
The Pure Volume Style + Care Infusion is best for fine to medium and even thick colour-treated hair with the star ingredient being wheat protein to help enhance hair fibers and also reduce tangling and breakage issues. Smooth Perfection Style + Care Infusion is best for medium to thick/course hair and features smoothing oils such as camellia, sesame, and Shea butter along with the brand’s Thermal Anti-Fade complex. Curl Complete Style + Care Infusion is designated for colour-treated curls and waves and highlights its ingredients of coconut oil and Vitamin E for softness and curl definition. Like Pureology says about these products, “Your hair, only better,” and of course I wouldn’t share this, unless I completely agreed about the results!
All products should be applied to damp hair, after its been washed and conditioned, and retail for $34 each at Pureology.com, Ulta, and salons nationwide.
Full Disclosure: Pureology gave Fashion Pulse Daily samples for editorial consideration.
March 31, 2016
by Julia DiNardo
[The greeting party at Sheva Royal Thai Spa]
I’ve never been to Thailand before, but if pampering along the lines of what I experienced at the Sheva Royal Thai Spa is the norm there…I should start looking at flights immediately. Luckily, I can instead venture to Midtown East, where Sheva’s founder Naomi Hurvitz has created an urban oasis, the perfect respite from a busy work week where I can return to an ideal mind/body balance thanks to the range of Thai massage, facials, foot treatments, and nail services offered. Being conscious of relaxation and time, services come in both abbreviated and extended duration, so that if all you can do is escape for 30 minutes at lunch, it’s better to indulge for some time than no time at all!
Services are easy to book online or through the Sheva app, and if you’d like to visit the spa as a steady part of your routine, monthly memberships are available for manicures and foot treatments. I had a foot treatment, which included a warm foot soak with sea salt and essential oils, combined with foot reflexology and massage, which, reclining in a massage chair for the service, was like two treatments in one. With nail services starting at $20, and accommodating hours (Thursdays and Fridays are 8am-8pm), this is one holistic-oriented, welcoming place that you’ll want to keep on your radar for a visit in the near future.
Sheva Royal Thai Spa is located at 500 Lexington Avenue in New York City, with a second location found in the Hilton Hotel, Tel Aviv.
March 31, 2016
by Julia DiNardo
[Zoya Petals Collection]
Bright nail polish hues encourages the warmer weather to arrive and stick around for a while, and if it was up to me, year-round sunshine would be the perfect permanent fixture to east coast living! Alas, there’s absolutely nothing I can do to change that, so in the meanwhile, I will fixate on these gorgeous new colors from Zoya, the five-free nail polish brand, as part of its spring 2016 petals collection. Each shade boasts a heightened degree of sheen or shimmer, providing nails with a soft, opalescent effect, in the bottles of (from clockwise) Zahara, Tulip, Azalea, Aster, Leia, and Tulip. Each shade retails for $10, or you can buy the entire set for $60 at Zoya.com, and fine salon and spas nationwide.
Full Disclosure: Items were provided to Fashion Pulse Daily for editorial review.
March 29, 2016
by Julia DiNardo
There’s nothing that quite jump starts a warm weather feeling than thinking of deliciously hot sunny days in Florida, and vibrant shades of nail polish to accompany the perfectly blue skies and water. Essie’s new spring 2016 collection heads straight south, inspired by hip warm weather getaways found in places like Palm Beach and over the ocean, in a lovely tropical assortment that are sure to inspire you to book your next resort vacation, and stat!
I’m most digging the peachy and coral hues of lounge lover and sunshine state of mind, but there’s no denying the statement-making capabilities of off tropic (green) and poolside service blue), accompanied by the more subtle but nonetheless playful shades on (purple) and high class affair (blush nude).
As always, you can buy each of these currently available bottles for $8.50 a piece, at fine salons and beauty destinations nationwide. If you’re looking for an ultra tiny yet nonetheless chic set to pack in your carry-on luggage, consider one of essie’s two 2016 silk watercolor kits, each equipped with four vibrant shades in more compact bottle sizes (each kit is $17.50 and includes four mini bottles).
