It never dawned on me that I could have so much fun at a pharmacy until I made the acqauintance of the charming Zitomer Pharmacy located on the Upper East Side of New York City. Considered a landmark, Zitomer’s been around since 1950 serving up beauty wants and must-have items on three shopping floors. With over 15,000 square feet of shopping at your fingertips, it’s...
Category: Beauty Bar
Beauty Emporium: Henri Bendel Beauty Brands
Since 1895, Henri Bendel has been the go-to destination for chic style stars [like many of you] searching for the latest in beauty. And since fashionistas and starlets call this venerable institution their second home, you’ll even run into your favorite celeb while cruising the beauty counters. While no celebs were present during my store visit, I did have fun...
Apothecary Heaven at bluemercury Beauty Retailer
I stepped into bluemercury beauty retailer, one of my favorite beauty specialty stores, over the July 4th weekend to check out the latest and greatest in skin care and makeup. Wow, more products? Could I handle the excitement? Uh, yeah. I’ll do anything for my readers. What I really dig about bluemercury is that unlike other spas, which sometime...
Beauty Bar: Duane Reade Beauty Aisle
What’s the difference bewteen Midtown Manhattan and Harlem NYC? Great powder colors for us. Midtown mass stores like Duane Reade (recently renovated I might add) versus the store on 125th Street don’t have a great range of foundation products that match our various skin tones. Luckily I live in Harlem so I took a stroll to check out the new...