Wednesday, February 06, 2008
A Mid-Winter Pick Me Up......
Brazilian-born Rosangela Slomski, who spent 20 years as a celebrity aesthetician in Rio, treats her clients like her own children at her six-month-old space. While she offers a sympathetic ear (“More than anything, I’m a psychologist,” she says) and fruit and wine, she won’t pollute your lungs with airborne tan: The spa is equipped with a vacuum system that sucks up excess liquid. I’ve never achieved a tan on my own—I’m a redhead with superpale skin that only burns—so I was expecting something that looked unnatural. But it actually looked amazing. And that’s not just because she got me buzzed, too.
Rosangela Spa
1200 Lexington Ave between 81st and 82nd Sts, second floor
(212-861-0826).
Full body $48, half body (face, arms, chest) $25
Rosangela Spa
1200 Lexington Ave between 81st and 82nd Sts, second floor
(212-861-0826).
Full body $48, half body (face, arms, chest) $25
Labels: beauty, NYPost, Spa, spray tan
Thursday, June 07, 2007
Shoppers Beware-Y
NYP June 7, 2007 -- Shop 'til it drops....
IF you spent $48 on the "Lux" brand dress at Urban Outfitters , you just got frocked. Sure, it seems worth the money - it's relatively cheap and perfect for a steamy hot summer day, paired with leggings or even over a bathing suit.
But the exact same "Angie" brand dress - stitch for stitch, button for button - is $17 at Strawberry. Even the tag on the inside is the same: Rn# 66170 and Ca# 32054.
A third look-alike - a $32 "Nolita"-brand dress at Century 21 - features the same Southwest-style print but is a little longer, has a belt and big yellow fabric buttons.
So what's the deal? Turns out they're all manufactured by Star of India Fashions, an Arizona-based company with a New York showroom in the Garment District. Angie and Nolita are divisions under the Star of India umbrella, and the company makes private-label dresses for Urban Outfitters. We learned our lesson - it pays to shop around.
IF you spent $48 on the "Lux" brand dress at Urban Outfitters , you just got frocked. Sure, it seems worth the money - it's relatively cheap and perfect for a steamy hot summer day, paired with leggings or even over a bathing suit.
But the exact same "Angie" brand dress - stitch for stitch, button for button - is $17 at Strawberry. Even the tag on the inside is the same: Rn# 66170 and Ca# 32054.
A third look-alike - a $32 "Nolita"-brand dress at Century 21 - features the same Southwest-style print but is a little longer, has a belt and big yellow fabric buttons.
So what's the deal? Turns out they're all manufactured by Star of India Fashions, an Arizona-based company with a New York showroom in the Garment District. Angie and Nolita are divisions under the Star of India umbrella, and the company makes private-label dresses for Urban Outfitters. We learned our lesson - it pays to shop around.
Labels: bargains, NYPost, shopping
