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Sarah Smith

Name: Sarah Smith
Title: Associate Beauty Editor
Hometown: Simsbury, Connecticut
Favorite romantic destination: Napa Valley, California
Best planning tip: No matter where I’m going, I always bring along an emollient lip balm with SPF and hair spray. I apply the lip balm to chapped lips, dry patches, ragged cuticles, and flyaway hairs. It also gives cheeks and lids a pretty, dewy glow and a dash of sun protection. The spray gives hair volume, great “bedhead” texture, helps disguise unwashed strands, and just a little spritz also cures static cling in clothing instantly!

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Visit This Heaven On Earth

Posted by Sarah Smith

I recently returned from a 7-day vacation in Tuscany, and all I can say is, you have to go! Okay. You don’t have to, but I highly recommend …

How to Get A (Speedy!) Sun-Touched Glow

Posted by Sarah Smith

What am I craving right now? A healthy, sunless glow and a shimmery, smoldering makeup look to match. Here are the new products that are going to help …

Great Budget Big-Day Beauty Finds

Posted by Sarah Smith

Some of the items I go back to time and time again are straight from the drugstore shelves. It turns out that dermatologists and makeup artists love them, …

May Day Makeup Must-Haves

Posted by Sarah Smith

To warm up this dreary, drippy day (there’s rain galore in NYC!), I’ve put together some of my favorite softly sunny makeup items that just hit counters. They’ll …

Puzzled by Perfume?

Posted by Sarah Smith

Then hit up Sephora’s Fragrance Flight Bar the weekends of April 28th-29, May 5-6, and May 12-13 at participating stores.
Four tables will be set up featuring perfumes categorized …

A Natural Choice for Your Welcome Bag

Posted by Sarah Smith

I’m in love with these organic, earth friendly face and body products from Bayberry Naturals. The scents, formulas, and packaging are totally unisex so they’re ideal for your …

Get This Bridal Glow From Marchesa

Posted by Sarah Smith

Laura Mercier created a classic, clean, and completely stunning makeup look at the spring 2013 Marchesa collection. Here’s how she created it.
First, Mercier mixed together equal parts moisturizer …

An Easy Updo from Badgley's Aisle

Posted by Sarah Smith

The wedding dresses weren’t the only things eliciting ooohs and ahhs from onlookers at the Badgley Mischka spring 2013 bridal show—the modern, romantic twisted updos were, too.
Stylist Peter …