Today is the 130th anniversary of the dedication of the Brooklyn Bridge, one of New York City’s iconic structures.
My favorite depictions of the Bridge are the watercolors and prints created by artist John Marin in the early 20th century. Here’s an etching from 100 years ago, from the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C.
Image: John Marin, Brooklyn Bridge, 1913.
I can’t believe I haven’t already written about Sally Hershberger’s Glam Waves Finishing Cream. It’s been around for a few years, and its packaging was recently given a more sophisticated update, but the product itself hasn’t changed.
Glam Waves Finishing Cream is a dense white cream that’s designed to be used as the final step in a wavy-hair styling routine. My own regimen involves a nickel-sized amount of Ouidad Define & Shine Curl Styling Gel-Cream with a smaller dab of Aveda Be Curly or Anjolie Ayurveda Hair Elixir mixed into it, followed by an overall blow-drying with a diffuser attachment. Then I work a tiny bit—and I do mean tiny—of this finishing cream through the ends and other surface areas.
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When I’m walking through the streets around Times Square, I tend to keep moving as quickly as I can, while focusing on my destination rather than my actual surroundings. If you’ve been anywhere near Times Square over the past decade or two, you’ll understand.
One afternoon, however, I was forced to wait for a traffic light to change, and as I stood on the corner of Broadway and 46th Street, I did something that New Yorkers often forget to do: I looked up.
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Reading: I just started E. L. Doctorow’s Homer & Langley, which I’ve been wanting to read since it was published. (I recently found a used copy at a library book sale.)
Audio: “Period Piece,” the first single from Lloyd Cole’s forthcoming album Standards.
Beauty Products: I’m going through a Lipstick Queen renaissance—everything from new release Hello Sailor to my can’t-miss favorite Saint Rose.
My latest post on Now Smell This is a fragrance review of Jo Malone Rose Water & Vanilla. You can read it here.
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