Barneys “Love Your Self” Beauty Bag Event, February 2013

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I just received a promotional mailer for Barneys New York’s winter 2013 gift-with-purchase event. From February 13 through February 16, if you spend $200 in-store or online on cosmetics and fragrances, you’ll receive “a cosmetics bag filled with our favorites.”

This beauty bag offer is taking place at Barneys locations in New York (naturally), Beverly Hills, Chicago, Boston, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Scottsdale, and Seattle.

Are you tempted to splurge on a fragrance or some fancy skincare that’s been on your wishlist for a while?

(If I learn anything about the contents of the gift bag—it’s usually a secret until the event actually begins—I’ll post an update!)

5 on 5: Beauty Products for Winter Weather

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It’s early February, and after some prolonged warmer temperatures, we’ve hit deep winter with no turning back. This time of year brings its own beauty challenges, most of them very practical. How can we protect and nourish our skin and hair against low humidity and freezing air?

These are five of the products that are making me feel healthier and more attractive, even on the bleakest, windiest days.

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Happy 100th Birthday, Grand Central Terminal!

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Grand Central Terminal is celebrating its Centennial this week.

Happy Birthday to one of New York’s best and most beautiful landmarks—you are grand, indeed!

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This poem was written by Billy Collins in honor of the occasion. You can hear it being read aloud, and view some present-day scenes of Grand Central’s interior, here.

Image: Grand Central Depot (as it was then called) (1914), via Museum of the City of New York.

Covet: “Sky” Umbrella

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On days like today, when misty rain alternates with brief periods of sunlight, I sometimes think about this cleverly designed “Sky” umbrella. It was created in 1992, by graphic designers Tibor Kalman and Emmanuela Frattini Magnusson, and I’ve probably been admiring it almost as long as it’s been sold at the Museum of Modern Art’s gift shop.

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