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Summertime is a great time for a hairstyle refresh. Skip the salon and start by switching up your styling products!  All of our styling aids are lightweight and won’t weigh you down during these hot summer days and nights. Read our tips below to get the most out of these versatile styling products.

sage styling cream

This award winning cream is the most versatile of the bunch. It is great for smoothing and softening the texture of any hair type, it defines curls, tames fizz and controls flyaways. The extremely lightweight cream leaves hair feeling soft with a natural shine, plus it is water soluble so it rinses residue free –

We’re thrilled to be a new denizen in this charming pocket of Manhattan. Nolita might be a popular part of town, but it has managed to maintain its quaint friendly neighborhood aura. In the spirit of that support, we wanted to share our favorite local spots with you.

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Emilio’s Ballato 55 East Houston Street
Despite being right on Houston Street, Emilio’s feels like an off-the-beaten-path gem. It’s part “Godfather II”, part “Big Night” and...well, mostly “Big Night” because the food is that good. The best part is that, unlike Rao’s or the nearby

by: Jane Larkworthy, Editor at Large.

Malin + Goetz is not a Scandinavian architecture firm.

Nor is it an Austrian opera, or a German term used for teaching your new puppy how to fetch. Matthew Malin and Andrew Goetz are two guys who created a brand to give you better skin, make you smell better and add a chic upgrade to your bathroom.

What began in 2004 as a minimalist boutique in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood that offered gentle products for people with sensitive skin has expanded to an internationally recognized and trusted name currently sold in 21 countries. As the brand is about to turn thirteen and open its ninth store (in New York’s Nolita), we posed

In 2010 when David Alperin opened Goose Barnacle, his upscale menswear boutique, steps from the western terminus of Atlantic Avenue, those closest to him thought he was crazy. Brooklyn Heights wasn’t exactly a retail destination, and prior to Barneys and the development of Brooklyn Bridge Park, most of the traffic in the area came from people queuing to get on the BQE. But when Alperin, a lifelong Brooklyn Heights resident, decided in 2009 that he wanted to open a store, he knew his neighborhood was the only place he wanted to do it.

On an unseasonably warm November afternoon, we sat down with David at Goose Barnacle to discuss his store, philosophy, and future plans.