The Posh Pedi Do you know how impossible it is to find a good manicure and pedicure in Paris and London? And if you do find a place willing to paint the c...
Bathing Beauty: Charlotte Collard You may recognize Charlotte Collard from her modeling campaigns - L'Oreal and Revlon - or her magazine spreads in Vogue, Elle and Marie...
PERFECT SCENTS Even when I really love a beauty product, I am always on the lookout for something new. There are few products I am so loyal to that I'd...
JUST BROWSING It was my mother’s birthday the other day and I was thinking about all the beauty tricks I’ve learned from her over the years (and all the m...
British Pharmacies I just returned from a quick jaunt over to London and while I'm LOVING the fashion... I'm not as impressed with the pharmacies. The ...
J'adore French Pharmacies One of the most amazing things about Paris is the pharmacies. Okay, the fashion's pretty incredible, as are those sexy accents, but noth...
Weekly Web Tour: Beauty and Fashion The Informed Makeup Maven discovers Votre Vu and Terra Firma Cosmetics , talks summer faves and hosts MAC, Stila and Maybelline giveaways. ...
Josie Maran Makeup Tutorial This awesome video step-by-step with gorgeous model turned cosmetics entrepreneur, Josie Maran, features my friend and makeup artist for my ...
How To: Lauren Conrad LC wrote a new book. Sigh. But she's on a book tour and debuting some pretty gorge faces... yay! Amy Nadine of mark cosmetics (Lauren...
GREEN UP YOUR ACT – Part TWO Beauty is more than skin deep. Literally. Every product you use is absorbed in some way by your body. I like to make sure that the products ...
GREEN UP YOUR ACT – Part ONE I think that for most people the idea of greening their beauty routine is followed by thoughts of all the money they’ve spent on the product...
French Find: Crealine H2O Leave it to the French to sell bottled water specifically for the face... for over $15.00! But, wow, this stuff is awesome. While most Frenc...
Bathing Beauties: Julia and Melodie Zagury When in France... find two fabulously fetching french girls and beg them for their beauty routine. Well, that's exactly what I did. Twin...
French Find: Homeoplasmine There's nothing like a French pharmacy, with all of those amazing brands and incredible products stacked on top of one another. It can b...
MAKING WAVES: Aquis Hair Towels Last week was the Tony awards, and a fabulous performance from the cast of Broadway's HAIR got me thinking about mine. While my sister’s...
ALEX’S STAYCATION TIP no. 2: How to have happy feet The majority of my hair, skin and beauty products are organic or at least free of the worst offenders (such as parabens, phalates and sulfat...
Sexy Legs For Summer It's time to show some leg, ladies! I love warm weather... love, love, love. I'm not the biggest fan of having to shave my legs - it...
How To: Leighton Meester's MTV Face If you read this site on the daily, then you know my affinity for the Gossip Girls, Leighton Meester in particular. luxaholics.com intervi...
Weekend Beauty Reads... The stars came out for the CoverGirl/MTV Movie Awards event at Byron & Tracey Salon, Beauty Junkies Unite was there! It's 3 Custom ...
WIN A CLARISONIC PLUS WITH SPOT THERAPY We're doing a GIVEAWAY! Enter to win your very own, new Clarisonic Plus with Spot Therapy. Now, Clarisonic is for the face AND body. Gr...
ALEX‘S SUMMER STAYCATION TIP no 1. GET A TAN While Sarah spends some time on the Atlantic, I’m planning a staycation this summer in LA. June totally snuck up on me (wasn't it just ...
Spa It Up At Home The beloved Clarisonic is no longer just for the face... Clarisonic Plus has a higher power setting and spot therapy mode that gently exfol...
Tres Belle Keeping with my french vacation theme, here is a spread from French Vogue featuring my beautiful friend, American Vogue Fashion Contributor...