If you enjoyed the elegant drama of Capote vs. The Swans, you likely noticed a silent character – La Côte Basque. Famous restaurants like La Côte Basque and The Colony were among the original dining hot spots. Let’s take a deep dive into their histories.

There are many health benefits and pleasures water therapy can offer to a weary traveller, but the most therapeutic type of soaks can only be found in special places. In countries like Greece, Turkey, Russia and Italy, bathing culture has been around for centuries. Travel with me as I explore healing waters of the world.

These are not your grandmother’s Catskills. New York state has a history of being enjoyed as a summer destination since the early 1920s. With upstate’s renewed popularity, and many new hotel openings, finding the perfect vacation spot might seem daunting. Let our guide help you narrow it down.

Spas are portals helping us on our healing journeys. Sometimes those journeys end up wrapping us in seaweed, and sometimes sweet smelling hay. There is a whole world of treatments that stem from ancient remedies. Educate yourself on their origins and benefits, and the wildest treatments begin to make sense.

Spa industry giants everywhere know Lydia Sarfati as the seaweed skincare authority. The Polish-born Repêchage founder has worked her way up from esthetician who loved formulating and creating, to spa owner on Madison Avenue, to running one of the most well-known professional skincare brands.

When between facial appointments, many skincare enthusiasts look for ways to use massage techniques at home, and no one is more qualified to help them than Beata Aleksandrowicz. The massage expert shows us how we can approach skincare with mindful routines. Her approach to wellbeing teaches us to advocate for ourself and take matters into our own hands.

Benedetta’s founder, Julia Faller, has been loyal to the less is more philosophy since the 1980s. Calling the founder and president of Benedetta, Julia Faller, a pioneer in the clean beauty industry would be an understatement. When no laboratory or even botanical suppliers were willing to accommodate her wish for petrochemical-free ingredients she decided to do it on her own.