Since the weather is a little cool today, I'm finally feeling ready for fall. For this week's Beauty Mark It challenge, I thought it would be fun for all of us to share our favorite cool-weather scents... with a twist. One of my favorites is Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan ($110), an amber fragrance that manages to be lightly sweet and dirty at the same time. Yes, it's expensive, but if you're ever Read more

I love Simon Doonan, the creative director of Barneys New York. He and his husband Jonathan Adler just might be the world's best-dressed, most talented, and cutest couple. You'd think that someone with such style could be snobby, but Simon is the complete opposite. And he's a very funny writer, too! Recently, he was working on copy for the fall Barneys Beauty Book and became baffled by the number Read more

Serge Lutens, 65, former French stylist, make-up artist, photographer, perfumer, coiffeur and costumier has come out with a makeup line called Serge Lutens Cosmetics. His long and interesting early career as a beauty stylist and makeup artist for high fashion magazine shoots led him to a 12 year stint at Dior where he was asked to create a high end makeup line. His bold color choices really Read more

Rousse by Serge Lutens is the newest rich and warm cinnamon based fragrance due for release in March. Serge Lutens, which is owned by Shiseido, was created in 2001 and is now sold in over 1,600 stores in 30 different countries. The French line currently houses 40 different scents ranging from fruity and woodsy to floral and costs around $100 for a 50 ml bottle. The company also has eleven Read more

Sonia Rykiel 'Belle en Rykiel' Eau de Parfum is the latest scent from eclectic clothing designer Sonia Rykiel. The fragrance was inspired by Nathalie Rykiel, Sonia's daughter, who was looking to create a scent around the Snow White fairy tale. The part that she specifically wanted to capture is when the queen asks, "Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?" This is where the Read more

There are a lot of misconceptions and questions about fragrance. For instance, people always say that fragrances wear differently depending on the wearer, or that if a scent has a fancy bottle, what's inside must be equally expensive. Turns out that's not the case. Time Out New York recently talked with three noses from the fragrance house Drom. Pierre-Constantin Guéros, Valérie Read more