As I mentioned before, Fab kept giving me the beauty swag that she received in her fashion-show gift bags. As you can imagine, this pleased me greatly. A pathetic amount of sleep during Fashion Week has made my skin somewhat blah, and my eyes are puffy, so I was very happy that Fab gave me her sample of Kose Sekkisei Essence Mask ($54/box of six masks). It's a brightening and moisturizing mask Read more

While visiting Japan last year, I found a lot of exclusive and hard-to-find cosmetic brands. (For instance, did you know that the designer Jill Stuart has a complete beauty line?) One unusual discovery is Kose Seikisho Mask White ($28). Naturally, I had to buy a tube (as a souvenir, of course). The mask itself comes out of the tube as a black goo. (It made me think of The X-Files, which led me Read more