The Rotunda at Neiman Marcus When I was asked to write about my happenings “about town,” naturally, I had to begin with my favorite San Francisco daytime haunt, the Rotunda at Neiman…
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With co-founders Rob Bradshaw, Ethan Gui, and Carrie Jiao, Silicon Valley-based Jack Jia, a former software entrepreneur, started Musely as a community where people could come together to share their personal beauty, lifestyle, and skincare tips and tricks.…
Before breakfast in a rustic chalet amid pine trees in Bavaria’s Ammergau Alps, I ease tentatively into a huge, vintage soaking tub. Not filled with water, it brims with decomposed organic matter, a hot, gooey muck…
“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim,” wrote Nora Ephron. These innovative, take-charge Bay Area women embody the essence of feminine power and determination. With distinctive areas of expertise, each…
“The pandemic, with its stress factors, has been hard on hair,” says Kevin Murphy, an Australian-born hairdresser and founder of his eponymous hair care empire. Hairdressers have had their hands full. As salons reopened, many locked-away…
Top hair colorist shares the magic of a new look No need to get liposuction or a facelift, one of the simplest and most dramatic ways to change the way you look…
Shifting Hearts, Minds and Spirits, One Leader at a Time Just steps away from San Francisco’s iconic Land’s End Trail and its beautiful labyrinth, the sweeping views of the Golden Gate Bridge,…
It’s sounds weird, but maybe you’ll relate: I’ve always loved hotel stuff. As a little kid, the first thing I would do when staying at a hotel (or even a motel) was to rush into the room,…
As every gardener knows, a tomato plucked from her own vine trumps the same fruit grown somewhere else. Likewise, wellness centers that summon their surroundings not only connect their guests to the locale,…
Surgeons David Lieberman and Sachin Parikh make Silicon Valley Zoom-ready Drs. David Lieberman And Sachin Parikh run L&P Aesthetics, a medical spa, clinic, and surgical center in downtown Palo Alto. They also…
Joining the CBD revolution, McEvoy Ranch, the award-winning maker of estate olive oils, small lot wines, and natural beauty products, has launched a new line of premium CBD items that promote a…
Enter MadeMan, an ingenious skincare line, devoted to simplifying the process with a simple two-step program. Let’s face it. When it comes to skin care and beauty, men have too long been…
A multi-hyphened creative, interior designer, event planner to the elite, renowned dapper dresser, owner of Jonathan Rachman Designs, and maven of style and grace, Rachman now adds author to his repertoire with…
A Fusion of Modern Luxury and Time-Honored, Handcrafted Tradition from Chile American interior designer Nate Berkus has said that “your home should tell a story of who you are and be a collection of what you love.” If there was ever…
Extraordinary things happen around Andria Mitsakos. Extraordinary things happen around Andria Mitsakos. Take that time two years ago when we were preparing to head together to the canny island of Paros in…
Overworked, overtired, and suffering from low energy, mood swings, and various aches and pains, Helina Fan sought relief. The Western medicine remedies prescribed to the young mom and business entrepreneur included heavily-dosed…
With an artistry and passion undoubtedly shaped and influenced by his great uncle Pablo Picasso, Jacob Vilató is finding creative success on his own terms. Jacob Vilató never knew his great uncle…
“Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” – Oprah Winfrey THE FLIP OF THE CALENDAR ISN’T a panacea in itself, but it does offer us…
Your hair and scalp should be cared for with ingredients that our elders used, like nourishing teas, oils, and emollients. Alejandra Martinez, Innersense Organic Beauty’s artistic director, has some thoughts about hair trends…
There’s nothing ordinary, nothing expected about a windowless ballroom on the lower level of an 18,000-square-foot 1904 Presidio Heights home that’s modeled after Le Petit Trianon at Versailles. But Gioi Tran and…