We dive into the sometimes taxing holiday season with a monumental shopping list. Embracing one of the five languages of love (gift giving—and receiving, of course), we forge into shops and boutiques,…
Products for Wellness
If the overt and public pursuit of aesthetic treatment within a medspa or medical office prevents you from experimenting with your look, Persimmon might be the answer. This luxury, at-home medical aesthetic…
No matter how wide-brimmed our hats and shadow-seeking our intentions, most of us will have managed to get more sun this summer than anticipated. Cumulative over our lifetime, sun damage takes a…
Nearly two thousand feet above shimmery Lake Lucerne at five star Bürgenstock Hotel & Alpine Spa, which crowns a cliff, I bide time in what most people call the most Instagram-worthy infinity…
And you thought wine was for sipping? As it turns out there’s another use for wine good enough to turn a few heads. It’s called Vinotherapy. Redefining happy hour, the practice doesn’t…
We’ve all been there. Not enough self-care. Tonight’s the biggest holiday party of the season—and you look tired. What to do? Get yourself a Geneo facial, that’s what. You’ll walk out of…
In terms of culinary trends, the New York Times dubbed mushrooms the ingredient of the year as they foretold what we’d gulp and swallow in 2022 for better health. Their article How…
Don’t let the business park façade mislead. Rosewood Sand Hill, though situated within the heart of Silicon Valley’s line-up of venture capital offices, is all about rest, relaxation, and rejuvenation. Located on…
Men and women discover natural, alchemical skin care From work outdoors to weekends at the beach, the blazing sun and harsh elements take a toll on the skin. While women are more…
Water sommelier? That’s not a typo. That’s a thing. Indeed, Martin Riese, seen on Good Morning America, Conan O’Brien, CNN, and NPR among other key media outlets, has a degree in water.…
You know the drill. Exhausted, you fall into bed. But, then you can’t fall asleep. Some days you may fall asleep instantly, but then wake a few hours later, your heart racing,…
Our writers reveal what’s on their Santa wish list this holiday season. We love it that practical items — like a good chair, an exercise bike, a tote and a carry-on suitcase…
Julia Faller, founder of San Francisco-based Benedetta, wonders why so many of us worry about what we put into our bodies, but don’t notice what we slather over our skin. An esthetician whose background boasts 30-plus years in medical…
Elevating Body, Mind & Soul with Wine Country Botanicals Venture through California wine country in the spring and summer and you’ll find yourself surrounded by stunningly vivid fields of lavender, groves of…
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…
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,…
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…
By Erin Hunt Moore It’s said that entrepreneurs have a special kind of DNA. Surely, something extra is needed to face the steady stream of risks and maintain the creative and strategic energy…
NY Times Raves: “Inspires a Rare Feeling of Hope” The inspiring climate change documentary “Kiss the Ground“ — backed by the founder of San Francisco-based Price.com, RJ Jain — debuted on Netflix…