Bourbon is a great Southern elixir. Mix in the region’s solutions to a hot summer afternoon, and there’s nothing finer.
Ingredients:
Ice to fill glass
1 1/2 oz. Maker’s Mark
2 oz. fresh lemonade
2 oz. Dammann Freres iced tea
1 oz. peach marmalade
Add ingredients into mixing glass, “roll” into another mixing glass 2 to 3 times and pour into a large wine glass. You may need to add a few more ice cubes. Garnish with peach slice and mint sprig.
Cheers, darlin’.
SoulCycle instructor Stacey Griffith
You can see them congregating over coconut water at Juice Generation on Manhattan’s West 72nd street or waiting on line at Whole Foods in Tribeca, drenched in equal parts sweat and neon-colored wicking fabrics. They’re the SoulCycle groupies who spin on average four times a week and travel across the city just to make Laurie Cole’s 9:30 a.m. class or Janet Fitzgerald’s grueling one-hour Sunday morning class. SoulCycle, like its competitor FlyWheel, has become a fitness phenomenon. A single class costs $32 to $36—steep, even by New York standards. But both men and women swear by the payoff of 45 minutes spent sweating and pedaling by candlelight in SoulCycle’s high-tech studios: endorphin highs and svelte silhouettes. And they’ve inspired new activewear trends: neon-colored, camouflage-patterned Nike biking shorts topped by burn-out T-shirts with empowering slogans splashed across the chest, skull-patterned scarves worn as headbands, and Mylar tote bags.
Le Métier de Beauté continues its collaboration streak, following the launch of Ken’s Korals with the introduction of “Karla Sugar,” a limited-edition Sheer Brilliance Lip Gloss. Karla, independent beauty blogger and frequent NMdaily contributor, describes the color as “sheer red-orange with gold sparkle.”
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Alice + Olivia shot this Spring/Summer mood film, staged as a surreal tea party, and set it to “Only You Can Make Me Happy” by Au Revoir Simone. The band’s lead singer Erica Spring tinkles the ivories.
After weeks of fueling speculation, Toms revealed that its next One For One product category is… eyewear! Modeled on Toms’ founding principle of donating a pair of shoes for every pair purchased, when you buy a pair of Toms shades, they’ll donate eye care in the form of optical lenses, treatment or surgery.
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Neiman Marcus’ Camp Gorgeous beauty event runs through Sunday, June 12. With your $85 purchase of cosmetics or fragrance, you’ll receive a beach-ready straw tote bag with a few great beauty samples:
-SuperSmile Whitening on the Go
-Kate Somerville Tan Towel
-Natura Bisse The Cure Sheer Eye
-Kiehls’ Rosa Arctica
-La Prairie skincare
-Estee Lauder Sumptuous mascara
-Tom Ford’s Neroli Portofino
But there’s more, because the counters are offering additional gifts with purchase.
Following are the additional offers at the counters.
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The David Webb name is synonymous with bold, colorful jewelry that famously adorned the tastemakers of yesteryear. Now, over 30 years after Webb’s death, the team behind the iconic fine jewelry firm is bringing the designer’s original works back to life.
Made from Cachaça, a white Brazilian rum. Picture yourself on Ipanema Beach, under an umbrella, and add a little samba beat.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz. Cachaça
1 whole lime
2 raw sugar cubes
Wash the lime and cut into eighths, muddle in an old-fashioned glass with the sugar and a little crushed ice. Top with Cachaça and fill with more crushed ice. Garnish with sugar cane.
Saude!
Here are a few of the pre-Summer products we embrace as we look forward to a balmy, breezy summer—because we simply cannot wait.
Kate Somerville 360° Tanning Towelettes
What It Does: Provides an easy to apply, streak-free, natural looking, sun-kissed glow. In our minds, we have just returned from someplace exotic and sunny.
Why We Love It: This is a quick-drying, mess-free application with gorgeous results. Tip: Rather than unfolding the towelette completely, refold it in different directions as you apply, to get the most out of it.
Key Ingredients: Paraben-free formula features soothing cucumber extract, antibacterial tea tree oil, anti-oxidant vitamins C and E, and DHA.
Price: $48
Alejandro Ingelmo, Fall 2011
Alejandro Ingelmo’s youthful rebellion lasted until age 32 (five years ago,) when he gave into family tradition and launched a shoe collection. He is the fourth generation of his family to make shoes.
“My great-grandfather was the neighborhood cobbler in his town, in Salamanca, Spain,” says Ingelmo. “His son, my grandfather, moved to Cuba and opened a small factory, which grew into a big brand, but after Fidel Castro came into power it was done. So half my family moved back to Spain and the other half to the U.S. My grandfather ended up shining shoes. So my father, knowing what he knew, did real estate. But then he decided to start making shoes.”
