Jennifer Samuels and Cristina Isaac go into beauty MODE with their fabulous new products that not only make you feel great, but also are also great for you. As sisters who grew up together in their family business, they were taught the ropes of the cosmetic world since they were little. Using their knowledge, drive, and [...]

Laetitia Stanfield finds inspiration for her lines of necklaces, bracelets and headpieces, all available on her site, www.roarkenyc.com, from her French ancestry. “Paris was my inspiration for the first line, the Le Marais,” she explains.  “All of the pieces from that first collection were named for streets in Paris. It really started from one necklace. [...]

KMI Designs was born out of owner Kate Maloney’s passion for interior design. Kate grew up around fabrics because her parents had owned a custom window treatment business. After going to school for business, she enrolled in interior design classes and got a job working for an architect. As Kate began to dabble in the [...]

They are not your typical women; Beth Hooper gave herself acupuncture during her pregnancy and delivered both her daughters naturally, while Laura Kauffman has a five-year-old who enjoys meditating and asks for her tincture when feeling ill. These holistic practicing moms are the brains behind SHE Essential Beauty, a luxury organic skincare line. Hooper and [...]

“I’ve danced my entire life,” began Lauren Pellettieri, as she described the co-founding of her dance company, Liberated Movement. “In college I was part of a student-run dance group for four years. I performed, rehearsed and taught classes.” After she graduated from Fordham University, she moved to Manhattan – the home to some of the [...]