THE SUNDAY ISSUE

DEPARTMENT STORE DRUGSTORE SMACKDOWN: MAKEUP

DEPARTMENT STORE DRUGSTORE SMACKDOWN: MAKEUP

Whenever Sephora and other beauty retailers hold their holiday sales, I notice people go crazy stocking up on products they will never use and would never purchase if not for that 20% discount. Nevertheless, I geA few weeks ago we brought you the most epic of battles - the Department Store Drugstore Smackdown: Skincare. We weren’t sure if you wanted it or needed it when we put our heads together wrote it, so we were pleasantly surprised to receive so much positive feedback (and a ton of questions, which we are ALWAYS happy to answer). If you missed it, check it...

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DEPARTMENT STORE DRUGSTORE SMACKDOWN: SKINCARE

DEPARTMENT STORE DRUGSTORE SMACKDOWN: SKINCARE

Cardi B. or Nicki? La Croix or Spindrift? Uptown or Downtown? Don’t you always feel like you need to choose? But what if we thought of it more as... Cardi B. AND Nicki. La Croix AND Spindrift. Uptown AND Downtown. Why choose when you can have both? That’s The Sunday Issue’s philosophy when it comes to Department Store AND Drugstore skincare and beauty. There’s an art to combining hero products from both categories and we’re here to share with you our years (and we mean...DECADES) of trying a cornucopia of creams, potions and lipsticks from our neighborhood Duane Reades and...

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DOUBLE DUTY BEAUTY: MULTI PURPOSE PRODUCTS FOR EVERY DAY

DOUBLE DUTY BEAUTY: MULTI PURPOSE PRODUCTS FOR EVERY DAY

Whenever Sephora and other beauty retailers hold their holiday sales, I notice people go crazy stocking up on products they will never use and would never purchase if not for that 20% discount. Nevertheless, I get texts and screenshots of Sephora shopping carts from friends and YouTube is littered with Influencers pushing products that will “change your life.” Here’s the thing - while beauty is fun you don’t have to buy everything you see to get the look you want. In fact, you don’t even need that much “stuff.” There are plenty of multi-purpose products that are easy to use....

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ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS HARM

ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS HARM

by Harmony Boyer  Things I like, love, and always want some more of: South facing rooms. Clean fresh (white) sheets Making Mixtapes Receiving mixtapes The smell of the beach.   Champagne for breakfast. Breakfast for dinner.  Cafes that have all-day breakfast.   Pedicures. Miniature horses Buratta  Aperitifs  New movies, new books, new friends.   Old movies, old books, old friends.   Nice smelling candles.   Rihanna on a jet ski. That red and white string that they tie around pastry boxes. That thing when you're with someone and you love them and they know it and they love you and you know it. Image via...

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