PAINTED CRUSH

PAINTED CRUSH

PAINTED CRUSH: Which Cosmetics To Lust After and Which To Avoid by Anne Mannal Carpenter The look from across the bar. Obsessively stalking Facebook and Twitter. Finally seeing each other totally naked. Then the inevitable discovery of the Harry Potter tattoo, the lovely habit of biting off his toenails instead of cutting them, him sleeping [...]

Saving Face

Saving Face

Summer is synonymous with many pleasant images: the beach, snow cones, flip-flops, early Fridays – but mascara’s inky dash on a sweat-drenched face? Not so much. Yes  – summer swelters, but that doesn’t mean your makeup has to drip with it. Instead, we’ll help you adjust accordingly with our top picks for melt-proof makeup. By Melissa Noble [...]

Surprise You Have An STD! Tips on avoiding 5 of the top STDs that could ruin your season

Surprise You Have An STD! Tips on avoiding 5 of the top STDs that could ruin your season

By: Dr. A.R. Williams, Illustrations by: Emma Barnett Oral Gonorrhea Ever get “strep throat” after going down on a guy? Let’s just say it might not be strep. You might have the oral gongh. The bacteria Neisseria gonorroeae, or gonorrhea, is de­rived from the Greek word meaning “flow of seed.” Ev­idently, the milky penile discharge that [...]

Karen Lord Pilates

Karen Lord Pilates

Photographs by Shanna Fisher Brought up in the fashion and music worlds as a stylist and muse, Karen Lord- Pilates personal trainer, studio owner, and fitness model, is bridging the worlds of fashion and fitness privately training NYC’s fashion and music elite, downtown scenesters and anyone willing to commit to major physical change and personal [...]

Judging Restaurants by Their Bathrooms

By: Allie Epstein If you’re an obsessive-compulsive foodie like me or maybe one of those people that pees a lot, you’ve seen a lot of restaurant bathrooms. Some are classy, cheesy, and even scary. But we all love the fun ones. Memorable bathrooms for me would be The Standard Hotel’s, where women and men can [...]

Beauty Beat

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By Diana Knight /Ladygunn’s Beauty Editor tests the latest goods so you don’t have to. Primer Potion Urban Decay has totally changed the way I wear makeup. First I’d like to let you in on my new favorite beauty staple: Urban Decay’s Eyeshadow Primer Potion. If you’ve ever seen your reflection halfway through a night [...]