RLR Resources

Makeup

Tempu

The perfect tool for makeup enthusiasts looking for professional airbrush results at home. The system is compact and light and can easily slip into your countertop makeup collection. This consumer version of the professional unit features foundation, blush, and highlight “pods” which eliminate the trouble of mixing shades and cleaning the system with each use. Visit their website to learn how to get a flawless complexion or to sign up for one of their workshops.

M•A•C Faves

You could Jet around the world to find out what’s taking Tokyo’s “Kawaii” girls by storm, wing it to New York City for a newsflash on why Brooklyn beauties are getting some new-found attention, then crash a few parties in Cali – but we’re thinking the NEW O.C., where a whole other kind of golden girl is glowing with a little sexy shimmer…Or you could let our Artists give you the scoop (and the secrets) RIGHT HERE! Mariko T. in Tokyo is in a Peach Pretty Place. Chantel M. is full of NY tricks to pare your kit. And Christopher D. from the O.C. has ways to do nude with nuance. Your Experts are here! Use them!

ON MAKEUP Magazine

The first-ever magazine dedicated to the craft of the professional makeup artist and based in the beauty capital of the world – New York City! Visit their website.

Hair

Folica

An all inclusive hair site including products, accessories, how to, top 10 lists, and user reviews. They also have a feature that will allow you to shop by hair type! Visit their website at www.folica.com

Salon Today

Based in Lincolnshire, Illinois, and published by Vance Publishing, Salon Today is the leading business magazine for finer salon and spa owners.

For more than 20 years Salon Today’s unique content has provided owners with a place to go for business-building ideas and new growth concepts. Special annual issues include the Salon Today 200, the Salon of the Year decor competition and the technology issue. Visit their website to subscribe, read the blog and find articles on a wide variety of topics.

Modern Salon

Modern Salon is dedicated to connecting beauty professionals at every stage of their careers. This site offers salon professionals help keep up with the latest trends, find educational opportunities, step by step videos and pictorial guides and a complete list of products. Visit their website.

Argyle Salon & Spa

Argyle Salon & Spa is a blend of glamour, wellness and luxury that redefines the beauty ritual. Tucked away within one of Hollywood’s most significant architectural landmarks, Argyle is an homage to an era of impeccable service and flawless style.

The epitome of grace and elegance, Argyle Salon & Spa is home to some of the most celebrated stylists, aestheticians, therapists and med-spa practitioners from around the globe.

Brazilian Blowout

The BRAZILIAN BLOWOUT is the most innovative and effective professional smoothing treatment in the WORLD!

Through the use of a Brazilian Super Nutrient Complex and a proprietary polymer system, the Brazilian Blowout actually improves the condition of the hair by creating a protective protein layer around the hair shaft to eliminate frizz and smooth the cuticle.

The end result is smooth, healthy, frizz-free hair with radiant shine!

Fashion

Vogue Stylist app for iPhone

Create personalized fashion and beauty looks based upon the top trends identified by Vogue Editors. See the items that you own styled with the latest fashion, accessories and beauty products from the brands in Vogue. Purchase this app here.

WhoWhatWear.com

WhoWhatWear.com is your immediate access to fashion as portrayed by the world’s finest trendsetters. You will get daily reports on our favorite new trends the moment they hit the runways, the courtyard at the Chateau, or even the parking lot at Maxfield.

If you’re interested in with whom Sienna Miller is “canoodling,” you’re in the wrong place. However, if you are interested in Miss Miller’s new handbag of choice or what color nail polish she’s wearing this week, we respectfully suggest you come here. Every day.

Woman’s Wear Daily

Often called “the fashion bible,” Women’s Wear Daily serves as the voice of authority, international newswire and agent of change for the fashion, beauty and retail industries. First and foremost, WWD is dedicated to providing a balance of timely, credible business news and key women’s fashion trends to a dedicated readership. This readership includes retailers, designers, manufacturers, marketers, financiers, Wall Street analysts, international moguls, media executives, ad agencies, socialites and trend makers. As the marketplace has become more complex, the need for information and competitive intelligence has become more acute. The common thread of our community is the business of style and fashion. What makes WWD the authority? Frequency, integrity, independence, spirited coverage and a long tradition that demands staffers get the story and get it first.

Health & Fitness

Events

Educational Resources

CEW

Whether it invests in the company or acquires it, Chrysallis, along with their financial partner, Catterton, provides both working and human capital to growing beauty companies. “We provide a senior management team with targeted experience in all functions of personal care,” explains Shaban. Currently, Shaban and her team at Chrysallis are working with NIA 24®, Canyon Ranch Your Transformation™ and StriVectin. Visit their website for more information.

The Fashion Bookstore

The Fashion Bookstore has the broadest range of fashion, textile, and apparel informational products available anywhere in the world. Our goal is to bring together everything the apparel professional needs to plan, design, develop, source, and sell a line of clothing, textiles, or accessories.

We feature over 20 of the world’s leading trend forecast studios, over 100 foreign and domestic fashion magazines, a full subscription service, and thousands of fashion-related titles, including rare and obscure books. Visit their website or stop by their store at the California Market Center in L.A.

Women’s Networking

Step Up Women’s Network

Step Up Women’s Network is a national, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to connecting and advancing women and girls. By bridging communities of professional women and underserved teen girls through mentorship, networking and advancement, we ensure women and girls have the opportunities they need to create a better future.

Simply stated, Step Up connects you to the professional women you need & the underserved teen girls who need you. Learn more about Step Up on their website or join the next Lunch with Benefits Teleseminar.

Inspiration

TED

TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. Along with two annual conferences — the TED Conference in Long Beach and Palm Springs each spring, and the TEDGlobal conference in Oxford UK each summer — TED includes the award-winning TEDTalks video site, the Open Translation Project and Open TV Project, the inspiring TEDx program and the annual TED Prize.

On TED.com, we make the best talks and performances from TED and partners available to the world, for free. More than 700 TEDTalks are now available, with more added each week. All of the talks feature closed captions in English, and many feature subtitles in various languages. Visit the TED website and become inspired!

Sites We Love

Shop It To Me

We started Shop It To Me after having one too many frustrating experiences with online retailers. We were tired of missing out on great sales. We didn’t have hours every day to search the web for the latest deals, much less time to figure out which site had items in our size. We wondered “why can’t we just give someone our preferences and have them search for deals for us?”

So we set out to create a different way to shop – one that requires no effort. Shop It To Me delivers timely news to your inbox about markdowns on your favorite designers and brands you choose and in your size.

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Beauty Etc.

In Beauty Etc., you’ll find tons of new and cult-status products that will help you build up your beauty arsenal. Plus you’ll be able to click-and-connect with numerous tips, tricks and factoids from a slew of beauty insiders. Preview the first issue here or visit their website at www.beautyetc.com