April Long

Here at TC, we pride ourselves on our discerning eye for quality. With Tried True, our editors will give you an inside look at the pieces they simply cannot live without.As it turns out, lightning can strike twice. Four years ago, Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle Rose Cuir had me at hello. A peppery geranium (with, as the name indicates, a suggestion of rose and leather) created by former Hermes perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena, it continues to be the fragrance I wear nearly every day; it is seas…

If you know someone who suddenly has especially gleamy, glowy skin—as though they’ve just walked out of a facial or applied the dewiest hydrator—they may have been among the first to try Skinvive, a buzzy new treatment from Juvéderm. The so-called “injectable moisturizer,” which was FDA approved in June, has arrived in dermatologists’ offices around the country, and patients—some of whom had been flying to Europe to get Profhilo, a similar type of skin-perfecting filler not yet approved in the U…

I confess, I had a moment of weakness. Just after I slipped into the surprisingly tailored scrub set provided in the private dressing room at the new Prenuvo clinic in Manhattan, I thought, These are cute. There’s a mirror. Should I take a selfie? Remembering that I was about to slide into the maw of a very serious MRI machine, I resisted. But still, what madness was this? I’ve never had an impulse to Instagram a mammogram.In my defense, everybody else is doing it. Among those who have stepped i…

Whether your prefer your sillage spicy or floral, smoky or fresh, there’s a fall scent perfect for the new season.

Whether your prefer your sillage spicy or floral, smoky or fresh, there’s a fall scent perfect for the new season.