FASHION & BEAUTY

Summer is almost here – the excitement is palpable, especially in New York City, where I live. What isn’t there to like about summer – the warm weather, outdoor cafes, outdoor beer gardens, light-as-air sundresses! Well, every season comes with specific challenges for the skin, and summer is no exception. Follow these easy tips, and avoid these common mistakes to make you look and feel the most beautiful and luscious this summer.

Jenny Shimizu entered the modeling world in1993 after being discovered riding her Triumph motorcycle by Kelly and Calvin Klein. Once settled in New York, she quickly scored work on the runway, walking in shows for Donna Karan, Yohji Yamamoto, Versace, Prada, and Jean Paul Gaultier. Shimizu went on to model in numerous ad campaigns and countless editorials. She has worked with some of the industry's top photographers, including Richard Avedon, Patrick Demarchelier, Gilles Bensimon, and Mario Testino.

Luminous skin is one of the top beauty ideals in Asian cultures. Luminous skin is even-toned, radiant, and smooth. Due to age as well as environmental stress, our skin starts loosing luminosity, but with these 5 key tips, you can recapture and maintain luminous skin well into old age:

Ai Tominaga is one of the first Asian supermodels to set the modeling scene ablaze. Born and raised in Japan, she started modeling for magazines at a very young age and had her debut runway show at New York Fashion Week before she even graduated from high school. Since then, Ai has been a veritable supermodel on the runways of Paris, Milan, and Tokyo for Alexander McQueen, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy, and many other notable fashion houses in the industry.

Tina Tang on a down economy

Dr. Edward S. Kwak is a New York City board certified surgeon specializing in facial plastic surgery. His focus is cosmetic surgical procedures strictly limited to the face and neck region.

As a skincare product junkie, I was never as obsessed with fragrances as I was with product texture, performance and packaging. However, I noticed with the launch of JUARA, my own line of products, that people’s first reaction to my products was completely scent oriented.

Kimora Lee was one of the first real identifiable Asian beauties in fashion. Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and known as the "Chinky Giraffe", Kimora's good looks and good fortune brought her into the world of modeling. At 13, Kimora was awarded an exclusive modeling contract with Chanel.

The perfect blow-out: Help from new frizz-eliminating products and dry shampoos