MEET KIMARA AHNERT: MAKEUP ARTIST AND BEAUTY EXEC

Although she initially thought she would pursue the corporate side of beauty, Kimara Ahnert’s professional plans changed when she took a post-college summer course in makeup artistry. A childhood love of doing makeup—inspired by her mother’s career as a doll artist—proved to still be a passion, and Kimara gave up her corporate dreams in favor of a career as a makeup artist. After gaining experience by working as an assistant to a makeup artist in New York City, she realized that she wanted to create a makeup studio where the ambiance greatly differed from the department store cosmetic counter—a goal that she achieved in 1997 with the opening of her makeup
4 WEEKS TO FLAWLESS: COUNTDOWN STARTS NOW

Your big day is just a month away – maybe less! Whether we are talking about your wedding, your daughter’s wedding, your 25-year high school reunion (where you are sure you will see the one that got away) or another notable occasion, you want to look as fresh and fabulous as possible– and who can blame you?
But what can you do to get flawless fast?
A lot! We have made it easy for you with our new expert-approved, fool-proof Four Weeks to Flawless Plan.
Week 4
Jumpstart your four weeks to flawless program with an evaluation by a skilled dermatologist or plastic surgeon. Everyone’s skin is different and we all have different needs and aesthetic goals, a perso
MEET LIDIA TIVICHI – DIRECTOR OF MARIS DUSAN BY LIDIA TIVICHI

To know Lidia Tivichi is to love her. Actress Gwyneth Paltow has said she wants to clone this Romanian-born esthetician, and it is easy to understand why.
She is part-esthetician, part-therapist, part- spiritual healer, part-chemist and part-confidante. Tivichi is both the jack and the master of all these trades. With a celebrity following that reads like a post-Oscar night red carpet rundown, Tivichi remains humble, earnest and grateful. She never forgets a face (or another body part) or a story, which is one of the reasons that her clients keep coming back.
Now she has her own posh Park Avenue skin care boutique – Maris Dusan by Lidia Tivichi - where  Tivichi and