Bookworm: Affordable Gifts for Readers
If you haven’t already, you should put a bookworm in your life. Readers are some of the easiest people in the world to gift, plus they (ahem, we) have the advantage that we like anything sold at Strands. Easy…
15 Awesome Holiday Gifts for A Beauty Addict
Do you feel you have an obsession with beauty products? You’re not alone. We’ve all suffered from the syndrome of the empty vanity. This means gifting a beauty addict can be a time-consuming affair. Fear no more: Here at…
Organic Beauty: A Nontoxic Holiday Gift Guide
Do you have a loved one that is transitioning to a cleaner beauty routine? Do you want to greenify your make-up bag? You’ve arrived at the right place: Today, at New York For Beginners, we are dishing our favorite…
Epicure: A Gift Guide For Foodies
According to the definition proposed by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, an epicure is someone with sensitive and discriminating tastes, especially in food or wine. To me, an epicure is an old-fashioned foodie that appreciates having an excuse for a tasting…
Holiday Gift Guide: 8 Great Gifts for Little Kids
As Santa Claus is coming to town, it is the time for perfect behavior, impeccable manners, and a myriad of “please” and “thank you.” Because little’uns are making merits to avoid the Naughty list, at New York For Beginners…
Stocking Stuffers (gifts under $25)
Let’s admit it: We all have different budgets, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make awesome gifts! Today, we’ve curated a selection of 12 wonderful stocking stuffers that, for under $25, make terrific gifts for your loved ones. As…
Holiday Gift Guide: Find Your Me Time
A wise person once taught me, as a child, that it was important to find time to do the things I loved most. Many years later, that advice follows me everywhere I go. I believe we all live too…
Made In USA Holiday Gift Guide
‘Tis the time of the year to start drawing up your Wish Lists for Santa. Along the next twelve days, and coinciding with the Twelve Days of Christmas, New York For Beginners will feature a variety of holiday gift…
Counting Down to the Beauty Advent Calendars
The Holiday season is upon us and having an Advent Calendar is a tradition I’ve always cherished. Opening a window to reveal a new image every day until it was Christmas day was a big part of my childhood,…
Ethan Allen x Disney : A Must-Have Collaboration
Celebrated home furnishings brand Ethan Allen, officially launched its exclusive Disney collection on the birthday of everyone’s favorite animated character: Mickey Mouse. Imagine you can bring to life some of your favorite characters from when you were a kid. Ethan…
The Best Black Friday Beauty and Fashion Deals
Are you looking to score big beauty and fashion deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2016? You’re not alone. Going to a mall after Thanksgiving is a feat that should be featured in the next Indiana Jones movie. …
Mr Gotham’s Review: Lootcrate November 2016
Few things are more fascinating, compelling or unknown than magic. Indispensable element in some of the biggest pop culture sagas, magic’s existence has always been a recurring fantasy with which humans have been dreaming since we learned to use…
Pour Un Homme De Caron Sport: An Olfactory Adventure
I have written about niche perfumes for nearly a decade, and I vividly remember two of my most rewarding moments in the profession: The first one happened a few years ago in Madrid, when I was lucky enough to…
Mr Gotham’s Review: Lootcrate October 2016
¿Are you one of those who enjoy being afraid? ¿Can’t you help but keep watching the goriest carnage in the whole movie while the rest of the theatre squeal in horror? If that’s the case, we are sure that…