banish your winter woes and treat yourself this month. here's what will have you smelling, feeling, and looking, well, better.


orchid thief.
calling all cars. tom ford has officially launched his new fragrance, black orchid . elusive no longer, it's the first product in the tom ford beauty line for estee lauder. with notes of black truffle, fresh bergamot, lotus wood, vetiver and vanilla tears, you can finally retire that sad little bottle of gucci rush. p.s. lalique designed the bottle. available at saks fifth avenue. 611 fifth avenue. between 49th and 50th. 877.551.SAKS. www.tomford.com

for men only.
time to share. give your BGF (best guy friend) some love. we mean the cornelia men’s facial kind. a good steam, some extractions, a hydrating mask, and he'll be as good as new. or at least his face will be. but that's not all. did we mention the soothing hand and foot rub? oh. we just did. 663 fifth avenue. 8th floor. between 52nd and 53rd. 212.871.3050. www.cornelia.com

doctor’s orders.
new concealer left you pasty? avoid looking like an oompa loompa with the prescriptives custom blend concealer. step one: get yourself to bergdorf’s (as in run). step two: meet with a custom blend artist who'll use a signature technique to make you blemish-free. step three: leave store with new tube of perfectly you concealer. step four: throw away old goo. and no worries, prescriptives will keep your info on file. www.prescriptives.com

head case.
do we even have to introduce hair guru eva scrivo? we think not. try her hot new hair bands in materials like italian suede or cotton to go with your eva scrivo haircut. each comes with styling tips in case you're a novice. but we're not worried.
632 hudson. between jane and horatio. 212.677.7315. www.evascrivosalon.com