A rendering of Dakota Mountain Lodge.
1| SKI IN, CHILL OUT
For those who desire the spa experience but
don’t want to spend their days doing aqua aerobics and eating
celery sticks, the Golden Door at Dakota Mountain Lodge, which opened in
July at the Canyons ski area in Park City, Utah, offers a modern
solution. Once snow season rolls around, guests will work their muscles
on the slopes, then hit the Door’s newest location at the
mountain’s base for a little pampering. The 16,000-square-foot
oasis features fireside lounges, 15 treatment rooms, and signature
services like the Mountain Salvation Massage, which soothes
skiing-induced soreness and eases altitude adjustment. The Dakota
Mountain Lodge is also home to the first outpost of San Francisco
restaurant Spruce, and chef Mark Sullivan has lightened up several of
his celebrated dishes especially for spa guests. Unfortunately, creating
a diet version of his famous duck-fat french fries wasn’t
possible. dakotamountainlodge.com.
Rainbeau Mars stays in triangle pose with Adidas Yoga Slips.
2| SURE-FOOTED
Holding tree pose isn’t just about strength and
balance—sometimes even seasoned yogis are felled by slick mats or
floors. To combat such slippery situations, L.A.-based yoga expert
Rainbeau Mars, the woman behind the Rainbeau Mars Signature Line by
Adidas, has designed Yoga Slips, foot grips that wrap around the sole
and lace up like ballet slippers. Made from recycled textiles and
rubber, they provide traction without limiting the foot’s natural
range of motion. $60; shopadidas.com.
Lauren Hutton and her eco-friendly makeup.
3| NATURAL BEAUTY
Makeup Discs, which have been the star items in
Lauren Hutton’s eponymous cosmetics collection since its launch in
2002, were conceived to be all-inclusive, housing everything from
concealer and eyeliner to blush and lip balm. But there were certain
ingredients that Hutton wanted to exclude: namely, synthetic
preservatives. “Getting the formulas right so that they were
smooth and great, but doing it without parabens, was the problem,”
says Hutton, who has replaced the controversial chemicals with
honeysuckle extract in her new Naturals Discs. The latest addition to
her line is 95 percent natural—that lingering 5 percent being the
plastic casing. “I wanted to make the compact out of corn,”
she says, “but Bobby Kennedy told me it causes even more
waste!” Points for trying. $70; at Vert, Los Angeles.
Marc Jacobs's Lola.
4| NAUGHTY GIRL
Over the years Marc Jacobs has transformed himself
from scruffy club kid to artsy introvert to buff, tanned, bejeweled
scenester. His fragrances, too, have had multiple personalities, ranging
from his ladylike white floral namesake scent to 2007’s fruity and
free-spirited Daisy, a grapefruit and strawberry blend. His latest,
Lola, which hits cosmetics counters in August, spices up a sweet mix of
rose, geranium and vanilla with a punch of pink peppercorn. The result,
says Jacobs, is “a little naughty.” $65 for 1.7 oz.; at
Bloomingdale’s.
