Coming to a Sephora Near You: MIT-Engineered Hair Care
Bob Langer and his fellow eggheads at Living Proof fight frizz with advanced science.
The Bling Job
How Alpha Omega founder Raman Handa hid the seamier side of his watch business hidden for so long.
Genies Are Standing By
In the booming business of making wishes come true, nobody’s better than Boston-based Circles and its army of personal concierges. Trouble is, when you promise to do the impossible, people start thinking that’s what they deserve.
Business Models
How do stores choose what to carry for a new season? What determines whether a certain piece makes the cut? To hear Boston’s forward-thinking retailers tell it, the decision is a complex—and incredibly personal—mix of economics, store philosophy, and gut instinct.
With prices at Newbury Street salons now verging on obscene, we have to ask: Is any haircut worth that much?
The Breakdown: $300 Haircuts
Alyssa Giacobbe gets extralong locks—and finds herself feeling completely stranded.
Fashion Masochist: Hair Extensions
Figure out how your past has screwed you up, and you’re well on your way to sunnier days. Freud called it family of origin. Fox calls it The Dr. Keith Ablow Show—and it’s giving the Newburyport psychiatrist both a growing following and a chance to redeem himself.
Got Problems? Can’t Fix Them? It’s Mom and Dad’s Fault
Figure out how your past has screwed you up, and you’re well on your way to sunnier days. Freud called it family of origin. Fox calls it The Dr. Keith Ablow Show—and it’s giving the Newburyport psychiatrist both a growing following and a chance to redeem himself.
Got Problems? Can’t Fix Them? It’s Mom and Dad’s Fault