Temptation's a bitch. Yesterday you finally managed to talk yourself out of a weekend visit to Bergdorf Goodman, and today we have to come along and plant two new excuses into your head. The first, Smart Beauty, involves your last chance to see the cosmetic queens you love and adore. The two-week event, closing on Saturday, featured time with the likes of Tracie Martyn and Bobbi Brown. Tonight, between 5:30pm and 7:30pm, you can meet Lisa Hoffman of 24 Hour Skincare. See who else is left in the all-star line-up by calling (212) 872-2557.

And the other reason to head over there this weekend? We like to call it Free-One-Hour-Kroner-Facials. Oh yeah.

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Velveteen grapefruit with a hint of 10th grade dance--that's what comes to my mind when I pair this bad-ass designer (who's been sewing since the '60s for Edie Sedgwick and Twiggy and once married the Velvet Underground's John Cale) with perfume.

Tonight, get your own take on her new fragrance, "Fruity Floriental." The marvelously wild woman is holding a free launch party at Macy's between 5pm and 7pm (and she'll be in attendance).

If there was a universe anything like the Phyto Universe that opened just this week, I'd like to live in it. The air inside this urban oasis is so fresh it's almost sweet, thanks to a sprawling hanging garden that represents the brand's purely botanical hair care products.

And in this Phyto (pronounced "fee-toe") world, things just seem to come easier. Take, for example, the free, full-sized products you'll receive at the end of your Leirac facial. That's right. Any products used in your facial are yours to take home--full-size bottles, for free--just because they care, and they want the results to last. [UPDATE: Phyto has reneged this offer].

You can also drop by anytime for a free hair consulation that's unlike any other. Just as fascinating and fun as it is useful, a machine magnifies your hair 200 times and displays it, in live video, for you and your specialist to study.