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Beware of parking restrictions around the Tate Modern. This proved to be a very expensive gallery visit...

If you are expecting to see some of Rothko's brighter earlier works - forget it. This exhibition focuses on his late works and the Seagram murals in particular which never infact made it to their intended destination, The Four Season's restaurant in NYC in the late 1950s. Instead they were gifted to the Tate where they have been displayed in an "immersive environment". Personally I think the show wasn't a patch on last summer's exhibition in Rome which led you through his developmental periods as an artist and really made it easy for you to appreciate his fabulous colour palette. Arriving back to the car to find a parking ticket slapped on the windscreen, I felt as if I'd have been better off watching Andrew Murray's Madrid Masters victory on the television.

Managed to escape for an hour to check out the exhibition of American painter Elizabeth Peyton's work at the Sejima + Nishizawa/SANAA designed museum which looks like a scupultural stack of boxes.

The show was a personal walk through of Who's Who of NY popular culture of the '90s - with subjects ranging from Marc Jacobs, to Jarvis Cocker and Kurt Cobain alongside many of Peyton's friends and acquaintances. These intimate figurative portraits capture many of her subjects at times in their lives when they stand for their own ideals - I wonder who she will feature for the next decade?

When you ask Americans editors which make up artists they enjoy working with Vincent Longo is more often than not on their list. A very much in demand make up artist, Vincent loves his craft, his formulations and his Italian heritage. He was the first to bring water based second skin-like Japanese foundations to the West and having spent some 5 hours with him this afternoon and evening in NYC I am hooked on his Water Canvas foundations and blushes, his doubled ended eyeliner colour combos are gorgeous and only he could make me wear turquoise (I am not kidding) mascara out to dinner with him and convince me that I looked great! I am so looking forward to launching his line in November in the states and in the UK in the Spring.

Started today in Claridges Hotel, meeting with Aveda-founder, botanical guru ayurvedic expert plant chemist environmentalist Horst Rechelbacher over the healthiest breakfast imaginable - green tea, super green juice and oatmeal made with water. Discussing his latest USDA organic certified lifestyle line, Intelligent Nutrients , we could have talked for hours about the potential for his Intellumene oil seed derived complex that is showing amazing immune system boosting results and its subsequent applications through haircare, body and skincare all exclusively debuting in the UK at Space NK in Jan 2009. The more you talk with Horst, the more time you want to spend with him - it is rare that you come across one who is so truly consumed by his learnings and experiences.

Following a mad wrap up in the office and dash to Heathrow I caught my flight to NYC that got me there just in time to attend Caudalie's launch party for their stunning new spa on the fouth floor of The Plaza Hotel. Having shared, over the last few months, horror stories of construction challenges in landmark buildings in NYC, I was thrilled to see Mathilde and Bertrand Thomas's dream come to fruition. As well as indulging in their polyphenol-loaded vinotherapie based face and body treatments, you should check out the amazing vine sculptues and enjoy a little taste of Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte in the heart of Manhattan.

I spent an educational few hours in Notting Hill with top British make up artist Jemma Kidd running through her soon to launch "Skin-telligent Colour" line - debuting at Space NK in the US and in Space NK at Harvey Nichols Dundrum in early November.

Jemma specialises in smart yet fun make up - grown up glitter eye liners that transform day to evening looks, non gloopy grapefruit scented glosses, and her piece de resistance, a semi permanent eyelash tint that you can sleep in. Jemma's dual ended I-Perfector Prep & Brighten Duo, has now become one of my daily staples; an eye lid base that keeps
shadow fresh for hours on one end and on the other, a flesh coloured eyeliner to be worn inside the lower lashes that makes the whites of your eyes look brighter. This girl is clever as well as beautiful.