Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

As I’ve mentioned multiple times, I know nothing about fashion. You know what I’m even more clueless about? Makeovers.

Thankfully, Leslie and the crew at DNAinfo seem to know what they’re talking about, and they recently did a round-up of some of the best places in the city for a makeover on the go. Two of those locations were on the Upper West Side — the Duane Reade Look Boutique (Broadway & 72nd) and Blue Mercury (2305 Broadway, at 83rd).

The quick overview:

• The Duane Reade store at 72nd Street and Broadway has a trick up its sleeve, or at least upstairs from its main floor — a full make-up boutique featuring mid to high-end products. The Look Boutique on the store’s second floor features elegant floor to ceiling windows and includes Ramy eyebrow services as well as skin consultations and foundation matches for customers
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• Blue Mercury’s Roxana Rodriguez told us the store’s focus was on making friends in the neighborhood, not pushing products. Blue Mercury, which carries a variety of cosmetics lines, woos customers with lots of samples, not high-press sales techniques, Rodriguez said. “We know every product and we know what the payoffs are, so we can pull together a unique cocktail for you,” Rodriguez said.

You can click through to DNAinfo for more information, including multiple slide-shows featuring before & after shots as well as pictures breaking down the process.

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