As coronavirus shutdown measures are eased, Angelenos are dining on restaurant patios, shopping in stores and venturing to beaches. Los Angeles might feel like itself again in some ways, but masks are still required in public venues. So how can you keep the skin under your mask healthy and what shows above it looking good? Beauty insiders are finding themselves doling out mask-specific advice, including how to keep the focus on eyes (forget the lip gloss for now) and caring for skin that...

Miss Diamond Ring founder Michelle Demaree has been regularly selling hefty engagement rings despite the COVID-19 pandemic. (Michelle Demaree) A few weeks after much of the U.S. went into a shutdown because of the coronavirus, Peter Webster, cofounder and president of New York jewelry company Roberto Coin, got a call from a client who was seeking a 25th-anniversary gift for his wife. In accordance with his client’s budget, Webster sent off a 120-carat diamond necklace, priced at $1.5 million,...

Listing a home in Los Angeles with a sky-high price tag? Expect one of two things to happen. Either there will be a flurry of viewings and multiple offers above the asking price — or, it will land with a thud, languishing on the MLS indefinitely. The 10 priciest sales last year in the tony neighborhoods of Holmby Hills, Bel Air, Beverly Hills, Malibu, Brentwood and Westlake Village fell into those two categories. Homes in those areas that sold in under 180 days averaged 70 total days on the...

Listing a home in Los Angeles with a sky-high price tag? Expect one of two things to happen. Either there will be a flurry of viewings and multiple offers above the asking price — or, it will land with a thud, languishing on the MLS indefinitely. The 10 priciest sales last year in the tony neighborhoods of Holmby Hills, Bel Air, Beverly Hills, Malibu, Brentwood and Westlake Village fell into those two categories. Homes in those areas that sold in under 180 days averaged 70 total days on the...

1/9 From her sunny home studio in Glendale, Mimi G is building an online sewing empire, one stitch at a time. (Jesse Goddard / For The Times) 2/9 From her sunny home studio in Glendale, Mimi G is building an online sewing empire, one stitch at a time. (Jesse Goddard / For The Times) 3/9 From her sunny home studio in Glendale, Mimi G is building an online sewing empire, one stitch at a time. (Jesse Goddard / For The Times) 4/9 From her sunny home studio in Glendale, Mimi G is building an...