MARISA MELTZER

February 21, 2020

The Work Diary of a Hairdresser So Coveted, She Travels by Private Jet

Jayne Matthews thinks that most hairstylists are doing it wrong: “A person takes a pair of scissors and cuts the ends, maybe gives the hair some […]
December 18, 2019

Are Experiential Gifts More Trouble Than They’re Worth?

In November, ahead of the holiday shopping onslaught, the fitness lifestyle brand Peloton released a 30-second commercial called “The Gift That Gives Back.” If, somehow, it […]
October 22, 2019

Interview With the Witch

ImageMelissa Madara, the resident witch at the James New York — NoMad hotel.CreditAnnie Tritt for The New York Times “Hi, I’m here to see the witch […]
October 16, 2019

Yoga, Then an Ice Bath

“Yoga and an ice bath in the Hamptons,” the email from Danielle McCallum read. I enjoy two of those three things and kept reading. Ms. McCallum […]
January 9, 2018

Me Time: She Missed Watching the Wheels Go Round and Round

Advertisement Between living alone and working at home, and food delivery, Netflix and FaceTime, I sometimes feel like a particularly luxe and cheerful agoraphobe. But exercising […]
December 11, 2017

Me Time: $75 for Three Minutes at Minus 230 Degrees? Sure, We’ll Try It

Me Time By MARISA MELTZER “Have you ever tried cryotherapy?” my friend Karyn asked me while we were waiting for a yoga class to begin at […]
May 6, 2017

First Person: Why I Worship the Weight Watchers Founder Jean Nidetch

The day after what I thought was a promising first date with a man I had met online, I received a long text message explaining why […]
April 17, 2017

Me Time: This ‘Witch’ Casts Spells With Scissors and Sage

Me Time By MARISA MELTZER The cliché goes, when you’re frustrated, you chop off your hair. I had the frustrated part down: Winter is cold and […]